Grand Central Valenta HST action, 11/03/08. (re-edit)

[epcotcentre]

Excellent video. A shame no one ever filmed KX in the days of the deltics. The Cross really did reverberate when several of those beasts were idling or shutting down/starting up. I should hope that at least one valenta will be preserved.

[ValentaLamenter]

@epcotcentre Many thanks. I can just imagine the sound of multiple Napiers at the Cross! I really hope a Valenta power car or two makes it into preservation, they are an important part of our railway history and the noise is rather exceptable too ;) Fingers crossed it isn't just 25mph action on a preserved line though.

[sgtscott8900]

it will be sad to see those val beasts die i remember them at newcastle central station when i used to work there as station security

[mattenigmaevolution]

On departure from sunderland , was 43067 dead-in-set..as the rear power car seemed to be propeling the set

[ValentaLamenter]

This seems to be normal practice to prevent the fire alarms going off. Going the other way it is usually the London end power car being propelled until Hartlepool. One PC can do the job unless there are some nasty gradients.

[carefreecfc]

definitely should preserve one of these. I remember watching these down at dawlish as kid roaring by. Not the same with the new engines FGW are running.

[richards37basher]

i never got on a valenta hst :( maybe we should preverve 1!

[Jonnyvalenta]

Superb vid,superb valentas! 5star!

[andyddc]

I read that its something to do with EU regs on diesel exhaust emissions. This has forced GC to go for MTU's. I think that when this happens, they should drive the last valenta HST through Brussels to basically say Up Yours!! I'm gonna try and get on one of the GC units sometime soon just to hear the sound of a valenta.

[andyddc]

Excellent vid mate. We'll have some good memories like this one day as GC wont have the valentas for that much longer. Keep up the good work.

[ValentaLamenter]

Many thanks. Yeah it won't be the same once the Valentas have gone. Although an MTU powered HST would still get my vote over a 180.

[CeTrains]

@ValentaLamenter Oh any day, but i don't see why they are going for MTU, they could have went for VP185's!!!

[TheXtremeEnthusiast]

BEEEEEEAAAST!!!