Class 56 , 58 and 37 locomotives at Crewe in the scrap heap ! 

I remember the 56 being introduced, and it's up there with the 47 in my favourite locos, BUT it riles mes me when people spout on about keeping British locos, while they drive in their German cars to video trains on their Japanese-built camcorders and upload them to their Malaysian-built PCs. It's all about money - if the accountants thought it would be cheaper to keep a 56 running than a 66, then it would happen. BTW they shut down the place which built the first 66s due to 'market forces'

Crewe Diesel Depot... We used to hit this place in it's heydey back in 1980 at night via the bottom end of Gresty Lane and cross the tracks near the signalbox. Security was very tight then - Security patrols with dogs between the lines of loco's. We still managed to get every loco number in the place - then nonchalantly leave via the front entrance... I was only 15years old at the time. Back then hardly a weed or spot of rust in sight anywhere...How times change...

all of these trains are back in service! there now running at Stoke Rail Fair!

My husband use to drive the 37 426 regularly at the peak district, he tells me of the time he double headed 2 of these through the chunnel so they could test the ventilation system.

Just enjoyed your Crewe video..even getting shots like this now, is difficult, so much fenced off everywhere ! Mike in S/Wales

Fantastic news - a lot of these have been bought and will be returning to service once they've been overhauled. Full story in this week's RAIL magazine.

At 1:56 you see class 56 113. This loco hasn't been scrapped (thank god) having seen it yesterday run through Exeter St Davids in Colas Rail Livery.

What a waste! They have many years of life left,but are just dumped to rot away,very sad! But a great vid,thanks for posting!!

i want all them locos great vid

I would love to get hold of some of these class 56s and the 58 as well

Class 37s are STILL working commercially on British railways circa 50+ years since they're introduction, decades after contemporary locos were withdrawn and scrapped. What's the secret behind the longevity of this particular class of locomotive?

Diesel Legends.

DRS have got it at carlisle matey, dont know what their plans are. it used to be parked outside my school in the 80's gutted to see it like this

@Reayism I know what you mean about these old locos, but i do like the class 66s. Again though, this does saddened me that all that work was put in to make these but now they are left to rot away... I mean the class 58. Amazing loco. That is the loco that most saddens me.

Most Of These Loco's Are For Sale Now. Anyone Want To Chip In And Co-Own?

Were those Mk1 and Mk2e (I think) carriages in line for the chop too? Seems strange seeing BR Blue on the Mk1 carriages as most were either bought by preserved lines, scrapped or in use for spares

What a sad sight! If I had the money I'd buy them all! 56109 is in a video I shot at Durham station in 1990 in old BR blue. On my channel if you want to see it.

i work at eggborough power station in yorkshire been there 31yrs and can remember the class 56's many of the numbers i reconise must have tipped thousands of the merry go round coal train's.i think they named 56030 eggborough power station.56073 and 56074 were remote when tipping so the driver could sit back and have his snap.they all used to park up at knottingley depot at weekends.happy day's.it' all class 66's now and they don't seem the same as the old smokey smelly 56's.

This popped up on my YT 12 yrs later. Does anyone know what happened to 37 426. It's not listed with any of the current operators (Sep 2021).

Right! How much do they want for the Class 58? I'm looking for a new restoration project, and that seems perfect. ;) Great (but sad) vid.

GREAT

56018 is currently parked up at Brush Traction andy

@Rabbitbunvoo i totally agree. 66s are ok but they are far too common and they're all the same. However DRS and some other companies have been purchasing grids and 37s from DBS so we could see a a return of some older engines

now diesel fans know how steam enthusiasts feel when steam was sent to the scrap heap

10 of them are still there +the 58 24/3/12

I seem to remember 37426 is actually back in traffic now along with some grids

Sorry my RU-vid app went weird, u have the coolest job ever being a driver, have you driven a 70 yet?nice catch

Poor 58, it was too young.

i allways was after a aircraft cockpit, to turn into a flight simulator, i love the deltics and class 37 types, are there any old rusty train cabs, left in any of these yards, to save a cab would be at least something, to try and keep for future generations, problem is knowing "WHERE" to get one, even a old one smashed to bits as long as the cab is ok, i wish i could save one. :(

56049/051/090 all due back in traffic with Colas in 2018

56s are still in fertis livery so France didn’t want them

saw 2 class 58s on back of lorry on a42 on 9-8-10

any of these still here?

@dajara521 couldn't agree with you more even If I wanted to it sickens me that 66s took all the jobs like that and wiped out so many class's of train eg the 58

Fab news 58016 has been secured 4 pres by the class 58 preservation group!

@McMahon1985 shame it isn't 58024 or 037 I got the models of those 2 anyway jim a member of that group

Poor beasts.

these were worked to death pulling the merrygorounds like they did, things can be repaired but finding parts is hard and the interest just isn't there and company's prefer to buy new for reliability.

@nov3019892008 yeah but 58s will never come back :(

Nooooooo not a 58!

Such a shame to see these loco's rusting for years, 1 question I want to ask is: Why are the doors, windows etc left open, is this to help the rusting process and make them more difficult to return to service if needed..? Just become a member of the Class 58 group (shame its not 001 or 050 as they are the most important ones of the class) & can't wait for 016 to do a few Railtours & Diesel Gala's, I may put the group in my will so they can have some money when I go..

can you still get round?

wat a god dam sorry state how can they let perfectly good and probably working order locos that should be out hauling freight on the mainline go to waste it is sacrilege

Here we are British engineering at its finest! Left to deteriorate over time and let other countries sell their trains to us. Cheaper to update engines and safety systems in these sorry state British built locos. I hope they get bought by preservation railway groups.

What's the prerogative on scrapping a loco? Is it reliability, or type or mileage or policy? Some of them look in pretty good condition. Far better than what are running on rails in a lot of the world. Seems like a waste to me to be honest. Thoughts anyone?

someone wont's flogging for this

Yep... thanks for that EWS, bastards. Good video, though pal :)

i which some one wude preserve 56018 save it fron the warrrington ews yard shame to see it go for scrap

videos like this make me sad, true great british men put there all into making these loco's. And they just get left to rust and eventually get destroyed

Li

Like a punishment for replacing steam, just kidding!!! I am not that mean! And it was not the diesels fault anyway.

56,58 and 60 classes were wasted! Surely it would be cheaper to convert these locos with lower maintenance powerplants than to just bin them!? Even with all the mainlines going electric, just hit up Siemens or Alstom for AC powerplants that fit into these things and convert them to electric. Seems so stupid to bin perfectly usable locos simply on the high service costs and low availability.

Such a shame

wow what a waste some countrys would love to get their hands on trains like theese and we just throw them away

too many tin pot rail Co,s who do not invest in uk railways but they like to lease or hire foreign crap

They should bring back more 56s instead of introducing these crappy class 70s

WHAT A WASTE

just shows how pathectic the modern railways r lets lease useless 66s when we own proper locos with years of life in them which in the case of the 56s i fully realised how good they were in there final years not so with the 58s but still a waste