Yes. It's the sheer size of the crankshaft throws. When the Sulzer type two's or Class 47's are started up or shut down, the entire bodyshell used to rock from side to side for a few seconds. It's more pronounced on this vid, because I suspect there is a guy in the engine compartment starting it manually (using a lever to hold the fuel injectors open). In effect the loco is starting, then shutting down, then starting again until it eventually fires up and settles down into a regular idle. Hope this helps.
Fabulous Sounding Locos,Great Job 💞
Fantastic, hat off to the whole restoration team! Looking forward to riding behind 26043 on the GWR!
Great to hear 043 running again
Although it nearly didn't fire at all, guessing the batteries are on there last legs.
0:28 They really blew the lid off of the project :)
jfreelan1964 it's a Sulzer 6LDA28 engine, 1,160 bhp at 750 rpm, 6 cylinders, 4-stroke, 280 mm bore
What can you tell me about the diesel engine itself.
HP, number of cylinders, bore and stroke, things like that.
Awesome Rat!!!
Great. when will this great machine be in service.?
Sulzer symphony!
look at it rock when it revs up
@AmericanPride1234 Probably a dust cover or something.
interesting to see it rock from side to side is that common?
Yes. It's the sheer size of the crankshaft throws. When the Sulzer type two's or Class 47's are started up or shut down, the entire bodyshell used to rock from side to side for a few seconds. It's more pronounced on this vid, because I suspect there is a guy in the engine compartment starting it manually (using a lever to hold the fuel injectors open). In effect the loco is starting, then shutting down, then starting again until it eventually fires up and settles down into a regular idle. Hope this helps.
loveley start propper loco always works takethat pendo
what was that,that came flying off the roof at 23 seconds? could have killed one of these nerdy train renovators lol.
0:23 to 0:32 lolage
what fell off?