Being an American railfan, it’s always nice to see our diesel engines being used in locomotives that are built for the foreign market, especially if they’re built outside of the USA. Reminds me a lot of the SD70 series in terms of sound as well!

Good to see a diesel that won't fill your lungs with clag! Loads of smoke might look impressive, but you wouldn't want to inhale it.

Looking cool, Will miss the OG 56 engine sound, sounds like a metal band playing inside the locomotive on full power \m/ Hopefully see some metalheads driving those beasts soon!!

Thanks for posting this, great to hear the 69

Used to love going here with my Dad and uncle god bless them both. My grandad was a engineer. He was involved with Leander in the 70s & 80s. Then sadly in the 90s his health got the better of him and he had to call it day. Good days will never forget them 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

Awesome sounds. Thanks for posting 😁😁

I won't complain as im sure everyone is used to that sound now. Besides there is still 56's around so can still enjoy those while they are here

Thanks for posting SVR. Hopefully we can get down to see you later this year.

It's a sign of the times that most modern engines are heavily silenced and filtered for emissions. Great to hear it, but my washing machine on spin is more exciting to listen to 😂 Good luck with the rest of the testing. Neil.

Biggest fan of Severn valley railway 🚂 I'm from India 🇮🇳 👍🏻

Well, I much preferred the old Ruston V16 on full chat.

Smooth and powerful 👌

What GBRF has done makes alot of sense finding a cost efffective solution to their motive power shortage and extending the life of these locomotives. They are certainly alot better looking than the sheds both inside and out.

Shame they couldn’t but a giant sound decoder and speaker in it so it still sounded like a 56! 😉🤣

Very nice, looking forward to seeing them on the mainline 👍🏻

To be honest, I don’t know why I’d think it’d have different sounds to the 66!

I would have gone for Class 65 for it. It's "nearly" a 66, and it's also a rearranged 56.

hopefully can see some of these on the mainline soon

69.One of my favourite numbers. Probably the best. Keep that colour scheme, it looks evil.Good luck.Locomotives are AWESOME 👌 cheers.

Like the video very much.

I must say it actually sounds rather impressive at full power. It's difficult to tell from videos of course but it seems to have rather more bass to it than a 66, which does largely sound like a washing machine

Well that was different. Was not expecting that sound to be as less of a normal diesel sound.

The noise on an EMD engine inside a 56's shell, now known as a 69. Not bad at all.

Imagine two of them engines in a deltic wow glad the 56 has a new lease of life

So quiet! I wonder if hornby will make this soon? Great video!

Nice work guys. Can we visit stations without traveling in april or may?

These models are getting more realistic every day with realistic sound, lights, a driver fitted and even the layout looks period. Just needs some way of making visible exhaust and it would improve it so much.

Nice video 📹 👍 😎😀

Love the sound of these. Its gonna be weird seeing them with a new engine etc but its gonna be such a great edition to the British rail network

Sounds brilliant, but difficult to say what it sounds like, hopefully will be named after the Engineer who has done all the work and knowing John Smith there will be other names involved with the project.

Now this is great stuff! Let's hope that GBRF will have some EMD repurposed ex-Class 60's for the Class 61/62 project. 60008/014/60018 could be used as test pilots for the new Class 61/62 with a similar setup although if repurposed for 95mph and if a HEP generator was fitted. They would be ideal for the CS sleeper trains and could be used with Mk4's for open access operators in the UK. Obviously they would be rebuilt inside like the ex-Class 56's but there would be more room for the HEP generator to be installed as well. I hope GBRF reads this and considers this avenue as well. But if they just wanted a freight only version of the Class 61/62, then that would be viable as well. Also using 60008/014/60018 that are non-runners anyway means they don't have to touch the 10 refurbished ex-Colas ones either. So they already have three test locomotives to hand, should they take up this concept :).

That 69 is almost got the sound of the 66

I know this is off topic but, can we get some more footage of some 52s and their overhauls?

Send it!!!!!!!

Class 69 *NICE*

That's great to hear the UK is building a new breed of loco. But regarding it being environment friendly and economical, that engine sounded pretty high revved, how much fuel would it use. Those old Deltics were powerful too, and their engines just ticked over.

Great to see these old workhorses getting a new lease of life.

Got to look at 68s and 70s now for newer traction that sounds more reasonable

Definitely an EMD.

I find it interesting that they have used engines as was the thing with the 57's rather than going for the newer four stroke 1010 series. I was hoping they would have less silencing so they had a bit more of a growl like some of the EMDs in Sweden that have more of a growl to them.

I came here expecting class 37 like thrash and then I remembered it was a class 66 engine 😂

I don't know how I feel about this. Yeah it's good the 56 is getting more work (though not as a 56) but to me it's not natural to hear that noise coming out of that design of loco...

So essentially this is a 'modern' diesel engine inside the framework of an old style diesel loco? ...it looks like a class 47 but sounds like a class 67! ...interesting!

Great sound!

When class 66 and class 56 started off on a date.....

Sounds like a 57 approaching and then a 66 as it passes.

Yeah, but does is go "yling yling yling" like a 66? Please say no! Anyhow, great to see new life in old bodies and hope they find good work. We need more freight taken back on the rails for sure.

Is it just a strange effect of the video quality or are the bodyside panels made of canvas!

GBRF updating these locos and importing more 66s would like to know what /where all the work is coming from to use these locos on.

Sounds like a class 57 I thought it would Ying like a 66

Sounds a tad like a shed. So because it sounds like a shed and looks like a grid let's call it a shrid ?

It's a pity they couldn't have done this simple fix a bit sooner rather than scrap so many british built locos.

great video,but its getting to the point that every refurbished loco has to have an emd engine, therefore sounds the same as a 59 or 66.whats happened to the lets make it in england.attitude or why not a Sulzer engine ? my spin dryer makes more exciting noise

I guess you could say it sounds. Nice.

Great to see old locomotives being repurposed. The bodywork is shocking.

Sound?

The engine of a 66 and the whine of a 68

I was hoping they wouldn’t ying and sound more like the 57s. Still better seeing then like this than seeing them in storage, which is all they would probably be doing if this project never happened.

What about the horn?

The class 69 has a class 66 engine as they replaced the class 56 engine for emissions

That's weird. Looks old, sounds new!

sounds weird hearing a 66 with 56 bogie rattling 😂

Bah! I wanted to see/hear her start up... :(

Sounds like an idling Deltic

New name: Zanussi.

just sounds like a 66 to me lol

Disappointed, was expecting ying ying ying ying ying ying ying ying! :-)

Hornby s new model

Great for the environment , but somewhat sterile for the enthusiast .

They don't sound as good as they used to. All modern locos seem to sound like washing machines on fast spin.

That was a bonus lol ???? stick a 56 engine in it , that would be a bonus

It will be no operation services the whole year because of Social Distancing until further notice.

It doesn't sound as nice, as the recording I made years ago of Leander with 14 on with (GW freight loco 2800 at the rear but not working) climbing Eardington bank.

would of personally looked better with a yellow front

Perhaps unsurprisingly, sounds just like a 66 🙄

Not really a full sound compilation without a horn though.

Sounds suck. Where’s the thrash :(

Sacrelidge, put the V16 back in for God's sake, why don't you just put an electric motor in and be done with it, heritage diesels are the only way to get our heritage diesel fix, I want to listen to a V16 not a poxy, muffled emission friendly stifled V12. Whatever next.

Everything is superb except front light. They are awfull.