The 37 was on a SRPS excursion - the notes I have states the loco was 37261 and the date was 2nd May 1987. Probably WHL bound. It started at Ladybank with the stock worked down from Perth.
As you say they were pretty rare considering their numbers but could occasionally be seen on the Dundee stoppers and the Aberdeen - Immingham Speedlink
If you search for 26010 on fotopic there is at least one pic of the loco in redstripe on a passenger at Waverley in fact 040 features here in redstripe!!!
You have very good videos. Did not know that railfreight Class 26s pulled passenger coaches. Do you know if Red-Stripe Railfreight 26s pulled passenger as well?
@wcmlfan The use of 26s etc. came about due to a fitters strike around the middle of August 86, resulting in a lot of first generation DMUs lying around Haymarket and Eastfield in various states of disrepair. Some of the Mk 1s that were carted out to replace them on the Edinbugh-Kirkcaldy and associated services (such as Cardeneden, Berwick etc.) were certainly past their best and they pretty much used whatever traction they could get their hands on. The colour scheme was irrelevant.
some great footage here, brings back memories of those all line rail rovers :-)
sandfordmerlin 1 week ago
Brilliant film, miss those days of oily diesels hauling a rake of carriages.
I like DMUs but I think they were the beginning of the end for the good old loco.
Loved seeing the class 26s and the double head class 20s !
It was always criticised but good old Large Logo British Rail days were the best for me :-)
willygrant1971 3 weeks ago
Great footage from the days of real trains, before the DMUs took over.
SteamboatWilley 4 months ago
Nine and a half minutes of clag-tastic diesel-fuelled ScR entertainment, thanks for sharing.
legomanbiffo 5 months ago
superb. What was that 37 working? Bloody hard to get on the east coast before 1987.
dampFreddie 7 months ago
@dampFreddie
Thanks.
The 37 was on a SRPS excursion - the notes I have states the loco was 37261 and the date was 2nd May 1987. Probably WHL bound. It started at Ladybank with the stock worked down from Perth.
As you say they were pretty rare considering their numbers but could occasionally be seen on the Dundee stoppers and the Aberdeen - Immingham Speedlink
jbg06003 5 months ago
This is pure gold.
ScottishMetal 8 months ago
Pure Magic!! thank you for the memories...great camera work aswell!!
genesis070365 10 months ago
If you search for 26010 on fotopic there is at least one pic of the loco in redstripe on a passenger at Waverley in fact 040 features here in redstripe!!!
D5310 1 year ago
If you search for 26010 on fotopic there is at least one pic of the loco in redstripe on a passenger at Waverley
D5310 1 year ago
You have very good videos. Did not know that railfreight Class 26s pulled passenger coaches. Do you know if Red-Stripe Railfreight 26s pulled passenger as well?
wcmlfan 1 year ago
@wcmlfan Hi, can't say I ever recorded one but that's certainly not to say it did not happen. Thanks, Bruce
jbg06003 1 year ago
@wcmlfan The use of 26s etc. came about due to a fitters strike around the middle of August 86, resulting in a lot of first generation DMUs lying around Haymarket and Eastfield in various states of disrepair. Some of the Mk 1s that were carted out to replace them on the Edinbugh-Kirkcaldy and associated services (such as Cardeneden, Berwick etc.) were certainly past their best and they pretty much used whatever traction they could get their hands on. The colour scheme was irrelevant.
Rich27014 5 months ago
Fantastic stuff. We love it! 26s sound particularly superb
airthreypark 1 year ago
Top drawer stuff there...Good times
desdemona77 1 year ago