Rare!!! Metroline Travels DEL2602 with redlining Kickdown on the 268

It’s looking COLD cuz

And not just the weather, Saturday presented me with another great rare in the world, and all I can say is that it did not disappoint. DEL2602 on the 268, with Kickdown? YUCK, HOW GREEDY, this must have been the gluttony the bible was talking about😂😂.

One thing I have noticed about these MMCs is that these have a different spec to most MMCs in london, there’s a engine component hat you find on a lot of MMCs which makes a very specific noise, which these DELs don’t have, what it is I don’t know but I’m determined to find out soon.

Also due to roadworks in the Finchley/Hampstead area the route got temporarily cut back to Finchley Road station. Hope you all enjoy this video of DEL2602 getting absolutely ragged😄😄😄

Key points:

00:00 flyby
00:09 intro
01:41 approach
01:49 start up
02:08 Hillclimb 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with redlining Kickdown
02:38 2900rpm 3rd - 2nd downshift with Kickdown
03:00 3rd gear Kickdown
03:13 3rd - 2nd downshift with Kickdown
03:30 3rd - 2nd downshift with redlining Kickdown
03:50 3rd - 2nd downshift with Kickdown
04:21 1st gear kickdown
04:32 3rd - 2nd downshift
04:42 2600rpm hillclimb 3rd - 2nd gear downshift (redlining gearbox slip)
05:10 2nd - 1st gear downshift
05:44 2nd - 1st/3rd - 2nd gear downshift
06:21 2700rpm hillclimb 2nd gear Kickdown
07:03 3rd - 2nd downshift with Kickdown
07:28 2nd - 1st gear downshift
07:40 3rd - 2nd downshift with Kickdown
08:03 2nd - 1st/3rd - 2nd gear downshift
08:20 hillclimb 3rd - 2nd downshift with Kickdown
08:43 2nd - 1st gear downshift
09:03 2nd - 1st/3rd - 2nd gear downshift then kicked to 2700rpm
09:44 hillclimb 2nd - 1st/3rd - 2nd gear downshift 2nd gear holding
10:30 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with hillclimbing Kickdown
11:02 2nd - 1st gear downshift
11:45 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with Kickdown
12:00 Hillclimb 3rd - 2nd gear downshift (over revving gear slip)with redlining Kickdown
12:30 2700rpm Hillclimb 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with redlining Kickdown
13:00 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with redlining Kickdown
13:20 2nd gear with redlining Kickdown
13:42 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with Kickdown
13:58 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with redlining Kickdown
14:20 3rd - 2nd/2nd - 1st gear downshift (over revving gear slip)
14:47 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with redlining Kickdown
15:10 hillclimb 2nd - 1st (x2)/3rd - 2nd gear downshift (redlining gear slip)with Kickdown
15:58 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with Kickdown
16:15 3rd gear with redlining Kickdown
16:42 (A406 section) 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with redlining Kickdown/gearholding
18:26 3rd - 2nd gear downshift with Kickdown