let-it-snow

[simpletimes222]

Valenta's oh the sound!!!

[Punk1984Rock]

The best train ever built

[deltic81]

great video :]



[davidsan01]

Must have been the RIGHT SNOW!!!!

[turbostarbasher27]

What a festive and very nice video :D

[NJPurling]

Another thing I see is that one of the HST's predecessors, the Class 55 'Deltic' Royal Scots Grey is on hire hauling freight.

Like finding a equally famous horse pulling a coal cart.

[2002And]

A very dirty HST that is! That's stupid - a speed restriction of 70!!! I can't believe it! That's slower than a snail.

[rorymacve]

And they say British Rail was a bad company. At least they kept the trains running, whatever mother nature would throw at them. Thats more than can be said for the bus companies, it snows 1 flake of snow and the service is cancelled completely! Great vid! Priceless 5* footage!

[ITW84]

just an observation

i wouldnt like to be in the 3rd carridge of the 1st train can you imagine how cold and noisey it would of been with the bagged up window?

[60037]

From what i remember, back in these days the HST windows were double glazed and the outer layer would often get broken by flying ballast or vandals.

But in those days the next station would be called and informed of the breakage and you would occasionally see the train crew knock out the remains of the broken glass leaving the inner glass safe and the train to continue it duty.

[ITW84]

all that snow in st albans in august 1991 wow

[SilsdenCougar]

Some should send this to south eastern trains and south west trains. What happened the last time it snowed?, they gave up?.

[1ff2as5f12s51f3]

I had the chance to 'enjoy' 3 hours spent on a SWT Desiro stranded just outside Woking during the snow this year. To their credit, the train itself was working fine, despite massive arcing coming from the third rail and loads of wheelslip; in the end, the reason for the problems was due to the points freezing and then breaking, both in front and behind us. The train itself was fine and was able to drive us back once the track had been fixed.

[metadyneman]

To be fair.. HST's don't rely on a third rail to make them go. Southern,South Eastern & South West Trains (and London Transport) do and if the snow settles on the juice rail you can kiss goodbye to your source of power to the train! Even the old slam door stock ground to a halt in the snow

[SilsdenCougar]

The difference with the slammers & todays EMU's is a diesel loco be could put on the front of a slammer and dragged round to maintain a service of some sort. Cant do that now.

[metadyneman]

Fair comment but even in the days of the slammer you would never find that many diesels available to keep services or indeed lines open. Once a train got stuck in the snow it effectively stuck everything else on the line too thus blocking access for a diesel to rescue a train!

[Sephy69]

thats because their fleet of portapotties on wheels are 3rd rail electric!

[dmc1200]

Think this is when it was 'the wrong kind of snow'.

[mecrazy5]

Those Val's can do anything in any weather!

[dtvfan24]

HSTs do on whatever the weather

[sophiehennessey43268]

yes it did it was the 3rd coach

[lurch721]

Is it just me or did that first train have a broken window taped up in one of the carriges

[sophiehennessey43268]

yes it did it was the 4th coach

[sophiehennessey43268]

hsts are nice long live them

[LondonTransportFan69]

Very interesting! Nice to see that at least one thing in England doesnt stop just because it has snowed! Lol! 5 stars

[Synthesisboys03]

thats the 2nd livery there orginal livery was blue and white and yellow

[calvinps]

Nice to see the HSTs in their original livery :')

[hst43105]

awesome video

DARLINGTON was on there woop

the hsts looked awesome in the snow

[scott5175]

Great video! one for the favs :D 5*

[rorymacve]

1:23 yay! executive livery!

[truckduck065]

Great video. not seen that much snow since mid 90's.

5* + fav

[class313]

Great video! HST stopping at St Albans just adds to the glorifying effect.

[Scott43034]

No Marstons working there......

Nice video

[blade5859]

Cheers thx for watching

[EMuksteam]

Gosh this takes me back, made me smile thanks. 5* Happy Xmas & New Year

[blade5859]

Cheers and a MERRY CHRISTMAS & 2009 to you also

[Lukeashley2323]

I once remember a driver who drove HST,S for BR telling me he was once in Scotland when blizzards and snow fall was bad and when he arrived at the station he the second man and the passengers could not leave the train due to all the door locks and windows been encased in ice and had to wait for platform staff to use blow touches to unfreeze the locks and doors so there is the tale. Luke.....

[blade5859]

I have some old footage hidden away of a hst cab ride in Scotland in a blizzard and you cannot even see the tracks. Trains have been stopped down here for frozen points back in Nov.

[skwales100]

Very Nice

[blade5859]

Cheers glad u enjoyed the vid

[mststv]

Intercity for you, NXEC would of had a paddy lol

So much for a white Christmas this year...

[blade5859]

Cheers don't look like a white one down here in Devon in fact its quite warm damn that global warming.

[Farzeymedic]

Brilliant video

[blade5859]

Cheers thx for watching

[Gatwickexpress07]

Clasic mate 5* How do you sabe them as high quality

[blade5859]

Thx they are converted from video then saved using Windows movie maker.

[robmasterman]

Another classic video David and thanks for sharing it...Compliments of the Season to you as well, or as we Welsh say..Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda..5*..Bob

[blade5859]

Cheers Bob.. wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS.