What is your favorite British Rail Diesel of all time?

bees · November 16, 2011, 02:30:35 PM

Without a shadow of doubt

The sound and look of whistlers always astounded me!

2nd would be the 25's - Can't you tell i was dragged up in manchester!!!

Newportnobby · November 16, 2011, 03:17:11 PM

Quote from: bees on November 16, 2011, 02:30:35 PM
Without a shadow of doubt

The sound and look of whistlers always astounded me!

2nd would be the 25's - Can't you tell i was dragged up in manchester!!!

Top man

We have to stand up for the 40's against all these 37 ers

Gordini5 · November 16, 2011, 10:13:47 PM

Has to be the Westerns, standing at New Street waitin for the familiar sound to echo through the tunnels from the paddington train. Bliss, still remeber cabbing Sultan on platform 2.

Jerry Howlett · November 19, 2011, 04:37:37 PM

The Westerns ! I "hitched" a lift home on a diverted stone train one morning from a night shift at Swindon and remember leaping from the back cab onto the platform at Chippenham. Standing there was a Girlfriend from school.... no,I went home to bed and never saw her again.

Alycidon · December 28, 2011, 04:56:16 PM

Deltic, D9009 ( 55009) to be precise. Worked at one point just north of Huntington in the late 70s, to see and hear the Deltic's howling up the bank towards Peterborough was indeed a stirring site. I had moved on just after HST sets were taking more and more of the diagrams.

A

MinZaPint · December 28, 2011, 05:39:07 PM

My favourites are these were they ought to be!

I thought that was funny until I discovered this on the same site

good job we all have different tastes!

Best wishes to all

Greybeema · December 28, 2011, 06:20:27 PM

73's & 33's for me.

Dutch liveried 73's used to top and tail the Sunday infrastructure trains on the North Kent Line

But more especially when 33035 appeared in toothpaste livery, Eastleigh shed plates and the name "Spitfire"... All my favorite things on one loco...

4x2 · December 28, 2011, 06:29:59 PM

Quote from: Alycidon on December 28, 2011, 04:56:16 PM
Deltic, D9009 ( 55009) to be precise. Worked at one point just north of Huntington in the late 70s, to see and hear the Deltic's howling up the bank towards Peterborough was indeed a stirring site. I had moved on just after HST sets were taking more and more of the diagrams.

A

Really 'Alycidon' why on earth would you choose a Deltic .....?

Sorry, couldn't resist it ! Welcome to the Forum by the way !

Sprintex · December 29, 2011, 04:54:41 PM

Oi watch it, Deltic is my favourite too along with the HSTs that replaced them

Paul

Pengi · December 29, 2011, 05:58:33 PM

Voyager 220 Cross Country

Lui · December 29, 2011, 07:35:49 PM

The DELTIC no argument

longbridge · December 29, 2011, 07:42:22 PM

Anything powered by an EMD engine, Class 57. 66. 67, they sound like diesels should not tractors.

Tackleberry · January 14, 2012, 08:05:16 PM

The BRCW class 33, or the

, or the class 47

Cimmerian · January 15, 2012, 02:12:04 PM

Class 33 for me.

hairygit · January 15, 2012, 02:35:38 PM

Class 43 hst, just because they look like they're doing 125mph even in the station, and let's face it, they looked so futuristic when they started life in the 70's, we could still show the rest of the world how to build a diesel locomotive!