A great loco to drive, although they needed a bit of added weight as a tendency to slip a little. There was certainly no need to have withdrawn them all so early on. Would still be around today if it weren't for EWS. Great video.
That's the first time i've heard one winding up the power, thanks. There's a good video by Locomaster Profiles called, 'Toton The Works' which has some good footage of a 58 in the workshop and how complex they became to work on due to all the modifications :(
I believe the engines were similar design to the valenta & they also had a napier turbocharger just like the valenta which is why they had a similar scream
@@MrGrumpygit488 Knowing that their engine is from the Ruston-Paxman RK3 family (The 58's were powered by the 12-cylinder 12RK3ACT), which I believe were based on the English Electric K/V engines, I think the Class 58 was powered by what was essentially a much more improved version of the Class 37's engine.
wow things sure are different now! Stations about the same but all i saw was DMU garbage and the occasional HST and class 66 freight during my stay, thanks for this glimpse into the past
