Reading Station. 18/08/2001
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- Reading Station with Valenta engine HSTs in original FGW livery. 47/8s with Virgin Trains services and 47830 in Great Western livery also SWT third rail EMUs and some freight. 165s and 166s in NSE livery and Thames Trains livery. 18/08/2001
It always amazes me that loco-hauled was still a thing during my childhood, seems inconceivable on today’s railways.
Wish it was still a day to day sight now. Not the same these days with everything being units.
Brought back some good memories circa 2002. Thanks for sharing! So different now when I last visited there in 2021.
They were the good days at Reading. That was a very enjoyable day and video I'm glad that I have.
The announcement chime brings back childhood memories travelling by train
I know same here. That was a good day I remember well.
HSTs into London were so frequent, I never bothered to check the timetable, just turn up and wait a few minutes.
Pretty much the same now just without the HST. GWR and Crossrail certainly supply a good connection between Reading and London. That's when there not on strike though.
Nice seeing how I remember the station for over a decade of my life. Forgotten how loud the diesels were compared to the electrics that replaced them.
Changed so much now. That was a brilliant day
I absolutely love videos from this station, the amount of HSTs is amazing they are the best British trains
Indeed they are. Reading changed now. Unrecognisable now
Have to say, I miss the old announcement chimes and Temple Meads, proper nostalgia
8:00 Many a summer afternoon on the way home from work, I sat on the 'edge' behind that cabinet scoffing something from burglar-king. It was dining table or lectern for many a traveller or spotter. 31s, 47s, 50s, all there during the early 80's.
That was a very enjoyable day which I remember well. Reading station has now lost all its character
That unit at 50:24 is a bit of a mix-up, one CIG driving trailer, a CEP trailer standard, a VEP motor brake and another CIG DTC.
Unrecognisible now Reading
Now this is going back to good old BR days. , well as bringing back loads of childhood memories. I definitely remember Class 47 & HST 43 Virgin Trains Blackpool North to Portsmouth & Southsea services. Always went on them on them there and back every Saturday when my Dad takes me out on trains from Havant to Portsmouth there and coming back on them. Never forget they were 70 to 80 minutes late on a few occasions.
Shame National Rail stoped those services.
Glad you enjoyed watching. Thanks. The good old days. Reading station has certainly changed. not for the better though
Was the front power car out on that departure at 7:35? That would have been a delayed journey.
"the 11:50 service to Stratford on Avon will now depart from platform 8? Just as the 12:00 Virgin Trains service is arriving at platform 8. So that'll be late then.
Changed alot in 20 years, all electric now? and a HUGE station (covered in?)
I seem to remember back in the 70's it was supposed to be steam, however they went electric (once of the first), so i only remember electric trains (the real early ones), but 2000 i wasnt really using them.
So many memories
If that was the 1243 service to London Paddington at 20:25, I'd say the 1123 service at 20:55 WAS somewhat delayed
Really like the old great western livery
They were certainly the good days at places like Reading
Gosh - Reading station as I remember it! It is quite a thing to see and hear the HSTs as they were originally built - and as I remember them!
Would you have any objection if I were to use fragments of the audio from this and other of your videos as sound effects in a free, open-source non-commercial computer game called Simutrans under the Artistic Licence 1.0? I should happily credit you, of course.
Hello yes I'm happy with that. Its always nice for other people to enjoy my video and sounds. I've had another person from a producer wanting to use my video a few weeks back. Seems to be popular. Reading back then was a nice station. Had character which has now gone. Shame.
Thank you - that is very kind.
Yes, I remember the station well as it was like this - I grew up in Burnham and went to university in Reading, so used to visit it frequently. It is lovely to see a piece of nostalgia like this.
Great Video 😆👍🏽 Reading as it used to be before it was vastly re-built and clogged with catenary and masts. Nice to see "NORTH STAR" still going strong on XC duties. Great traction back then. Very soon Reading will mainly be IET's, Voyagers and local 387 EMU's...god, how boring the railways have become 😥
Yes Reading was a really good looking station and had the last stop before London feeling. Its still a good station I think but just boring for traction variety
Just wondering what diagrams the virgin hst's would have been operating through Reading at this time - always thought they were only used on the sw/ne main line route of Cornwall to Edinburgh via Birmingham ?
They were on services to Bournemouth and Poole. Crosscountry still operate services now but from Manchester. Virgin services use to run from Newcastle and as far as Blackpool in the final days
Thanks for info
Compared to nowadays. . .been some crazy changes. Nice to see old times :)
I do miss the old days with loco haulage and old liverys
Railways in UK starting to become less diverse
Bit of a blob of oil on the end of that carriage at 30:10, probably courtesy of 47847!
Yes some of the stock was a little grubby thanks to the loco.
20:58 when did they start saying First Great Western service?
Around 2000 they started saying that.
I miss loco hauled cross country services. Why oh why did they get rid of them for 4/5 car ling voyagers? Most stupid decision ever.