Hellfire! I used to have this video until I sold it on before I moved house! I also rode the old 1S54 Bournmouth - Glasgow Central service semi-regular in my kid days, when I wasn't on 37s on the North Wales Coast route! I used to love watching the loco change at Preston! That shunter is still working there too! He's platform staff now!
@tomwalkermusic The sooner the pantograph carriages are fitted to all Voyagers/Super Voyagers/Meridians, the better!
I think a great many people would be very afraid of getting down into such a vulnerable position to couple/uncouple and attach air pipes etc...I certainly would!
These were better times when you didn't use diesels completely pointlessly on electrified lines. It's also appalling how much the XC network has shrunk since these days.
Hellfire! I used to have this video until I sold it on before I moved house! I also rode the old 1S54 Bournmouth - Glasgow Central service semi-regular in my kid days, when I wasn't on 37s on the North Wales Coast route! I used to love watching the loco change at Preston! That shunter is still working there too! He's platform staff now!
Happy Days, they were!
37057viking 3 weeks ago
Brilliant, lets hope 86234 gets preservaition!
MrJezza31 3 weeks ago
@gower2880 ok i get you cause they don't really do that where i live
Liverpoolfcfever 3 weeks ago
@Liverpoolfcfever Its more cost effective to run Elec locos...
gower2880 3 weeks ago
why did theychange the loco
Liverpoolfcfever 1 month ago
Didn't fully appreciate what an effort it was to attach locos to carriages, probably not the best job on the railways. Great video
scotrail47 1 month ago
@tomwalkermusic The sooner the pantograph carriages are fitted to all Voyagers/Super Voyagers/Meridians, the better!
I think a great many people would be very afraid of getting down into such a vulnerable position to couple/uncouple and attach air pipes etc...I certainly would!
bwhugul 2 months ago
These were better times when you didn't use diesels completely pointlessly on electrified lines. It's also appalling how much the XC network has shrunk since these days.
tomwalkermusic 2 months ago
spectacular!
the best time of the British railways, intercity
Greetings from Argentina
gus
argenvia 4 months ago
Shame the cross country services are so truncated now. Virtually no WC coverage.
N330AA 5 months ago