Probably the driver of the 59

@@benconway9010 He probably thought its in my way i'll move it

I heared a similar story from a retired train engineer. He got red light for his passenger train and got puzzled. It had never been red light for that amount of time there, at that time of the day. He passed the red light slowly and finally found a stranded cargo train. He hooked one to it, blew the horn for "release the brakes", hoped the cargo train driver understood, and pushed the "wreck" into the next station. That was some 50 - 60 years ago. Nowdays no driver would dare to do like that. The modern seafet system would go ballistic. Too often special adapter couplings are needed nowdays.

@@SionsTrainVideos the comment is a joke on the fact that the driver would barely notice the extra weight

@@SionsTrainVideos muppet

The length rather than the weight would be a problem, as the drivers are rarely in the middle of a train, I would have thought.

@@kenunderwood8621 radios make this easier, as the HST still has a crew on the head end to observe the signals and crossings.

@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis Cheers bro!

Well you say the HST is dead but it isn't if you look where the exhaust outlets are you can still see the smoke coming out of them oh and you can hear the noise of the HST engines so it's not exactly dead

Yes Bristol SpotterHD, the Loco at the rear couples up and provides the power, whilst the driver up front has the brake, Bearing in mine, both Drivers know where they are in relation to the area and road.

@@benconway9010 could be a cab failure

There already is a Hornby model of the 59 but unfortunately it hasn’t been retooled for about 20 years or so and has nonfunctional lights on the end

TheAdrew1967 I can imagine! In North America the class 59 was based on the model SD40-2. That was the locomotive which I learned the trade. They were very reliable, and are still the gold standard of how a locomotive should be designed and constructed.

Brian Burns The SD-40's were legendary!

@@InventorZahran *are legendary.

yeah it is

FGW ones weren't always the best

VERY unusual

Bill william they know the issues it's just they haven't the money to fix them also the class 59 from what I can tell is a freighter so why did you say learn ?

Bill william I think the point was to learn to use freighters to rescue rather than whatever they do instead.

I think it's a bit more complicated in the us.

Not really. Although the locomotives are owned by different companies in the US, it's still the same in the UK

US is bigger than UK...

11982t at 6415ft is the euro record. Held by 59005.

I used to work for Burlington Northern. We used to get 3 of the North American SD40-2 locomotives on 17-18,000 ton coal trains. The model which I mentioned was what the class 59 was based from.

A 59/0 hold the record for the heaviest and longest train in Europe, 11982t, 6415ft long. 59005 Kenneth J Painter.

that loco alone has set the standards for servicing and reliability for today's diesel electric locomotives.

sure is Sir Keith ,,,

Eight coach, the powercars don't count as coaches

Maybe not a world record. But 59005 holds the record for the heaviest train in Europe, at 11982t at 6415ft (1.2 miles) long

So not exactly a full load then, that's nothing compared to what the 59s often pull out of Merehead. Bennetts siding is quite restrictive on the length of the train if you don't want to block the road crossing.

Hardly a test. 4000t on the 59, then another 360t for the hst, a 59 holds the record for the heaviest and longest train in Europe at 11982t and 6415ft long, so this one isn't even at half that.

59 is supplying the driving force and air pressure for the brakes. The HST is not fitted for multiple-working so when being rescued it only has the emergency coupler and airpipes to connect. Presumably the driver of the HST and the 59 were in radio comms to co-ordinate; plus the HST needs someone to acknowledge the AWS/TPWS tones.

the HST failed

Nope a 66 can no way do what a 59 can do

They actually have buffers and a draw bars. They are hidden inside of the noise of the engines to make it look more modern

@@hksproductions8507 No they don't. They do not have concealed buffers. The only panel that moves is a small one below the line of the lights. Look up on KZfaq, there's a training video that shows the use of the emergency coupling. The only HSTs to have buffers are those that were for use on the East Coast Main line in the early days of the 91s. They have had the lower skirt removed and the buffers are a permanently exposed feature.

@@hksproductions8507 Watch this video. It's the HST coupling training film. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qc-cdKic29euXY0.html

Watch this HST coupling training film. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qc-cdKic29euXY0.html

hugo benedict they where from what I have spotted on the wiki somewhere in Indiana I think

The 59's were built at the La Grange works in Chicago Illinois. 66's in London Ontario. The last 66's built were conctructed in the USA, Muncie Indiana.

honours1980 They are! They are based on the North American General Motors SD40-2 model. I’ve run them extensively in the US and Canada, and they really are impressive.

59 is doing all the controlling, HSTs only have brake pipe connections in the nose as not fitted for multiple working. There'll be a bod in the front HST cab with a radio to co-ordinate as well as acknowledging any AWS/TPWS bells

The language was that of a two stroke GM 645E3.

tpvalley

It's true 2 Class 66/59

The 66 was based on the 59 design but the 59 has way more power

more like Gallons Per Mile.

It's YPG. Yards per gallon.

No I don't think its a full load as so say of a train but they are fully loaded wagon's but yeah I've seen 59s on hell of a lot more wagons and heavier load so yeah not a fully loaded train

Multi-purpose Vehicles, used as self-propelled plant by network rail. They are modular so can be equipped for various "missions" on the network eg adhesion duties during times of leaf fall

Network Rail MPVs - Windhoff CargoSprinter freight multiple units used for track maintenance

No, they are reflections

Well a 59 (59 005) did set the record for heaviest train pulled by a single locomotive years ago it weighed 11,982 tons, and the train was 1600m long (like over 5000ft long)

Is that a Uk or a world record?

supafuckinmingster in europe

Is continental the right word there then?

Lubdhak Das q1

design evolution.

Yes, this isn’t actually that impressive. A 60, 56, 66 and also a 70 could also do this.

@@tgk300xx4 no a 56 or 66 could not do this if they both had full load of wagons behind it a 56s tractive effort is 62.000lbs a 66 is some where around 70 to 80.000lbs and a 59 is around 120.000lbs so only a 59 or yes you are correct in saying a 60 and 70 can also do this but not a 56 or 66

@@benconway9010 Maybe not a 56, but a 66 and it’s TE is 96,000

@@tgk300xx4 still not more than a 59 tho

@@benconway9010 That’s true. A 59 can do it easy as shown. A 66 could also do it but I think it would be a struggle.