TweetA convoy of classic traction featuring Class 37s and 20s, lead by a Class 47, was the reward for patient rail photographers earlier this month. The late running 0X38 Eastleigh to Crewe saw Direct Rail Services’ 47828 haul six other DRS locomotives on April 2nd. 37409, 37607 and Class 20s 20303/01/02/04 were in the...
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TweetSplit-headcode Tractor 37087 has gone for scrap as clear out of stored locomotives by Direct Rail Services gathers momentum. The Class 37, which carried Keighley and Worth Valley Railway nameplates until its withdrawal in June last year, was taken to CF Booths on February 11th by low loader from Barrow Hill where it had...
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TweetThe era of Class 37 hauled sleeper trains in Scotland was briefly recreated at Perth on Friday December 21st. Direct Rail Services’ 37419 was summoned to provide heating for the 1M16 Inverness – Euston sleeper after 67007’s Electric Train Heating supply failed. The recently overhauled Tractor was positioned behind the ‘67 on the leg...
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TweetTwo Class 58s and six Class 37s have been put up for sale by DB Schenker. The 58s are based at Eastleigh, while the 37s are currently laid up in Perpignan, France. 58017 and 58037 will be sold for scrap and cut up on site with DB deeming it unsafe to move the locos...
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Tweet A snow covered 37087 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in York Parcel sidings on 21/02/11 Photos and words by Jaymz Griffiths The two sidings at the southern end of platform 11 at York, commonly referred to as the Parcels sidings for historic reasons have been a convenient place for the storage of locos,...
Read more →TweetAt number three in RailwaysToday’s roundup of the top five Lickey incline videos is a cab ride in 37717 on banking duties in 2003. Top five Lickey Incline videos: >> No.2 55022 beasts the Lickey Top five Lickey Incline videos:<< No.4 60054 on the Lindsey tanks The video is a mammoth 14 minutes of...
Read more →TweetThe Lickey Incline near Bromsgrove is a great place for a spot of line-siding. The one in 37 climb means low speeds, banking locos on heavy freight trains and lots of noise from hard working diesel engines. >>Top 5 Lickey Incline videos: No.4 60054 on the Lindsey tanks A crawl of YouTube has thrown...
Read more →TweetSo we finally have it. My number one loco start-up video. Picture the scene: It’s snowing and it’s been snowing for some time. Class 37, 37419, is covered in a layer of white powder as it awaits duties in sub-zero temperatures at (the sadly now defunct) Old Oak Common depot in west London. The...
Read more →TweetA great video of Civil Engineers (Dutch) liveried Class 37, 37240, at the Llangollen railway. She’s giving out lots ofclag, irritating passing motorists and more than competing in the smoke stakes with a passing Black Five steam locomotive. Since this film was taken she has been overhauled and repainted into BR Blue livery. The...
Read more →TweetThe picture quality may be poor, but the sound of 37516 struggling to start is awesome and that’s why this video is at No. 4 in my compilation of the top 10 start-up videos. The starter motors whine away but in vain as the first attempt fails. Attempt two however is immediately more promising...
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