Fantastic video. I was born in Barum in '86,it amazes me how much there still was there in the 80's in terms of infrastruture. Always interesting to hear old railwaymen talking.
I wish I was born 50 years earlier as todays railways are appalling. The TOC's are more interested in how lairy they can make their trains,the company image. Never mind the fact that it should be a service. I reguarly have to fit 400 people onto a two car 158 unit but at least its painted in the company colours!
Terrible stuff is happening on the railways of today & this is why I will never ever vote tory. They ruined what was left of a once proud industry.
Thank You very much for this film, I loved it. As a lifetime railwayman although only 35 years old I enjoyed the film no end. Loved the part about wages, yes we were paid bloody awful in BR days but in truth the better money with privatisation came at a cost....almost akin to selling our souls to the devil. I was a boxlad,shunter & signalman for 11 years. Then mobile ops manager & now a driver. In 17 years of working on the railways times have changed but not in a good way.
Excellent video, brought back fantastic memories of the seventies and eighties on the Barnstaple branch and the Signal boxes at both Crediton and Barnstaple !
I couldnt agree more on the comments about Beeching. You should all listen to the song "Slow Train" by Flanders & Swann on YouTube.
Blightyish 1 month ago
BEECHING YOU BASTARD SHOULD HAVE HIS BODY EXUMED SO HE CAN BE KILLED AGAIN, HE MURDERED OUR RAILWAY !!!
railwaystationmaster 1 year ago
Fantastic video. I was born in Barum in '86,it amazes me how much there still was there in the 80's in terms of infrastruture. Always interesting to hear old railwaymen talking.
gricerdude3 4 years ago 3
I wish I was born 50 years earlier as todays railways are appalling. The TOC's are more interested in how lairy they can make their trains,the company image. Never mind the fact that it should be a service. I reguarly have to fit 400 people onto a two car 158 unit but at least its painted in the company colours!
Terrible stuff is happening on the railways of today & this is why I will never ever vote tory. They ruined what was left of a once proud industry.
GhostCav 4 years ago 3
Thank You very much for this film, I loved it. As a lifetime railwayman although only 35 years old I enjoyed the film no end. Loved the part about wages, yes we were paid bloody awful in BR days but in truth the better money with privatisation came at a cost....almost akin to selling our souls to the devil. I was a boxlad,shunter & signalman for 11 years. Then mobile ops manager & now a driver. In 17 years of working on the railways times have changed but not in a good way.
GhostCav 4 years ago 2
Great Video with rare footage well found
mitralmikel 4 years ago 2
Brilliant thanks for putting this up.
rextanka 4 years ago 2
Excellent video, brought back fantastic memories of the seventies and eighties on the Barnstaple branch and the Signal boxes at both Crediton and Barnstaple !
1010campaigner 4 years ago