40145 speeding past Ashchurch on full thrash

[hoof2001]

What is a 'thrash?'

[deathstardisco]

@hoof2001 I bet you're a leccy fanboy m8 ;)

[Raver50032]

Nice cheeky horn...

[wellisaythat]

Is the Coors Light "Silver Bullet" train? LOL

[M374EVL]

what size litres or cc is the engine on a class 40 i know its 16 cylinders the 37s are 12 cylinders the 44 to 47 are sulzer ship engines of 246 litres just wondering what the growlers would be anyone ????

[formidable38]

@M374EVL Well, i can tell you that an EMD V12 or V16 '710' engine is 11.6 litre per cylinder. Seeing as though the 16csvt in a 50 or 40 has a slightly longer stroke, it would be a little more than 11.6 L.

Times that figure by 12 OR 16 will give an approximate answer.

[M374EVL]

@formidable38 that wuld mean a csvt 12 and 16 are 139 and 185 litres respectively good god no wonder growlers make the earth shake

[Hanglands]

Nicely caught... taps wide open.

[Strawberry7Lynn]

Here's a query:

1) How many were built?

2) How many remain?

[trainlover658]

@Strawberry7Lynn

1) there were 200 built

2) only 8 remain

[TheBRSteam]

great vid! 5*. it sound brilliant.

[itfcsam]

wow! Sounds amazing! 5* and fav'd

[Stig5440]

80-90mph? I'm not so sure. I thought they could only do 75mph tops. That was the problem with them from when they first came in - they were'nt as fast as intended and were underpowered.

[55022RSG]

@Stig5440  no the max speed on them is 90mph

[dieselmanmike]

Helfire!! Not a hint of a lift off the throttle for the station, brilliant stuff !!

[prarietank262]

O_O bloody 'ell, never seen a 40 go that fast before

[Trainbuff2008]

Nice to see and hear a real train ,great capture mate.

[headstandking]

I like it!

[AECRoutemaster]

Quality!

[darrowby1972]

lovely

[SPTSuperSprinter156]

When the engine came past the camera it made a high pitched whoosh that sounded like a bullet!

[mststv]

wow

[type2thrash]

Hellfire EE thrash!!! Nice to see a 40 at full chat! Cracking filming!

[mststv]

i cought 40145 thrashing from idle out of warrington BQ cheake the vid out

[zombiesonacid]

beast

[antpant7]

Wow!!! EE at its best.

[johnwantling]

That was motoring through. Great shot so well done. John Wantling, Rochdale

[woodlandsteve]

YES

[theamateurbasher]

Nice work dude! 40145: legend.

[garyfromuk]

Absolutely Dreadful!!!

[farmertrg]

motor on