Class 104 M56182 launch day at the North Norfolk Railway | 09/09/23

A fantastic 3 hours well spent on the North Norfolk Railway for the Class 104 M56182 driving coach launch after a 9 year restoration which last run 36 years ago. It was paired with Class 101 M51188 driving motor coach.
Plus Standard 4 76084 & Class 14 D9537 are out on the Yellow Timetable with also D9537 did two DMU drags with 104 & 101 pair.
Saturday 9th September 2023
Filmed at Weybourne Station and Windpump Crossing (Kelling Heath)

[@TheHoveHeretic]

Lovely sight. There's nothing so panoramic on the big railway today.

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Used to ride one of these every Sunday from Barking to Leytonstone then back. My overriding memory is the five minute gear change. It always felt as though the train was going to slow to a halt before the driver got it into the next gear...

[@Housephonestimes4]

Sound proof exhaust system too.

[@peterstudley1804]

Lovely restoration, abit of a hybrid going on here with the metro-cammell class 101 , it wasn't unusual to find van in tow either 😀.

[@ThePanzer6]

Will be even better when it becomes a 2 car 104 set

[@gretchenchadwick8343]

My son is special needs and he loves trains 🚆🚇🚃🚋🚞🚝🚊🚉🚄🚅🛤🚂🚈 especially diesel railcars like the class 104 & 101 seen in this video he thinks they are highly underrated rail transportation vehicles and all should be preserved, restored, and put back into service carrying both passengers and mail on lines that are not used anymore or at least don't get passenger service. He also thinks that Siemens, Progress Rail, or any other company that builds railroad equipment should build full size working replicas of historic diesel railcars and the departments of transportation should restore and rebuild railroad lines that were abandoned and removed and run these on them. But not just in Britain 🇬🇧 but in North America 🇺🇸🇨🇦 as well.