Truly shows resolution ain't everything, this is one of the best audio captures I've heard of this!
The Baby Deltic really does sound rather more angry than the larger versions, sort of like the comparison between a V8 and V12 in the automotive world...Love the noise.
WOW!!! I am gutted that none of the baby deltics were preserved - why wasn't D5901 saved before it left Derby to be cut up????? Loving the Deltic sound with a Turbo!!!!
@dangerousandy Interesting argument, People were more inclined to buy a couple of "Westerns" and seven of them were quite numerous around its time while 24032 was saved for the NYMR when there were scores of other withdrawn but serviceable Class 24s to choose from and as you can see, most of them were switched off, Of course D5901 would have been a very useful engine and as claimed by the fat controller giving that a 52 like D1048 spending nearly a whole time stored in various locations.
I commented before I saw the rest of the loco, I didnt know it had a 37 bodyshell and original baby deltics wernt painted in mainline blue, so I just got confused
Great British Engineering
B11Roger 1 month ago
how did they manage to get a baby deltic engine?
ACTractionLTD 1 month ago
@ACTractionLTD It was used in an experimental USSR space rocket in the 60s
LightEngineTestEdits 1 month ago
@ACTractionLTD There was one left from the days when they used them. just one.
mrspivvy 1 week ago
zontar doesn't deserve to masturbate to this epic noise!
thehoff1982 1 month ago
Does Zontar masturbate? I think he would cream himself without the effort if he heard that fire up
NJPurling 1 month ago
kool. cnt wait to see her back on the mainline one day
BREGmatt 3 months ago
I think I may have this as a ringtone and put it on Vibrate 8-)
lewisner 7 months ago
@lewisner the noise would melt your phone - and quite rightly!!!
thehoff1982 1 month ago
@thehoff1982 What a way to go though!
lewisner 1 month ago
Tingle down the spine! Amazing sound.
TimHall42 8 months ago
Truly shows resolution ain't everything, this is one of the best audio captures I've heard of this!
The Baby Deltic really does sound rather more angry than the larger versions, sort of like the comparison between a V8 and V12 in the automotive world...Love the noise.
ladanut275 9 months ago
@ladanut275 " angry " I thought that myself! Maybe it is because it is in a smaller bodyshell than a 55?
lewisner 7 months ago
Man I just LOVE that Deltic sound!!!!! <3
ChargerMiles007 9 months ago
love the way they sound like a bag of spanners at start up and shutdown with that wonderful exhaust note when running
dazxy2001 9 months ago
You can hear it wines more: the turbo is plumbed in on this yeah! Not very smokey for a 50 year old PU!
dampFreddie 1 year ago
Wonderful sound that brings back many happy memories. Such a shame the Baby Deltics were one of English Electric's very few failures
1D84down 2 years ago
What an awsome sound,, the baby sounds even more angry than her big sisters did.. thanks for posting this
lonelywolf1966 2 years ago
WOW!!! I am gutted that none of the baby deltics were preserved - why wasn't D5901 saved before it left Derby to be cut up????? Loving the Deltic sound with a Turbo!!!!
dangerousandy 2 years ago
@dangerousandy Interesting argument, People were more inclined to buy a couple of "Westerns" and seven of them were quite numerous around its time while 24032 was saved for the NYMR when there were scores of other withdrawn but serviceable Class 24s to choose from and as you can see, most of them were switched off, Of course D5901 would have been a very useful engine and as claimed by the fat controller giving that a 52 like D1048 spending nearly a whole time stored in various locations.
sandletters39 1 year ago
awsome angry sound... just love it. What's Mike Ried up to at 1.23 tho???? I thought he was dead lol
deltic21 2 years ago
WTF, whys it in mainline livery?
bronzeonion 2 years ago
Because that's who owned/leased the class 37 when it was last in regular use.
srduke 2 years ago
I commented before I saw the rest of the loco, I didnt know it had a 37 bodyshell and original baby deltics wernt painted in mainline blue, so I just got confused
bronzeonion 2 years ago