The British Rail Class 37 — A True Railway Icon 🇬🇧 Nicknamed "The Tractor" for its unforgettable growl, the Class 37 has been thundering down British tracks since the 1960s. From hauling express passengers to heavy freight, this diesel-electric legend became a backbone of British Rail — and many are still running today on heritage lines and in active service. 🎥 I’ve just created a 10-part video series packed with real Class 37 footage, narrated in a proper British voice, and loaded with railw

Warship Class 42 D832 ‘Onslaught’ leaving Heywood station on the East Lancashire Railway. This event was the first time I had ever seen a class 42 in action in real life. They are impressive looking and sounding locomotives. Such a different style to the other locomotives of the same vintage (English Electric and Brush etc). It’s been interesting reading bits about them online. Especially how they were built in Britain but based on a successful West German locomotive, the V200. Impressive that t

Warship Class 42 D832 ‘Onslaught’ arrives at Ramsbottom station on the East Lancashire Railway. D832 was built in 1961 at the British Railways Swindon Works. It is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive and only worked for BR for 11 years before being withdrawn in 1972. It entered preservation in 1979 and ‘Onslaught’ was one of the original diesel locos based at Bury in the very early days of the ELR. D832 is part of the Bury Hydraulic Group fleet. At the rear of the train is class 50 (50015) ‘Valiant’,