MAYBACHS IN THE WEST 

It’s heartbreaking that all these amazing piston engines and there lovely sound of forced induction Will fade away into history But I hope some will remain so we can here there lovely noise😢

Beautiful sound of The class 52 Western ,Glad to hear some are preserved for another Generation to see ,❤️

I think the Westerns, Deltics and Warships if not the best were certainly the most charismatic of the first generation diesels. All aesthetically pleasing and they all sounded great.

1034 Western Dragoon - the only loco I ever drove, The run down from Bedwyn to Woodborough and around the curve at Edington, through Cogload Jcn a beautiful sight and sound this class. They used to do the old Golden Hind in 100 mins to Taunton on a good day with OOC or Reading crew, sadly it was rostered to Exeter and they were a shade more cautious on the approach to Reading. Full of character unlike the faceless and souless HST and now the insanely bumpy Hitachi, Now I go to Honiton and the comfort there makes up for the slower journey.

beautiful compilation.... 12 cars plus and running so clean at high power settings. i love the 37's and deltics but these boys make it look effortless.

What a superb compilation of the diesel hydraulic traction of the West,notably D1015 Western Champion,what a pity RU-vid have to spoil it,by bombarding the viewer,with endless adverts for tat,right in the middle of a runpast.

I do enjoy the 52s very much. Nothing sounds like a growling gurgling Maybach. Such a distinctive sound. Great footage of the hydraulics. We here in California are working on getting the only diesel hydraulic loco in the Americas going again. It's Southern Pacific 9010, and of course, she is powered by a Maybach. Can't wait until we can enjoy those sweet sounds over here!

I'm not a great train fan, but the 52 Westerns hold a lot of nostalgia for me. Plus the fact that they are as streamlined as a brick, gives the impression that they brush away any air resistance with the contempt that it deserves. Love this loco and this upload, thank you.

Those westerns are like an old friend to me, i was a spotter in the middle 60s as a young lad. I was truely gutted when they started scrapping them. But watching this brings back so many happy memories.

I have 9 of these running on my 00 gauge layout. Can;t see enough of them! A great locomotive.

Great stuff. Brought back childhood memories of getting up early to spot the “milk” train from Bristol to Salisbury. Usually a Western, but sometimes a Warship. I recall all the other class names now from that era - Brush, Deltic, Crompton, Hymek, Bug...

Still shocks me to see these buggers going so slow with just 4 coaches. I've lovely memories of these monsters nailing the gradient out of Severn Tunnel at 90mph with 10+ coaches. I cabbed nearly all of them at STJ's engine shed ( including the Queen, a.k.a. " Western Rustbox " ). Of course, this was in the day when sitting on Caldicot's Station Road bridge and wandering around an engine depot ( as 10 year olds ) wasn't considered an appalling violation of Health and Safety.....ah blissful times!!

I was on the E.Lancs Invader, what a trip ! Who ever would have believed that a Western and Whistler would traverse the St.Ives branch !,😊

What a fantastic video, the sight and sounds of a Western Hydraulic is unsurpassed. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Thank you Britain for giving us such beautiful trains!!!

Absolutely stunning! 👍

Classic Western Footage here,love that distinctive Sound ❤

I remember when that Hymek was being restored back in the 70s. Minehead will always be a special place for me from my childhood.

When I finished my apprenticeship at OOC in 1966 there was always a Voith transmission parked in the yard waiting for the rep to come and fix it, they were always tied up with the shunters down at Reading.

LOVED THESE OLD GIRLS! Fun to start on a cold winters day though!

Amazing, thanks for sharing🎉

I remember the class 52's as a child. Always thought they looked sad!!

When I first saw Class 52 (Western Sentinel) at Paddington in the early 70's at t0 years old it was love at first sight. They were unique looking and beefy, and the names were so good! Plus the cool unique Bogies on them!

31:10 really is spectacular. I lived and worked In Dartmouth in the 90s, mostly prior to a lot of diesel traction coming that far. I worked at the Dart Marina Hotel, opposite the crossing in the distance. But of course it never got old seeing the steam trains going past and their whistles echoing up the River Dart

I find it so calming and relaxing watching these magnificent engines. I wonder if all of the trains had been kept in such pristine condition with all of the rolling stock would they all be still on the mainlines and in service rather than all of these soulless and ugly electric trains of today! It was always great to see all of the carriages and then all of the cars on the trains at the back.

some of the best western footage i have seen5++++

I'm amazed how quiet they are at speed!!! When you compare against loco's around that time or just after such as Class 37's, 40's the 52's seem quiet once they get going

Westerns forever! Simply the best ,!😊

Returning to Paddington from Weston Super Mare after a holiday at Burnham on Sea our Maybach needed assistance from a GWR Hall loco to reach Paddington deep joy from my childhood train-spotting days When a thumper broke down!

Wonderful. Thank you 😊

Clear . Classy . Commendable!

Excellent video and great to see actual footage of the real thing in action. Always had a soft spot for these as they were built in my local town Swindon. Great to see them preserved.

Brilliant video I own a western gladiator and personally I think there a beautiful train, but again brilliant video

What an amazing variety of rolling stock in one Video! Well done! Guy NY M R.

Great BR locos ! The Maybach Diesels sounds good

Sounds fantastic.

Marvellous vid. Thank you.

It doesn't seem at all out of place to be listening to German drinking songs and downing a pint of Paulaner whilst watching this. The Hydraulics were utterly unique!

Wonderful collection of clips! Will revisit often!

Great Video, Watched every single minute of this...regards Tom

Great video! Premium sunday afternoon watching!

Best looking of all locos ....the western

Class 52's are my favourites.

Whoa! Cool I like this Diesel Locomotive!

Great footage and sounds! Magnificent.

Brilliant stuff. Many thanks.

The sound of the locomotive like A truck or bus!

I do think the Westerns were one of the best body shaped diesel Locos and lament their loss!

Excellent compilation.

Cracking video, with maybe the best set of viewers' comments I've read...I echo & can't disagree with any of them 👍👍- Ian

Great video!

I under stand now how theses work,really 😎

Glad i saw the Westerns when they where working.

Listen to it!! Music 👍

Very nice video! 🚂👍

The Class 52 Locomotive Shape is like bullet train but with diesel power! Or Rare Called Name Is streamliners!

Interesting.

Spectacular beasts. It surprises me somewhat that there’s no backup loco for the Western. Is there any reason? The Warships always looked so stately with their “white wall tyres”. I have a Hornby Warship from the early 80s

Nice video and well shot, but they are all clean and working well , not as i remember them in the 70s in wretched condition and on one engine

God damnit...these engines don't have as much internet presence as the other BR diesels!

My lords!

How do you know when the maybachs are running and what time they are ? Could you give me any times or anything like that ?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐video 👍👍👍😎😎

Excellent video, call me a philistine but at 5:29 the 52 and 66 look very similar or is that just me

Are there any more Westerns in scrap yards that can be preservered.

Didnt a few maybachs get used in the US? I think one is currently being restored to operation.

Nice, I love this class! Does it still drive today? Greetings!

Hello. I have done as you said, and taken down all of my videos using your sound, my Class 35, 41, 42, 43 and 52 videos. That is all that used them to my knowledge, though there may be others, which I will take down as soon as I find them, but I am pretty sure no other videos use your sound. If you happen to stumble into any more videos of mine with your sound, could you please drop me a comment saying so and I'll get the video down as soon as possible. Also, any chance you could retract the takedown on the 52 video? That specific version of that video will not be going public again, but I'd like to have the strike removed. Thanks for reading, and I assure you, I'll be sure to not use your videos again for sound. Apologies that I did that in the first place, and a big thanks for teaching me a valuable lesson 😀 All the best, Luke

Why do the maybach engines smoke so much are they 2 stroke orisit the size of the turbo on the v12 maybach and the v16 of the class 35 haymek diesels?

It's a comment on their reliability that they carry a "travelling mechanic"!

Have you seen the DB version of the Westerns, my God they should have bought the license from the BTC.

Voith transmissions were not reliable in those days, Sulzer diesel electric were much more reliable and less maintenance,

why is the Western so often backed up by a diesel electric? Is it too asthmatic to do the job on its own?

Not all Warships were Maybach, some were MAN.

Are these engines devil electric .??

I mean diesel electric

No flailing? They don't make bashers like they used to :)

German power, !! Brush type 4 austrian? (Sulzer)

5.05 nothing finer in preservation than a western at speed? what about a Deltic at speed? More powerful, sounds far better, and just, well better !

Good looking locomotives but still not as powerful, nor as good looking as a 'Princess Coronation'!

max pollution lol

I always liked the look of the western region hydraulics,but sadly they were a useless bit of kit