This vintage railway film, part one of a four part series produced by British Transport Films in 1959, was made to teach train drivers about the then new diesel multiple unit railcars being introduced to replace steam passenger services.
0:45 "This is the power car." i love how straightforward they are with it, they say what it is, what its made up from, and what its purpose is, no fanciness to it, just bluntly, this is what this is, what it does, and what purpose it serves.
You call the rigmarole that you have to go through to check this unit as ‘great’. He is meant to be a driver, not a mechanic. Stupid anyone driving this has to get out of a cab and fiddle round underneath.
I wonder if diesel mechanical locomotives were only used in Europe and the British isles ,or if they were also utilized elsewhere? I would appreciate the information from any other railroad buffs out there!
Love this playlist, apart from the USA shite that is, the railroads themselves are doubtless interesting, but the yanks never could make decent documentaries, promotional films, or advertisements, & still can't.
I wonder how driving a branch line diesel train differs from that of a tram driver. Certainly the rigors of driving a steam engine was very different to that of a diesel or electric suburban service.
Because its a steam drivers cap. Footplate crews were issued them instead of cloth topped ones due to the effect of oil, water,steam and soot on cloth.
