Reading Station 7-25-07

Video from the Reading station on July 25th 2007. first we see the 166 turbo that i had just arrived on from Oxford depart for Paddington, next we see a FGW MTU HST arrive and depart from platform 4 for Swansea. Next we see a FGW HST still with its Valenta engine scream out of the station, for just the valenta action without the MTU's see http://youtube.com/watch?v=Znkczvc47jA
next up we see MTU powercar 43035 arrvie on plaform 3. then we see that train depart with a rear Valenta 43, unfortunatly its screened out halfway by another double MTU set on platform 4. after the double MTU set departs for Cheltenham Spa a Adlente arrives on platform 3 heading for Paddingtion. After this another double MTU set arrives and departs from platform 4, the movie ends with a short clip of a Freightliner 66 across the platform before i get on my train to Penzance.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• HST
• Valenta
• MTU
• Reading
• england
• UK
• station
• train
• railroad
• Adelante
• FGW
• first
• great
• western

[HSTcerney]

by the way it a 166 not a 168 lol

[nikosjk1]

Yeah that was a typo, fixed now

[JCRailAirProduction]

well ive spoken to ppl who like the mtu's, im not sayin u should like them, but us brits do. i do prefer the vals though, proper screamers. at least there is one thing we have in common lol.

[JCRailAirProduction]

Most enthusiasts in this country love the MTU, and do think positive about the future. Many enthusiasts do give a damn, why would they go out and railfan if they didnt?

[levelyesyes]

i maybe 18 years of age but i love trains

[emperorgrant]

uhh, they still do.

[MiniHatSaysMiniDance]

go there every day

[Ins4neGam3rs]

I used to live up the road from there in Tilehurst. We used to go on trips by train all the time!

[klambert94]

oh how I miss the valentas that used to screech through Reading Station

[HSTJames2]

MTU'S don,t sound better they sound worse the valenta sounds much better than the MTU.

[nikosjk1]

Sorry but from what ive seen here on youtube that hardly seems to be the case. Many probably just shoot video or pics of them because there is nothing else left. Im not from the UK but i definetly dont love MTU, before i visited i didnt care much for UK trains, i probably would have returned the same way if i had only seen MTUs, the turbocharged scream of the Valenta's is what hooked me instantly, i doubt a visitor now would feel the same about a MTU.