Saw a Class 70!

[Temple Meads]

After waiting since they came out, my luck was finally in last week at Didcot!
70001 on a container train!
Heres a video of it: the jubilant "yes" a few seconds in shows how happy I was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxnh_I3bfXI&feature=related

 

[4SRKT]

Go and have a lie down. Wear dark glasses and try to think about something of beauty. With a little luck in a few hours you will have recovered from the ordeal of seeing one of these hideous machines. Just as well you were looking at it through your camera's viewfinder: people have been turned to stone looking at them directly.

 

[Class172]

Class 70s are ugly things aren't they?? What were they thinking when they designed them?

Shouldn't this be in the 'Photography Sites & Videos' forum??

 

[4SRKT]

Shouldn't this be in the 'Photography Sites & Videos' forum??

As it's a class 70 maybe it should be in the 'Pornography Sites & Videos' forum.

 

[ileikcaek]

Aaaw I quite like the 70's body work except for the end cabs, not much thought was put into those they look like they were taken off another loco and slapped onto a shrunk down American loco! if the end cabs had a design similar to what American locos have with a nose it would look very smart indeed.

These machines are here to do a job and not look pretty however. Just my opinion.

 

[battledroid]

I work on the WCML 7 nights a week usually and get to see all the usual, WCR 47s, the odd DRS 37, all the usual 66s, 92s, 90s, but nothing, literally nothing IMHO beats a 70 on full power from 6 foot away. The racket, clag and screaming whistle of that engine is absolutely awesome...! How the hell did they pass emissions regulations when they produce so much crap!

 

[4SRKT]

I work on the WCML 7 nights a week usually and get to see all the usual, WCR 47s, the odd DRS 37, all the usual 66s, 92s, 90s, but nothing, literally nothing IMHO beats a 70 on full power from 6 foot away. The racket, clag and screaming whistle of that engine is absolutely awesome...! How the hell did they pass emissions regulations when they produce so much crap!

Is this so? I may have to revise my opinions on class 70s.....

 

[89-763-733]

I think myself and 4SRKT will agree that the attached is a PROPER 70 CLASS, not that GE monstrosity

 

[4SRKT]

I think myself and 4SRKT will agree that the attached is a PROPER 70 CLASS, not that GE monstrosity

Indeed. My avatar says all that needs to be said about my views on the class 70 class. Same power car as in yr photo as well

 

[Temple Meads]

Go and have a lie down. Wear dark glasses and try to think about something of beauty. With a little luck in a few hours you will have recovered from the ordeal of seeing one of these hideous machines. Just as well you were looking at it through your camera's viewfinder: people have been turned to stone looking at them directly.

Thats brilliant!

They certainly do look terrible, I still like them however!

 

[NXEA!]

I work on the WCML 7 nights a week usually and get to see all the usual, WCR 47s, the odd DRS 37, all the usual 66s, 92s, 90s, but nothing, literally nothing IMHO beats a 70 on full power from 6 foot away. The racket, clag and screaming whistle of that engine is absolutely awesome...! How the hell did they pass emissions regulations when they produce so much crap!

Have to agree with that, the 70's scream at 75mph on a Container train. I saw 70008 at Stratford accelerating towards Felixstowe 2 weeks ago, and the noise was deafening, and it was emitting black clag. They're not so bad afterall.

 

[Temple Meads]

Have to agree with that, the 70's scream at 75mph on a Container train. I saw 70008 at Stratford accelerating towards Felixstowe 2 weeks ago, and the noise was deafening, and it was emitting black clag. They're not so bad afterall.

I was pleasently surprised by the noise too.

 

[battledroid]

Worked with 70004 and 70006 all night and as always, a pleasure...!