That's what happens when locos are designed by someone in an office and not by someone who drives them. BR always designed locomotives that you could look out of the side window and see properly.
Oh Lord, I haven't seen loco movement at Sharpness in years, yet I only live about 6 miles away... I remember seeing hymeks operations out of the place back in the 70s when I was a child.... Happy days and thank you so much for posting a wonderful video...
I used to try to see the Berkeley flasks when I lived in Dursley - it was Class 31s in those days, with an old-fashioned brake van, too. Photography on the branch isn't easy - it's just a tunnel of trees most of the way, as I recall. No Realtime Trains in those days, either.
Nicely done well worth the time to record,I recorded the class 20/37 workings quite some years ago,although we were challenged by BNF staff as to our intentions.
Very interesting. Not something we get to see very often. One question, with all the run around and reversals, would it have been better for the locos to be top and tailed rather than paired? As a driver, could you explain it in one of your vlogs some time? Anyway, great footage. 👍 liked.
@@nlo114 my thoughts too, and I wonder what he thought when he saw he was being filmed, they both seem to discuss things looking at the buffer beam area.
@trainspotterdad. Be careful what you film, taking video of the operation and movements at a Nuclear compound and then sharing for all to see, is probably not the best idea. Filming of the site is prohibited.
He is filming from a public foot crossing. It is entirely legal to film in a public area, regardless of what the trains are working or where the tracks eventually lead to 🤦🏼♂️🙄
BE QUIET - it's fully legal to film anything in sight, from or on public property without needing any permission or explanation, please read the law before mouthing off.
Wow, he smacked into the standing wagons at a fair old lick!
Nice to see the driver stopping 6ft short before buffering up 🤦🏼♂️
That's what happens when locos are designed by someone in an office and not by someone who drives them. BR always designed locomotives that you could look out of the side window and see properly.
@@darrenwilliams118 Behave, that was just rank bad driving.
Oh Lord, I haven't seen loco movement at Sharpness in years, yet I only live about 6 miles away... I remember seeing hymeks operations out of the place back in the 70s when I was a child.... Happy days and thank you so much for posting a wonderful video...
I used to try to see the Berkeley flasks when I lived in Dursley - it was Class 31s in those days, with an old-fashioned brake van, too.
Photography on the branch isn't easy - it's just a tunnel of trees most of the way, as I recall. No Realtime Trains in those days, either.
Nicely done well worth the time to record,I recorded the class 20/37 workings quite some years ago,although we were challenged by BNF staff as to our intentions.
Just watched this interesting video you have shared, thanks for this video. look forward to part 2.
Very interesting. Not something we get to see very often. One question, with all the run around and reversals, would it have been better for the locos to be top and tailed rather than paired? As a driver, could you explain it in one of your vlogs some time? Anyway, great footage. 👍 liked.
This series of detailed freight branch visits is really interesting.
3:35 - What the hell was that meant to be !!
Very nice capture 👌
Does the line still continue to Sharpness Docks ?
Nice bit of branch line freight.
Didn't stop before coupling up and then come forward on instructions from the shunter !!
It's not been CEGB for around 35 years!
Blimey, he came in a bit fast for those wagons
Good job they put the brakes on for the run round. Thise wagons could have Free Wheeled to the crane 😂😂
this is terrible wish I could come and help
A bit of a rough shunt, sonny!😉
Of course following the rules and stopping at 1 metre before moving forward to couple-up?
Definitely 'Drive it like you stole it'.
@@nlo114 my thoughts too, and I wonder what he thought when he saw he was being filmed, they both seem to discuss things looking at the buffer beam area.
I was surprised just how much the wagons moved. Presumably those wagons are not relying judt on the handbrake ?
@@nigelprice3929 The brakes on the wagons were pinned down but he drove nearly 200 tons of loco at 15mph into them.
Quite boring really.
@trainspotterdad.
Be careful what you film, taking video of the operation and movements at a Nuclear compound and then sharing for all to see, is probably not the best idea. Filming of the site is prohibited.
He is filming from a public foot crossing. It is entirely legal to film in a public area, regardless of what the trains are working or where the tracks eventually lead to 🤦🏼♂️🙄
It's properly only low level waste.
BE QUIET - it's fully legal to film anything in sight, from or on public property without needing any permission or explanation, please read the law before mouthing off.
I'm not sure that's entirely true around nuclear facilities.