Class 42 Warships
D821 Greyhound
Returning to her native Southern Region (although not usually seen at Tunbridge Wells!) Class 42 'Warship' D821 Greyhound is seen during her visit to the Spa Valley Railway over 2nd / 3rd August 2019. As well as hearing her wonderful 65 litre Maybach V12s to full effect, at the end there is a FIVE locomotive cavalcade! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXGJtr-gZ2o
D832 Onslaught
In a scene evoking memories of 'Warships' working local services in Devon and Cornwall, on 30th April 2016 a final normal operating day (apart from the diesel gala) was organised with Class 42 'Warship' D832 Onslaught on the West Somerset, before it heads north to the East Lancs. The 'Warship' has been based on the West Somerset for almost a decade, first arriving on the line in 2008, and will be sorely missed! Enjoy the sound of her twin Maybach MD650s for one last time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK1k44Vaca0
A 'WARSHIP' RETURNS TO THE SOUTHERN: Part 1 - here we see the magnificent display from Class 42 'Warship' D832 Onslaught as she returned to the Southern Region for the first time in many years during the Swanage Railway's epic 2016 Diesel Gala. Fondly remembered for their stint on the Waterloo route from 1965 to 1971, and on the Plymouth to Exeter via Okehampton, as well as Barnstaple and Ilfracombe lines. But when was the last time a 'Warship' was heard on the Southern?? - the last time I can think of is March 2001, when sister D821 visited the Bodmin & Wenford and reached Boscarne Junction - technically 'Southern' territory - but over to you! Anyway, enjoy the Maybach MD650s roaring through the Purbeck Hills! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGuF2pTx9fc
A WARSHIP RETURNS TO THE SOUTHERN: Part 2 - continuing on from my previous compilation, we see D832 Onslaught working on the Swanage Branch during the epic 2016 Swanage Diesel Gala, believed to be the first 'Warship' to have ever visited Swanage. Also included is a sequence of her working on the restricted Wareham Junction to Norden section too. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1bzLEYeQ5o
A 'Warship' on Midland metals! Part 2 of Class 42 'Warship' diesel-hydraulic D832 Onslaught's visit to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway between Wirksworth and Duffield (EVR) on 25th March 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8B2zZz_Io
The highlight of the recent Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 'Diesels back to Broadway' diesel gala was the visit of Class 42 'Warship' D832 Onslaught from the East Lancs Railway, rekindling memories of classic Western Region workings through the Cotswolds in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and we see the 'Warship' in action between Broadway and Cheltenham Racecourse over 28th / 29th July 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGRf7dz375w