Driving a Class 47 Locomotive on Epping-Ongar Railway! - in VR180

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  • čas přidán 25. 10. 2019
  • In this third of four VR180 videos I take you onboard a BR Class 47 diesel-electric locomotive and operate it on the Epping-Ongar Railway. Watch in 2D or 3D and look around with 180 degrees of freedom!
    For more information about the Epping Ongar railway visit www.eorailway.co.uk/
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  • @squirrel
    @squirrel  Před 4 lety +48

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  • @EvilJason85
    @EvilJason85 Před 4 lety +618

    I have to say these simulators today are looking veeeeery realistic now...
    ^^

    • @johancouder8013
      @johancouder8013 Před 4 lety +24

      Meh, the train driver didn't look that real to me :)

    • @deldia
      @deldia Před 4 lety +6

      The light ray modelling is particularly good.

    • @ptnnnnn197
      @ptnnnnn197 Před 4 lety

      i have to say those jokes are so old now...

    • @deldia
      @deldia Před 4 lety +3

      VijfBarkie. Not as old as you

    • @jaylenrichards8140
      @jaylenrichards8140 Před 4 lety +1

      Lol

  • @sella2233
    @sella2233 Před 4 lety +434

    You can tell that its British made right away when you see that it has a place for a kettle lol

    • @mikemarave2275
      @mikemarave2275 Před 4 lety +1

      Wahaha! Legend :D

    • @iMeyrick
      @iMeyrick Před 4 lety +11

      I know a driver who cooked a steak on a hotplate of a locomotive once

    • @Biggles2498
      @Biggles2498 Před 4 lety +3

      Even the Class 37s had one but no toilet !

    • @MrStabby19812
      @MrStabby19812 Před 4 lety +3

      The class 50 had a pasty/pie warmer under the hot plate lol

    • @Richardsrailway
      @Richardsrailway Před 4 lety

      The infamous baby belling stoves , they had baby belling stoves everywhere on B.R , mainly up in the signal boxes , many a time I’ve done my grub on one of those on a twelve hour shift

  • @b17marko
    @b17marko Před 4 lety +227

    I know Chris, the guy who was instructing you, he was my area operations manager many years ago at First Great Eastern as it was back then, railwayman through and through is Chris.

  • @bl4ckscor3
    @bl4ckscor3 Před 4 lety +404

    In a couple years we'll see Squirrel operate a cargo ship.

  • @waldnew
    @waldnew Před 4 lety +106

    Train sim world 2020 just reached another level !😂

  • @user-927ov1vj3o
    @user-927ov1vj3o Před 4 lety +73

    Amazing man. It's just incredible how far you've come with this channel!!

  • @SamuelHiti
    @SamuelHiti Před 4 lety +27

    In this day and age it’s so cool to see something so analog! I loved this

  • @lyndsaysmith
    @lyndsaysmith Před 4 lety +38

    this was by far the best one yet. its amazing how the guys there spend their times working to keep the line operatingand for them to allow you to make this video possible GG to them for this and really enjoyed the vid mate.

  • @herzglass
    @herzglass Před 4 lety +9

    The moment you see Paul's big smile, you know it's going to be a fun video.

  • @TheQuiQuestion
    @TheQuiQuestion Před 4 lety +34

    That was really enjoyable, and I'm not usually interested in trains.

  • @stephensmith799
    @stephensmith799 Před 4 lety

    BR got their money's worth out of these excellent locos. As a diehard steam freak this is hard to admit!

  • @keithdean5597
    @keithdean5597 Před 3 lety +1

    I was a Secondman at Kings cross 1974-78 loved driving these locomotives to leeds and Doncaster .Great video brought back some memories.I was not to keen on the boilers though before the days of ETH
    Class 55 Deltics were my Favourite

  • @martinnevey7258
    @martinnevey7258 Před 3 lety

    First time I've seen in a class 47..what a machine..lots still making money today...golden age when boys would always look over bridges etc to get a look at one of these ...aaaah simpler days and all the better for it

  • @leonblittle226
    @leonblittle226 Před 4 lety +1

    I've actually had this loco on the mainline before it was retired and it was a proper horse. Inside seamills tunnel wide open with all 2580hp blasting out the roof and off the walls. Happy days.

  • @derrickgreen9020
    @derrickgreen9020 Před 4 lety

    Well, this was just absolutely fascinating! I loved how Chris the instructor simply trusted you to operate the controls as per his advice, giving you the confidence and not limiting your input. The icing on the cake is the ability to move my iPad around to be involved in the scene and in the cab.Very clever...thanks so much.

  • @deenorman1
    @deenorman1 Před 4 lety +1

    As an EOR working volunteer, I saw the Class 47 being rebuilt to how it is now. well done you guys. Lovely loco.

  • @wentonmastermind
    @wentonmastermind Před 4 lety +1

    I was very pleased with the quality and content of the video - and with the results of the volunteers' hard work. I did travel once on the Epping-Ongar line. Around 1979-1980, two work colleagues and I took a whole day off to travel on the line, meeting at Oxford Circus. The booking clerk made out a set of green paper travel passes - no normal cardboard tickets (someone else in the queue thought I was renewing a season ticket. It was quite clear that London Underground was pretending that the line was not part of the Tube network: it wanted to close it. Thank goodness that the line was taken over. Perhaps I will fit it in next time I am in London. Toronto is a bit too far for a weekend in Ongar! All the best to Squirrel and the railway.

  • @alantorr4761
    @alantorr4761 Před 4 lety

    I almost felt like crying... such nostalgia there. Simply brilliant!

  • @grahamredfern814
    @grahamredfern814 Před 4 lety

    I was lucky enough to have a footplate ride from Gloucester to Paddington on Class 47 SEVERN many years ago thanks to my father Wilf Redfern and a colleague. Originally only to go part way but no relief driver at Reading. Incredible experience sat on the right hand side dressed in a BR orange vest doing 100mph with one traction motor out.

  • @Steve-bo6ht
    @Steve-bo6ht Před 4 lety

    The VR 180 worked a treat it was fantastic to look around the cab as the 47 was moving, and spotting the class 20 just made all the better .

  • @omega3556
    @omega3556 Před 4 lety

    What a great experience!
    Beautiful part of history kept so well preserved!
    Thank you Squirrel.

  • @seaham3d695
    @seaham3d695 Před 2 lety

    Such a childhood dream, I was born in 1980 in Seaham, a coal mining town. I did get this train for Christmas once so I did get to drive it!

  • @RobMR3
    @RobMR3 Před 4 lety

    This was FANTASTIC Paul!!! I'm so glad you got to do this. I'll have to add this to my bucket list when I'm finally able to bring my wife to the UK!

  • @TheWolfieK
    @TheWolfieK Před 4 lety

    Squirrel and The Epping to Ongar railway are just round the corner from me, well worth a day out on one of the open days. The heritage bus fleet takes over local bus services as a nice treat.

  • @djburland
    @djburland Před 4 lety

    Love the VR180

  • @MrCaptainjack1988
    @MrCaptainjack1988 Před 4 lety +1

    Spotted the little stove and a pair of legs to the left :D Love all the sounds these things make, the squeal of the brakes, the hiss of the air systems, what a brilliant adventure!

  • @ch4mp5hd71
    @ch4mp5hd71 Před 4 lety +2

    this series has been amazing, this vid and the porche one, being favorites, must be amazing to have these experiences!

  • @AussieArvos
    @AussieArvos Před 4 lety

    The best use of VR on CZcams so far!! Brilliant video!

  • @techmantra4521
    @techmantra4521 Před 4 lety

    Old boys are so important for the memories of our heritage. Great video.

  • @lewis72
    @lewis72 Před 4 lety

    What a fantastic machine !

  • @andyashton7061
    @andyashton7061 Před 4 lety

    Blimin brilliant.

  • @Motogamna
    @Motogamna Před 4 lety

    Just watched this on the go and it was amazing.

  • @LaBrantt23
    @LaBrantt23 Před 4 lety +13

    Squirrel, you might be on to something. It's cool to actually be able to look and see when you point at something off-screen.

  • @thdgoesutube
    @thdgoesutube Před 4 lety +1

    How cool is this, this is the first time I'm seeing this on youtbe ! Great video and I love moving around it makes it more realistic. Great job !

  • @fueu2617
    @fueu2617 Před 4 lety

    Great video. Love the cab view and the fact that I could look about like I was in the cab. Thanks

  • @Huddison
    @Huddison Před 4 lety +1

    This was absolutely brilliant to watch!

  • @1963TOMB
    @1963TOMB Před 4 lety

    Good to see the line in use. I was on the Central Line Project Team in the 90s when this section was closed due to lack of use. I spent two years in Derby on the 92TS tube train design team: these trains are still running on the Central Line. I then came down to London to upgrade the London underground train radio systems.

  • @gordonclark7632
    @gordonclark7632 Před 3 lety

    Good video. I could hear the discussion very clearly.

  • @RobinBeckett
    @RobinBeckett Před 4 lety +2

    Amazing video. So doing this next year.

  • @DanMufc-jt9le
    @DanMufc-jt9le Před 4 lety

    Honestly squirrel when i started watching you a couple of years back now when i first saw the euro truck sim videos i thought man this is cool, and made me build my first pc rig just for ets2, And didnt think you would ever do something like this, but after watching that this is next level stuff, yes i dont have a vr headset my self but my nephew does so ill have to try it on his, But even just moving the mouse around the cockpit if you like its so realistic and immersive, It felt like i was in the cab with you as a passenger, And thats the first time ive ever seen inside of a train cab, and watching you do the controls, theres more to it than just pushing a button, But honestly squirrel what an amazing video, and that you have enabled it with VR is even cooler, Looking forward to rest of the vr videos, just wish i had a vr headset myself, even though ive said before am not a fan of it but after trying my nephews one, its made think again just wow

  • @SteveH-TN
    @SteveH-TN Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing

  • @gregsmith1719
    @gregsmith1719 Před 4 lety

    Cool! Thanks!

  • @talkingpens
    @talkingpens Před 3 lety

    I really enjoyed this.

  • @Chickengbs
    @Chickengbs Před 4 lety

    these graphics are phenomenal!!!

  • @loexel59
    @loexel59 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for this great video. It was almost like driving it myself.

  • @blakeswatch
    @blakeswatch Před 4 lety

    Wow! What an experience!

  • @wisewords3629
    @wisewords3629 Před 4 lety

    As a trainspotting kid of 15i n 1977 i had the pleasure to briefly drive one of these class 47s at Landore diesel depot in Swansea. The asked me to start it up but being a kid i thought one press of the engine start button would be sufficient thinking along the lines of a car starting.I had to hold down the button for a good few moments. Then as we trundled along the rails the driver said brake but i thought hitting the brake lever would stop this monster immediatly...Oops! The shouts of brake brake brake from the panic stricken driver as we hit the points which were in the wrong position saw us jump and derail. Not quite sure how he explained that one but i didnt hang around to find out...Ahh the good old days of british rail...

  • @delewan
    @delewan Před 4 lety

    That was treat. Thanks, Paul!

  • @c11p
    @c11p Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent content.
    Loved the Underground reference marker fact.

  • @ssstewart1
    @ssstewart1 Před 4 lety

    This is fantastic

  • @buddogg86
    @buddogg86 Před 4 lety

    That was an awesome experience thank you for sharing. There’s something so satisfying about doing it in real life that the Sims can never capture. When I was doing my flight lessons in the helicopter had so many hours in flight simulators but that first feeling of leaving the ground there was something magical to it I’m sure it was the same with the train. I would love to see one of these in a truck.

  • @johnsomerset1510
    @johnsomerset1510 Před 2 lety

    Great video and very interesting information and first time I've seen VR180!

  • @myk6694
    @myk6694 Před 4 lety +2

    Really enjoyed that well done on the filming

  • @LunaRayToo
    @LunaRayToo Před 4 lety

    Cool, looks like fun.

  • @MrRockwellrob
    @MrRockwellrob Před 4 lety

    Absolutely awesome

  • @dodgydruid
    @dodgydruid Před 4 lety

    Wow haven't seen so many RT's in one sitting since my bus spotting days down Catford garage O.o Do love the 47, only diesels I ever drove were the 73 and pretend "drives" with my uncle in his 33 as a kid, the 73 was on the Tonbridge-Redhill line I was hitching a lift of on a night mail train and the driver says to me "you want a go?" and I am like "ooooooh yeess" and it was over so quickly as we neared into the outskirts of Redhill. I found it was like powering a heavy boat, a little tweak here, a little brake there and the thing lumbered on its own merry way :) Cool to see the old line, I only ever went on it in LT times.

  • @bagpuss998
    @bagpuss998 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely brilliant video thank you 🙏

  • @ReggieRailSystems
    @ReggieRailSystems Před 3 lety

    Once in 2017 I was let into the cabin of a Class 222 in Nottingham while the train was on service for East midlands Railway.
    I loved that moment!

  • @stephenpowell5912
    @stephenpowell5912 Před 3 měsíci

    Beautiful sound ❤

  • @norfolkrover
    @norfolkrover Před 4 lety

    This is fantastic. I watched it on my oculus go. To see the loco straight ahead whilst being able to turn and watch the commentator worked really well. Well done👍

  • @Schlipperschlopper
    @Schlipperschlopper Před 4 lety

    My favourite british diesel loco!

  • @lucadelauw9039
    @lucadelauw9039 Před 4 lety

    it is impossible to dislike this video

  • @keimahane
    @keimahane Před 4 lety

    This is a wonderful video, I would love to be able to be in the cab. Thank you for sharing this experience

  • @fredrikalmqvist6700
    @fredrikalmqvist6700 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for this video!
    It made my day, seing this piece of history. 👍

  • @muddysledge
    @muddysledge Před 4 lety

    Epic video of Epping.

  • @bombadilian
    @bombadilian Před rokem

    Great video! I thought the cameraman had been on the drink before you mentioned it was a 3D video. :D
    Drove one of these myself at Wensleydale Railway (47715) for a driver experience and I'll remember it as long as I live, it was incredible.

  • @bamboobat3304
    @bamboobat3304 Před 4 lety

    Very interesting video, looking forward to see how far you can develop these types of videos.

  • @seaham3d695
    @seaham3d695 Před 2 lety

    This is a brilliant video.

  • @ReegusReever
    @ReegusReever Před 4 lety

    Perfect use of VR180

  • @frankiemorris5866
    @frankiemorris5866 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant. Thanks 👍

  • @kevingraham2733
    @kevingraham2733 Před 4 lety

    Hope you had a lot of fun driving the 47, i miss driving the 47, they were a good work horse.

  • @cresshead
    @cresshead Před 4 lety

    brilliant video, thank you!

  • @JackRyanONeill
    @JackRyanONeill Před 4 lety

    Great to see you plugging the Epping-Ongar Railway. Don't know if they still do, but they used to provide a link from the end of the Underground line to North Weald Station, then use the vintage London and Regional buses to get people fo the North Weald Airshow and the Tigermeet there every year through the 80's and 90's. The odd years they couldn't provide rail services to North Weald, really impacted the enjoyment of the trip to and from the Airshows.
    Sorry, I haven't been in touch much recently Paul, but will remain a sub for as long as I can.
    Great job, best wishes,
    Whiskey 28 / MRW.

  • @norbertnedsworth7172
    @norbertnedsworth7172 Před 3 lety

    Fantastic Squirrel. Wish this tech was available when I mad my cab footage vids. Truly awesome, thanks for sharing. Subscribed

  • @JamesMossR33
    @JamesMossR33 Před 4 lety

    What a fascinating video, great to watch in the Rift for the 3D goodness! The first production Class 20? Wow. I remember sitting in th car at the crossing many times as a kid in the 70s on my way to school, waiting for 20s to shunt coal wagons about at Linby pit. I can still hear that fantastic chopping sound in my head now. I'd love to see one being driven again. Thanks Squirrel!

  • @DJ-SAAB
    @DJ-SAAB Před 4 lety

    Imagine finding a piece of railroad and it is building many many years ago. Love history.
    Good video, love to see the others too.

    • @JohnyG29
      @JohnyG29 Před 4 lety

      We call them railways in the UK, not railroads.

  • @spark9540
    @spark9540 Před 4 lety

    Literally just been this summer and paid a fiver for a ride in the 20. It's a lovely line and I was quite pleased when this popped up!

  • @fleacaesar7144
    @fleacaesar7144 Před 4 lety

    Wow, never seen this tech on CZcams. Great stuff. Just like Train Sim but real. The Cass 47 is one of my fave locos. Lost faith when you asked what a class 20 was not even noticing the Class 45 behind it. Good to see some 70s blue grey rolling stock as most today is steam era. Still great stuff and glad you enjoyed it. Chris was full of knowledge, have to get up there for a drive, I will start saving now.

  • @richsmart321
    @richsmart321 Před 4 lety

    wow! VR !!! I need to get a headset!!!

  • @ob1983
    @ob1983 Před 4 lety

    Fantastic video - thanks so much. 🍺

  • @theantisocialway1700
    @theantisocialway1700 Před 4 lety

    This was such a cool video glad you got to drive a real train

  • @davidrowlands9079
    @davidrowlands9079 Před 4 lety

    Another great video, well done!

  • @Xoron
    @Xoron Před 4 lety

    Love the hot plate for tea water.

  • @SP1RITF8NG
    @SP1RITF8NG Před 4 lety

    Another great video. I just had to look forward cos of the great landscape.

  • @thearchitecturalgamer6652

    Oh this was awesome to see

  • @rosen9425
    @rosen9425 Před 4 lety

    incredible. you are very lucky

  • @tgk300xx4
    @tgk300xx4 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video, I really enjoyed it.

  • @abhijeetkharate590
    @abhijeetkharate590 Před 4 lety

    Very nice experience!

  • @deldia
    @deldia Před 4 lety

    Fabulous video sir. This is what CZcams is all about.

  • @benjykingly3632
    @benjykingly3632 Před 4 lety

    Very interesting thanks

  • @backwheelbob46rr
    @backwheelbob46rr Před 4 lety

    There's a dream come true right there 👍

  • @gmfinc18
    @gmfinc18 Před 4 lety

    Thats amazing, I hope to do the same someday!

  • @CagedPaps
    @CagedPaps Před 4 lety

    Superb video.

  • @MaTTK74
    @MaTTK74 Před 4 lety

    Wow that’s really cool! well done!

  • @aczka212
    @aczka212 Před 4 lety

    love it ....

  • @MacMcCardle
    @MacMcCardle Před 4 lety

    I love the fact there's a hob there for a kettle and steamin cuppa tea!

  • @nigel2093
    @nigel2093 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video

  • @craigymac5386
    @craigymac5386 Před 4 lety

    Excellent video, I really enjoyed this 👍

  • @pablordu66
    @pablordu66 Před 4 lety

    Great video