My wonderful Dad living his dream! 😍 Amazing to have this video of him at work. Not many people can say they truly love their job, but he loved the railway - it was his passion. I remember many cab rides, the smell of the diesel and break dust, the noise... Fond memories 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
Many thanks Hayley...Your Dad was a truly entertaining friend with a great sense of humour and yes he loved his job....best wishes to you and the family....Mark
awwwww that’s so sweet bro. was he a waterloo driver? how long was he there for? yeah i totally agree with you, all those engineering smells you’d get from those wonderful locos. i was a woking driver, and now a driver with southern and like your dear paaa..i absolutely love my job..it’s sooo awesome..and yeah if we still had all these good old fashion emu and locos..WOW…even better, but it’s still the same!! so lovely you have all those wonderful memories with your dad. 😍😍😍😍😍
@@karimkekhia4369 Dear Karim...Barry was a Woking driver like yourself and was there since the 1970s.....He was a great bloke with a great sense of humour and loved his job....Sadly he has passed away far too early in life......but he will not be forgotten....Mark
@@spompey heeeey mark. ahhh bless him fella, and mate many thanks for your reply and some info about our barry. mate i never knew him but it’s an honour to know that we both were based at woking. i met a good few real decent blokes there, and now based at epsom depot which is a nice little number and a good gang there too!!!
@@karimkekhia4369 Dear Karim....I too was for a short while at Epsom with 6 drivers on each shift..... back in the BR Blue era...1981-1982 working on the "1936" SUB stock....best wishes again to you Karim.....Mark
I watched this with a tear in my eye, such great railway memories. I loved this, i dont know what else to say. Just superb. Thank you for posting not just this but all the old stuff us oldies reminiss about and youngsters will never experience as times have changed. I am fond of 33s as they were the first real trains i saw as a young child just starting out all those years ago in the 70s and 80s. Again, Thank you for the memories.
Top driver Barry. I started as a second man at Woking and second manned him many times. I remember once as im from Leeds he played On Ilkley Moor Baht'at on a cromptons horn for me going through Guildford tunnel on our way to Godstone tip. What a character.
The sound of the Sulzer engine was like a tiger, or demonic washboard being played, absolutely fantastic noise, I remember working at Bickley station in the 80’s on the platform, we had nights there for a couple of periods, two of the 33’s would come through on the down hauling laden hoppers, it was a 1 in 100 climb, the noise at 3 o’clock in the morning of those two really giving it some, crashing rustling past on the far platform, and a glorious smell after in the cold night air of diesel exhaust, like a combination of vanilla and herring oil!!!!!!!
Barry, what a great friendly guy and always a pleasure to route learn with him. I entered his 33 cab at Basingstoke route learning to Salisbury. Barry said do you know the road much? Yes I said, ok then, he said you best one to drive it then and I can rest going back to woking on the cushions, and he left the cab shutting the door! He then came back laughing and said only joking but You still driving. I learned much from Barry that day. A pleasure and fun to work with him.
I remember how wobbly and not to mention how noisy they are too. As a kid used ask for cab rides from Portsmouth to Cosham and sometimes got lucky. I remember almost falling off the seat as we hit the curve at Fratton. There is no suspension and your rocked all over the place on the unwelded track sections but happy fond memories. Thanks for sharing
Oh my god, this so takes me back to near the start of my railway career now just ended. I'd kind of forgotten the wonderful cab experience we enjoyed most days. Brilliant video and of course I knew Barry.
@@ModelRailwaysUnlimited cool! My brother is at Woking now. 4th generation railwayman! I take it from your handle that you've moved into smaller railways?...
@@hayleybrook8416 Yes indeed I did Hayley...he was fun and had his own way of making friends....sadly I last saw your Dad around 1990 after I moved to Reading, but I still whistled up before Ash station at the most unsociable times to keep him alert...funny because where I lived in Farnham it became all to eerily silent....my best wishes to you and all.....many thanks....Mark
I have just found your channel and really enjoyed your video and the tribute to the driver. As an 80 year old my interest in trains started with steam and then as the transfer to diesels came about I became interested in them. There is nothing like the sound of a diesel engine pulling away whether it be a class 47, 33, 50 or particularly a Deltic. My interest waned as the age of electric took over and my focus turned to preserved railways and you tube channels like yours where I could carry on living my dream.
A different time altogether plenty of noise too , the ride might seem a bit rough but the bogies on the British built locos were superior to what we had in Ireland. A ride on our GM bo-bos was something to experience but the Metropolitan Vickers locos ride was superior. It's amazing the way loco hauled passenger trains disappeared so much. Brilliant video.
hi there. great video, i loved cab rides in the 70s when my friend was a driver on the western region,used to go in cl52s and cl 117 dmus, great sounds when going in a tunnel with the 52s, the dmu was like driving an old motor coach, but great fun,
Ah, seeing the 50’s in their last days is evocative. I used to travel from Guildford to London most weekends to see my dad, and always changed at Woking to pick up an Exeter train, even if it meant hanging around. Great video, so much to see and remember, thank you.
You are most welcome Huw....many thanks for watching and by the way I used to do exactly the same, even if it was hauled by a 33 or 47...good old days....best wishes....Mark
Were they, did loads with my dad. Four of us in the cab of a Dmu, 2 cans of tea lol. Bloody brilliant days. All gone now. Made way for Driver only trains, vigilance bleepers, cctv, black box recorders, spy in the (lonely) cab . Progress, or job/cost cutting. 😡
Great video, just fact here, the Wessex Electric units leaving Waterloo I'm sure is the special run using units 2401 and 2403, which this video shows. Also I could just make out on the announcement ‘special ticket holders only’, and you can see there is a banner put on the rear unit. They set the record a reaching 109MPH on that trip
The days when they didn't even stop at Clapham Junction, non-stop to Woking! I'd love to see videos further West than Salisbury from that era of you have any. Thanks for posting this :)
They could do this (not stop at CJ) because there were fewer trains running on the tracks back in the 80's. They can't do this now, because the tracks are all operating at full capacity (or near to). That's why they have to stop at CJ....there's not enough available track space to allow for no stops between Waterloo and Woking, like there used to be.
My school train journey home. So many memories of every station. Narrowly missed the Clapham rail disaster coming up the other way that morning in December of 88.
Feeling Nostalgic when watching this ,The first few minutes with Hoover Class 50 Traction is oh wow .❤love the thrash of a Class 33 from a drivers view ,Wish I could have had a chance to operate one of these back in the day ,That would have made me happy 😁
Wonderful! Looks like the record breaking run of the Pig too. Greens all the way to weymouth and topped out at 115mph I believe with special dispensation. The guard was Terry, can't think of his surname at the moment. The days when the 50s went back I to the short 'engine road' to await the next service. I was an ATE at Bournemouth at the time but got my guards job shortly after this. Later went to Salisbury for my driver's job. Wish I was there when it was locos especially the 50s. Not good when they broke down though I'm told. In the very long signal sections on the W.o.E. there were not many phones available and it wasn't unusual to set out across the fields to the nearest house or farmhouse. Lovely days and I'm so glad to have been part of the history 😊
haha , it wasn't just me then !! I recall the diesel monsters roaring through Portchester as a 9/10 year old & sometimes having the courage to stand on the bridge at the same time . Could stay there for hours (if it wasn't for the smell of stale pee lol) Happy days
Very enjoyable. I have good memories of the West of England Mainline from 1969 through to current. I remember Warship hauled services with Restaurant Cars no less. The diesel loco hauled trains especially the Class 50's were far more enjoyable then today's DMU's. Thanks for posting.
Brilliant video which I thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks for uploading. I do not British Railways had any right whatsoever to get rid of the the locos seen here. They did the job perfectly well and many examples still survive today on heritage lines etc. 😂
Excellent video once again.That's certainly a rough ride, the nearest I've experienced to that was with a 47 running light from Darlington to Newcastle and it rolled! Talk about seasick!
Great film. My late uncle John Thompson was a driver on the Southern. Can't remember where he worked out from, but he lived in Camberwell in the 60's and 70s😊
I remember well as a guard at Redhill, taking the 0702 to reading with the class 33 "Crompton" with a consist of just three carriages. The acceleration was awesome ...Always got to Reading on time!
@@spompey Yes Mark, it was in the mid 70s, when we were running "Tadpoles", 2 cars from a Narrow stock Hastings DEMU plus a wider Non driving cab from an EMU (can't remember which stock) Hence the definitive name. I went on to man each and every one of the old signal boxes from Redhill A to Shalford...Happy Days. Simon
@@spanglepoacher-ju9jk Many thanks and you must have come across a great friend of mine as a signaller at Guildford and Farnham Boxes. he also did the box at Shalford on occasions....Many thanks and best regards......Mark
@@spompey mate you’re always welcome. such wonderful days and dude your bringing back so many wonderful memories for so many of us. bless you champ xxx
Great cab ride love it! Filmed just 7 days after I was born but I now drive trains over the same rails based out of Wimbledon park depot. Interesting to see how much thing's have changed.
Lovely. My local line (I'm in Whitchurch). Was hoping it would be stopping at intermediate stations after Basingstoke. I make the journey up to Waterloo a couple of times a month now I'm retired to keep in touch with friends/family in the Smoke, where I used to live. The modern DMU stock is quick and comfortable, but I do like a separate locomotive and a rake of carriages. Good to spot that three car thumper in Salisbury, presumably waiting to head down through Romsey. I hope they don't electrify the line any time soon.
Excellent show. We were stood next to you at Shirebrook. And saw you on the platform getting your train home. Great and informative video once again . My mate and I have been waiting for you to post this. Love your work. Thanks Jeff
My very best days were working at Eastleigh depot and I passed for driving on Cromptons, noisy but reliable locos. Would rather have two in multiple than one Brush 47! This wonderful video just brought it all back. Even felt I recognised the Driver? Notice the shouted conversation , so typical and probably why I have Tinnitus now!
Nice ride through the district . I was on the p.way at Woking district from 86 to 99 . Great job with grand blokes . Appreciate the cab ride videos through the patch . 👍🇬🇧
I used to watch these hammering through Earlsfield, whilst waiting for a suburban service, around this time- mid 80s through to early 90s- had no idea they went this distance 😮 Wow! Did the Exeter Central Service a couple of times in the very early 90s. I remember where the third rail 'departed' after B'stoke. And when, after S'bury, it became a branch line in places. No longer live in London so I bet its all changed now 😕 Thank you for the video.
I remember Barry well, worked with his dad at Farnham on the juice. Passed for driving in June '78 MP12-Class 33 being my basic traction. Yes happy days passed man at Fratton, got my ticket on the juice at Farnham.
Taken two years into my career (38 years in April 24) started on these locos as a second man. Now I drive on the east coast mainline and other bits nearby, on the freight.
@@spompey Started at Brighton in 86, went up for driver training at Waterloo in 1988 and transferor Toton in 89. Folkestone for channel tunnel for three years before going into management and training for ten years. Redundancy found me back on the footplate in 2005 at Peterborough before a move to Doncaster in 2017 ready for my retirement in around four years time in Yorkshire. It’s been an interesting journey.
@@22pcirish Sounds like a fascinating career and with lots of variety....I bet you will miss all the comradeship and work...best wishes and many thanks.......Mark
@@spompey I Will have given 42 years of my life to the railway. After I retire I never want to see another train again, except as means to get somewhere. I shall be an EX railwayman. I’m already in the slow process of getting rid of books and other memorabilia.
So for all us Non-Railway folk, can someone explain what the Bell means that I keep hearing ring out? Im guessing its to do with Signals? That's a brilliant Golden Nugget of film from a bygone era. Love it!!
It's AWS Automated warning system it basically tells the driver if a signal is at green yellow or red the bell tells the driver that the signal is green but the tone you hear that the driver cancels tells him the signal is yellow and he has to reduce speed ready to stop if he needs to
Correct, but also for speed restrictions a tone sounds that must be cancelled (about a mile beforehand). An example at 01:28:07 for the 50MPH restriction ahead at Laverstock North Junction
Just watched the first few minutes after stumbling on this on my phone. I'm going to come back and watch it properly when I can sit and watch it on the telly. And listen to it though the sound bar and woofer! 👍
The last train I caught from London to Exeter was from Waterloo, in the 1970’s, in preference to Paddington. I am a southern man. All went well until I got to Exeter St David’s, and found myself trundling along to Exmouth junction when I wanted to be heading for Penzance! To my embarrassment I cannot say what the loco from Waterloo was, I like to think it was a class 33. Anyway I quickly returned to Exeter and thence Pz.
The noise from, I presume under the cab is the traction motors, usually unheard from outside because of the diesel engine, I think it’s the traction motors anyway, if someone could enlighten me, thanks
Apparently it was a speed run (Reached 109 MPH) organised by the Rotary Club and mainly the debut outing for the class......I was there for the run to Salisbury, the 442 run was just a coincidence....Best regards to all.....Mark
Whilst living in the UK, in Hayle Cornwall, I decided to travel from Waterloo to Exeter and I am glad I did, I thought it a more interesting route, and it only went wrong at Exeter when changing trains I found myself heading for Exmouth. I do not remember checking to see what the motive power was, hope it was 1 or 2 33's and not a 50.
Hi There Again my real Name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris, I have another interesting idea for most of us Class 307 Fans out there, rather than scrapping most of those Class 307s maybe you guys can convert them and including the refurbishment into those Leyland 680 engines, Volvo B10M Engine, Cummins M11 Engine, Gardner 6LXC Engine, Gardner 6LXB Engine, Gardner 8LXB Engine, Class 307’s and convert all of them into a 2 Carriages and Three Carriages Class 307’s for most of us Diesel Train Fans out there PLEASE. Are you still going to do this interesting type of Project for everyone out there PLEASE?
I know for a fact that there was an emergency speed restriction installed the down fast somewhere near Woking minutes before the record-breaking run of the Wessex Electrics was to pass, which brought the pair down to walking pace over the offending rail section. As this was the same day, and you can see them departing beforehand, I reckon they closed the down fast line off from New Malden to Woking until fixed. You can just make out the red flag spread across the down fast track at 22:05 to note.
The reason I mentioned it is because I remember sanding on Surbiton station and seeing the Hoovers (class 50) thunder through on the down fast to Penzance!!
The 50s were mostly working out of Paddington on the West Coast mainline. Right down to Penzance. Was a trainspotting fanatic in those days.Before them were Westerns.52 class I think.
Not at all....the bell is part of the Automatic Warning System or AWS. A bell signifies to the driver a Green signal aspect where as a horn signifies a caution or stop signal plus other warnings such as reduction in speed...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark.
Yet another cracker - please keep the 80's nostalgia coming, absolutely love it. Oh, & much rather a class 33 than a 31 - take it from one who knows, hahahahahaha...!!!!
The bell signifies to the driver that an all clear aspect is showing on the approaching signal..(Green Aspect) A cautionary aspect or Stop signal (Yellow/s or Red) sounds a Horn noise to alert the driver...This is all part of the AWS (Automatic Warning System) fitted on all BR Trains....Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark
It is part of the Automatic Warning System (AWS) and the bell signifies to the driver that the approaching signal is showing Green for section ahead clear. A horn states the next signal is either Caution or Stop....Many thanks and best wishes....mark
Amazing upload. So useful for my project......even if I do feel like I've just been on a rollercoaster. HAHA. Tell me, did you hand hold this the entire way? If so, brave man! Your arms must've been killing you by the end.
Oh no!! Just as we pull into Woking we pan the camera left to look at the Driver, (was that our Barry?) . I was hoping for a view of what the London end of Plat form five used to look like. Great video though. I used to live in and commute to London from Walton on Thames . Cheers
Okay I can add that I know for a fact that there was an emergency speed restriction installed the down fast somewhere near Woking just minutes before the record-breaking run of the Wessex Electrics was to pass, which brought the pair down to walking pace over the offending rail section. As this was the same day, and you can see them departing beforehand, I reckon they closed the down fast line off from New Malden to Woking until fixed. You can just make out the red flag spread across the down fast track at 22:05 to note.
Talking of drivers with a sense of humour. Reminds me of the last cab ride i had with my dad. It was the last Steel train working for Shrewsbury train crew from Hereford. Travel down passenger to work the train to Shrewsbury. Normally a single or if your lucky a pair of type 3s, 37s, dad always used types. So we walk along the train to the front. Only for dad to say ' its a bloody type 5 ) class56. Now just remember im a clueless teen. We climb aboard i take a seat, while dad flicks a myriad of switches and brings the Paxman to life. He revs the nuts off this monster, only to pass me his drivers bag, saying 'find the booklet on type 5s,i cant get the breaks off'!!! So for a few minutes im thumbing this booklet trying to look for fault finding on breaks. (Dumbass) Only to look up just as the semaphore dtops,, he looks across at me, pipe in his mouth, smiles, and says 'right, were away' Boy did she scream getting 1200 ton of steel moving. The brakes problem was his idea of a joke . We just had to wait for the air compressor to do its thing . (thick teen lol) He said i looked so worried. 😂 I did threaten to Report him to My Mum 😂 but i let him off with a warning that time . 😂 Cheers Dad , Thank You ❤ miss you loads.
Many thanks Ian for that wonderful story of your dear old Dad....Still a shame it was a Type 5...lots of "The Older Boys" (Drivers) referred to loco's as their types, which could be baffling to other drivers let alone young teens so you are far from clueless.....but happy memories of your Dad....never forget them...many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
Few years before I used to service the Waterloo non EMU stock with lamps, toiletries and sundries for guard and driver... every so often I would load my trolley up with several lit tail lamps then pop next door to the lamp store to stores to pick up any stuff for trains then up in the lift to trudge between the ESD trains and the 4SUB's still running to change lamps etc then back down to put the old lamps on the to do pile, listen to my guv'nor Catweazle gibber to himself prob after another litre of lamp oil then rinse and repeat lol
Of course they didn't bother to `run around' if there was a remote cab to use so in one direction the 73 was pushing. This resulted in a very unrefined jolt start from a stand haha. Don't know whether this was as bad for the original Gatwich Express when the 73 was pushing.
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My wonderful Dad living his dream! 😍 Amazing to have this video of him at work. Not many people can say they truly love their job, but he loved the railway - it was his passion.
I remember many cab rides, the smell of the diesel and break dust, the noise... Fond memories 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
Many thanks Hayley...Your Dad was a truly entertaining friend with a great sense of humour and yes he loved his job....best wishes to you and the family....Mark
awwwww that’s so sweet bro. was he a waterloo driver? how long was he there for? yeah i totally agree with you, all those engineering smells you’d get from those wonderful locos. i was a woking driver, and now a driver with southern and like your dear paaa..i absolutely love my job..it’s sooo awesome..and yeah if we still had all these good old fashion emu and locos..WOW…even better, but it’s still the same!! so lovely you have all those wonderful memories with your dad. 😍😍😍😍😍
@@karimkekhia4369 Dear Karim...Barry was a Woking driver like yourself and was there since the 1970s.....He was a great bloke with a great sense of humour and loved his job....Sadly he has passed away far too early in life......but he will not be forgotten....Mark
@@spompey heeeey mark. ahhh bless him fella, and mate many thanks for your reply and some info about our barry. mate i never knew him but it’s an honour to know that we both were based at woking. i met a good few real decent blokes there, and now based at epsom depot which is a nice little
number and a good gang there too!!!
@@karimkekhia4369 Dear Karim....I too was for a short while at Epsom with 6 drivers on each shift..... back in the BR Blue era...1981-1982 working on the "1936" SUB stock....best wishes again to you Karim.....Mark
I watched this with a tear in my eye, such great railway memories. I loved this, i dont know what else to say. Just superb. Thank you for posting not just this but all the old stuff us oldies reminiss about and youngsters will never experience as times have changed. I am fond of 33s as they were the first real trains i saw as a young child just starting out all those years ago in the 70s and 80s. Again, Thank you for the memories.
You are most welcome my friend and many thanks for the kind comment....Mark
Top driver Barry. I started as a second man at Woking and second manned him many times. I remember once as im from Leeds he played On Ilkley Moor Baht'at on a cromptons horn for me going through Guildford tunnel on our way to Godstone tip. What a character.
Good ol' Barry missed by many....Best wishes Ralph....Mark
The sound of the Sulzer engine was like a tiger, or demonic washboard being played, absolutely fantastic noise, I remember working at Bickley station in the 80’s on the platform, we had nights there for a couple of periods, two of the 33’s would come through on the down hauling laden hoppers, it was a 1 in 100 climb, the noise at 3 o’clock in the morning of those two really giving it some, crashing rustling past on the far platform, and a glorious smell after in the cold night air of diesel exhaust, like a combination of vanilla and herring oil!!!!!!!
Ahhh wonderful , the smell and racket it all made....Many thanks ...Mark
Barry, what a great friendly guy and always a pleasure to route learn with him. I entered his 33 cab at Basingstoke route learning to Salisbury. Barry said do you know the road much? Yes I said, ok then, he said you best one to drive it then and I can rest going back to woking on the cushions, and he left the cab shutting the door! He then came back laughing and said only joking but You still driving. I learned much from Barry that day. A pleasure and fun to work with him.
That was Barry....always fun.....many thanks and best regards....Mark
I remember how wobbly and not to mention how noisy they are too. As a kid used ask for cab rides from Portsmouth to Cosham and sometimes got lucky. I remember almost falling off the seat as we hit the curve at Fratton. There is no suspension and your rocked all over the place on the unwelded track sections but happy fond memories. Thanks for sharing
Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
Oh my god, this so takes me back to near the start of my railway career now just ended. I'd kind of forgotten the wonderful cab experience we enjoyed most days. Brilliant video and of course I knew Barry.
Many thanks for your comment...best wishes...Mark
@ModelRailwaysUnlimited - did you work with Dad?
@@hayleybrook8416 yes a few times as a second man out of Woking
@@ModelRailwaysUnlimited cool! My brother is at Woking now. 4th generation railwayman!
I take it from your handle that you've moved into smaller railways?...
@@hayleybrook8416 Yes indeed I did Hayley...he was fun and had his own way of making friends....sadly I last saw your Dad around 1990 after I moved to Reading, but I still whistled up before Ash station at the most unsociable times to keep him alert...funny because where I lived in Farnham it became all to eerily silent....my best wishes to you and all.....many thanks....Mark
I have just found your channel and really enjoyed your video and the tribute to the driver. As an 80 year old my interest in trains started with steam and then as the transfer to diesels came about I became interested in them. There is nothing like the sound of a diesel engine pulling away whether it be a class 47, 33, 50 or particularly a Deltic. My interest waned as the age of electric took over and my focus turned to preserved railways and you tube channels like yours where I could carry on living my dream.
You are so very welcome....and appreciated...I do hope you see more material you enjoy and best wishes to you......Mark
Another cracking video, many thanks for the memories.😊
You're most welcome Stevie and many thanks....Mark
A different time altogether plenty of noise too , the ride might seem a bit rough but the bogies on the British built locos were superior to what we had in Ireland. A ride on our GM bo-bos was something to experience but the Metropolitan Vickers locos ride was superior. It's amazing the way loco hauled passenger trains disappeared so much. Brilliant video.
You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
What a fantastic upload. When Waterloo was full of various classes
You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
I work at Woking. So love the dedication to Dtiver Barry Foster. I’ll see if anyone remembers him. God bless him .
Thanks Michelle....He will be remembered as will Dave "Champion" also from Woking, both had their time cut far too early and sadly missed....Mark
hi there. great video, i loved cab rides in the 70s when my friend was a driver on the western region,used to go in cl52s and cl 117 dmus, great sounds when going in a tunnel with the 52s, the dmu was like driving an old motor coach, but great fun,
You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
Happy days, i miss all the traction etc. Early 80's was an awesome time for me
Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
Ah, seeing the 50’s in their last days is evocative. I used to travel from Guildford to London most weekends to see my dad, and always changed at Woking to pick up an Exeter train, even if it meant hanging around. Great video, so much to see and remember, thank you.
You are most welcome Huw....many thanks for watching and by the way I used to do exactly the same, even if it was hauled by a 33 or 47...good old days....best wishes....Mark
Loved watching this. 33101 was one of my favourites.
Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
I love cabrides, but 80's cabrides are even better! Another fantastic video!
Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
Were they, did loads with my dad. Four of us in the cab of a Dmu, 2 cans of tea lol. Bloody brilliant days. All gone now. Made way for Driver only trains, vigilance bleepers, cctv, black box recorders, spy in the (lonely) cab . Progress, or job/cost cutting. 😡
Brilliant thanks so much for putting this out. Great filming considering the tech we had way back then.
You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
Wonderful video thanks for sharing. I would go back to these days without hesitation. The good old days, plus I was a lot younger!
Yes that's a good enough reason....many thanks and best wishes....mark
Great video, just fact here, the Wessex Electric units leaving Waterloo I'm sure is the special run using units 2401 and 2403, which this video shows. Also I could just make out on the announcement ‘special ticket holders only’, and you can see there is a banner put on the rear unit. They set the record a reaching 109MPH on that trip
That Wessex looks so modern compared to everything else. Interesting at the time, shame that now everything is basically a carbon copy of that style.
Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
Great video again fantastic old br traction Never have that kind off line diesels in the netherlands top video's
Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
The days when they didn't even stop at Clapham Junction, non-stop to Woking! I'd love to see videos further West than Salisbury from that era of you have any.
Thanks for posting this :)
I do have more of the W of E Route to come.....You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
They could do this (not stop at CJ) because there were fewer trains running on the tracks back in the 80's. They can't do this now, because the tracks are all operating at full capacity (or near to).
That's why they have to stop at CJ....there's not enough available track space to allow for no stops between Waterloo and Woking, like there used to be.
I love the way the 33 Is bouncing about. They did seem to bounce uo and down.
.Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
My school train journey home. So many memories of every station. Narrowly missed the Clapham rail disaster coming up the other way that morning in December of 88.
Many thanks and your guardian angel must have been looking after you that terrible day in December 1988....my best wishes....Mark
Another excellent video it brings back memories keep up the good work
Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
Feeling Nostalgic when watching this ,The first few minutes with Hoover Class 50 Traction is oh wow .❤love the thrash of a Class 33 from a drivers view ,Wish I could have had a chance to operate one of these back in the day ,That would have made me happy 😁
You maybe in for a treat in the next day or two....You're very welcome and many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark
LOVE that reflection of the Waterloo signal box at 4:10!
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Wonderful! Looks like the record breaking run of the Pig too. Greens all the way to weymouth and topped out at 115mph I believe with special dispensation. The guard was Terry, can't think of his surname at the moment.
The days when the 50s went back I to the short 'engine road' to await the next service. I was an ATE at Bournemouth at the time but got my guards job shortly after this. Later went to Salisbury for my driver's job. Wish I was there when it was locos especially the 50s. Not good when they broke down though I'm told. In the very long signal sections on the W.o.E. there were not many phones available and it wasn't unusual to set out across the fields to the nearest house or farmhouse.
Lovely days and I'm so glad to have been part of the history 😊
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You post some amazing videos! Seeing the Pompey Cardiff at Salisbury takes me back to watching it rattle through Portchester when I was a nipper 👍
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haha , it wasn't just me then !! I recall the diesel monsters roaring through Portchester as a 9/10 year old & sometimes having the courage to stand on the bridge at the same time . Could stay there for hours (if it wasn't for the smell of stale pee lol) Happy days
Very enjoyable. I have good memories of the West of England Mainline from 1969 through to current. I remember Warship hauled services with Restaurant Cars no less. The diesel loco hauled trains especially the Class 50's were far more enjoyable then today's DMU's. Thanks for posting.
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Brilliant video which I thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks for uploading. I do not British Railways had any right whatsoever to get rid of the the locos seen here. They did the job perfectly well and many examples still survive today on heritage lines etc. 😂
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Thumbs up great video . Cant beat 33 little loco big heart . And great driver . Lucky you 🎉
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The good old days eh. How I miss 'em. Thks
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Excellent video once again.That's certainly a rough ride, the nearest I've experienced to that was with a 47 running light from Darlington to Newcastle and it rolled! Talk about seasick!
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Cracking 'Body roll' from the old duffs. Brilliant, just hold tight to your mug of tea 😂
Great film. My late uncle John Thompson was a driver on the Southern. Can't remember where he worked out from, but he lived in Camberwell in the 60's and 70s😊
The name I am struggling with, but there were so many depots on the Southern....Many thanks and best regards to you....mark
I remember well as a guard at Redhill, taking the 0702 to reading with the class 33 "Crompton" with a consist of just three carriages. The acceleration was awesome ...Always got to Reading on time!
That must have been way back in the early 1980s or even earlier....Many thanks and sincere wishes to you...Mark
@@spompey Yes Mark, it was in the mid 70s, when we were running "Tadpoles", 2 cars from a Narrow stock Hastings DEMU plus a wider Non driving cab from an EMU (can't remember which stock) Hence the definitive name. I went on to man each and every one of the old signal boxes from Redhill A to Shalford...Happy Days. Simon
@@spanglepoacher-ju9jk Many thanks and you must have come across a great friend of mine as a signaller at Guildford and Farnham Boxes. he also did the box at Shalford on occasions....Many thanks and best regards......Mark
ahhhh excellent. another awesome cab ride of my fav route back in the 80s. massive thanks for this one buddy 😃😃😃😃😃
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@@spompey mate you’re always welcome. such wonderful days and dude your bringing back so many wonderful memories for so many of us. bless you champ xxx
Many thanks Karim.....best wishes more to follow soon.....
An excellent cab view video. I liked the internal cab shots. Thank you.
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Great cab ride love it! Filmed just 7 days after I was born but I now drive trains over the same rails based out of Wimbledon park depot. Interesting to see how much thing's have changed.
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Amazing to think that in all those years. the timings havn't changed. it still takes 90 mins plus to get from or to Waterloo to and from Salisbury
All were running practically at line speed then and now......many thanks and best wishes....Mark
Lovely. My local line (I'm in Whitchurch). Was hoping it would be stopping at intermediate stations after Basingstoke. I make the journey up to Waterloo a couple of times a month now I'm retired to keep in touch with friends/family in the Smoke, where I used to live. The modern DMU stock is quick and comfortable, but I do like a separate locomotive and a rake of carriages. Good to spot that three car thumper in Salisbury, presumably waiting to head down through Romsey. I hope they don't electrify the line any time soon.
I do not know of any plans to electrify the line, but many thanks and best regards...Mark
Excellent show. We were stood next to you at Shirebrook. And saw you on the platform getting your train home. Great and informative video once again . My mate and I have been waiting for you to post this. Love your work.
Thanks
Jeff
Thanks Jeffrey......did you mean to post to another video ?....best wishes....Mark
Fantastic ! My Dad was a driver out of Wimbledon when this was shot. I'll have to see if he was around !
I knew a handful of the Wimbledon drivers....great days....Many thanks and my sincere wishes....Mark
Another nice video. Thank you very much, Clive!
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My very best days were working at Eastleigh depot and I passed for driving on Cromptons, noisy but reliable locos. Would rather have two in multiple than one Brush 47!
This wonderful video just brought it all back.
Even felt I recognised the Driver?
Notice the shouted conversation , so typical and probably why I have Tinnitus now!
The driver was Barry Foster from Woking, a much sadly missed chap.....Many thanks and best wishes.....Mark
Nice ride through the district . I was on the p.way at Woking district from 86 to 99 . Great job with grand blokes . Appreciate the cab ride videos through the patch . 👍🇬🇧
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Fantastic! Looks like the launch for the 442s taking place, lots of suits around.
The rotary clubs outing I believe...Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
I used to watch these hammering through Earlsfield, whilst waiting for a suburban service, around this time- mid 80s through to early 90s- had no idea they went this distance 😮 Wow!
Did the Exeter Central Service a couple of times in the very early 90s. I remember where the third rail 'departed' after B'stoke. And when, after S'bury, it became a branch line in places.
No longer live in London so I bet its all changed now 😕
Thank you for the video.
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Very nice. 101s got a noisy main generator!
Perhaps because of the ETH running.....many thanks and best wishes...Mark
I miss the good old days!!!
I remember these Network Southeast and Intercity trains!
I remember Barry well, worked with his dad at Farnham on the juice. Passed for driving in June '78 MP12-Class 33 being my basic traction. Yes happy days passed man at Fratton, got my ticket on the juice at Farnham.
Great days my friend......His Dad was on the opposite shift I believe.....many thanks for watching...best wishes...Mark
Taken two years into my career (38 years in April 24) started on these locos as a second man. Now I drive on the east coast mainline and other bits nearby, on the freight.
Many thanks and I guess you were on the SR at one time, a bit of a change now for you....keep up the excellent work and best wishes....Mark
@@spompey Started at Brighton in 86, went up for driver training at Waterloo in 1988 and transferor Toton in 89. Folkestone for channel tunnel for three years before going into management and training for ten years. Redundancy found me back on the footplate in 2005 at Peterborough before a move to Doncaster in 2017 ready for my retirement in around four years time in Yorkshire. It’s been an interesting journey.
@@22pcirish Sounds like a fascinating career and with lots of variety....I bet you will miss all the comradeship and work...best wishes and many thanks.......Mark
@@spompey I Will have given 42 years of my life to the railway. After I retire I never want to see another train again, except as means to get somewhere. I shall be an EX railwayman. I’m already in the slow process of getting rid of books and other memorabilia.
@@22pcirish Many thanks for watching, take care in what you throw out and I send my best regards to you.....Mark
Great video, takes me back!
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So for all us Non-Railway folk, can someone explain what the Bell means that I keep hearing ring out? Im guessing its to do with Signals?
That's a brilliant Golden Nugget of film from a bygone era. Love it!!
Bell rings on approach to every clear signal
@@Pjaxable Ah thank you 👍
It's AWS Automated warning system it basically tells the driver if a signal is at green yellow or red the bell tells the driver that the signal is green but the tone you hear that the driver cancels tells him the signal is yellow and he has to reduce speed ready to stop if he needs to
@@garrymathers9 Thank you for your in-depth reply. I understand. 👍
Correct, but also for speed restrictions a tone sounds that must be cancelled (about a mile beforehand). An example at 01:28:07 for the 50MPH restriction ahead at Laverstock North Junction
Wish they should bring back British rail
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Those were the days eh?!!!❤
The 11.10 and 13.10 Wloo - Exeter as far as Salisbury was always a Woking turn for Guards, We also worked the 15.10 as far as Basingstoke.
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Just watched the first few minutes after stumbling on this on my phone.
I'm going to come back and watch it properly when I can sit and watch it on the telly. And listen to it though the sound bar and woofer! 👍
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Bet that will sound epic......
@@markcf83 Oh, Yes! 👍
The last train I caught from London to Exeter was from Waterloo, in the 1970’s, in preference to Paddington. I am a southern man. All went well until I got to Exeter St David’s, and found myself trundling along to Exmouth junction when I wanted to be heading for Penzance! To my embarrassment I cannot say what the loco from Waterloo was, I like to think it was a class 33. Anyway I quickly returned to Exeter and thence Pz.
It most likely was although I did hear a rumour that 31s worked the route.....many thanks and best wishes.....Mark
Wonderful bit of time travel 🙂
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The noise from, I presume under the cab is the traction motors, usually unheard from outside because of the diesel engine, I think it’s the traction motors anyway, if someone could enlighten me, thanks
Very true, I think it may have depended on which end cab you were in too...Many thanks David and best wishes...Mark
Looked like the press launch of the brand new Class 442 Plastic pigs? ls that why the filmer was there ?
I was wondering that.
Apparently it was a speed run (Reached 109 MPH) organised by the Rotary Club and mainly the debut outing for the class......I was there for the run to Salisbury, the 442 run was just a coincidence....Best regards to all.....Mark
I used to regularly cab ride the 33s between Andover and Salisbury during the 80s.. I swear i recognise the driver!
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Wow! How different life was back then - much much simpler!!
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Clapham junction - surbiton , my old patch when I was a patrolman ! Great to see how the infrastructure used to be
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Bring back British rail ❤
Whilst living in the UK, in Hayle Cornwall, I decided to travel from Waterloo to Exeter and I am glad I did, I thought it a more interesting route, and it only went wrong at Exeter when changing trains I found myself heading for Exmouth. I do not remember checking to see what the motive power was, hope it was 1 or 2 33's and not a 50.
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Hi There Again my real Name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris, I have another interesting idea for most of us Class 307 Fans out there, rather than scrapping most of those Class 307s maybe you guys can convert them and including the refurbishment into those Leyland 680 engines, Volvo B10M Engine, Cummins M11 Engine, Gardner 6LXC Engine, Gardner 6LXB Engine, Gardner 8LXB Engine, Class 307’s and convert all of them into a 2 Carriages and Three Carriages Class 307’s for most of us Diesel Train Fans out there PLEASE. Are you still going to do this interesting type of Project for everyone out there PLEASE?
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What caused the train to be diverted onto the Down Slow after Wimbledon?
I think it stayed on the Down Fast......many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
I know for a fact that there was an emergency speed restriction installed the down fast somewhere near Woking minutes before the record-breaking run of the Wessex Electrics was to pass, which brought the pair down to walking pace over the offending rail section. As this was the same day, and you can see them departing beforehand, I reckon they closed the down fast line off from New Malden to Woking until fixed. You can just make out the red flag spread across the down fast track at 22:05 to note.
I think I missed where it went through Surbiton!!!!
It did Paul...Many thanks and best regards....Mark
The reason I mentioned it is because I remember sanding on Surbiton station and seeing the Hoovers (class 50) thunder through on the down fast to Penzance!!
@@pauloconnor2980 Ah OK Paul and many thanks plus my best regards to you always....Mark
That train up to circa 7 minutes looks newer than most of the trains today!
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The 50s were mostly working out of Paddington on the West Coast mainline. Right down to Penzance. Was a trainspotting fanatic in those days.Before them were Westerns.52 class I think.
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27:12 bouncy bogies and CLASS 33/1 😂😂😂 @spompey
Thank you 😊
Forgive my ignorance, or lack of knowledge: what’s the ringing bell for?
Not at all....the bell is part of the Automatic Warning System or AWS. A bell signifies to the driver a Green signal aspect where as a horn signifies a caution or stop signal plus other warnings such as reduction in speed...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark.
Superb with the earphones in👍
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Yet another cracker - please keep the 80's nostalgia coming, absolutely love it. Oh, & much rather a class 33 than a 31 - take it from one who knows, hahahahahaha...!!!!
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Why did the bell ring every so often…??
The bell signifies to the driver that an all clear aspect is showing on the approaching signal..(Green Aspect) A cautionary aspect or Stop signal (Yellow/s or Red) sounds a Horn noise to alert the driver...This is all part of the AWS (Automatic Warning System) fitted on all BR Trains....Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark
Remember that 1968 when second man a Waterloo on Warship and Western, my Driver Dusty ?.
Many thanks and best wishes....I do recall a Dusty, but like you cannot remember the name......Mark
can some1 tell me what the bell signifies?
It is part of the Automatic Warning System (AWS) and the bell signifies to the driver that the approaching signal is showing Green for section ahead clear. A horn states the next signal is either Caution or Stop....Many thanks and best wishes....mark
Amazing upload. So useful for my project......even if I do feel like I've just been on a rollercoaster. HAHA. Tell me, did you hand hold this the entire way? If so, brave man! Your arms must've been killing you by the end.
Yes I did...and yes my arms were killing me but worth the strain....Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
Why is there a rag wrapped around the go / stop thing?
Does it get hot?
The throttle....to protect the driver's hands from getting too dirty....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
Oh no!! Just as we pull into Woking we pan the camera left to look at the Driver, (was that our Barry?) . I was hoping for a view of what the London end of Plat form five used to look like. Great video though. I used to live in and commute to London from Walton on Thames . Cheers
It was indeed Barry....lovely bloke.....thanks Michelle.....Mark
When the coffee was 15p a slice lol
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Take a couple of Kwells before watching this, is my advice. Very enjoyable.
What are kwells? Many thanks and best regards....Mark
Why's it on the slow line part of the journey ?
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Okay I can add that I know for a fact that there was an emergency speed restriction installed the down fast somewhere near Woking just minutes before the record-breaking run of the Wessex Electrics was to pass, which brought the pair down to walking pace over the offending rail section. As this was the same day, and you can see them departing beforehand, I reckon they closed the down fast line off from New Malden to Woking until fixed. You can just make out the red flag spread across the down fast track at 22:05 to note.
@@Pjaxable Yes I believe that was so.....Mark
My favourite trains the slamdoor
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Talking of drivers with a sense of humour. Reminds me of the last cab ride i had with my dad. It was the last Steel train working for Shrewsbury train crew from Hereford. Travel down passenger to work the train to Shrewsbury. Normally a single or if your lucky a pair of type 3s, 37s, dad always used types. So we walk along the train to the front. Only for dad to say ' its a bloody type 5 ) class56. Now just remember im a clueless teen.
We climb aboard i take a seat, while dad flicks a myriad of switches and brings the Paxman to life. He revs the nuts off this monster, only to pass me his drivers bag, saying 'find the booklet on type 5s,i cant get the breaks off'!!! So for a few minutes im thumbing this booklet trying to look for fault finding on breaks. (Dumbass)
Only to look up just as the semaphore dtops,, he looks across at me, pipe in his mouth, smiles, and says 'right, were away' Boy did she scream getting 1200 ton of steel moving. The brakes problem was his idea of a joke . We just had to wait for the air compressor to do its thing . (thick teen lol) He said i looked so worried. 😂
I did threaten to Report him to My Mum 😂 but i let him off with a warning that time . 😂
Cheers Dad , Thank You ❤ miss you loads.
Many thanks Ian for that wonderful story of your dear old Dad....Still a shame it was a Type 5...lots of "The Older Boys" (Drivers) referred to loco's as their types, which could be baffling to other drivers let alone young teens so you are far from clueless.....but happy memories of your Dad....never forget them...many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark
Proper trains with big engines not these plastic hairdryers we get now!
Agree 100%.....many thanks...Mark
Few years before I used to service the Waterloo non EMU stock with lamps, toiletries and sundries for guard and driver... every so often I would load my trolley up with several lit tail lamps then pop next door to the lamp store to stores to pick up any stuff for trains then up in the lift to trudge between the ESD trains and the 4SUB's still running to change lamps etc then back down to put the old lamps on the to do pile, listen to my guv'nor Catweazle gibber to himself prob after another litre of lamp oil then rinse and repeat lol
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is the pig in the background a press day
No it was on a record run......many thanks for watching. and for the comment..best wishes...Mark
12 minutes in and it made me seasick... 😉
Rockin and rolling eh Jimi......many thanks and best wishes....Mark
Was this filmed by Nick Winfield?
No I filmed this myself...Nick was elsewhere......Many thanks and best regards....Mark
Well it's very good. Thank you.
Awsome,godbless,rip😊
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didn’t realise Class 73 ‘s operated out of Waterloo?
They did on a daily basis. There was the boat train to Weymouth. Plus, they stood in for failed REP units powering 4TCs too.
@@adamw2911 ah ok thanks.
Of course they didn't bother to `run around' if there was a remote cab to use so in one direction the 73 was pushing. This resulted in a very unrefined jolt start from a stand haha. Don't know whether this was as bad for the original Gatwich Express when the 73 was pushing.
Shake, rattle and roll. We're spoiled, these days...🙄
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Nice to see all this before the awful over-development of pretty much every place along that line.
Indeed...many thanks for watching Mark and my sincere best wishes....mark
@@spompey Thanks Mark, same to you mate. Good to see some interesting trains for a change.
Certainly a bumpy ride ,good diesels the 33s .
Yes quite a bumpy ride....not as bad as an AC class 85.....Many thanks and sincere regards to you...Mark
13.30 into Andover. Can’t believe how awful the station looked then. Much better now.
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🚂👍
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