The Class 08 Snowploughs: They did WHAT now? 

The 08 is definitely my favourite British Rail diesel, and this was really interesting to find out. Intriguing how they used their shells for multiple different testing platforms.

Love the adult swim style opening

Netherlands also used similar type of class 08 after ww2 the Nederlandse spoorwegen (ns) bought from the war department 10 class 11 and later they even ordered new ones they had 125 of them and they became iconic shutters by the ns they are still in service by other cargo companies still today

I think a Thomas Short should be about Diesel's nightmare where he sees this happens to his brothers as well as himself

After Sodor Ironworks Number 1 “ARRY” and Number 2 “BERT” commandeered and destroyed Gordon’s snowblower in 1967, the Express engine advised Sir Charles topham hatt to buy and rebuild the two diesels to replace the snow-machine that had been reduced to a smouldering heap the month prior. Gordon, when interviewed, would go on to defend this action and think of it as a “Buisness Expense”, he then glanced sparingly towards the duo of rusted diesel shunters in the old siding…”

Bro they used Class 08 for ANYTHING XD Quality video as always! Thanks for letting me know a very useless but welcoming and interesting information :)

Something about these class 08s just seems...quite devious

Someone customised his toys on a whole other level

Even today Network Rail's main classes of snowplough are converted from old steam loco tender frames or built on redundant Class 40 bogies. We do have a snowblower or 2. Originally one for Scotland and one for Network Southeast in BR days, but now they are both based in Scotland.

There's also a Eurostar Class 08, with an extended front and rear, and it even has special Eurostar styled couplings. It's number is 08948 if you're curious.

This proves that the Class 08s were guinea pigs. I never knew that a few were converted to snowplows. While you did say it was reported that these were terrible snowplows, is still like to see a OO scale model of one!

Nice and informative video! Also can you make a video on gas turbine locomotives?

I do enjoy when you do reel railway niche history. We still have a class 08 in my town. He doesn't do much as not much freight gets stopped at my station but he comes to lend a hand every now and again.

I would love to see you do a custom diesel model with the snowplough

This is really funny to see. They just used these diesel for anything but passengers

as someone that lives in Doncaster this really interesting. there's a class 08 that lives on an abandoned branch line 2 mins from me

> Convert 8 engines into snow plows over a course of 5 years > only use 1 > It sucks

Cool! I was trying to find some information on these for my own upcoming video, but i couldn't find anything about them

Awesome video trainboy

Bro like are 08s turning into steamers? (Amazing video.)

Interesting :0 Well... i think is my time to make custom class 08 with snowplough!

2:00 ayy! Nice to hear a place near me get mentioned!

Seeing those Class 08s with snowploughs pretty much inspired my first episode of my series!

D3035 was the (wrong) number that Triang-Hornby used on the side of their R.152 0-6-0 Armstrong-Whitworth diesel electric shunting loco model, between 1965 until the model's withdraw in 1976. It came in both green and blue British Railways liveries.

Story writers: let's make a story out of this!

first modified as class 09s to go faster then turned into human centipedes and now turned into snowploughs

And here i thought tenders being converted to plows was a w i l d idea, but this? This- this just takes the cake.

Seen it done with a tender, never a locomotive. Tender to plow conversions don’t seem too uncommon, issue here by the sound of it was ballasting issues among other things.

Good vid! Wanted to suggest a topic, why did the Reverend not put the NWR railroad logo or lettering on the engines tenders or sides? I want to model the NWR but the lack of lettering makes it feel lacking with just numbers.

Oh hey look diesels with snowplows! *wait what*

Now all we need to know is about the turbo chargers they equipped to the engines that made the 08's break the sound barrier/j

Love the intro

Would be a good use for an old Lima train set Class 09 without the coupling rods!

You should 1000000000000000000000000% talk about the Romanian Mocănița railways, their history and their engines. Very unknown in western culture but, I tell you, these railways are some of the most interesting you'll ever hear about!

This channel never gets old

This feels like a game BR made, and has various types of Class 08.

Nice Capcom opening there lol

I live in Middlesbrough and I'm lucky enough to have driven a class 08

Saw them at March, Lincoln and Doncaster,

The class 15s got turned into coach heaters

Bro,im doing a WW2 Thomas custom,using a aeg push along

Why didn't BR simply retrofit a few existing class 08s to have snowplows on the front while keeping their traction system? TTTE learned this lesson by making merch of Diesel with a snowplow...

Wholesome beginnings

I guess diesels are revolutionary anymore 😂

I didn’t think snooty diesels were one to wear snowploughs

Honestly, this concept could make a pretty tragic Thomas story. A group of diesels that simply wanted to be really useful and really revolutionary as centers for their railway. But then one day, unceremoniously, they are scheduled to be scrapped. Then they got a second opportunity at life, but learn it will be as a snowplow. They are indignant that they’ve been downgraded to that of a glorified truck, but at least they will still be revolutionary pieces of technology, right? But then after one misstep, one that wasn’t even their fault but that of their designers, they were all sentenced to death. Funny how simply personifying an engine can make an embarrassing failure turn into a tragedy.

What if Mattel was consept art project for the character renfrence from you might where in railway series.

Diesel, Paxton and Sydney getting their snowploughs: This feels uncomfortable.🤨

Love the adult swim style

The 8 bit music sounds familiar

Nah this is just the Canadian edition for 08s

I am guessing that O8 diesel shunters are not snow plough compatible

And diesel thought he was unique? Touché.

Just a question,why didn’t they leave the diesels running with snowploughs.that would’ve solved the bouncing problem plus leaving the engine alone.If you could can you find an answer?

These beans are some of the coolest

This is the best history class ever

What is the intro song

Devious Diesel with a snowplough….. 😂

Yo what's the intro song?

The community post (I just realized I’m very dumb at to not put it there) reminded me of the BR Class 10, which is just a Class 08 with different gear so it could go faster. And as the 08’s were called ‘Gronks’, that lead to the 10’s being called ‘Super Gronks’. Which, in my opinion, is the best nickname of any loco, cause it sounds like a shitty off-brand super hero

Why did they not just put a plow on the 08's as they were? The problems were they took crap off, leave them on and just slap a plow...Solved.

after watching this, I feel like they would've served better if they kept their self propelled components. I mean, had they not removed said parts, they wouldn't have had such a high center of gravity and the counterweights wouldn't have caused it to bounce off the rails had the rods been left attached. plus with the components left in they could effectively be drive-able snowplows this is all in my own opinion tho

Just give a FUNCTIONING class 08 a plough and call it a day.

Diesel

That's me irl

Engine Centipede

Why not ya know leave everything inside it so it can be an under its own power plow

What

British Railways loved using 08s for experiments didn't they?

Could've just made them powered plows and had none of the problems.

why didn't they just buy snow plows for the railway instead of going through all that money and time. like its so fucking stupid it makes my blood pressure rize

Tranboy I am sorry but I am going to have to keep pestering you until you release that video about your custom lionel diesel

I know one of those used to be stored in Selhurst rail depot

The mega man ass intro B)

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Diesels as snowplows, a Diesel-Centipede, what was BR thinking when making this

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