This: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXWN7Evn_w

1000 HP under my control

 

Beats driving bloody DMU's like I do all week at work

 

Cool as fcuk.

What's the handling like?

 

handles like it's on rails

 

Cool job
Have you ever driven a 47?

 

I have

Paul, when am i getting the invite to play trains

Steve.

 

Never driven a 47 nope

Nearly (and I state nearly due to either the BIS being out or flat batteries) had a crack in a 56 aswell and then went to have a shufty in a 58 but that was dead due to a charge fault

 

When they are back at Butterly - they are at Barrow Hill at the moment our loco's (20227 and 20001) - 227 is having a full brake system overhaul and we are re-painting 001 into all over green

 

whats the power to weight ratio like?

im guessing about the same as mongo on a moped

 

FPMSL

1000 hp into 73 tonnes - not much

 

 

13.7bhp per tonne.

Despite it's 1000bhp, it's no Veyron beater.

 

Sounds better than a Veyron tho

 

Moped
power 2 bhp
Weight 100k + mongo (150kg) = 250kg


Only 8bhp per tonne on the moped, so the train is actually better

 

Who do you work for then Gracey?

The missus old man works for Freightliner.

 

Nash

I drive for Northern, based at Leeds depot.

But I also volunteer for the Class 20 Loco Society working on preserved loco's and the occasional driving turn aswell at gala's

 

It must be good when you get a job thats you really enjoy and have a passion for it

 

Doesnt look like its got 1000bhp even though i know its pulling some weight them bullet trains must have 5000bhp then

 

Spotter

Nice to see older rolling stock like that

Driving would have been a much better job under BR I think