When i see this train...i cry. When i was a boy, 10 or 11 years old, i live near CP Locomotives in Barreiro. Sometimes i used to be go to the FIREDEPARTMENT near BARREIRO Trains and Boats station. Since 1984 until 2000 i saw that 1800 English Electric passing in rail track...I can remember when the train to Algarve depart from Barreiro, In those day, we (young boys) used to be go to the station and see all forigners, british and german, taking the train to Algarve. After that, CP managers KILL 1800 and cut hers, to junk yard. I missed that 1800.
Awesome video, used to love doing these, even though they did look like a 50, sounded far more like a 40, fantastic loco's sad to see what's happened recently.
Sorry but my english is not very good. Our 1800's class are sisters of your class 50 locos. Now I have great news. Our 1805 locomotive had return to life pulling the historic presidencial train with tourists.
Life has its surprises. I was in Braga in 1989 and caught a bus. The driver spoke fluent English with a Southern Accent. Turned out he worked in Reading for many years as a bus driver! Life is full of surprises😁
How I miss you, look at me coming out of Tunes 1996, beautiful times!
When i see this train...i cry. When i was a boy, 10 or 11 years old, i live near CP Locomotives in Barreiro. Sometimes i used to be go to the FIREDEPARTMENT near BARREIRO Trains and Boats station. Since 1984 until 2000 i saw that 1800 English Electric passing in rail track...I can remember when the train to Algarve depart from Barreiro, In those day, we (young boys) used to be go to the station and see all forigners, british and german, taking the train to Algarve. After that, CP managers KILL 1800 and cut hers, to junk yard. I missed that 1800.
1805 got preserved and is used by PTG Tours on charter trains.
Magnificent video of this great locomotive...
I realy miss that great sound and power..
Thank you very much for sharing...
Amazing! they really are like 50s!
HSTHoward they are class 50s 5 where sent to Portugal
Br class 37 251 Blue Dubious!
Portugul used to love all things British, AEC even had a truck and bus assembly plant out there!
Yes, and most of all 1800, "killed" by stupid CP managers to give money to some friends. Today i dont know, if we have some of this model.
1805 is preserved. Plus either 1802 or 1810 ?
North American 1500, 1550, 1961. French 1200, 1900 and 1931. Swedish and Dutch railcars.
English Electric, Vulcan Foundry 1968
I wonder, do the drivers over there know that these engines have a follwing? Do they join in with the thrash?
Yes. Portuguese train drivers are very nice. I have done a few cabrides.
Q pena da esa locomotivas uma de as melhores gosta a muito de elhas
Do these have the intertial air filters as originally fitted to the Class 50?
3.34 is the Driver a crank??
@smleonard55 I have seen a model layout with some 1800s on it but cant help with the manufacturer, sorry
Portuguese Hoovers?
Better and louder than British ones. Barriero to Faro in 1995. What a run!
BARREIRO.
Awesome video, used to love doing these, even though they did look like a 50, sounded far more like a 40, fantastic loco's sad to see what's happened recently.
that is quality racket
@apachenoise I dont think there was any thing inbetween idle and full throttle.
hellfire!
Sorry but my english is not very good. Our 1800's class are sisters of your class 50 locos.
Now I have great news. Our 1805 locomotive had return to life pulling the historic presidencial train with tourists.
And some lucky tourist got to ride 1805 in the cab.
Top quality thrash :)
They Have Thrash Merchants abroad my god, that Driver leaning out of the Cab Window maybe he was an Ex-BR driver and was Missing Hoovers.
Life has its surprises. I was in Braga in 1989 and caught a bus. The driver spoke fluent English with a Southern Accent. Turned out he worked in Reading for many years as a bus driver! Life is full of surprises😁
Oh yes. The Portuguese 1931s and 1961s ain't quite either. Irish 071s and French CC72000 are also worth looking at.
so thease locos were british made?
Yes they are, ENGLISH ELECTRIC 60 ´s of XX century, this and 1400 class.
Monster, Monster, Monster. Thats fantastic.
Something different with some clasic EE thrown in.
Do you know if there is a model of this class?
@dbdrdbag Yes
seams a shame to have scrapped them
bibg good
There is no way that is the class 50