Popular Post Steadfast Posted February 1, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2014 There seems to have been some recent interest in the class 59s on here, so I thought I'd start a thread so we can share photos and information like we've had for a lot of other types. Of the 15 built, 14 are still operating in the UK (59003 is in Germany) so to kick things off, here's a photo of each of the ones in the UK, doing what they do best, shifting up to 4,500t of stone single handed. 59001 passes Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham with 7Z12 Merehead - Wootton Bassett 10/7/13 59002 leads 59001 past Wolfhall working 7C77 Acton - Merehead 25/5/12 59004 approaches Westbury working 7Z20 Grain - Merehead, which for the last few weeks has been formed of EWS MBA 'Monsterboxes' 2/8/13 59005 passes Bedwyn working 6C76 Acton - Whatley 26/7/12 59101 passes Westbury cement works with 6L21 Whatley - Dagenham 20/1/11 59102 passes Great Cheverell with 7C77 Acton - Merehead 1/3/12 59103 heads west past the Alton Barnes white horse at Beechingstoke, just west of Woodborough loops with 6V18 Hither Green to Whatley 14/10/11 59104 passes Froxfield working 6V18 Hither Green - Whatley 21/1/13 59201 arrives at its destination with 6V18 Hither Green - Whatley 16/2/07 59202 passes Wolfhall with 6L21 Whatley - Dagenham 6/6/13 59203 departs Bathampton Loop working 6A83 Machen - West Drayton 18/8/12 59204 powers past Great Cheverell with 7A17 Merehead - Acton 3/3/11 59205 passes Bath with 6A83 Machen - West Drayton 8/4/11 59206 accelerates away from Woodborough loop as it passes Beechingstoke while working 7Z20 Grain - Merehead 15/2/13 Please, please post any shots or information you'd like to share! jo 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Excellent pictures. I've always wondered how they get away with so little yellow on the front end. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Was a 4mm RTR model ever made of these engines? Regards Edited February 1, 2014 by PenrithBeacon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Was a 4mm RTR model ever made of these engines? Regards Lima made some oo gauge models in verious liverys SGJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Cheese Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Was a 4mm RTR model ever made of these engines? Regards Sort of... In all fairness the Lima original was quite a crisp moulding but had a few mistakes evident in certain versions. They may be a tiny class but I think Hornby would sell "shedloads" of the things if they done a release to the standard of their Class 60? The latest Design Clever ethos will have put paid to that though.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 59204 at Knottingley years ago SGJ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 59005 at Westbury years ago SGJ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I am a bit curious, is there any differences between 59/0 59/1 and 59/2 ? SGJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Very few photos of 59003 in Germany on the web. Has anyone got any recent pictures of this loco at work in Germany? XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 59101 at Westbury again So I have uploaded one of each sub class SGJ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2014 one from toton a few weeks back a couple of 59s after maintainance heading back south in train 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I am a bit curious, is there any differences between 59/0 59/1 and 59/2 ? SGJ The most obvious differences are with the first batch for Yeoman (59/0), which had two headlights in the centre of the front panels, whereas subsequent batches had WiPAC light clusters. There were other differences with fixtures and fittings, hence the sub-classes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Was a 4mm RTR model ever made of these engines? Regards Sort of... In all fairness the Lima original was quite a crisp moulding but had a few mistakes evident in certain versions. They may be a tiny class but I think Hornby would sell "shedloads" of the things if they done a release to the standard of their Class 60? The latest Design Clever ethos will have put paid to that though.... Hornby rereleased the Lima mode with alterations to the mechanism - a five pole motor bogie and DCC-ready - but made several bloopers with the body mouldings for given numbers they chose. For example, I bought a cheap Hornby Yeoman 59 005 which had the wrong headlight style for a 59/0 (with WiPAC clusters) and swapped my good Lima body onto the Hornby chassis. The Lima one was also 59 005 but in earlier Yeoman livery. I put the Hornby body onto the Lima chassis and sold it on eBay (with an honest description of what it was!). I hope Jo will forgive me posting one pic of the model (I know the intention was for the real thing!). It would definitely benefit from a more modern chassis to the class 50 and 60 standard, as Bert has suggested. The running qualities of the Hornby motor bogie are far superior to the Lima one but it lacks traction. p.s. Very nice photos, Jo. I particularly like the long-distance shots which show the landscape as well. Edited February 2, 2014 by SRman 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Richard_A Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2014 I've always liked these locos even though I mainly like the early br diesels. I've never seen one in the flesh but they look very impressive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 one from toton a few weeks back a couple of 59s after maintainance heading back south in train I think this was also the last two that had been in Mendip Rail livery heading back after repaint into DB red 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I remember seeing these at Purley on stone trains not long after they'd entered service. A while later we spotted one in the yard at Three Bridges (failure, maybe?) and couldn't resist a peek in the cab. Bearing in mind we'd never seen anything like this in the UK at the time, I remember being a little disappointed that the controls weren't as futuristic as I'd hoped! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) A fair few on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=class+59&_osacat=122601&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=class+59&_sacat=122601 I suppose I could have looked there before I made my post! Sorry. I get the impression that this model isn't recommended; pity, the 59 has always been a favourite. Regards Edited February 2, 2014 by PenrithBeacon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Thanks all for the 'Likes' etc. Although I prefer the 60s to the 59s personally, living in Wiltshire you soon appreciate the no nonsense manner of the 59s. It is nice on the warm nights when the windows are open to hear the familiar GM howl as they pass Thingley and accelerate onto the mainline heading for London, I think 7A91 is the normal culprit about 2300. I think this was also the last two that had been in Mendip Rail livery heading back after repaint into DB red Thankfully 59002 and 59004 haven't had their repaint out of Yeoman livery yet. They are currently unbranded, but retain the attractive blue and silver. Common sense would dictate they'll get Aggregate Industries colours to match the other two '0s'. All 6 of the 59/2s were repainted from EWS to DB red in 2012 I am a bit curious, is there any differences between 59/0 59/1 and 59/2 ? SGJ To us as modellers, the major differences are light clusters, fire suppression kit (big red bottles on the 59/2s), NRN roof aerials (59001-4 are different from the rest) and exhaust outlet sides. 59001-4 were built with them exiting over the clean air grill, but this drew exhaust dirt in to the 'clean' areas. This was changed on later locos, and retrofitted to the earlier machines. The layout was continued on the 66s. Oh, and the 59/0s and /1s have green cab interiors, the 59/2s cream. jo Edited February 2, 2014 by ewsjo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1059 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Heres the missing one 59003 at Wolfhall - 2/5/86 Brand New Yeoman by D1059, on Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Couple more of "missing" 59003 - passing through Slough, date unknown (but most probably early 1990s) - note it's had a repaint since Steve's image above, the 2nd Yeoman scheme had the cantrail stripe lower down. Edited February 3, 2014 by Glorious NSE 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 The three different sub-classes at Crewe in 1995: Class 59s 59003.59101 & 59201 - Crewe Basford Hall by dwb transport photos, on Flickr 59003 in Germany: Minden/Westfalen,16.02.2011 - HHPI 59003"Yeoman Highlander" by engelbrechtuwe, on Flickr 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Whilst looking through Youtube, came across these clips of a 59 on a loaded train rescuing a hst. Don't think this is a regular occurance. 59103 is the loco involved and hst power cars 43160 & 43188. Cheers Simon Edited February 3, 2014 by 87023Velocity 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Great video. Interesting fact that is mentioned in the comments: the weight of an HST is less than 4 loaded stone wagons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 3, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Great video. Interesting fact that is mentioned in the comments: the weight of an HST is less than 4 loaded stone wagons! Depends on the HST - a 2+7 set would be lighter than 400 tons but a 2+ 8 set is just over 400 tons empty at 409 tons. But all British passenger trains, including Eurostar, are considerably lighter than the maximum stone train loads. Excellent pictures. I've always wondered how they get away with so little yellow on the front end. Rob The Group Standard in force at the time of their introduction had been revised permitting traction units with more powerful headlights to have a smaller area of yellow. Edited February 3, 2014 by The Stationmaster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 That shot of Steve's shows how much Wolfhall has changed in nearly 30 years! Absolutely cracking stuff! It's interesting to see the rib sided aluminium hoppers still in use too jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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