DRS English Electric Class 37 37424 Avro Vulcan XH558 with 1000 tons from a stand + 1/140 gradient
Colchester. Same destination, same driver, same time, same formation just a day later from my other video of this working. Today seen from Platform 4 for variety.
Direct Rail Services Large Logo BR Blue 37424 crawls past Colchester station as it struggles to restart the heavy Network Rail autoballaster train. A dead 37425 is on the rear fading summer light. Not bad for a British Rail loco dating back to the 1960's and thus about 60 years old! 2/6/21
A British Railways Class 37 diesel locomotive, numbered 37424, is shown operating at Colchester station. The footage captures the locomotive struggling to restart a heavy Network Rail autoballaster train. Another Class 37 locomotive, 37425, is visible on the rear of the formation. The video was recorded by Direct Rail Services and features a working from the early 2020s.
Fishplate has identified 2 locomotives in this video. We’ve also matched 3 operators . Create a free account to see where they appear, unlock timestamps and locations, and view the full breakdown.
- HcZeryi0VOQ
- 481
- 22 Feb 2022 13:25
- 9 Feb 2026 14:40
- 2 Jun 2021
- 2
- 0
