Nuclear Action @ Bristol Temple Meads! 4 X DRS 37s with Thrash, Clag & Horns

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8 жыл бұрын

27/1/16
37716 & 37602 Bridgwater - Crewe 6M63
37609 & 37069 Crewe - Devonport Docks (Plymouth) 6Z40
This is certainly one of those occasions when I was in the right place at the right time. The first train arrived at 12.58 & departed at 13.13 just as the second one passes by... an exchange of horns was given and an enthusiastic departure by the very rarely seen 37716 which is more commonly seen around Scotland...
Mean while the second train is a bit more special in that this service only runs once or twice in a year... The train consists of two MK.2 Barrier coaches (9419 & 9428) & The nuclear tank (KUA MODA 95770) which was headed for Plymouth to retrieve nuclear fuel from submarines down there...
37716, 37069, the two coaches and the wagon were all brand new to me and made me a very happy person when i saw it all...
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@itfcsam 8 жыл бұрын

right place right time definitely

@chrisst8922 3 жыл бұрын

The drivers of these trains have a unique way of cooking their bacon and eggs.

@vxrdrummer 4 жыл бұрын

This is crazy to see the submarine fuel train and the power station fuel train in the same video!!!

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, it was quite an action packed moment in time

@nobbytart27 4 жыл бұрын

Ah thats what it is 😁 i work at a PS so know the DRS stuff with flasks well but wondered what the other one was, why do the Navy trains have passenger coachs attached ? Great video btw

@beeble2003 3 жыл бұрын

@@nobbytart27 Pure speculation but I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Navy train had armed guards on board. Submarine fuel is much more highly enriched than reactor fuel so you really don't want that getting stolen. Edit: Comments from the channel say the flask was empty at the time and that they could clearly see into the carriages and it was just ordinary-looking staff, not armed police.

@rog37685 6 жыл бұрын

Just amazing catch love the tones & crossover subscribed

@kyle123481 6 жыл бұрын

Nice Video always love seeing 37s out and about

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment :)

@trainviation7119 6 жыл бұрын

Lucky bugger, great video and what an impressive catch 😁😁

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment TrainsFanUk. Dont think I'll ever be able to replicate such an event again.

@vxrdrummer 4 жыл бұрын

There is a great video on youtube of how they test those nuclear fuel units. They dropped them from height, but also had a full blown crash whilst being pulled by a loco!

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

There is the famous one where they crashed a train (under remote control) into one of the nuclear containers to show how strong they were

@MrStapletonRoad 6 жыл бұрын

Now that is a bit special. Well captured.

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting :)

@jammiebeasts 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic :)

@paullacey2999 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating what the railways carry,all the most hazardous material known to man,just glad its not on the roads with all the numpty drivers these days.

@tomtrainspotter7231 8 жыл бұрын

That is very rare and very good footage double thrashing and tones!!

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 8 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the comment :)

@jos4669 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing.

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Coudnt be better if you tried really...

@EastSussexTrainSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

lucky or what! never seen so many 37's at Bristol Temple Meads!

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

There was one time when 2 were in Taunton on snowplough duties back a few years ago, and they came back up at the same time as the flasks, so all 4 went up together. This will most likely never be repeated again going by the way DRS are phasing their older locos out for the 68's/88's

@SouthLondonRailwayPhotography 8 жыл бұрын

Well that was impresive ;)

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

It certainly was, and a view never to be repeated as 37s are no longer used on these trains

@carlgriffiths8482 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks :)

@stmichaelshill7421 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible catch!!

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@stmichaelshill7421 4 жыл бұрын

@@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter It's one train I STILL haven't seen

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

Ive been spotting since 2012 and this was the one and only time I have ever been aware of this service running. The more common nuclear flasks that go to Bridgwater (as seen in the video) are still operating and are always worth filming.

@SouthCoastTrainspotter 7 жыл бұрын

Great Video Mate :)

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

@rya27822 3 жыл бұрын

There are more class 37s in this video than I have seen in my life

@GWRailFan 6 жыл бұрын

oh wow amazing man :) ive never been that lucky

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

I certainly don't think there will ever be a better case of timing than this...

@GWRailFan 6 жыл бұрын

I don't hink so no

@aquilarossa5191 3 жыл бұрын

What's in the nuclear flasks exactly? Countries like USSR, China, France, UK and USA built nuclear power stations more for their plutonium byproducts used in weapons programs than for electricity. Not sure how they transport the plutonium around though. Probably not like this, because they do not need much (less than 10kg is enough to make an implosion nuke -- producing the plutonium is the tricky and expensive part) I guess they also have to ferry around the uranium fuel etc. Trains could be doing that. Same for all the radioactive waste that needs long term secure storage. It is all very safe -- until its not. P.S. I remember seeing all the yankee jets flying around near Milton Keynes where I grew up. 1980 etc. Back then we half expected to be nuked by now. Phew. The mining towns et cetera were more afraid of Maggie and her famous axe though.

@MatthewRailways50033 5 жыл бұрын

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ DRS video

@toddhunter3137 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one seeing train simulator with the coaches. Look at the windows! Lol

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

You mean the reflections? I guess thats fair.

@iainstenhouse8399 6 жыл бұрын

Am I correct in assuming that the MK2 coaches served as buffer coaches

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

I believe they were also support coaches for the crew that came down. I believe it was something of a minor jolly trip for some of the DRS that had not been to Plymouth.

@iainstenhouse8399 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply!

@drewliszka4186 6 жыл бұрын

they have MOD police in because its fuel for nuke subs.

@stephenjones6735 5 жыл бұрын

armed MOD police

@tomgauntlestrange 5 жыл бұрын

I believe the coach between the locos and the flask is acting as a spacer. Generally they use empty flatcars but ,maybe they were short this day. the rear most coach probably had some support staff in as previously stated

@EleanorPeterson 6 жыл бұрын

This is great stuff; thanks very much for uploading. (And putting up with all that blazing hot, sunny weather...) Pass the flask and sandwiches, mate. What? No, I meant the tea Thermos, you wally, not the bl**dy nuclear one...

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I hope you enjoy the rest of my uploads, of which there over 300 videos, many with much more to see within

@whitefields5595 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder who’s in the coaches with the silvered one-way windows?

@SgtChip 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly armed police or military forces, depending on what they're carrying. Maybe even empty, but it looks to the casual observer that if you screw with this train you're gonna get messed up, so maybe it's an intimidation tactic.

@residivisblongkiri 3 жыл бұрын

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@pnegeoff5385 4 жыл бұрын

Is it me in thinking that they look quite vulnerable stopping at a station????

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, its all conducted with CCTV watching the trains, plenty of staff observing and members of public generally keep well away. The transport police have a base at Bristol as well. There are quite often 2 staff members on the train too.

@beeble2003 3 жыл бұрын

I was slightly surprised that they stopped at a station platform. However, the flasks require heavy machinery to open; you're not going to get into them with stuff you can carry.

@JamesW81 3 жыл бұрын

So tell me.... Do you Glow in the dark now?

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 3 жыл бұрын

No, Not yet anyway :D

@alisonlee3314 6 жыл бұрын

Why would they need coaches?

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

These coaches are used to carry the staff members involved in the operation upon arrival, plus it was a mini "jolly" trip for some staff, who hadnt been there before

@alisonlee3314 6 жыл бұрын

@@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter Thanks.

@housedadtrains 4 жыл бұрын

My mate drives nuce trains he said they have 2 locos on just to keep the driver away from the flasks hmmm.

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

Normally the second loco is there for insurance if the lead loco fails. It was quite common to see nuclear waste trains hauled by just a single loco before DRS took over operations.

@housedadtrains 4 жыл бұрын

@@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter that's what I thought but my mate who drives them told me otherwise

@beeble2003 3 жыл бұрын

@@housedadtrains I'm always hesitant to say "I know more about this than the guy who does the job" but I'm pretty sure your friend is mistaken. First, and most important, there's no significant radiation coming out of the flasks. Second, the enormous hunks of steel that are the engine and generator of the locomotive give even more shielding. Third, there are plenty of wagons they could use to put distance between the driver and load, and wagons are much cheaper to run than locomotives. Fourth, in the second train in this video, you can see people travelling in the carriage between the locomotive and the nuclear container -- they're _much_ closer to the nuclear material than the train's driver and their only shielding is the thin wall of the carriage.

@TheMightyKinkle 4 жыл бұрын

What are the passenger carriages for?

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 4 жыл бұрын

If you read the many comments already posted, the coaches act as barrier vehicles between the locos and wagon, as well as allowing staff to travel tot he destination with facilities on board

@TheMightyKinkle 4 жыл бұрын

@@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter Cool thanks

@Dranok1 3 жыл бұрын

Probably also full of CNC in case some eejit tries to stop, board or de-rail the train.

@chmarr 6 жыл бұрын

that 2nd train … yeah that is a trident nuclear warhead, both those passenger cars have armed personnel in them

@Awalltv123SouthWestSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

Not sure about that... I know at the time of recording, the flask was "empty" and was going to retrieve nuclear fuel from a submarine. I don't think there were armed police on board, as from the platform, you could see inside the carriages fairly easily and there wsnt a lot to see... just staff from the company either in civillian or hi viz uniform. Thanks for the comment though and i hope you enjoyed it

@metallica2rule 6 жыл бұрын

chmarr warheads are never transported by rail

@beeble2003 3 жыл бұрын

This train has nothing to do with Trident. Trident is carried by the Vanguard-class submarines, which are based at Faslane, near Glasgow. The warheads are made and maintained at Aldermaston in Berkshire and transported between there and Faslane by road. This train is going to Devonport, in Plymouth; Devonport maintains Trafalgar-class submarines, which are powered by nuclear reactors but which do not carry nuclear weapons.

@stumpy2000 3 жыл бұрын

The warheads are handled up in Scotland and don't go by rail. That's for fuel from refits being done in Devonport, Plymouth. Could be from a Vanguard SSBN (missile boat) or Trafalgar SSN (hunter killer).