Marylebone Memories + Regents Park.

First generation diesel multiple units at London Marylebone Station, before one of the trainsheds was removed.

Only the high number platforms are being used, as the others are closed for refurbishment.

Also listen to announcements.

In addition to the trains this videoclip also shows the station concourse.

At the end is a short sequence showing the Bakerloo Line Underground platforms (plus train, & pre-dot matrix 'next train' describers). When encoded this was assumed to be from Marylebone too, but onlter watching the final edit before uplifting was it realised that the UndergrounD views actually come from regents park station, which is a couple of stops along the line.

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[stormwell]

Wait, did the date on the video cam say 6 AUGUST 1990?

I was only like five years old then, how I wished I'd been born much earlier to have been able to see all this with my own eyes!

[citytransportinfo]

@stormwell yes, that sounds about right - August 1990!

Simon

[oldtimecalypso]

What the HELL? I have to watch a commercial before I can see your video. Sod that.

[citytransportinfo]

thats new - its never happened to me - not with my vids nor anyone elses'.

Simon

[radioianj]

Doesnt this line still operate these slam door diesel trains?-I saw one on it a couple of months ago now

[citytransportinfo]

No - nowadays it has sliding / plug type doors which are opened by pushing buttons.

Simon

[tb342]

I'll admit I've never known any different, but the line and the station seem a hell of a lot better with Chiltern's investment than they ever did under BR. I enjoy travelling on the Turbos - back then I can imagine going anywhere on those trains with those stations was nothing more than a grimy, unpleasant necessity.

Thanks for the insight.

[liox]

memories, memories ... I can remember travelling into and out of Marylebone in those days. I commute there every weekday now and the changes are stunning. In many ways, it's so much better now - more places to eat, for a start, and the trains don't smell as much as the old slam-door ones did

[john87013]

@radioianj You may have seen one of the 'Bubble' route-learning diesel cars, or possibly one of the now ceased Wrexham & Shropshire London - Wrexham trains that were formed of locomotive hauled Inter-City slam door stock.

[john87013]

@radioianj You may have seen one of the Chiltern Railways operated commuter trains, or you may have seen one of the now sadly ceased WSMR London-Wrexham trains, both would have been slam-door Inter-City stock hauled by a diesel loco (class 67). If it was a diesel unit that you saw, chances are it was one of the route-learning 'bubble' cars, or possibly you saw the Aylesbury - Princes Risborough shuttle train that is also formed of a 'bubble unit.

[LeamingtonSteve]

wow most people were white british in those days (ps that isnt a racist comment)

[ANDREWWALLFORD123]

Very nice classic railways of the memories!

[gainsbourg66]

The slam door DMUs may have growled along with slow accelaration but they were so much better in every other respect. Much better ventilated in summer , the seats were twice as comfortable, there was more foot space and a decent view from most seats . Also there was none of that ridiculous fashion for tinted glass that makes everything outside look gloomy. In fact all coaching stock these days is plastic rubbish by comparison - no wonder people pay £250 or more to ride in Pullman coaches.

[reynardbizzar]

Excellent video and thanks for sharing.