Choppers used to be a regular siting on the Gedling Colliery trains in the 1970's and the early 1980's. But one very early morning the staff at Toton TMD decided to put a class 56 on loose MGR's empty, the driver was not very good at smooth starts and a ripple of banging buffers woke nearly everyone in Gedling !!
Horribly enough the class 66 engine dates back to the 1940's, winton engine co, then GM 567, 645, now 701, i think. I just wish the new uns had character.
One thing for sure, 66's wont be here in 50 years time, the electronics will have fuked up!
like new cars - faster, better on fuel etc, but no soul! 20's have a soul, will last longer than modern shite, but obvoiusl wont pull as well as some computer controlled thing. sorry for the blasphemy!
Choppers used to be a regular siting on the Gedling Colliery trains in the 1970's and the early 1980's. But one very early morning the staff at Toton TMD decided to put a class 56 on loose MGR's empty, the driver was not very good at smooth starts and a ripple of banging buffers woke nearly everyone in Gedling !!
Bridport6705 2 years ago
Anyone know anything about a pair of choppers to skeggy??
I heard off a reliable source theres going to be a train running to celebrate the 50th aniversary... Is it DRS or HNRC?
ee16csvt 4 years ago
i work 4 corus and we have just got 2 on rental there shit 4 the job so send um back and buy sum new uns
clarky6969 4 years ago
tell you what, you can have some 3300hp class 66s and we shall have the 20s back for working mainline traffic!!
60037 4 years ago
yeh they should send the ying yings back the british loco was better
phill37 4 years ago
So shit the design is still going after 50 years!
1000hp English Electric, decent engines!
tombaker1222 4 years ago
Horribly enough the class 66 engine dates back to the 1940's, winton engine co, then GM 567, 645, now 701, i think. I just wish the new uns had character.
One thing for sure, 66's wont be here in 50 years time, the electronics will have fuked up!
tpvalley 4 years ago
I guess they will be revised/modernised, in their livetimes. Just as any other long serving locomotive or trainset.
Skoda130 4 years ago
I understand this bloke, and, love 20's.
like new cars - faster, better on fuel etc, but no soul! 20's have a soul, will last longer than modern shite, but obvoiusl wont pull as well as some computer controlled thing. sorry for the blasphemy!
tpvalley 4 years ago
I like this vid for some reason... nice 1 m8.
zombiesonacid 5 years ago
them class 20s are shit send um back and get your cash out 4 sum new uns
clarky6969 5 years ago
Send them back where? They're british and are 50 years old!!
50008Thunderer 4 years ago
Nice, buts its HNRC, not EWS
CaptainCrucial 5 years ago