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58038

Class 58

Videos featuring 58038

This video captures scenes from Birmingham International station, featuring trains operated by several companies including Avanti West Coast, Direct Rail Services (DRS), Transport for Wales, London North Western Railway, West Midlands Trains, and CrossCountry. A variety of train stock is visible, with highlights including a DRS 66 alongside a Tesco container train and sounds from a CrossCountry Voyager. The footage includes both still images and video clips taken during a visit to the station.
This video explores the history of the Class 58 diesel locomotives, originally built in Doncaster. It covers their service with Railfreight, Trainload Coal, Mainline Freight, and EWS, as well as their international excursions. The footage includes various operations such as double-heading, maintenance at Doncaster Works, and appearances on freight services and railtours. Locomotives featured include 58001, 58004, 58008, 58013, and others, operating across locations like East Midlands, Sileby, Retford, and Brookwood. The video highlights both common and unusual workings of these locomotives throughout their service history.
This video explores the history of the British Rail Class 58, a modular diesel locomotive designed in the 1980s for freight haulage. It covers its origins, engineering innovations, and service at Toton Depot before its decline due to coal reduction and privatization. The documentary also highlights its later use in Spain, France, and the Netherlands, as well as preservation efforts. Key locations include Birmingham New Street, Chesterfield, Doncaster, and Wolverhampton, with headcodes such as 1E31 and 1M07 identified. Operators associated with the locomotives include British Railways and Blue Pullman.
This video explores the history and operations of the British Rail Class 56 diesel locomotives, often referred to as "The Grids," which played a crucial role in Britain's freight transport for over two decades. It covers their origins, engineering challenges, evolution into Class 69s, and their significance in hauling coal, steel, and aggregates. The footage includes locomotives such as 31102, 31134, and others, operating across locations including Wolverhampton, Basingstoke, Cardiff Central, Chesterfield, Guide Bridge, Huddersfield, Knottingley, London Cannon Street, Reading, and Stalybridge. Headcodes such as 1D05, 1M23, and 1R00 are also noted in the metadata.
Train Spotting at Hungerford
Weston Train Spotter
Train Spotting at Hungerford
This video features train spotting at Hungerford, capturing services operated by GWR. The footage includes trains from various classes, such as the Class 800 and Class 165. Other train classes seen are Class 58, Class 66, and Class 802. The video also mentions a future spotter session at Poole.
A video shows locomotives 58022, 58048, and others including 50040, 58038, and 66022 at Crewe. The footage captures these units in a state of disrepair, with the focus on 58022 and 58048. No operator or headcode information is available in the record.