UNIQUE class 28, METRO-VIC, co-bo, D5705!!! Bury ELR, 30th June 2023 

"Do you mind?" Boco, 1986 Needless to say, this video flooded my brain with nostalgia.

It will be great to see this old girl finally move under its own power! Some good work going on to make this happen.

Those Metrovicks are certainly strange locos, great to see it back on the rails even if it isn't under its own power

I can remember these locos during the 60's. They were used in tandem on the 'Condor' freight service. I had my lunch in the cab of D5703 in Derby works at the Open Day.

As a small child I remember this loco parked up at Swindon. It fascinated me greatly. Majestic engine!

This is an incredible restoration project. Well done for all those involved.

Nice Phil, I remember these Crossleys as we called them, passing along the ex Midland Line through Hazel Grove with a "V" of exhaust smoke accompanying them .They were quite often in pairs and sounded "different" .Then we found out why, they were two strokes . Nostalgia here ! Thanks , Ian 👍👍😊😊

The Metrovic really looks great. Impressive work! The 50 sounds good too. It is almost like you can hear individual cylinders exhaust at this speed/load.

Looking truly stunning. The guys have worked so hard

Will be great to see this running under it's own power eventually. Along with the class 15 to. Be good to have a gathering of the 15,17,23 & 28 together.....when all runners at the same time.

Always had a sweet spot for the Metrovick ,as we had the Hornby dublo loco as a kids ,brilliant ,

She's getting there.....and I couldn't think of a finer shunt than a Hoover....👍👍👍👍

The restoration project is taking forever... this sole survivor needs all the help it can get so it can thrive in today's world alongside other legends!

I remember seeing a couple from our car "belting up" the WCML between Preston and Lancaster in the late 1960's on the stretch were it runs alongside the M6. A sight to behold.

Nice video Phil ,lovely to see this dinosaur ,saw her a few times back in the day ,Danygraig,Bristol,Swindon,Matlock ,,would have thought they would have had her running by now as ex Barry steam hulks and new build (A1) have been restored/built in less than the time this old gal has been preserved .Still she is preserved and that is what matters.

Amazing to think that the BoCos were withdrawn at the same time as the Class 50s were being introduced.

I remember this Met Vic in the late 70's when it was at Bristol Bath Road diesel depot (long gone now), Then I never heard it run, would be superb if the lads got this one going again, Good Luck to you all.

Looking fantastic love to ride behind it soon

Amazing work being done to get it up and running

Excellent video. I was there too and great to see such a superb record of the day's movements.

Wonderful. Thanks a lot for posting.

Brilliant stuff, hope one day she can move on her own

Edward: This Engine is a metropolitan diesel electrycian type 2

Day of the Condor. Certainly more realistic than the Hornby Dublo of my childhood. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Probably the most eagerly awaited classic diesel restoration ever ??

Now that was quite a surprise highlight, especially to check out that one & only remaining class 28 co-bo type two locomotive make an appearance, even with the helping assistance of some heritage diesel traction in motive action out there.

Nice one Phil, lets hope they get it working again soon, but it takes time and money, cheers Steve . 👍

I never saw one of these in proper service, but I do remember being at Bristol Temple Meads looking into the sidings at Bath Road depot. There was this odd-looking loco there that I didn't recognise. Binoculars out to try to get some details. Looks like it's a Co-Co. Oh no, hang on, it's two axles must be a Bo-Bo. Oh no, hang on.... It's actually Co-Bo. Never heard of such a thing. (It turns out it was being used to warm carriages prior to service, so the engine was running even if it didn't move)

Had a friend who was connected with this project in the early stages chap called Gordon White took me for a look at her but how long ago is beyond me lovely to see the progress you are making with her definitely one of a kind 😊

BoCo is back on track

Super wie im Paradies

Hi Phil i worked on these when I was at Trafford park shed in 1962 Regards Phil 👍👍.

Very nice 👍👍👍👍

Great video Phil looking good.

Lovely Hoover power with the Legendary Metrovicks ,Hope one day can see one of these operate under its own power ❤

A great restoration job these folks have done already, it will be the culmination of the work when the locomotive runs under it's own power again in working preservation, at long last. 😀👍

That's a first for me. Hope they get her running soon.👍

Superb 👍🏻

BoCo’s brother is back in service.

Some interesting shunt moves being made there, well caught...

I remember seeing that languishing deep in the shed at Bristol Bath Road, back in the late 1970's under a TDB departmental number, which eludes me now. She didnt look as good as she does now, obviously.

I saw four of these undergoing maintenance at Crewe Works in 1964. I won't repeat what the fitters there had to say about them! I think they had wrap around windows as originally built.

If only one loco could be preserved, a hoover or the metro vick, surely the only choice would be the 50, the 50 the 50. But with the EE type 4, and other classes well represented in preservation, it is fantastic that this example of a less successful early diesel class has made it into preservation. Absolute respect to those who have brought the co bo to this condition: can’t wait to see it as a working loco , a ‘high days and holidays special’ perhaps.

Never saw one of these in the flesh. Lovely loco. The rain adds to the atmosphere, it’s how BR was wasn’t it? Constant rain.

Built in the home of the first public railway, wouldn’t it be fantastic to have it up & running for 200th anniversary?

Excellent Phil Sorry If My Elbow Got in The Way haha. Was Good to see u My Friend 👍

Very beautiful ❤❤ dear friend

Nice one 👍👍👍

Nice 👍

Remember it in 1982 when I worked at Swindon, amazing survivor.

Remember seeing this parked up at Bath Road on my first trip to Bristol TM in 1979

Dampish then!! Nice to see it moving

0:28 This British Railways Metropolitan Vickers Class 28 Diesel Electric Express Locomotive Is A Bit Like BoCo The Diesel Engine From Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends The Original Series. Thanks Mate. X

"Unusual" is the word - Crossley 2 stroke needed modification within 3 years of being new in 1958. Saw one through Adlington, Lancs in 1961 running in on a Blackpool service. Looks right in this video - colour/paintwork.

Absolutely great to see it moving. Can't wait until it's under it's own power but.....in the meantime stick it on the front and push a train from the rear

Lol. Should be a black 5 or something moving it about like in the days they were 'in service' and failing all the time. Oh not forgetting the pyrotechnics. Its all to easy to forget how bad the CoBos were but im still looking forward to seeing it run.

I like the idea of a Railway Series fanfiction story where CoBo (D5705) joins BoCo on Sodor and the 2 Metropolitan Vickers diesels get their revenge on Bill & Ben🙂

Rare Boco sighting

Almost 3 years since the last update on this locomotive on D8233 website, hope that doesn't mean the restoration progress has faltered.

Very like the class 24

Class 28s are definitely rare

Nice Class 50

Are there no restoration projects that try to retrofit high voltage drive battery banks on diesel electrics?

Hope it is running under its own power soon!

At the start of the video I thought that's strange it sounds like an EE engine have they put a different engine in it. Then the 50 appeared😂

I quite like their rather sad "expression" . I only ever saw one but remember the sound belied its puny capacity. It will take a monumental effort to get it and keep it running. Not even the vast resources of BR or latterly Derby Research Centre were able to do that!

what are the white discs ? I have a class 24 Bachmann model and it also has them .

I RECKON THE BABY DELTIC AT BARROW HILL WILL BE RUNNING BEFORE THIS CLASS 28.

I remember they were a failure, that’s why they were withdrawn early, they had teething troubles, won’t it still have those problems if it still uses its original engine?

Valient the super gronk

perfect now we just need bill and ben to show up!

BoCo theme by SA Music: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zOJRjgYpfPM.html I'll be playing this when they get D5705 running again!

Wouldn't it be easier to invest in some walkie-talkies for shunting?

Co-Bo? Just wait until it backs up!

Was this a gauging test checking all platforms?

how far off running under its own power is it?

I seriously do actually under no circumstances personally think that BoCo the metropolitan-vicars diesel-electric type 2 class 28 locomotive himself certainly would basically be very proud of his own officially uniquely sole-serving brother despite the officially obvious fact that he WON'T even be running under his own official power anytime soon, but nonetheless it's basically quite good to happily hear that it's good to officially @ least have exactly 1 of his own official brothers around to this official day!

hey its boco

Any plans to fire up the engine soon?

Bru i haven't heard the metrovick class 28 horn

4:10 Erecting the evidence tent for the investigation of this crime against locomotive design. 😉

I think the CoBos were quite good looking locos. Certai ly not as bad as others. Id consider the 50 to be ugly

They may have been a better performing loco if not doomed by a bad engine. The Crossley standby diesel engines at my power station also failed and had to be replaced by Allen diesel engines (much more reliable). Crossley later abandoned their own designs and produced Pielstick engines (French) under licence. I think the loco is one of the ugliest designs ever made, along with the class 70. (expecting vitriolic replies!)

A very strange engine

The 28 is absolutely worthy of preservation and support - but there is surely nobody who could deny it’s an ugly looking thing.

Boco

..... compulsive viewing - and I should be in bed. Parish qwire at nine am tomorrow.... ! thank you...

what are they doing clowning around with this cl 28 ?

boco