The days when loco's running through stations 'light engine' was still a regular occurrence. And also the Gatwick Express was a true premium service unlike today with those turgid 387's and their ironing board seats!
Love seeing the Gatwick Express with the post van at the front! Those 08 and 09s are like old Land Rovers. Totally unstoppable workhorses!! Omg that’s a rare catch in 1994 a thumper heading for Guildford. By then those new units at 6:15 were taking over from the three windowed DMUs… (I note the alarm has changed to a bell since 1988)
I don't think the Thumpers went to Guildford at this time, Reigate possibly and then back to Tonbridge. A few weeks later the electric service started and the Thumpers withdrawn.....
Interesting video. It seems that I'll have to continue searching for footage of the Gatwick Express with a vocal Class 73 on the back. The only time I was at the station I heard a Gatwick Express depart with nice vocal traction motors but unfortunately I had no means of recording it. Having been pushed by a 73 before at Basingstoke the only disadvantage is a rather unrefined start presumably due to the 73 having not enough turn down when starting on the juice together with loose couplings resulting in a cattle truck start 😁😁
I rue the day that the original Gatwick Express stock was withdrawn, thanks to Privatisation and the start of wasting enormous amounts of money. Ironically the Class 73 was later re-engineered to 73/9.The Mk 2 air conditioned stock was nice, I remember it used on a route out of Liverpool Street, i was perhaps going to Harich for the ferry to NL.
In 1998 I wanted to go up and down that line recording the announcements. I had a feeling they weren't going to be around much longer. I didn't get around to it. Permanent Regret.
@@MrGriser Sometime in late 1994 for the Channel tunnel freight traffic, although the Class 92s were not allowed round via Redhill because I believe their electronics disagreed with the signalling so the electrification became more or less for the benefit of passenger traffic.
The days when loco's running through stations 'light engine' was still a regular occurrence. And also the Gatwick Express was a true premium service unlike today with those turgid 387's and their ironing board seats!
Look at the Gatwick Express then to the Gatwick Express now. Joke. Thank god we still have these quality videos to remember them by.
Yes, the Gat Exp now just a brand name without any special service......
Excellent video 👍👍👍. Loving the class 09 at Redhill.
I always like to film Gronks in action......
Love seeing the Gatwick Express with the post van at the front! Those 08 and 09s are like old Land Rovers. Totally unstoppable workhorses!! Omg that’s a rare catch in 1994 a thumper heading for Guildford. By then those new units at 6:15 were taking over from the three windowed DMUs… (I note the alarm has changed to a bell since 1988)
I don't think the Thumpers went to Guildford at this time, Reigate possibly and then back to Tonbridge. A few weeks later the electric service started and the Thumpers withdrawn.....
Another superb film of happy days sadly gone by. And when the railway was cared for too.
Interesting video. It seems that I'll have to continue searching for footage of the Gatwick Express with a vocal Class 73 on the back.
The only time I was at the station I heard a Gatwick Express depart with nice vocal traction motors but unfortunately I had no means of recording it. Having been pushed by a 73 before at Basingstoke the only disadvantage is a rather unrefined start presumably due to the 73 having not enough turn down when starting on the juice together with loose couplings resulting in a cattle truck start 😁😁
I rue the day that the original Gatwick Express stock was withdrawn, thanks to Privatisation and the start of wasting enormous amounts of money. Ironically the Class 73 was later re-engineered to 73/9.The Mk 2 air conditioned stock was nice, I remember it used on a route out of Liverpool Street, i was perhaps going to Harich for the ferry to NL.
Nice railway video Soi
hi there. a reminder when trains were proper trains, excluding that networker thing.wish the 6-puls were still about and the 2bils
the 165 is a proper train and not the thumper
Love the Gronk action with the ZCA wagons, so rare to see scenes that that on YT. Thanks!
My pleasure......
In 1998 I wanted to go up and down that line recording the announcements. I had a feeling they weren't going to be around much longer.
I didn't get around to it.
Permanent Regret.
I have missed out on filming things i really should have......
some of that Gatex stock is in barry , south wales... mmmmmm
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Wasn't the Redhill-Tonbridge line electric by then?
Not quite
@@EM-yk1dw So when was it electrified?
@@MrGriser Sometime in late 1994 for the Channel tunnel freight traffic, although the Class 92s were not allowed round via Redhill because I believe their electronics disagreed with the signalling so the electrification became more or less for the benefit of passenger traffic.
@@EM-yk1dw and no Eurostar , do any 92s fun on the third rail?
@@s125ish They used to but I think any freight they haul goes on HS2 now.
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