DAH37403's blogs, photos & videos

[DanNCL]

It's still at Bo'ness, but no longer on display in the museum. The shunts on Wednesday were done to test functionality of the brakes, at the request of the NRM.

84001s departure from Bo'ness is connected to the arrival of 91131 at Bo'ness later this month.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Is it a lorry job or are the locos moving by rail?

 

[DanNCL]

Is it a lorry job or are the locos moving by rail?

Both 84001 and 91131 are moving by road.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Both 84001 and 91131 are moving by road.

Cheers,I’d have got my camera out if it was rail .

 

[Trackman]

Seen a couple of them, not sure about haulage.
Apparently they were a pain to drive as 'notch 1' was like warp factor 5 (well, slightly exaggerating!).

And thanks to OP for posting the video, never seen a class 84 urinal before!!

 

[Whistler40145]

I think the 84s were prone to catching fire

 

[Ashley Hill]

How complete is the 84? I’m not suggesting reserecting her for mainline but would it be a difficult job?

 

[DanNCL]

How long was it at Bo'ness? I never knew it had gone there!

Arrived at Bo'ness in 2012. Prior to that it had been at Barrow Hill since 2000.

How complete is the 84? I’m not suggesting reserecting her for mainline but would it be a difficult job?

It's complete. Some electrical restoration was done between 2001 and 2005 by the AC Locomotive Group.

 

[DAH37403]

How long was it at Bo'ness? I never knew it had gone there!

The loco arrived as Bo'ness September 2016 for a short term loan.

DAH

 

[DAH37403]

It's still at Bo'ness, but no longer on display in the museum. The shunts on Wednesday were done to test functionality of the brakes, at the request of the NRM.

84001s departure from Bo'ness is connected to the arrival of 91131 at Bo'ness later this month.

The Class 84 planned road move from Bo'ness is 12th/ 13th January.
The Class 91 delivery move will be late January.

DAH

 

[Ash Bridge]

I think the 84s were prone to catching fire

I think all the earlier AL type locomotives were fairly notorious for this, though 85s perhaps slightly less so when they were younger. I’m happy to be corrected here though.

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

I never had an 84 for haulage. I suppose I never will.

Kinda had one but as ADB968021 (ex 009) hauled by class 47 when we were testing Colchester to Ipswich electrification at least still got the blower thrash

 

[D6130]

I had always been under the impression that all North British-built diesel and electric locos had spoked wheels....but, judging by the close-up views in the video, that does not seem to be the case with 84 001. I wonder whether her original wheels had been replaced at some stage?

 

[Forty29]

Is this the class 25 that l heard is being made fit for mainline use, or has that idea been put in the sidings. I know the idea were mooted some time ago.

 

[DAH37403]

The SRPS Class 25 will probably have the best bogies in the country when finished and would be fit for the mainline.
There are no plans for this loco to be back on the national network.

DAH

 

[DAH37403]

The Class 84 planned road move from Bo'ness is 12th/ 13th January.
The Class 91 delivery move will be late January.

DAH

Both moves will now be late January.

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

A video of Class 25235s bogie restoration during 2019.
This includes seized nut and bush removal from various bogie parts.
Also included is the new manufacture of bushes and bogie pins on the lathe.

Thanks for posting lot more involved with a bogie than meets the eye

 

[DAH37403]

The Class 84 will be departing Bo'ness 23rd January heading back to York NRM.

DAH

 

[CW2]

I had 4 runs with 84s, mostly 84003. They were loud (from the fans / blowers) and notoriously unreliable. Of my 4 runs, two suffered partial failures en route and were taken off diagram.
Most memorable sight was one night at Willesden when there weren't enough multi-fitted 86/87 available to work a northbound Freightliner, so they turned out the memorable combination of 87101 piloted by 84010. I wish I had my camera that night!

 

[DAH37403]

The Class 84 road move from Bo'ness 23rd January 2023.

DAH

 

[maggiechapman2]

Would anyone know what the route road transfer would be ?

 

[Mattderby]

Drove past this earlier today on the A1 Southbound around Catterick area... looked to have broken down on the sliproad

 

[Mag_seven]

looked to have broken down on the sliproad

Old habits die hard for the Class 84!

 

[DAH37403]

A wee vid of the 91131 arriving at Bo'ness 9th March 2023.
Also a shunt to the MMPD on 10th March 2023.

Regards, DAH

 

[DAH37403]

The Scottish Hydrogen Train project has finished and the vehicle has been decommissioned.
Video at;

DAH

 

[DAH37403]

My video of the Class 37 running day with 37025 and 37403.
22nd April 2023.

DAH

 

[InvernessTMD]

I was there last Sunday (16.04.23) and both 37403 and 37025 were running TnT pulling the last train of the day. The second last train had been pulled by 37025 solo but the rest of that day's trains had been pulled by the resident Austerity tank engine. I was wondering if you could shed some light on why they ran that day? The timetable said that it was steam traction all day that day. Did the steam loco encounter problems?

 

[DAH37403]

• Bo'ness spring diesel gala 2023 videos​

  #937859 byDAH » Tue May 30, 2023 4:02 pm
  Part 1 video from Saturday 27th May:
  
  
  Part 2 video filmed Sunday 28th May 2023.
  
  
  With Locos 27001, 37025, 37403, 37425 (DRS), 66532 (Freightliner) and 66706 (GBRF).
  
  Enjoy.
  DAH

 

[DAH37403]

A morning shunt at Bo'ness to move 27005 into the diesel shed to continue with its restoration that was started during 2016.

The shunt features 27001, 27005, 26024 and 26038.
Enjoy:

DAH

 

[DAH37403]

My video of the official opening of the Almondell model engineering centre and miniature railway at Drumshoreland Road, Broxburn EH52 5PF.

This has been ten years in the making by The Edinburgh Society of Model Engineers on the eleven acre site.

DAH