DRS Locomotives Dvd, Part 1From the post-privatisation of British Rail one operator bucked the trend & instead of buying new locomotives they invested in class 20s, 37s & 47s.Now operating a fleet of more than 60 locos & rising, Direct Rail Services emerged from a small operation based in Cumbria to become third largest freight operator in UK today.From high profile 66411 'Eddie the Engine' to humble class 20, looks at locos owned & operated by DRS & trains which they haul.Class 20s, featured hauling flask trains, including famous 6K73 working.Although normally work in pairs, some triple headers are included as well as mixed formations with Class 37s.See 20313, 20314 & 20315 on Twenty Twenty Vision railtour.Popular Class 37s feature on many different duties.Coal trains to Intermodals, flasks, tankers & water cannons, see these veteran type 3s hard at work.Includes amazing footage of 37029 hauling Royal Scotsman!The most elusive members of DRS fleet are Class 47s.Just three operational members in 2007 & little booked work, these machines were often hard to find but with a new livery, a relaunch and some coaches to haul, 47501 & 47802 ended up on a passenger trains! 47237 & 47802 on flask duty in Scotland, 47237 at Keighley & Worth Valley Diesel Gala.With a recent addition of 10, a total of 30 Class 66s are now operated by DRS.The locos are featured on mixed duties again including flasks & water cannons plus Intermodals on West Coast Main line & the high profile Tesco train.See 66411 on railtour duty & hauling Tesco train over Ribblehead viaduct!The programme is completed with locomotive details.Footage from Carlisle depot open day from July 2007.A look at newly acquired Class 57s.Plus a section dedicated to familiar DRS locos in previous lives!Produced by - Train Crazy.Approx. 120 minutes.
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