Nice to see a dvr who can handle a 40 from a standing start and also nice to see the windmill boys appreciate the dvr's efforts, alas this is what happened in the early 80's no matter what class you followed. Thanks for the memories Jake 😊😊😊😊
Excellent video is that. That brings back memories of a primary school trip from Barnsley to Sheffield in the mid 80s to see the trains. We went on a 2 carriage old style dmu from Barnsley and when we arrived at Sheffield station I remember being totally awestruck by these monsters and the screaming inter city 125s. The class 40 was and still is my favourite looking diesel loco, they look intimidating and indestructible 😁 The new models we have these days just don't have anywhere near as much appeal as these beasts.
My thoughts too mate! The 37’s just didn’t have the same appeal as the 40’s somehow. It was their sound, very intimidating your right. THIS is the video I always come back to! And that driver knew how to handle this beast! He thrashed it in 1st, then straight into 2nd, thrashed it more then into a higher gear to make it move! I’m talking car talk of course! I know it’s not known as gears really! Love love this video.....
I was born in 1973 and started bashing in 1987 - I'm both gutted that I missed so much (particularly the 40s and all proper trains on so many routes where it's impossible now), but also really grateful for all that I did have - where do I start, tractors in Scotland, to Pwllheli, NB 20s, 31s, 37s on summer saturday trains, 50s to Paignton & Penzance and of course the surprise turn ups like 56004 on a relief St Pancras to Manchester! It's a case of enjoying whatever you can.
They are probably not worked as hard and are maybe better maintained. . I think back in the br days loco's were worked to an inch of their lives. Some certainly looked in very poor condition, and internally probably the same.
love the 40s i worked at crewe loco works an had the task of flame cutting some of them for scrap i stil feel bad today the whistle from the turbos is awsome
I don't despise them at all! I think they represent great engineering designed and built at a difficult time. But my point all along is that these locos and the railway that they represent has had its day. What I do despise is the attitude of "because it is old, it must be good". It is a shame that modern trains do seem boring but they are cleaner and much more efficient despite the stupid circumstances under which they are forced to operate, and I do regret that few of them are built in the UK.
Can't beileve I've never seen this vid on here ! was looking up 145 on Luxulyan bank and stumbled over this my ####### lords what a departure ! awesome
Fab video ,What a beast these class 40s were during BR years ,Such a shame there are only so many left , But in a positive way ,At least some have been bought for preservation,♥️🏴
I'd hear this at 3am like clockwork on this camping trip to borth last year, one of these or a class 37. Used the same engine anyway. Needless to say it was a surreal experience being woken up by that each morning.
we always used to get on the cardiff train in crewe station when the 08 came to change the loco because it would pass the sidings and we used to get the numbers....great times..
That loco turbo is knackered. But a whistler in any state is good. I remember these beasts in Scarborough in 1984. They all had bellowers giving their respect to these heavy weight monsters.
God this brings back memories , just came across this by chance , sure i was on this train , made my hairs stand on end !!!! always remember doing 37015 on this working , cant remember the date lost all my moves books long ago , was one of the best journeys i ever had , excellent video mate
I wouldn't have thought that the driver was wound up at all. Most drivers were HAPPY to open the throttle. Having worked on the railway for 37 years most drivers I've come across gave it ther 'big un' and those who drive the older loco's now still do. Unfortunately due to the computer you can't thrash a 66.
Bloody hell.. I wish my memory worked cos I'm pretty sure I was on that, somewhere near the front with the tape recorder running.. that thrash is really familiar..
That's a 15mph station departure points downhill grade....last coach rattling at at least 30mph! At least he has a run a the up grade at nunnery junction
I wish they would re-create days like this with a blue/grey set of MK1s. The railtours all seem to have the widest array of coaching stock which kind of spoils the scene.
This brings back some of my best memories of the early 80s. I was on this to Skeg (1E67) and then back to Man Pic. The train was absolutely packed with bashers and many of the top men.On the way there is a long stretch of track with the local roads running alongside. Every window was full with bashers flailing to bemused drivers. The ticket inspectors were out in full force from front and back. All the "F"ers including Wilderbeast who I was with were working hard to get out of paying.
I know the train driver was trying to "show off" on the departure but such a spitied start from Sheffield northbound would have been pointless as there is a very restrictive speed limit. If the train was booked to go via Woodburn Jn, Retford and Lincoln then the climb from Nunnery Main Line Jn towards Woodburn would have been really spectacular - and challenging because of the gradient.
vorlonb3: I agree that the railways were much more interesting in the past due to the variety of traction. But I don't think `kaleidoscope' is really the best word to describe it -- everything was plain blue! ;-)
Does this back some of the best memories I had in the early 80s. I remember this day and was on it to Skeg and then back to Man Picadilly. What a day, the train was packed throughout with bashers and the top men. On the way to Skeg the roads ran by the line for miles with everyone flailing with drivers totally dumbstruck as every window was full. I remember the ticket inspectors having arguments everywhere due to there being so many "F"ers. Wilderbeast being one of these.
wow - that thing can MOVE! can someone tell me, how these are able to move so quick and nowadays it takes ages for the trains to move off!! i also remember these as a youngster in the late 80's
Its all about the thrash. Sod the 'tonezzz' all "da kidzzz" seem to like these days. That driver provided what Paul Weller sang about: "Thats Entertainment". He was probably wearing white socks and slip ons too, and on a promise to some wench that night. Todays railways are so stale necessarily, but the early 80s were mad.
Looks like you caught a DMU just coming out of the tunnel right at the end of the clip there. They had gear changes on those things like you would a car!
The 1970s were grand days! We'd do lots of spotting and then go and have us snap in the station buffet and some days we'd actually go to Skeggie with us slappers
In the late 1980s when I started bashing, there was a strong sense among bashers that you had to make the most as a lot of this would not be around for much longer. I remember one Saturday bashing around Sheffield getting peaks on cross country trains in, then doing the same a couple of weeks later and that was it, the last few had been withdrawn, just like that. Gutted and they were about my 12th favourite class!
WOW! How I miss the early 80s Bashing scene! I miss these AWESOME locos SO much - today the railways are full of Sh&%e stock - all Multiple Units - even the Flying Bananas are Rare and dying now! :'-(
Fantastic stuff there! We're from the same era(i'm a week younger than you!)and i remember those days too. I didn't start videoing until 1986, but have recently started converting and uploading my movies from then. Looks like a great selection of nostalgia on your Channel - i've subbed and must sit down and catch up on some memories :-)
I have added some photos on Flickr of this actual journey taken from the cab of the loco on the Lincoln to Skegness and back section.Just type in CLASS 40 082 on Flickr and they should be found.Hope they are of interest.:)
I can understand you wanting more effciency. However, look at it from this point of view the trains today are quiet, efficient, and in a word boring. The 50-70s traction from BR gave such a variety of noises that were majestic in sound and appearance. It was a kalidascope of railway traction. And I do have to say a lot of the cars and lorries around the same time were kicking out significantly more crap than that 40 on its own. Have the efficient stuff all you want, but a 40 in full cry, well..
I watch this clip religiously every week, to appease the gods of hellfire... A link to this even turned up on a literature thread, where people were asked to post 'the best examples of great railway poetry'. Couldn't argue with it. Beats John Betjeman.
Class 40s were my favourite loco in my 1970s trainspotting days. And 282 (later 40 082) was my first class 40 'cop' when it passed through Cheltenham . Class 40s would only on rare occasions pass through Cheltenham and when they did we all yelled!
My Dad did most of the filming up until the end of 1984 and it was my job the wind the driver up to give the loco some stick, which they were usually more than happy to do! I think the loco was wheel slipping on this clip, though an overload was more than possible at times!
That is E.E. V16 2,000BHp at it`s best I used to like the 40`s and I have some models and books and DVD`s of them. I like D200 and it is in need of funds to get it repaired and back on the mainline.
Quite a miss-fire or at least a dodgy injector on that power unit with that black smoke coming from one exhaust opening! Still a spectacular take off though!
@@aureol40012 Yep! That`s why it appears to be over-fuelling. Same fuel for less compression. With the Class 40s on borrowed time there wouldn`t be much will to repair it although a turbo change wouldn`t have been that much of a job.
not a door without someone leaning out, brilliant!
Timeless! A 40 on mk1's you could tell what was coming from miles away!
The best!
Nice to see a dvr who can handle a 40 from a standing start and also nice to see the windmill boys appreciate the dvr's efforts, alas this is what happened in the early 80's no matter what class you followed. Thanks for the memories Jake 😊😊😊😊
actually not that well handled - 3 bouts of wheelslip in the first 100yards-should have been more gentle or leaned on the sanders
Easily one of the best clips on youtube.
OMG, anything for a time-travel machine back to the 80's! 🚂👍
Back to the future vibes ⚡⏰
Excellent video is that. That brings back memories of a primary school trip from Barnsley to Sheffield in the mid 80s to see the trains. We went on a 2 carriage old style dmu from Barnsley and when we arrived at Sheffield station I remember being totally awestruck by these monsters and the screaming inter city 125s. The class 40 was and still is my favourite looking diesel loco, they look intimidating and indestructible 😁
The new models we have these days just don't have anywhere near as much appeal as these beasts.
My thoughts too mate! The 37’s just didn’t have the same appeal as the 40’s somehow.
It was their sound, very intimidating your right.
THIS is the video I always come back to!
And that driver knew how to handle this beast! He thrashed it in 1st, then straight into 2nd, thrashed it more then into a higher gear to make it move!
I’m talking car talk of course! I know it’s not known as gears really!
Love love this video.....
I had 082 in March 1984 on a tour, and it wasn't happy then, same dark clag coming from one exhaust. It conked out 5 miles in. Happy days..
Hi mate, glad you can appreciate it, its another bit of our past that is now but a memory......
Just brilliant, really miss the class 40's, wish i could go back in time
I was born in 1973 and started bashing in 1987 - I'm both gutted that I missed so much (particularly the 40s and all proper trains on so many routes where it's impossible now), but also really grateful for all that I did have - where do I start, tractors in Scotland, to Pwllheli, NB 20s, 31s, 37s on summer saturday trains, 50s to Paignton & Penzance and of course the surprise turn ups like 56004 on a relief St Pancras to Manchester! It's a case of enjoying whatever you can.
I must say it really is fabulous bit of 40 thrash as it takes the train away
Outrageous, exactly why loco's in preservation are just not the same!
They are probably not worked as hard and are maybe better maintained. .
I think back in the br days loco's were worked to an inch of their lives.
Some certainly looked in very poor condition, and internally probably the same.
love the 40s i worked at crewe loco works an had the task of flame cutting some of them for scrap i stil feel bad today the whistle from the turbos is awsome
I don't despise them at all! I think they represent great engineering designed and built at a difficult time. But my point all along is that these locos and the railway that they represent has had its day. What I do despise is the attitude of "because it is old, it must be good". It is a shame that modern trains do seem boring but they are cleaner and much more efficient despite the stupid circumstances under which they are forced to operate, and I do regret that few of them are built in the UK.
Raw power! A fantastic clip that brings back so many memories.
Good to see the EE 40s (and 37s ) have such a following:-)
Wish i could go back and experience this era of rail. Such a nice engine
More fantastic sounds from a fantastic diesel class!
OUTSTANDING locos the 40's powerful and superb. I wish they had kept some around as they did with the 37's for station pilots.
Look at that glorious clag.......good ol' English Electric.......lol!
Dont worry about it mate, i was born in the mid 60's and still took all this for granted back then like it would be around forever!
Just knocked my wine over straight arming this again in the front room, outrageous. (The 40, not the spillage.)
lol
Dreadful!
One of the best ever! Unforgettable. . .
Can't beileve I've never seen this vid on here ! was looking up 145 on Luxulyan bank and stumbled over this my ####### lords what a departure ! awesome
what a Blast from the Past: Bloody Brilliant!
Beast! Brings back many happy memories of those summer saturdays between 82 and 86
Fab video ,What a beast these class 40s were during BR years ,Such a shame there are only so many left , But in a positive way ,At least some have been bought for preservation,♥️🏴
The days when youre ian allen got filled ;-)
I'd hear this at 3am like clockwork on this camping trip to borth last year, one of these or a class 37. Used the same engine anyway.
Needless to say it was a surreal experience being woken up by that each morning.
Well, not quite the same engine -- the 37s have the 12-cylinder version; the 40s are 16-cylinder.
we always used to get on the cardiff train in crewe station when the 08 came to change the loco because it would pass the sidings and we used to get the numbers....great times..
That loco turbo is knackered. But a whistler in any state is good. I remember these beasts in Scarborough in 1984. They all had bellowers giving their respect to these heavy weight monsters.
What a brilliant machine!
God this brings back memories , just came across this by chance , sure i was on this train , made my hairs stand on end !!!! always remember doing 37015 on this working , cant remember the date lost all my moves books long ago , was one of the best journeys i ever had , excellent video mate
mega.real engine,proper train from when we had a decent railway.not the plastic crap you get today
Totally agree!!!
I wouldn't have thought that the driver was wound up at all. Most drivers were HAPPY to open the throttle. Having worked on the railway for 37 years most drivers I've come across gave it ther 'big un' and those who drive the older loco's now still do. Unfortunately due to the computer you can't thrash a 66.
The front coach filled with the great unwashed brigade 😁
Bloody hell.. I wish my memory worked cos I'm pretty sure I was on that, somewhere near the front with the tape recorder running.. that thrash is really familiar..
That's a 15mph station departure points downhill grade....last coach rattling at at least 30mph! At least he has a run a the up grade at nunnery junction
What a beast, I missed the 40s on mainline duties, only every having D200 on a service train in the late 1980s. Oh well, there's always the ELR.
Fuck me that's some proper noise! What have we got today... Ying Ying.... Back then proper racket
Wish we still had these, only *$%£~"@ 142s now :( Loving the bashers at practically every window... Oh to have lived in the past...
Good news -- 12 years later, and the *$%£~"@ 142s are gone! 🤣
I wish they would re-create days like this with a blue/grey set of MK1s. The railtours all seem to have the widest array of coaching stock which kind of spoils the scene.
Quite a few `Bashers ` on this trip...ha haaaa those were the days?
Clagtastic Mate...Love the vid!!
wow...beast, deffo one of the best Clag and Thrash videos on You Tube. Thanks for posting this one mate!
082 was withdrawn on 8/11/84 So was just over 4 months after this was filmed.
This brings back some of my best memories of the early 80s. I was on this to Skeg (1E67) and then back to Man Pic. The train was absolutely packed with bashers and many of the top men.On the way there is a long stretch of track with the local roads running alongside. Every window was full with bashers flailing to bemused drivers. The ticket inspectors were out in full force from front and back. All the "F"ers including Wilderbeast who I was with were working hard to get out of paying.
God, how shite it is today.....
I prefer the 37s any day
@@joeritchie7286 all EE loco's were helllfire, plenty of noise and action.
What a shot, what can I say but Megga...
I know the train driver was trying to "show off" on the departure but such a spitied start from Sheffield northbound would have been pointless as there is a very restrictive speed limit. If the train was booked to go via Woodburn Jn, Retford and Lincoln then the climb from Nunnery Main Line Jn towards Woodburn would have been really spectacular - and challenging because of the gradient.
vorlonb3: I agree that the railways were much more interesting in the past due to the variety of traction. But I don't think `kaleidoscope' is really the best word to describe it -- everything was plain blue! ;-)
Does this back some of the best memories I had in the early 80s. I remember this day and was on it to Skeg and then back to Man Picadilly. What a day, the train was packed throughout with bashers and the top men. On the way to Skeg the roads ran by the line for miles with everyone flailing with drivers totally dumbstruck as every window was full. I remember the ticket inspectors having arguments everywhere due to there being so many "F"ers. Wilderbeast being one of these.
wow - that thing can MOVE! can someone tell me, how these are able to move so quick and nowadays it takes ages for the trains to move off!! i also remember these as a youngster in the late 80's
Its all about the thrash. Sod the 'tonezzz' all "da kidzzz" seem to like these days. That driver provided what Paul Weller sang about: "Thats Entertainment". He was probably wearing white socks and slip ons too, and on a promise to some wench that night. Todays railways are so stale necessarily, but the early 80s were mad.
Alan Banks you seriously need to get a life ..
The young drivers would have been all my age so probably would:-) Haha!
Looks like you caught a DMU just coming out of the tunnel right at the end of the clip there. They had gear changes on those things like you would a car!
The 1970s were grand days! We'd do lots of spotting and then go and have us snap in the station buffet and some days we'd actually go to Skeggie with us slappers
In the late 1980s when I started bashing, there was a strong sense among bashers that you had to make the most as a lot of this would not be around for much longer. I remember one Saturday bashing around Sheffield getting peaks on cross country trains in, then doing the same a couple of weeks later and that was it, the last few had been withdrawn, just like that. Gutted and they were about my 12th favourite class!
Those were the days - bloody privatisation = crap railways now in UK. :'-(
True but still, late 70's was a great time for such brilliant locomotives.
Nuff said, get me?
This is a hell fire-out the train.
They were used a lot on freight on the Cumbrian coast line and also for the mail train.
Indeed!!!
Brilliant.
Excellent clip, thanks for sharing.
WOW! How I miss the early 80s Bashing scene! I miss these AWESOME locos SO much - today the railways are full of Sh&%e stock - all Multiple Units - even the Flying Bananas are Rare and dying now! :'-(
Fantastic stuff there! We're from the same era(i'm a week younger than you!)and i remember those days too. I didn't start videoing until 1986, but have recently started converting and uploading my movies from then. Looks like a great selection of nostalgia on your Channel - i've subbed and must sit down and catch up on some memories :-)
it's a f***ing railtour - LOL - I believe there used to be plenty of rows with the TTI's - best sound , sight and smell ever
The 1980s were certainly excellent....
Classic class 40 departure.
The good old days!!!!!!!!!!!
I have added some photos on Flickr of this actual journey taken from the cab of the loco on the Lincoln to Skegness and back section.Just type in CLASS 40 082 on Flickr and they should be found.Hope they are of interest.:)
beasts!
Fair point. At least we ended up in agreement about something!
I can understand you wanting more effciency. However, look at it from this point of view the trains today are quiet, efficient, and in a word boring. The 50-70s traction from BR gave such a variety of noises that were majestic in sound and appearance. It was a kalidascope of railway traction. And I do have to say a lot of the cars and lorries around the same time were kicking out significantly more crap than that 40 on its own. Have the efficient stuff all you want, but a 40 in full cry, well..
I watch this clip religiously every week, to appease the gods of hellfire... A link to this even turned up on a literature thread, where people were asked to post 'the best examples of great railway poetry'. Couldn't argue with it. Beats John Betjeman.
Wicked video
THRASH IT!!!
Great video - Subscribed
Proper job that driver is scared to hammer it
Southampton now , used to live in Bromsgrove many moons ago
that's not a service train , that's a railtour ! - LOL
Class 40s were my favourite loco in my 1970s trainspotting days. And 282 (later 40 082) was my first class 40 'cop' when it passed through Cheltenham . Class 40s would only on rare occasions pass through Cheltenham and when they did we all yelled!
I missed that Engine a few times in Gloucester/Cheltenham area one year.
What a sound
Marvellous !
My Dad did most of the filming up until the end of 1984 and it was my job the wind the driver up to give the loco some stick, which they were usually more than happy to do!
I think the loco was wheel slipping on this clip, though an overload was more than possible at times!
Yes the driver gave it a bit too much stick. Overloads were more violent.
Superb
Brilliant video :)
Excellent
alco's are like the deltics and produce awesome clag
I allways liked this clip.I have subcribed to your channel by the way
That is E.E. V16 2,000BHp at it`s best I used to like the 40`s and I have some models and books and DVD`s of them. I like D200 and it is in need of funds to get it repaired and back on the mainline.
Superb!
Got poorly cylinder by sound of it.
Still love the Whistle though, these and class 20s, annoy the hell out of my neighbours lol.
My Lords
Darn it, why did I have to be born in the late 80's? If only I could have been 10 years younger...
Outrageous!
Great Clip.''
Quite a miss-fire or at least a dodgy injector on that power unit with that black smoke coming from one exhaust opening! Still a spectacular take off though!
Knakckered turbo. She had it for the last 18 months at least, but still pulled like a mule!
@@aureol40012 Yep! That`s why it appears to be over-fuelling. Same fuel for less compression. With the Class 40s on borrowed time there wouldn`t be much will to repair it although a turbo change wouldn`t have been that much of a job.
Brilliant !!
Bet the ammeter needle went off the scale :)