D1015 Western Champion Part One (26/07/07)

[warminstercentral]

as you can see from my site iam a fan of the hydraulics .the thought of gms being modelled on the class 52 . is ime afraid true. .although i must admit there is no comparison . the 1000 is & always will be the finest sounding loco ever to haul a train on british rail ,

[theamateurbasher]

Indeed. Thanks for your comment warministercentral: keep on chasing the Champion!

[Woolybak8]

Ive never been much of a fan of Westerns, but having a mainline loco on a preserved railway is truly good, its like bashing a railtour for cheap! 5* Dave.

[theamateurbasher]

Thanks Wooly. As you will see here, the rain failed to prevent me from filming my first encounter with D1015 which I saw again almost twelve months ago at Chester, while she was en route to Holyhead with The Irish Mail.

[amosbriz]

Comparing a 66 to the elegance and sheer presence of a Western - Sir Misha Black would turn in his grave!!!

[theamateurbasher]

You're quite right amosbriz, there's no way that a Western resembles a 66, appearance and sound; Sir Misha Black would've been very disapproving indeed...

[airscrew1]

Lovely I love diesel hydraulics. But look at all that smoke. Wait until Nu Labour ban old engines including steam.

[theamateurbasher]

Thanks airscrew1!

[mruresm8]

Hi everyone, bloody brilliant watching these grand old girls doing their ''awesome'' stuff!! Sorry bathspacentral m8, the class 66 was MOST DEFFO NOT based on the design of a class 52. Glad ya like Westerns, my fave's are Hymeks, 66's are awesome pieces of slightly fuel efficient rubbish, take it from me, I drive the bloody things!!!! Long live our BEAUTIFUL DIESEL HYDRAULICS!!

[theamateurbasher]

Cheers! I hope to see D1015 again in the coming months.

[ryskinner]

She deffo pukes up slightly there

[theamateurbasher]

Yeah, in the pouring rain to boot! Cheers ryskinner.

[bathspacentral]

i love the western horn,,and it said on a vid i watched that the 66's design look was based on the western..

[theamateurbasher]

Blimey. Cheers!

[Bellwestern80]

The Class 52 looks slightly like a Class 66.

Odd......

[theamateurbasher]

Hate to prove you wrong mate, but the Western looks nothing like a 66. It has a completely different body, it runs on a Maybach engine and was built here in Britain. If only there were more of these knocking about instead of 66's... Thanks for commenting anyway Bellwestern80!

[50008Thunderer]

Bellwestern80 isn't too far from the truth actually! As is well known, the 66 is based on the 59 originally operated by Foster Yeoman. F.Y had a soft spot for class 52s (they originally preserved D1010 and restored it as D1035) and attempted to influence the design of the 59 to resemble that of an 'updated' Western! Still, the Wessy beats the Shed hands down in terms of cosmetic appearance!

[theamateurbasher]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[JamesMorganLondon]

Lovely video. I clearly remember seeing this type of locomotive on many occasions at Paddington Station in London when I was a lot younger. Happy memories! :)

[theamateurbasher]

Glad this helped you to relive those times JamesMorganLondon. Thanks very much!

[gronkstergronk]

I Love Westerns and anything with a MayBach power unit...... Yeah Baby,,,,,,,, Lol

[theamateurbasher]

Yeah, well worth getting my camera a bit wet for, this was! I missed her run down the WCML, but seeing her here at Bury was good enough for me. Thanks gronkstergronk!