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See also the more serious British Rail / BNFL "flask" crash test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY446h4pZdc

How much power would you estimate that train was producing?

If I remember correctly can’t diesel-electric locomotives put out one or two megawatts!

Looks like an old Deltic - so about 2.4MW max:

NB The Deltic engines were pretty interesting:

No, as the voiceover says, it was a much less powerful Class 46 (46009).

My mistake - in the office so didn't have the audio on!