How different things are today, with all these fancy new trains! When I was a kid in Drogheda, the 001 (A) Class were the most common, the 071s were only used on the Enterprise, and 141/181 were everywhere also. 121s only came to Drogheda with the push-pull trains in the late 1980s.
Hell! The engineer is really punishing these engines, amp meters must be in the right corner. Saw this more often, pulling on notch 6 or so on a train still with brakes not loosened in Eire. Remember when I was there in '87 hearing the loud noise even without a railway line in vissible distance. Tom, Holland.
1. 5 over 5. 2. The engine makes a sound like American locos. 3. Are they not an old B124 and B134? I have a photo of B Class in "Irish Railways. The New History" book.
Now you train nerds.......I'd like you to answer the following questions: A) Where's the 201 Class in this video? B) When two Class 121's were adjoined, were they usually/always both working, i.e. both pushing and/or pulling or were they just dead weight for the particular loco that was unfortunate to be going forward that particular day?
@@PilsungITF sorry John thats not push pull operation there is just the locomotives in multiple been driven from the end nearest the train,in push pull operation there is only one engine and it stays on the same end of the train,when driven from the locomotive its in pull operation ,driver changes ends and drives from a control car with similar controls to the engine,engine is then pushing the train from the rear,hence the name push pull.push pull operation is only on passenger trains,
How different things are today, with all these fancy new trains! When I was a kid in Drogheda, the 001 (A) Class were the most common, the 071s were only used on the Enterprise, and 141/181 were everywhere also. 121s only came to Drogheda with the push-pull trains in the late 1980s.
The sound of them is heaven 😍
i remember seeing them trains,when i was a kiddie,on holiday, from london, i was staying in my grans in ballymote,i love there sound,
just listen to that loco engine so beautiful
Hell! The engineer is really punishing these engines, amp meters must be in the right corner.
Saw this more often, pulling on notch 6 or so on a train still with brakes not loosened in Eire.
Remember when I was there in '87 hearing the loud noise even without a railway line in vissible distance.
Tom, Holland.
@4SRKT Don't worry i see many of the old trains up & rolling through waterford! but it is a real shame to see those new sheets of plastic roll by too!
Great sound that sadly gone now for the most part
Awesome video and awesome EMD(GM)diesel locomotives 5*****
yes i drove all these locomotives
BRILLIANT
1. 5 over 5.
2. The engine makes a sound like American locos.
3. Are they not an old B124 and B134? I have a photo of B Class in "Irish Railways. The New History" book.
They are im pretty sure man. But then when IR took over CIE, they got rid of the B prefix, reprinted it, and just left the number
Now you train nerds.......I'd like you to answer the following questions: A) Where's the 201 Class in this video?
B) When two Class 121's were adjoined, were they usually/always both working, i.e. both pushing and/or pulling or were they just dead weight for the particular loco that was unfortunate to be going forward that particular day?
1:26 Both engines are working here, most likely in multiple being American. And being driven from the rearmost unit for some reason.
both working, hence the term push/pull
@@arch9enius for greater view of the shunter and his handsignals your allowed that in shunting.
@@PilsungITF sorry John thats not push pull operation there is just the locomotives in multiple been driven from the end nearest the train,in push pull operation there is only one engine and it stays on the same end of the train,when driven from the locomotive its in pull operation ,driver changes ends and drives from a control car with similar controls to the engine,engine is then pushing the train from the rear,hence the name push pull.push pull operation is only on passenger trains,
Thanks for the info! Makes sense
when was this video shot?
That took some moving at first.
I agree, must have been under the influence at the time
EMD music!
thats what 567 engines do best mmmmm great
wierd
what a ball of scrap metal
A driver with very poor power management skills
It's a laden cement train 18 or 24 wagons 20 tonne of cement in each wagon