British Rail Class 40 at 60 Years ~ East Lancashire Railway 14/04/2018

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Featuring Locos: 40013 40106 40135 40145 and D9009 (55009) 4 out of the 6 Class 40s are seen in this video. Filmed at Irwell Vale and Rawtenstall.
The British Rail Class 40 is a British railway diesel locomotive. A total of 200 were built by English Electric between 1958 and 1962. They were numbered D200-D399. They were for a time the pride of the British Rail early diesel fleet. Despite their initial success, by the time the last examples were entering service they were already being replaced on some top-link duties by more powerful locomotives. As they were slowly relegated from express passenger uses, the type found work on secondary passenger and freight services where they worked for many years, the final locomotives being retired from regular service in 1985.

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@Piltdownpaul 2 жыл бұрын

Fab vid, i always loved the split headcode look myself.

@deraltemannundderstein2762 Жыл бұрын

what a sound!

@bobswan6196 5 жыл бұрын

Saw / cabbed many 40's in the mid-70's when I worked as a shunter at Blackburn goods yard. Wonderfully powerful and impressive machines...

@MegaVector2011 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous loco. Used to love that whistle on my regular journeys on the trans Pennines back in the early 80's.

@jayswithjam8754 3 жыл бұрын

I really wish that more of these classes were preserved.

@fastacesus8499 4 жыл бұрын

Class 40s my fav as a kid. Great action.

@Banjostrings07Productions 4 жыл бұрын

many thanks.

@Synthematix 5 жыл бұрын

The power in these is incredible, it accelerated to about 45mph in a few seconds

@furiousgamer9522 3 жыл бұрын

After that speed they accelerate slowly

@daddad5914 6 жыл бұрын

I love the class 40 but I never went on it but it is my favourite diesel train

@rexremedy1733 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely landscape and railway... would like to go there in person once.

@oscarwylder 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent - I miss that sound - And the bonus Deltic - Thanks for posting. Regards.

@mattbarrick05 3 жыл бұрын

One beauty of a loco

@LeoStarrenburg 4 жыл бұрын

Great shots and my compliments for the excellent audio ! Thank you !

@Banjostrings07Productions 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@midlandcompound 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed that, thanks!

@Banjostrings07Productions 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@flippop101 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thank you!

@Banjostrings07Productions 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@heyrodders 5 жыл бұрын

Love it, it was a great weekend, one of the very best at The ELR 😎

@johnrugman52 6 жыл бұрын

A nicely filmed video of some nice locos

@Banjostrings07Productions 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks John

@TheEnglishTrainSpotter2021 6 жыл бұрын

I did not know this was even on!! Great video mate

@Banjostrings07Productions 6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks pal.

@kensherwood4866 6 жыл бұрын

beautifully filmed lovely work

@Banjostrings07Productions 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken, glad you liked it.

@rileydietz2726 3 жыл бұрын

@@Banjostrings07Productions that diesel sure is a powerful one. Good at going backwards and forwards

@JoshuaEVANS-Dez1 28 күн бұрын

It’s a protojey of the class 37s a class 40 is 💯👌

@bowlerstuff9589 5 жыл бұрын

D200 was at bury.Not able to turn and is being restored.went to this event

@littlepouser2 2 жыл бұрын

I could tell what steem heat bolier was fitted to them ny the grills on the side long long short was the Clayton boiler long short long was the stone boiler

@parthasdasgupta 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video.

@Banjostrings07Productions 4 жыл бұрын

Many many thanks

@aegontan686 3 жыл бұрын

Class 40. A snobbish diesel that once ran over a bowler hat

@stuartpattison1576 4 жыл бұрын

37's big brother.

@al66class59 6 жыл бұрын

Everywhere you look it’s 40

@joemama397 4 жыл бұрын

If only Class 20 still survives until today....

@SWATforce1 4 жыл бұрын

James Davidson Are there none restored/under restoration?

@tracya4087 4 жыл бұрын

they don t make em like that anymore x

@dr0xicon 4 жыл бұрын

BR: we need a 2000hp diesel to pull express trains and goods P1: Use the 1750 engine with Co-Co bogies P2: put 2 wheels in front of it P3: slap 2 turbos

@danielsellers8707 Жыл бұрын

Actually the D200s came first (1958); the D6700s (Class 37) entered service from 1960.

@Oh_well339 6 жыл бұрын

*The engines were jealous*

@Finsami71 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks! My question : These 40's seem not have the same 'tractor' -sound as 37's , different engine perhaps or am i just wrong? Greets from Finland!

@Banjostrings07Productions 4 жыл бұрын

The Class 37s have an EE V12 where as the Class 40s have a EE V16.

@bjoe385 3 жыл бұрын

They do a bit under heavy load, the engine design is similar but the 37’s V12 is inter-cooled which seems to muffle the whistling sound make by EE’s non inter cooled engines like that in the class 40. The class 37 has about 14 more horsepower per cylinder and it revs 100 rpm higher than the engine in the class 40, also by virtue of being a V12 instead of a V16 the exhaust profile is different. I think it’s a combination of less whistle, higher rpm, more power per cylinder and different exhaust shape that leads to the different sound.

@danielsellers8707 Жыл бұрын

I think the 40s sound more like a pair of 20s than a 37...