For me it’s the whistle of the power cars and whine of the carriages at 7:25 that encapsulates the 125’s for me… never understood what that noise was but they always did it on my commute to/from college, reminds me of home 👍
just wanna say how much i LOVE 3:52-4:15 thank you. man that must of been so cool to see…. just when it can’t get any better the other HST comes roaring in - those things rumbled the ground so much & were SO LOUD i can only imagine what 2 did
Really brought back memories for me, miss the HSTs, as I did the 50s and the Westerns. Progress has a price but the replacements just aren’t there. Good video, thanks.
Yep the old man had something to do with 6697 GWR kettle and we went up nearly every weekend in the 70's, as a kid I'm going to sit on the station Dad while you play with the kettle. Valenta's and Hoovers galore.
Shoutout for the departure at 2:20. That might be one of the best sounds I've ever heard in this world. Smashing footage all together Sans Pareil, but I wanted to point that one out in specific. ❤ Oh and I hope ''Finale'' doesn't mean your last bit of Valenta footage, but I'd be thankful for all the amazing additional footage you've recently shared with us. ☺☺ Thanks.
The Valentas really gave a sense of power and speed and mechanical thrash........and way the turbos seem to come on song from low down.....one of the UK's greatest ever loco sounds.
Always love the way the GW drivers always seemed so understated in their use of the power controller, gradually adding a notch at a time.... mostly. The ECML drivers seemed to thrash them from the off, even straight out of the Cross! :-) Happy days.
Is the date correct on the video? Just wondering if it should be 2007, as 43183 is on here as an MTU, but I photted it in August '06 as a Valenta. Great video by the way!
For me it’s the whistle of the power cars and whine of the carriages at 7:25 that encapsulates the 125’s for me… never understood what that noise was but they always did it on my commute to/from college, reminds me of home 👍
just wanna say how much i LOVE 3:52-4:15 thank you. man that must of been so cool to see…. just when it can’t get any better the other HST comes roaring in - those things rumbled the ground so much & were SO LOUD i can only imagine what 2 did
Really brought back memories for me, miss the HSTs, as I did the 50s and the Westerns. Progress has a price but the replacements just aren’t there. Good video, thanks.
Yep the old man had something to do with 6697 GWR kettle and we went up nearly every weekend in the 70's, as a kid I'm going to sit on the station Dad while you play with the kettle. Valenta's and Hoovers galore.
Shoutout for the departure at 2:20. That might be one of the best sounds I've ever heard in this world.
Smashing footage all together Sans Pareil, but I wanted to point that one out in specific. ❤
Oh and I hope ''Finale'' doesn't mean your last bit of Valenta footage, but I'd be thankful for all the amazing additional footage you've recently shared with us. ☺☺ Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again!!
The Valentas really gave a sense of power and speed and mechanical thrash........and way the turbos seem to come on song from low down.....one of the UK's greatest ever loco sounds.
Always love the way the GW drivers always seemed so understated in their use of the power controller, gradually adding a notch at a time.... mostly. The ECML drivers seemed to thrash them from the off, even straight out of the Cross! :-) Happy days.
Couldn't exactly put them up to the top end of the scale on departure from the Cross because of the speed limit in Gasworks Tunnel.
Best trains ever I remember riding them years ago i really miss them i love how loud they were when they pass through stations
My last ride with a Valenta was in 2007. I still remember hearing my first MTU engined power car and thinking " ... is that it?" 🤔
Is the date correct on the video? Just wondering if it should be 2007, as 43183 is on here as an MTU, but I photted it in August '06 as a Valenta. Great video by the way!
Calling at Didcot Parkway, Reading, Swindon, Chippenham, Bath Spa, and Bristol Temple Meads.
Could never get bored listening to the valenta Engine bloody shame they gone now