Great video mate the last of our real trains, New trains look like giant plastic models they all look the same and the cabs are full of plastic rubbish as well, i'm not so interested in trains as i used to be thats for sure.
I REMEMBER THE 310s AS NEW when they were 4 cars ON THE EUSTON-BLETCHLEY SERVICES before milton keynes was built THEY WERE THE NEW TRAINS ON THE NEW ELECTRIC SERVICES INTO EUSTON !!!
The service was FNW Holyhead to New Street service which went via the Old Road (Bescot)after departing olverhampton to New Street and returned via the Stour Valley (Dudley port and Tipton) to avoid a run round at New Street station. Anther classic FNW serivce was a Man Picc to New Street working with a 309 via Stoke.
Quality video, the days when Stafford was ace, even the tannoy chime was brill. 37s every couple of hours on the coast trains and loads of other action. Brilliant.
brill, any idea what route this worked?
040train 1 year ago
great video
supremedalek24 2 years ago
Great video mate the last of our real trains, New trains look like giant plastic models they all look the same and the cabs are full of plastic rubbish as well, i'm not so interested in trains as i used to be thats for sure.
Trainbuff2008 2 years ago
I REMEMBER THE 310s AS NEW when they were 4 cars ON THE EUSTON-BLETCHLEY SERVICES before milton keynes was built THEY WERE THE NEW TRAINS ON THE NEW ELECTRIC SERVICES INTO EUSTON !!!
davidchilton25 3 years ago
Was this a railtour? Because I cant believe they was still useing MK1 coaches in 98. Thanks.
zombiesonacid 3 years ago
No was a service train, they were still using mk1s in 1998.
oashmole 3 years ago
Was CT using this then in 1998 or was it FNW?
tag274 2 years ago
The service was FNW Holyhead to New Street service which went via the Old Road (Bescot)after departing olverhampton to New Street and returned via the Stour Valley (Dudley port and Tipton) to avoid a run round at New Street station. Anther classic FNW serivce was a Man Picc to New Street working with a 309 via Stoke.
SouthernElectrics 2 years ago
@oashmole they were still used on loco hauled runs on the north wales coast too till about 2000.
thehoff1982 11 months ago
the used them untill sometime around 2001 before finally withdrawing them fronm service
deathmountaintv 2 years ago
@zombiesonacid Mk1's were used on the these services right till the very end of class 37 hauled services on the coast in Jan 2001.
SilsdenCougar 1 year ago
nice
No1Tubefan 3 years ago
Great stuff!
hellfiregrowler 3 years ago
magnificent!
TheXtremeEnthusiast 3 years ago
Back in the days when the Stafford-Stoke stopper was still actually a train, not a minibus :(
limeyfox 4 years ago 2
lol, but even the pacers are getting old and it's going to be more turbostar derivatives and *eeurgh* Parry People Movers.
Yownanymous 3 years ago
Quality video, the days when Stafford was ace, even the tannoy chime was brill. 37s every couple of hours on the coast trains and loads of other action. Brilliant.
jammiebeasts 4 years ago 4