See also the 1959 instructional film The Diesel Train Driver, made concurrently with Diesel Trainride and using some of the footage. Link in the description.
Then at 2'57" it's at King's Lane level crossing at Weston, heading to Beccles, by Beccles Bank signal box. Sadly the line is single track now and RETB signalling. At 5'10" the distant signal is the approach to Spooner Row near Wymondham in Norfolk. I'd be interested to know where the junction is at 5'50"
@locosandlogos I think the distant you mention is actually Wymondham South Junction's Down Distant (number 42). You can see Wymondham Abbey in the shot so the train is definitely heading towards Norwich.
Not sure about the junction, looks like its on Midland metals though judging from the box design.
@rackellar My mistake... I don't know why I wrote 'distant' - looking at the film again, you're right about Wymondham Abbey. I was meaning the signal at Spooner Row by the signal box.
@rackellar My mistake... I don't know why I wrote 'distant' - looking at the film again, you're right about Wymondham Abbey. I was meaning the signal at Spooner Row by the signal box.
A closer look, the train starts in Norwich (Thorpe) but the next shot is at Yarmouth Beach (see the backs of hotels on Wellesley Road!) Mundesley (destination blind) would have been accessed from Yarmouth Beach. Dunno what station it actually moves out of but def none mentioned so far! The first river crossing is Somerleyton Swing Bridge heading to Norwich, but then the train is back down the track towards Lowestoft, heading to Norwich passing Oulton Broad.
The destination blind reads Mundesley - on the long-closed branch in North East Norfolk, then the train runs from Lowestoft to Norwich, as the water is definitely Oulton Broad. Then you see more of that line, and then the bit where the kid mentions going off the rails at the top of the hill is now gone Beccles Bank signal box on the East Suffolk Line. Then it slips into the Breckland line, with a shot of Spooner Row station near Wymondham - which is still there albeit with just one train a day!
Great to see a class 114 on film.I worked on these units as a mechanic and brake fitter at Lincoln TMD from 1980 until closure in 1987.I put some photos on Flickr under the heading Lincoln TMD a while back.I noticed the engines were still the first type to be fitted to these units in the film as they were all changed to the larger 15 LTR Leyland Albion eng of 230 bhp,i don't know when this happened.
That arched bridge is at West Wylam Junction, just off the Newcastle-Carlisle Railway, then (I think) Haltwhistle tunnel on the same line at 09:48. At 07:08 is the the lead up to Corby Gates level crossing, followed by Weatheral station - which someone has already mentioned - again on the Newcastle - Carlisle line
Graet film Great quality . BUT What about the annoying 'actors' young and old voiceovers. Strange to think that when it was finished the producers didnt say "God, the script and wooden acting voices are AWFUL, lets do it again"
Fantastic !!!! Reminds me of going on our summer holidays in the sixties when I was a kid. It was always a race to get to the front. If the driver put his blind down, he had a very annoying 6 year old behind him. I could not believe it when BR started making the front first class !!!!!!!
Daddy, why's that man on his own?
Because he's killed his children who kept asking damnfool questions!
Daddy, do I ask damnfool questions?
-_-
edwardianeccentric 2 days ago
See also the 1959 instructional film The Diesel Train Driver, made concurrently with Diesel Trainride and using some of the footage. Link in the description.
DavidBromage 1 week ago
That kid would have annoyed the shit out of me if I'd been in the same carriage!
thehoff1982 1 week ago
Is this train on the Lowestoft-Norwich line? I thought I recognised one of the crossings south of Beccles?
G0IMB 2 weeks ago
Fabulous film 4 years before Beeching trashed the railways.
lewisner 3 weeks ago
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AndreiTupolev 3 weeks ago
Classic stuff! Especially enjoyed the diversion to the Lake District ;)
buffscrag71 1 month ago
Brilliant!!!
acquiesce100 1 month ago
Then at 2'57" it's at King's Lane level crossing at Weston, heading to Beccles, by Beccles Bank signal box. Sadly the line is single track now and RETB signalling. At 5'10" the distant signal is the approach to Spooner Row near Wymondham in Norfolk. I'd be interested to know where the junction is at 5'50"
locosandlogos 1 month ago
@locosandlogos I think the distant you mention is actually Wymondham South Junction's Down Distant (number 42). You can see Wymondham Abbey in the shot so the train is definitely heading towards Norwich.
Not sure about the junction, looks like its on Midland metals though judging from the box design.
rackellar 2 weeks ago
@rackellar My mistake... I don't know why I wrote 'distant' - looking at the film again, you're right about Wymondham Abbey. I was meaning the signal at Spooner Row by the signal box.
locosandlogos 2 weeks ago
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@rackellar My mistake... I don't know why I wrote 'distant' - looking at the film again, you're right about Wymondham Abbey. I was meaning the signal at Spooner Row by the signal box.
locosandlogos 2 weeks ago
A closer look, the train starts in Norwich (Thorpe) but the next shot is at Yarmouth Beach (see the backs of hotels on Wellesley Road!) Mundesley (destination blind) would have been accessed from Yarmouth Beach. Dunno what station it actually moves out of but def none mentioned so far! The first river crossing is Somerleyton Swing Bridge heading to Norwich, but then the train is back down the track towards Lowestoft, heading to Norwich passing Oulton Broad.
locosandlogos 1 month ago
The destination blind reads Mundesley - on the long-closed branch in North East Norfolk, then the train runs from Lowestoft to Norwich, as the water is definitely Oulton Broad. Then you see more of that line, and then the bit where the kid mentions going off the rails at the top of the hill is now gone Beccles Bank signal box on the East Suffolk Line. Then it slips into the Breckland line, with a shot of Spooner Row station near Wymondham - which is still there albeit with just one train a day!
locosandlogos 1 month ago
fantastic! it kinda makes me feel like i was born in the wrong era :)
mrchrisniro 1 month ago
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@penninefilms It can still be quite a shock nowadays if you travel on some of Northern Rail's diesel sheds
strange6 1 month ago
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I like how we start off in the flats of the Norfolk broads and a few minutes later, are up in the fells!
soundseeker63 2 months ago
Great to see a class 114 on film.I worked on these units as a mechanic and brake fitter at Lincoln TMD from 1980 until closure in 1987.I put some photos on Flickr under the heading Lincoln TMD a while back.I noticed the engines were still the first type to be fitted to these units in the film as they were all changed to the larger 15 LTR Leyland Albion eng of 230 bhp,i don't know when this happened.
tradtrain 2 months ago
That arched bridge is at West Wylam Junction, just off the Newcastle-Carlisle Railway, then (I think) Haltwhistle tunnel on the same line at 09:48. At 07:08 is the the lead up to Corby Gates level crossing, followed by Weatheral station - which someone has already mentioned - again on the Newcastle - Carlisle line
Strawberry7Lynn 2 months ago
norwich to cambridge via ben nevis.
boleynali 2 months ago
Nice one.
Mars7777777 3 months ago
The voice of "Dad" sure sounds like Michael Palin..... wonder if it is?
hunterxf382 3 months ago
@hunterxf382 This film was made in 1959. Michael Palin was still at school then.
DavidBromage 3 months ago
@hunterxf382 you're right it does sound alot like palin but I think he would be too young in '59
hifijohn 3 months ago
Graet film Great quality . BUT What about the annoying 'actors' young and old voiceovers. Strange to think that when it was finished the producers didnt say "God, the script and wooden acting voices are AWFUL, lets do it again"
deliow 6 months ago in playlist British Rail
If I knew who Sir Edmond Hillary was, I'd of laughed at the reference to him.... hang on *goes on Wikipedia*.... Hah! Right, I get it now :)
bloke33 6 months ago
Derby 114 me thinks
iantrack 6 months ago
so where are those big hills at between norwich and cambridge?
michaelstup 8 months ago
Fantastic !!!! Reminds me of going on our summer holidays in the sixties when I was a kid. It was always a race to get to the front. If the driver put his blind down, he had a very annoying 6 year old behind him. I could not believe it when BR started making the front first class !!!!!!!
MrCagivaman 8 months ago
Cool Vid. Wish a handful of first generation DMUs were still in traffic.
MetroCammellDMUs 9 months ago
Strange. Lower quadrant distant signal followed by upper quadrant home signal!
Notice that the seats didn't even line up with some windows in those days!
mikemundy2005 1 year ago
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Should take old train away to scapping. Why there old film at it like classic railway? What about this year?
NESTABROWN9 1 year ago
Nice shots of Weatheral (between Newcastle and Carlisle) and Bassenthwaite Lake (?)
Stuart0857 1 year ago 2