Lineside at Yeovil Junction in the 1980s
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- As the 1980s was drawing to an end, the class 50 locomotives still had another two years left in service and soldiered on with the Waterloo to Exeter services. Their reliability became less and failures began to occur. Some argues that this was down to their unsuitability to the route with its many short distances stopping patterns - a requirement not in alignment with their original express passenger design. Others place the blame on sub-standard maintainence being carried out by their sole depot Laira, though this would be difficult to prove with any certainty. The age of the locomotives was almost certainly a factor however. In this short film taken at Yeovil in 1989, the 50s can be seen working these services alongside a class 47 which saw occaisional use on the route.
Great footage 👍
Probably the main issue affecting reliability of the 50s was (and still is) that they were prone to generator flashovers, often caused by applying power or shutting off power too quickly
I thought the generator flash overs were caused by poor engine bay husbandry and oil leaks that was a cause of a few fires 50013 Agincourt was a prime example, lack of funds too few for the jobs, time saving etc Very sad for such a beast of a loco. All best R
Nice work again, the 47 is most likely on the Plymouth Portsmouth or Brighton, someone is enjoying 9 up the bank.
Yeah, something changed with the 50s when they were transferred to that line - they were beasts on the routes out of Paddington.
excellent video!
Glad you liked it!
All the 50's sound like misfires to me, especially compared to the Westerns. Great clip
Hello John I can see exactly where this was filmed from. Would you mind we use some of this footage-william (Yeovil Railway Centre)
Hi, yes provided that you use a link in your text description back to my original video url here.