I've just found this clip. As a Bristol Siddeley Coventry apprentice who did some time on Maybach test in 1963, I can assure readers that brand-new Maybachs on production pass-off were never as smoky as that.
A lovely shot thanks very much. There's just something about those whizzos 0 to full whack in 12 secs and nice looking machines too. Shame I missed em in the 70s, and only caught the deltics at the end!
mate great video but you made a mistake thats clearly a steamer not a western haha loved it well done great catch what a driver to put on such a dramitic show
Good Thrash but must have been a lot of oil getting heated up! You can see why electric transmission caught on. The amount of HP on offer doesn't seem to match the acceleration achieved. Possibly a good departure for the class but pretty steady compared to slightly more modern kit with electrical drive to the wheels.
Probably OK to do occasionally but the transmission would start to sulk if you did that every time. When it first started with the clag I thought it wasn't in the best of nick but it soon cleared it's throat and ran pretty clean - for a 60's loco
You're assuming you know exactly what the driver did.... Usual technique was to put her in just a notch or two, feel the torque converter take the load during the few seconds it takes for the train brakes to release (at which point the train has barely started rolling), AND THEN whack her into full. It's not necessarily wasting fuel either; line speed is reached sooner so the driver can reduce power or shut off and coast for longer before starting to brake for the next stop.
True - just love the way she digs in from a standing start and goes like hell!
Beautiful! Willing Maybachs and a willing driver, absolutely superb. What a machine!
I bet the EcoMentalists would absolutely hate this, but I bloody love it! Terrific grip for a Bo-Bo.
The Westerns are / were C-C.
Co-Co
The last time I heard one of these was at Dawlish in 1966, I was 3. That sound took me straight back!
Maybach magic, also that turbo-scream, true class!
A true hydraulic departure. No watching the amps notching up, just whack the controller up to max. and go!
I spent a day in 1970 on this station when it was called Bodmin Road.Every train was hydraulic powered including quite a few warship double headers
Beautiful sounding throaty Clag ,Love the sound of the Class 52 Westerns ❤️
Absolutely awesome video just love the maybach thrash of the westerns absolutely awesome machines
I've just found this clip. As a Bristol Siddeley Coventry apprentice who did some time on Maybach test in 1963, I can assure readers that brand-new Maybachs on production pass-off were never as smoky as that.
Brand new Maybachs also weren't 40+ years old, so that might account for their being less claggy.
Yea that's because they were brand new back then..
A lovely shot thanks very much. There's just something about those whizzos 0 to full whack in 12 secs and nice looking machines too. Shame I missed em in the 70s, and only caught the deltics at the end!
What a true monster I love the noise of power 👍
Nice vid. Great double exhaust
Wonderful sound
Magnificent loco and scenery
Now thats power ! Love it.
Under no conditions should this be shown to Greta Thunberg.
It was always a good start out of Bodmin Road on the 'up', back in the 'old days'
Great stuff
Awesome smoke show !!
I bet that almighty effort was preceded by two words from the driver.
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Watch This!
Btw I do recommend Pathfinder tours with this beast, The Cornishman trip in 2007 was one I will never forget.
Hellish acceleration!
Excellent
Bodmin Road was always a great place to get superb thrash on the 'up' with a 52
Last stragglers running to board the train, just in time, as the whistle blows and a real engine pulling real carriages powers out of the station!
Just epic! :-)
mate great video but you made a mistake thats clearly a steamer not a western haha loved it well done great catch what a driver to put on such a dramitic show
Clag and thrash..a term I'll never forget. That was a jack-rabbit start wasn't it? Hope everybody was seated.
Very nice:) Listening to the engine made me imagine actually standing there because of the loud engine.
that's how you do it, hopefully little or no wheelspin, had the same black clag departure from perth in 2009, magic.
Such scenes deserve the respect of the camera being on a tripod.
That's a lot of clag right there.
The engine has *Soot!*
0:40 for the blast off
Classic western pull away.
Prius Repellent
Good Thrash but must have been a lot of oil getting heated up! You can see why electric transmission caught on. The amount of HP on offer doesn't seem to match the acceleration achieved. Possibly a good departure for the class but pretty steady compared to slightly more modern kit with electrical drive to the wheels.
Probably OK to do occasionally but the transmission would start to sulk if you did that every time. When it first started with the clag I thought it wasn't in the best of nick but it soon cleared it's throat and ran pretty clean - for a 60's loco
Hellfire
Thrash,clag n tones....
Christ There’s some reek off her
Exactly how not to drive, opening up to full power from a stand puts unnecessary stress on the transmission, and wastes fuel.
Yes, Greta.
You're assuming you know exactly what the driver did.... Usual technique was to put her in just a notch or two, feel the torque converter take the load during the few seconds it takes for the train brakes to release (at which point the train has barely started rolling), AND THEN whack her into full. It's not necessarily wasting fuel either; line speed is reached sooner so the driver can reduce power or shut off and coast for longer before starting to brake for the next stop.
boo-ti-ful .
Clag and thrash lol. It’s a feckin diesel. Neither of these things are true.