The few train that still have this types of doors are great, I'm 13 but I want them on all trains, u can open a window and get fresh air on the go, and open before it's stopes if ur in a rush! BRING BACK BR!!
cool to see what southwest trains looked like before they got upgraded to automatic doors.... ide rather take slam door trains like the other day when the train was about to leave and i missed it because the doors wouldnt open again after they closed if it was a slam door i could have got on anyway..!
Apart from the sounds mentioned earlier they had a nice sounding horn that made a pleasing pharp sound as opposed to those 'orrible loud all or nothing things that the 450s/444s have.
and the idiots who make dcc sound chips say 411 dont make any sound. ha ha this vid proves um wrong, the electric gen' ticking away the slamming doors the squealing brakes !! i dunno
I see what they are getting at i think they mean that they have no distinct sound such as that held by the networkers, desiros e.t.c. When i hear Mk 1 EMUs the main thing that i hear is their rattling!
I HATE the new trains. When I was a little boy I used to like flushing the toilet onto innocent people on the way into charing cross. No more of that nowadays :(
Maybe I'm on my own but I must say, good riddance to such outdated and dangerous rolling stock, I'll stop using trains if they are reintroduced. For people who really miss that "clunk" then there is always the Class 43 and its Mark 3 rolling stock- thank God the doors are not next to the seats on those. Just my opinion.
Anyone else ever sit on one of those bad boys back in the day and think to themselves with a bit of determination, a screw driver and an adjustable wrench i could probably dismantle the whole carriage in a couple of hours. Then with the parts build a crane or fair ground ride mechano style!
loved the clanking and whistling sound of the under carriage as they rolled along the tracks and pulled into the station. I'm not even a train enthusiast but these clips make me feel very nostalgic.
Great video! I used to live near Eastleigh and visit regularly when I got into trains when I was 8, back in 1984! The sound of these units take me right back!
If I'd known, in '05, that they'd be phasing out the slam-doors, and I'd had a lot of money, I'd have bought every single carriage heading for the scrap-heap, had them shipped to Australia, and perhaps done them up.
It happened over here - some bloke here in Sydney bought old trains from Melbourne, and ended up being asked to give them back when Melbourne had a shortage of trains!
I haven't been on one of these since I left England in '98. I was only 8, and spent most of my time on class 313s or 455s, but I remember the slam-doors so fondly. I went back to England for a holiday in '04, and travelled on an SWT 455, but, damn it, I missed my last opportunity to travel on one of these. @#$&^&*!
They'll never truly replace the slam-doors. Any new train is only a downgrade. Why does everything need to be so safe these days? Travelling should be fun.
The few train that still have this types of doors are great, I'm 13 but I want them on all trains, u can open a window and get fresh air on the go, and open before it's stopes if ur in a rush! BRING BACK BR!!
JAS0NJW 1 month ago
cool to see what southwest trains looked like before they got upgraded to automatic doors.... ide rather take slam door trains like the other day when the train was about to leave and i missed it because the doors wouldnt open again after they closed if it was a slam door i could have got on anyway..!
Rocktecho 8 months ago
God, as a kid I used to sit at the end of the garden and watch these trains for hours. Great Memorys.
Gibbymyson 1 year ago
amazing view, so much memories
HSTHoward 1 year ago
Bloody hell I miss these old girls...
Nothing else drove like them - for all the faults, they would always get you home.
keelar001 1 year ago
excellent film
C77stock 1 year ago
Good old slammers.
Apart from the sounds mentioned earlier they had a nice sounding horn that made a pleasing pharp sound as opposed to those 'orrible loud all or nothing things that the 450s/444s have.
JollyRodders 2 years ago
and the idiots who make dcc sound chips say 411 dont make any sound. ha ha this vid proves um wrong, the electric gen' ticking away the slamming doors the squealing brakes !! i dunno
hitchhiker38 2 years ago
I see what they are getting at i think they mean that they have no distinct sound such as that held by the networkers, desiros e.t.c. When i hear Mk 1 EMUs the main thing that i hear is their rattling!
matthew376 2 years ago
Maybe no diesel sound but theres plenty to listen too
hitchhiker38 2 years ago
Yes indeed i can tell a Mk1 EMU apart from other trains by the noise it makes
matthew376 2 years ago
i do miss these... great trains these where...
Stobart0 2 years ago
And I tell you - that's when First Class was First Class, too. The First Class corridor and compartments on those were ace.
stanleymchale1977 2 years ago
I HATE the new trains. When I was a little boy I used to like flushing the toilet onto innocent people on the way into charing cross. No more of that nowadays :(
Doomsday2060 2 years ago
The danger was the thrill. Amazing trains. down to the noise the doors made slamming...
wiltspest 2 years ago
Maybe I'm on my own but I must say, good riddance to such outdated and dangerous rolling stock, I'll stop using trains if they are reintroduced. For people who really miss that "clunk" then there is always the Class 43 and its Mark 3 rolling stock- thank God the doors are not next to the seats on those. Just my opinion.
xiec 3 years ago
well thats a part of my childhood gone and the hst's are to withdrawn
micricjac 2 years ago
how are they dangerous especialy with central door locking fittted to the lymingtion flyers
GWRtom 2 years ago
@xiec We have slam doors on cars (right next to the seat) and people seem to manage not to fall out!
RobinYorks 1 year ago
i rate 10
Synthesisboys03 3 years ago
Anyone else ever sit on one of those bad boys back in the day and think to themselves with a bit of determination, a screw driver and an adjustable wrench i could probably dismantle the whole carriage in a couple of hours. Then with the parts build a crane or fair ground ride mechano style!
quicklyplease 3 years ago
loved the clanking and whistling sound of the under carriage as they rolled along the tracks and pulled into the station. I'm not even a train enthusiast but these clips make me feel very nostalgic.
quicklyplease 3 years ago
loved these trains' please please turn back the clocks.
BROADTRAIN1979 3 years ago 2
You shot at Basingstoke and didnt get beaten up by chavs? Brave man! Great video though
dctim 3 years ago
basing ins't chavs, feltham, Staines, Whitton, Byfleet are!.
widerangevideos 3 years ago 2
Great video! I used to live near Eastleigh and visit regularly when I got into trains when I was 8, back in 1984! The sound of these units take me right back!
RM1859 4 years ago
wow, nice vid, boy those trains were simply THE best!
psd3210 4 years ago
If I'd known, in '05, that they'd be phasing out the slam-doors, and I'd had a lot of money, I'd have bought every single carriage heading for the scrap-heap, had them shipped to Australia, and perhaps done them up.
It happened over here - some bloke here in Sydney bought old trains from Melbourne, and ended up being asked to give them back when Melbourne had a shortage of trains!
richardjdbone 4 years ago 2
Haha! Genius! Hope he made a few bob out of it
dctim 3 years ago
He bought them for AU$2,600 (GBP 1,205) each, and was paid $60,000 (GBP 27,815) for three of them!
richardjdbone 3 years ago
Genius that man!
dctim 3 years ago
Ah, Excellent!
I haven't been on one of these since I left England in '98. I was only 8, and spent most of my time on class 313s or 455s, but I remember the slam-doors so fondly. I went back to England for a holiday in '04, and travelled on an SWT 455, but, damn it, I missed my last opportunity to travel on one of these. @#$&^&*!
They'll never truly replace the slam-doors. Any new train is only a downgrade. Why does everything need to be so safe these days? Travelling should be fun.
richardjdbone 4 years ago 2
I left England
richardjdbone 4 years ago
Ignore! - I hit the 'Post comment' button prematurely. Tis true, but that's not what I meant to say!
richardjdbone 4 years ago
05:30 - 3417.... I'd ove to say I miss driving her, but I drove her at Wimbledon nine days ago!
keelar001 4 years ago
gone but never forgotten
CIG421 4 years ago
All those hours you boys put in filming a pieces of railway history good vid
tjmejr4 4 years ago
Absolutely awesome footage my friend. God how i miss those beautiful trains. RIP slammers.
twsm410 4 years ago
Excelent footage there, I really do miss those slammers :(, Excelent and very reliable traction they were.
HazzB1989 4 years ago
great vid gotta love those trains!
777fred 5 years ago