I can't believe so many people know about this complicated diesel, only saw pictures of these engines back in college many years ago,never thought I would see one run, not an engine we saw in Canada.
For you train buffs out there ; where I live we had the London to Edinburgh line right across the end of the valley , the line the Flying Scotsman ran on , & an old drinking mate of mine told me there was a water trough installed right in the middle of the track at the Woodford Halse end , for the Scotsman to draw water up from at speed without stopping at Rugby , on one occasion the fireman ( I think ) dropped the chute too quick & smashed it straight off on the end of the trough , the driver screwed the brakes on , they were at the old Rugby station before they could stop ; the driver made the fireman walk back about 4 -1/2 miles & pick it up so as to teach him never to do it again ! ( just thought you,d like to know )
A4s were reputed to be good for 3000 horse power. Because the East Coast Main Line was not due to be electrified BR needed a diesel capable of even more power. When the Deltics were introduced the standard main line diesel was the EE Type 4, already obsolescent and with a maximum power output of 2000 horse. They were rejected for use on several services because they were no more powerful than the steam locomotives they were supposed to replace - particularly Royal Scots and Britannias.
GO BABY - GO BABY ..................GO! My dad worked on theses at English Electric and did the wiring on them AWESOME! Better than todays shoite locos like 66's etc! This one used to come into Wimbledon train depot where I worked so had a good look at her and a few cab rides!
Awesome!! The anticipation is as good as the rush when it thunders past. Reminds me of watching Westerns approach when I was a child standing on a footbridge directly over the line. (I don't recall ever seeing a Deltic on the Western Region regrettably) I was convinced I would be killed as it seemed to be coming straight at me and I would run out of the way at the last second. Took several more passes from later trains before I had the courage to stand 'in it's path' and even then it was terrifying. As it passed you would get a blast of filthy diesel exhaust then the carriages would thrum, thrum, thrum (exactly the sound in this video). Beautiful!!!
@Robert Horwat, incase you have not seen this one! A second or 2 before you hear the dogs bark,you'll hear 2 Napiers at full chat. ua-cam.com/video/4UM6yPQ0zmU/v-deo.html I remember putting the palm of my right hand on the bodyside of 55022,my whole skeleton vibrated. Not everyone appreciated them though. I drive an Edinburgh taxi,I was sent to EC to collect a driver who was new in the job in '78 he told me a few stories of his working life. Funniest was the time he'd been stopped at a signal on the ECML at the foot of a back garden & had an old woman batter the cabside with her mop or brush,she was sick fed up of her clean washing ending up covered in Deltic exhaust oil. Priceless!
I think it was the early 1980s. The Deltics were doing the service from Glasgow to Fort William ( not at any great speed though because of the nature of the line). We took it from Helensburg to Arrochar.
Were that running today all the maintenance staff would be crying out for compensation and quoting environmental stuff. I have been in a running shed when 37s start up and no one wants to sit around too long while it warms up. The only reason we really like these things is because we don't see them anymore. Same with Steamers, if you have to work for a living every day on the things they don't look so glorious.
I watched this a while ago, and people are still making the same comments. If you are still not convinced that this choo choo is motoring, by the end, watch the beginning as it comes into view, see how fast it is around the curve and straightened up. Ask yourself this punk. Would you have crossed the line. Were you sure it wasn't moving fast? Did you feel lucky? Well did you punk?
@@dbaker3751 Depends on what you want to see of course. High speeds trains, certainly the French ones, are absolutely amazing! A Deltic is just a lovely piece of historic engineering, more a railfanning thing.
Wasn't blue & yellow the English Electric prototype? I remember seeing that one in about 1956-57, before they entered service. It went under a footbridge I was on, I think at Leyland. The sight & sound made a lasting impression!
@Paul Langford the 55s always smoked like this,even when new,they are 2 stroke,pretty much like a Wartburg or Trabant. This is what they are like when the driver puts full power on after running at slow speed,but at full power 90MPH-100MPH they are actually quite clean. Deltic followers like the NVH they produce. Life would be so boring if everything was like as in Switzerland. Enjoy this! ua-cam.com/video/4UM6yPQ0zmU/v-deo.html
You should see the footage of the Chesapeake & Ohio 614 steamer handling 23 New Jersey Transit carriages by itself uphill at almost 80 mph. Look up "C&O 614 at speed."
Napier Deltic engine. Three cranks, opposed pistons, a lot of power in a small space. It's as if you bred two Fairbanks Morse 38 8&1/8 engines, and the zygote had a tetraploid genome. I think it was invented for marine applications, then used for locomotives. Or maybe it was the other way around.
@@markokelly2494 Not Deltic but the engine for Bugatti Royale car from the 1930s was fitted into the French version of a 1930s HST as the car was such a sales bomb during the depression era. Sorry I don't know the full story but I got the info from the French SNCF railway museum in Mulhouse. OK it's not Deltic but just to show it's not an odd thing swapping engines between different modes of transport.
Approaching at walking speed.. flipping old diesel Banger , I’m wondering if INDIA built our Railways not we theirs . Rest of the modern world has trains that do 300mph and we’re still using 1960’s diesel LOCO’s
As soon as I see and hear a Deltic,I'm reminded of the opening sequence to 'Get Carter'.
I can't believe so many people know about this complicated diesel, only saw pictures of these engines back in college many years ago,never thought I would see one run, not an engine we saw in Canada.
If you study Guinness books of records transport section you'll come across deltic locos.
Saw all the deltics as a lad of 10 in 1969 spotting at selby...nice to see afew still running
bloody wonderfull,takes me right back....THANK YOU.......
Fantastic dramatic footage, thanks for sharing, ATB, Paul
i can remember standing on market rasen station in lincolnshire when a deltic came through it nearly shook the station to bits
Great video thanks for uploading
Fantastic video. You put the zoom to great use there.
For you train buffs out there ; where I live we had the London to Edinburgh line right across the end of the valley , the line the Flying Scotsman ran on , & an old drinking mate of mine told me there was a water trough installed right in the middle of the track at the Woodford Halse end , for the Scotsman to draw water up from at speed without stopping at Rugby , on one occasion the fireman ( I think ) dropped the chute too quick & smashed it straight off on the end of the trough , the driver screwed the brakes on , they were at the old Rugby station before they could stop ; the driver made the fireman walk back about 4 -1/2 miles & pick it up so as to teach him never to do it again ! ( just thought you,d like to know )
The Flying Scotsman ran on the East Coast mainline, but Woodford Halse was on the Great Central mainline so I doubt it somehow....
Loved not having to stop at Meadowhall, only got to do it a few times but it was like a breath of fresh air, you always got hassle there.
Amazing how powerful the Deltic’s were. Over night we went from Victorian steam to a proper engine.
A4s were reputed to be good for 3000 horse power. Because the East Coast Main Line was not due to be electrified BR needed a diesel capable of even more power. When the Deltics were introduced the standard main line diesel was the EE Type 4, already obsolescent and with a maximum power output of 2000 horse. They were rejected for use on several services because they were no more powerful than the steam locomotives they were supposed to replace - particularly Royal Scots and Britannias.
Insane engines in those old things.
Enjoyed this; thank you. I remember waiting at Helensburg Upper when a Deltic suddenly came into view from behind trees. It was awesome.
When was this ?
That's what torque sounds like!!!
GO BABY - GO BABY ..................GO! My dad worked on theses at English Electric and did the wiring on them AWESOME! Better than todays shoite locos like 66's etc! This one used to come into Wimbledon train depot where I worked so had a good look at her and a few cab rides!
Now the 66s are nice, but it's just the generic emus that you see today. A 66 is better than a pacer aswell
Land Rovings . I live near strand road in Preston where the prototype Deltic was made
Brilliant Sound. 💕
Gorgeous camera work too!
Beautiful!
Super great Excellent footage 👍
Awesome!! The anticipation is as good as the rush when it thunders past. Reminds me of watching Westerns approach when I was a child standing on a footbridge directly over the line. (I don't recall ever seeing a Deltic on the Western Region regrettably) I was convinced I would be killed as it seemed to be coming straight at me and I would run out of the way at the last second. Took several more passes from later trains before I had the courage to stand 'in it's path' and even then it was terrifying. As it passed you would get a blast of filthy diesel exhaust then the carriages would thrum, thrum, thrum (exactly the sound in this video). Beautiful!!!
@Robert Horwat, incase you have not seen this one! A second or 2 before you hear the dogs bark,you'll hear 2 Napiers at full chat. ua-cam.com/video/4UM6yPQ0zmU/v-deo.html I remember putting the palm of my right hand on the bodyside of 55022,my whole skeleton vibrated. Not everyone appreciated them though. I drive an Edinburgh taxi,I was sent to EC to collect a driver who was new in the job in '78 he told me a few stories of his working life. Funniest was the time he'd been stopped at a signal on the ECML at the foot of a back garden & had an old woman batter the cabside with her mop or brush,she was sick fed up of her clean washing ending up covered in Deltic exhaust oil. Priceless!
Brilliant!
Somewhere on You Tube there is a model and working diagram of a Deltic Engine.....now that is something else..............
@Jeff lloyd Is it this: ua-cam.com/video/D3bj47TAYiU/v-deo.html or this: ua-cam.com/video/Yftg5Ip0YlA/v-deo.html
Great capture 👍
Great thanks
Not really a diesel fan but this Deltic reminds me of the Blue & White prototype Deltic which was quite an awesome sight.
Fabulous!!!!!!
Gets a yes from me!
Love the class 55
-Love- *really loved*
That horn is T E R R I B L E
For a Deltic it's on the good side ;-)
What a beauty way to go!
Just something else!!
Cool stuff
I think it was the early 1980s. The Deltics were doing the service from Glasgow to Fort William ( not at any great speed though because of the nature of the line). We took it from Helensburg to Arrochar.
Grate trains and the gaurds vans had lots of room for the bikes
I used to watch them when I was a lad at Crianlarich on day trips from Glasgow. A scone from the station cafe and Deltics
A sight to behold.
unreal a train sounding like my 6v53 gm
Sound of my youth, as deltic thundered by onto London , the 125 just wasn't the same
Absolute great
Glorious!
Love Deltic
Looks like a heluva grade there!
To be there live would have been awesome but to watch it on video is still great 👍
Many thanks for sharing 🙂🍻👍
Wish it was in ' smellyvision ' , there's nothing like the smell after a train has flew past at high speed.
jenny talia man I wish smellyvision was a thing lmao
Were that running today all the maintenance staff would be crying out for compensation and quoting environmental stuff. I have been in a running shed when 37s start up and no one wants to sit around too long while it warms up.
The only reason we really like these things is because we don't see them anymore. Same with Steamers, if you have to work for a living every day on the things they don't look so glorious.
Awesome indeed.
Awesome loco
very nice train video :)
Nice to see it storming a bank like that ☺☺
Vincit Veritas what’s the gradient there?
At speed?? It was like an asthmatic old man comin up that hill 😂
It is at speed. The compression of the camera lens makes it look slower than it is. When it passes close you get the true speed.
Power!
She's a beauty
I watched this a while ago, and people are still making the same comments. If you are still not convinced that this choo choo is motoring, by the end, watch the beginning as it comes into view, see how fast it is around the curve and straightened up. Ask yourself this punk. Would you have crossed the line. Were you sure it wasn't moving fast? Did you feel lucky? Well did you punk?
Great upload,thanks.
I like trains that are quick and efficient. Better than waiting at a crossing for 20 minutes.
the horns are adorable
Ewww free robux scammer 🤮
I’m ain’t getting rickrolled 😂
>:)@@I_like_planesandtrains860
Full power great engine
Two stroke Baby 👌🏻😎
the deltic engine was one of the most fuel effecient and compact per hp diesels ever made similar concept to Fairbanks morse but in a triangle
Henry dumor, the Deltic engine was developed from the junkers juno engine...by arranging 3 engines in a triangle
The delta symbol is a triangle, that’s where the name comes from. Alpha beta delta....
@gary141 bailey
The Jumo was a copy of sorts of the Atkinson engine designed by British engineer James Atkinson in the late 1800s.
Really beautiful that pollution
Smoking like an ALCo!
That is not just a train, that is GREAT BRITAIN!
Why don't we just step across La Manche and watch really fast trains?
@@dbaker3751 Depends on what you want to see of course. High speeds trains, certainly the French ones, are absolutely amazing! A Deltic is just a lovely piece of historic engineering, more a railfanning thing.
love the delics
t@@stewartlancaster6155
I always preferred the more modern looking blue and yellow version!
I liked the green or the prototype
Philistine ! (but "each to his own...") ;)
Wasn't blue & yellow the English Electric prototype? I remember seeing that one in about 1956-57, before they entered service. It went under a footbridge I was on, I think at Leyland. The sight & sound made a lasting impression!
@@peterlovatt4156 The prototype was light blue and silver with whiskers. Several of the preserved Deltics are in BR Loco Blue with yellow ends.
Wow! I've seen steam locomotives making less smoke. Was that running on diesel or coal?
@Paul Langford the 55s always smoked like this,even when new,they are 2 stroke,pretty much like a Wartburg or Trabant. This is what they are like when the driver puts full power on after running at slow speed,but at full power 90MPH-100MPH they are actually quite clean. Deltic followers like the NVH they produce. Life would be so boring if everything was like as in Switzerland. Enjoy this! ua-cam.com/video/4UM6yPQ0zmU/v-deo.html
THIS is smokey? Take a look at a any random 37 LOL!
This is nothing compared to what a Deltic can put out on occasion.
Lubricants. Without it, it would seize.
Coal could not fit the intake manyfold, so it must be a 2 stoke napier deltic diesel.
Thats alot of smoke? Looks like someone has not seen an ALCO 💀
Hauling balls!!
I always get a bit jittery at fast trains approaching facing points!
Colton Junction, 125mph approach and you get a good view
Was that coming up a steep incline,or is it me ,never really thought about trains going up inclines ,or is it the camera angle?
Could that have been Alycidon ? GREAT ❤🎤
Sweet
37s look slow until...they hit you..!...lol love 37`s
Nice.
Funny all the people complaining about how slow it's going, who apparently don't understand how telephoto lenses work.
🎉🎉🎉 nicee👍👍👍🤝💪🚂
Is the video in slow motion ... don't seem very fast !
Arwsome
Wow Looks like its climbing a hill too ?
The only (insert 'D' word) that ever made an impression on me. Liked the blue version better though!
Where is meadowhall? Very nice video.
Sheffield, England.
Humunculus !!
Well, yes, that was 'at speed'; not a particularly _high_ speed, but still...
fair old incline that..13 or 14 passenger wagons?
12 if you count them
You should see the footage of the Chesapeake & Ohio 614 steamer handling 23 New Jersey Transit carriages by itself uphill at almost 80 mph. Look up "C&O 614 at speed."
Coal train, clean, not bad
Is it just me or is almost every clip of a Deltic on UA-cam showing it begin ragged at 100% ...
At walking speed maybe
Yep, very fast 😂
British engineering
Jeeze, focus
Is this Meadowhall Sheffield?
Yes it is.
At speed?? I had to fast forward. Taking too long.
Marcos Relano
Lolz Me too
@@mark-1rc502 And me. ;) Confess I'd like to see video of a Deltic really stretching its legs...
Very long zoom on the camera. Train is at least 1-2 miles away when it comes into view.
OK, I give up! What is the Deltic?
Napier Deltic engine. Three cranks, opposed pistons, a lot of power in a small space. It's as if you bred two Fairbanks Morse 38 8&1/8 engines, and the zygote had a tetraploid genome. I think it was invented for marine applications, then used for locomotives. Or maybe it was the other way around.
@@markokelly2494 Not Deltic but the engine for Bugatti Royale car from the 1930s was fitted into the French version of a 1930s HST as the car was such a sales bomb during the depression era. Sorry I don't know the full story but I got the info from the French SNCF railway museum in Mulhouse.
OK it's not Deltic but just to show it's not an odd thing swapping engines between different modes of transport.
I thought I was going to see a blue and white monster that I recall from my childhood - it was not at speed either - bit disappointed
I'm sorry your disappointed I'll organise you a refund, oh wait this is free and the content is uploaded by individuals for everyones enjoyment
At speed?
1:24.........Bog flush....????
Oh yes !!! 👍👍👍🚽🚽🚽
Approaching at walking speed.. flipping old diesel Banger , I’m wondering if INDIA built our Railways not we theirs . Rest of the modern world has trains that do 300mph and we’re still using 1960’s diesel LOCO’s
Wish driver never blasted horn so we could hear the engine.
Looks like it was doing between 90 - 100
Yep those 30 M cars were flashing past in about a second = about 105 kmh
At speed, !!!
That's what I thought, my Nan's mobility scooter goes faster than that...
@@grantstillman8042 about 110kmh if those cars are 30 M long
not pulling 12 carriages, surely?
Quick get me some Diazepam, I can't take all this excitement
Where was Deltic? All I saw was some train.
Fast? I don't think so. How many times have we been s warned not to use that cheap stuff from Tesco's forecourt?
Ohhh, they did have crappy horns for such impressive locos!!
Why didn't you just leave the focus and zoom alone? Ruined what should've been a great bit of footage. Really stressful to watch.
STRESSFUL????? GET A LIFE YOU SAD PRICK
It was auto focus the UL probably wasn’t aware it was going on. I enjoyed it overall.
When you zoom in on an approaching subject then zoom back as it comes close you loose the effect of speed and the whole object of the video!