Thanks for this excellent look back at the 'proper' railway when trains were more comfortable and not daubed with silly liveries. This is the railway I knew and worked on. Not forgetting the classic locos. Thanks again for a piece of modern history.
Thank you very much for this great video, it was very nostalgic for me, remembering many hours spent at Banbury and Charlbury stations, heading off or arriving in the 80's, really appreciated!
There are some great shots of the station areas, different Mk I & II & III coaches, locomotives and more. The trains coming and going are quite neat to watch well done.
This video was taken at the same time as I was a trainee signaller working Slough Panel. Nice to see some of these sights again after such a long time particularly the long gone ones such as Rail Express Systems and first generation DMUs ... Thanks for posting / sharing on here :o)
A great video of times gone by. 47s and 50s on West of England services, nice :-) Mind you, imagine arriving at a station and finding Repulse at the front of your train in that condition - you certainly wouldn't expect it to last the journey! I live in Reading and the view of the Thumper arriving into the Basingstoke platforms is priceless. Smifffy
Hey great video good shots of train movements and vehicles in tow, nice interior shots of the platforms too. Its nice to see parcel trains rumbling through and a variety of HSTs and other locomotives, I am not to keen on Network South East but 50 030 look very nice and a nice pic to use to weather my class 50s. All in all well done thanks.
Fascinating Old Footage! I love watching footage of railway operators that are no more. I have this weird nostalgic feeling when I look at these, even though I wasn't around when they were operating!
We witnessed the end of an era in the late 80's early 90's. Never will it be the same again.
Railway operations here in the UK were so much more interesting then. Happy memories - thanks for sharing.
Great archive footage here, really enjoyed this, thanks for uploading.
Thanks for this excellent look back at the 'proper' railway when trains were more comfortable and not daubed with silly liveries. This is the railway I knew and worked on. Not forgetting the classic locos. Thanks again for a piece of modern history.
The good old days , brings back a lot of good memories from my childhood
Love the class 50s, remember them well as a young lass. Lovely memories here.
Absolutely brilliant, thanks for being so generous with the footage. Love the atmospheric evening shots of Paddington :)
Thank you very much for this great video, it was very nostalgic for me, remembering many hours spent at Banbury and Charlbury stations, heading off or arriving in the 80's, really appreciated!
There are some great shots of the station areas, different Mk I & II & III coaches, locomotives and more. The trains coming and going are quite neat to watch well done.
Amazing footage, shame those days are gone...
This video was taken at the same time as I was a trainee signaller working Slough Panel. Nice to see some of these sights again after such a long time particularly the long gone ones such as Rail Express Systems and first generation DMUs ... Thanks for posting / sharing on here :o)
Good archive, all those comfortable seats, so different from today’s sterile scene, thanks for sharing.
A great video of times gone by. 47s and 50s on West of England services, nice :-)
Mind you, imagine arriving at a station and finding Repulse at the front of your train in that condition - you certainly wouldn't expect it to last the journey!
I live in Reading and the view of the Thumper arriving into the Basingstoke platforms is priceless.
Smifffy
Thank you so much for uploading!
Hey great video good shots of train movements and vehicles in tow, nice interior shots of the platforms too. Its nice to see parcel trains rumbling through and a variety of HSTs and other locomotives, I am not to keen on Network South East but 50 030 look very nice and a nice pic to use to weather my class 50s. All in all well done thanks.
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Fascinating Old Footage! I love watching footage of railway operators that are no more. I have this weird nostalgic feeling when I look at these, even though I wasn't around when they were operating!
Gr8 video.Nice to hear station announcements!
Very nice video of times i remember oh too well.
Great video