FullyLoaded Class 59 Rescues Failed HST Newton Stloe. 2010!!!.wmv

[TractorSnarl]

Ridiculously powerful beasts, the 59s. They may be American but they are pretty impressive. I think the aforementioned record stands at around 11,000 tonnes, but that's for European railways. For one of the acceptance tests, a fully loaded train was stopped on a 1 in 40 incline, the trailing Class 56 and a second 59 were shut down, the rails were greased and a single 59 got the whole damn thing moving! 3,000 tonnes! Got a very clever 'traction control' for want of a better phrase. Scary!

[LukeCA18]

The power of the 59! Immense

[84Knuckles]

You half want ringo star to be narrating

"once Hanson had rescued the hst they became the best of friends"

[BristolSpotterHD]

@84Knuckles or David Attenborough

" Im here in the bushes just outside bath, i cant believe the sight, here we have a fine specimen called Hanson sneaking up on his unsuspecting pray Western.," sorry i was getting carried away then :D

[rajnikantsharma]

Hah! Never seen anything like this before!

[MAPFWH]

Guessing here, but I suspect brake failure on the 125, causing them to come "on", as the lead powe car is working. The 59 is there fo braking ability only.

[nov3019892008]

its always great to see hst still in use. im surprised a 59 was allowed or even capable to move a train that long

[BritainsRailways]

@nov3019892008 I believe the Class 59 actually holds the world record in such matters. It has a silly amount of taulk so it can push / pull immense loads.

[fiddleandcatz]

nice to hear three detonators going off, bloody scary being on a passenger train when they go off under your train

[Paulsimon8]

@fiddleandcatz

Even scarrier when you're driving and you crack a set off - Made me shout some rather offensive words in my time doing that! lol

[fiddleandcatz]

@Paulsimon8 I can imagine, it was rather interesting to hear the variety of languages that we were all suddenly able to speak!!

[Paulsimon8]

@fiddleandcatz

It was rather blue, I rather sheepishly apologised to the people who were directly behind the cab door when I got out to use the SPT - oops lol

[NetworkRave]

Brilliant - What a lucky shot! Unlikely to ever see that happen again... great post - Thanks mate!

[vorlonb3]

A very interesting catch, do you know whatwas wrong with the HST. Just shows how good the old 59's are.

[1madaboutguitar]

What an interesting sight. 

[sheba31]

Never seen that before,some intresting vids on your channnel cheers for looking in at my little layout regards Tony.

[roodashtonhall2k8]

thats one way of testing a 59 put a load of ballast trucks on it and stick a dead hst on it for good measures

[920003]

5* wow brillant vid mate