4/10/24

A last minute planned trip, to see the Class 58, working it's first passenger train in preservation. Given I drive a 58 at my local model engineers, I thought it was about time I heard what the full size thing actually sounded like.

Another solo trip for me and I'd say it was a successful trip, was nice to be able to sit in a GWR HST again even if it were a heritage railway, last time would've been pre 2019. The 40 and the 37 I rode behind throughout the day gave excellent performances too. I got to see all that I wanted to see, which was more or less, just the 58😅, the 20s and the 25s were extras as was the rest of the fleet. In my opinion, the 58, sounded a bit like the MTU HST, or perhaps a 60, just quieter...

In operation on the Friday were:
Home Fleet;
. BR Class 17 No. D8568
(Not featured in video)
. BR Class 20 No. 20 048
No. 20 142 (brake translater)
No. 20 189
. BR Class 33 No. 33 108
(Not featured in video)
. BR Class 37 No. 37 263
. BR Class 40 No. 40 106
. BR Class 42 No. D821 'Greyhound'
(Not featured in video)
. BR Class 46 No. 46 045
. BR Class 50 No. 50 007 'Hercules'
(Not featured in video)
No. 50 033 'Glorious'
No. 50 049 'Defiance'
(Not featured in video)
. BR Class 52 No. D1015 'Western Champion'
No. D1062 'Western Courier'
(Not featured in video)
Visiting Locomotives;
. BR Class 25 No. 25 262
(Courtesy of South Devon Diesel Traction)
No. D7628 'Sybilla'
(Courtesy of North Yorkshire Moors Railway)
. GWR Class 43 HST 'Castle Set'
Nos. 43 094 & 43 122
(Courtesy of Great Western Railway)
. BR Class 58 No. 58 023 'Leicester Depot'
(Courtesy of Edward Stevenson)