D1015 'Western Champion'

Here's a silly one I'm sure you've heard before......just go with it.
Three hydraulics in the pub for a few drinks (not unusual), says the husky ailing Western to his mates Warship and Hymek, "I'm off, can't torque for much longer, I think I'm about to lose my voith"!!
I thought is was quite amusing in my youth, still sounds quite good as my second youth (retirement) approaches.

 

Anyone know route/timings for tomorrow's run?

 

D1015 'Western Champion' passed Small Heath Station at 11:11 on Tyseley to Old Oak Common loco move.

Thanks to David. <BJ>

 

Only got a couple of times, but due at:

Rugby 12:33 - 12:36
Northampton 13:01
Tring 13:37
Harrow and Wealdstone 14:02
Acton 14:41
OOC HST 15:32

Great to hear D1015 is back.

James at SVN

 

Pic passing Small Heath about an hour ago: Small Heath | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Passed at 11:11 as Free2grice says, but wasn't due till 11:25 so could be early on James's timings.

 

Cracking shot David, very nice to see it back on the main line. Last I heard, it was running roughly to time.

James at SVN

 

At least it doesn't look like this!
http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/9713_367377323355958_1188134024_n.jpg

 

Post deleted... sorry

 

Please tell me that's a photoshop and the MRC haven't actually done that to Lady.

 

Brian,heres 1015 from Preston to Penrith and Carlisle to Darwen..

http://youtu.be/0oGnDpfTk0U
http://youtu.be/VUsLpEnSmq8
http://youtu.be/ylbyUCPO7_E

 

Thank you sir, I've just been viewing a couple of the links you posted.

:evil: Aye, they sound smooth enough, a bit underpowered though. What you need is a couple of smooth 1650hp two strokes humming away for hour after hour, oh, and with electric drive as well, THEN you've got yourself a decent locomotive.............eace::nod:

I'll try to find a clip of 55022 on Copy Pit, it'll show you Western lads what it's all about. :wink:....:madgrin:

 

Can't find Copy Pit (I was on it that day, damn thing ran out of fuel when it was leaving Sheffield on the return journey :mmph
This is a clip of it galloping up Miles Plating bank.
Deltic 22 climbs Miles Platting Bank. - YouTube

Turn the sound up and listen to Napiers finest

 

Got a sound recording somewhere that I took from the cab of D1062 leaving Corfe up the 1 in 80 with a dead Deltic, 5 coaches and a dead 37 in tow that I'll try to dig out; it sounded absolutely awesome.

There are diesels, there are diesel hydraulics...and then there's the Westerns...

 

for anyone thats not seen this...

D1015 Western Champion Slipping at North Queensferry - YouTube

 

Nope we can go worse than that!................... Fictitious Liveries

While I actually think this doesn't look too bad.................Fictitious Liveries :behindsofa:

 

Looks reasonable on other stuff too if you ignore the light clusters.....

Fictitious Liveries

 

Hmn, I've seen that clip before, not good. IIRC it's been discussed on here before and I can't see anything can be gained by going through it again. But it's not good to treat a piece of machinery like that.

 

I'll second that statement. When we took a trip to Cornwall on a Class 40/52 combo tour in 2010, 40145 slipped to walking pace on one of the 1-in-something steep Cornish branches (I forget which one) in the drizzle: D1015 managed to shove the 12 coaches and 40 (from the rear as they were top and tailed) to get things going again - a great performance.

 

Top one yuckuke:
Bottom one, I'll take that. Still prefer maroon.