Filmed from the cab of the unique class 109 Wickham d.m.u. on 2nd July 2011 with yours truly at the controls. Also seen are 7822 Foxcote Manor and class 26 no. D5310
What a beautiful stretch of track! I'm glad to see it has been preserved (re-built) and re-opened. If ever I get to visit Wales again, I'll have to try to work in a visit. The scenery is very much like parts of southern Quebec, in Canada. Thanks for the video.
One of my earliest childhood memories is standing on Llangollen Bridge looking down at the disused but still in tact station and being fascinated by it.
That ride was so beautiful, the greenery and countryside with the buildings here and there and the trees making an arch over the tracks every so often. It makes me wish I was living there and communing with the nature that made all of that possible.
We stayed in the station keepers house in Glyndyfrdwy, visible at 18:45 in the video. We were in Llangollen for the Eistedfodd in 2019. I wanted it to last all summer, was such a great place
Fantastic video...me and my family will always have a deep affinity with the Llangollen Railway ever since we were allowed to scatter our parents ashes through the fire box of a steam loco up Berwyn bank just after the overbridge after the station. Brought some memories flooding back as you passed this point. Thanks for posting...
The points here are train operated, i.e. they are held in one direction by gas pressure and a train coming at them from the oposite directio pushes the blades over a it ges through.
GREAT, how on Earth can anybody indicate that they do NOT 'like' this movie? Plain silly, only a rail fan would look at the movie so why complain? I 'do' understand that SOME transport movies on UA-cam are poor quality, but a drivers eye view, is steady, clear, not jerking etc.
+John Coyle Psychopathy/Narcissism probably. Probably the condition affecting some of the councillors who OK'd building a Health Centre on the route between Llangollen and Network Rail's Gobowen Station. These 'paths stole an asset from the people of Llangollen, Gobowen and the surrounding region when they did this. No doubt they are gloating.
Absolutely brilliant video......now I know where to go on my summer holiday beautiful scenery.......what a pleasant surprise to see 7822 and D5310.......... here is a link to a view of the 109 DMU's Wickhams Class 109 DMU
The horn is sounded where there is a SW board, at all crossings, when entering or leaving a tunnel and when trackworkers are about and anywhere else the driver thinks might be danger. Two tones are used (it doesn`t matter which way round), this is so they don`t get confused with road traffic horns.
There are 2 types of semaphore signal, Home Signals (Red/White) and Distant Signals (Yellow /Black). The home signals display a STOP aspect when horizontal and a GO aspect when at 45 degrees (up or down it doesn`t matter) this means that the line is clear to the next home signal along the line.
Great vid. The new track is laid and will soon be running trains. What a great extension this will be. Maybe one day the mold circular specials will run again????
Thank you for your prompt reply. I love the country side. You must get a lot of rain since every thing appears so green. I have always love trains even though I am a long time pilot. Wish you the best.
Get yourself a good set of 5-chime airhorns like we use in the USA, or Australia too, for that matter, There's now way anyone will mistake those for car horns. Also, here in the US we call distant signals "permissive signals" and home signals "control signals." Similar concept, the permissive lights warn of the aspects at the next control point. Very beautiful countryside there, mate. Thanks for putting this up.
This is a nice video showing the forward view.However I was surprised to see that the driver goes through the Berwyn Tunnel completely blind - I would have thought this posed a safety hazard with no forward vision, no headlights - what if there was an obstruction on the line, what if trespassers were inside the tunnel?
Great video and wonderful north Wales countryside. Presume the double track is two way for both tracks!! ...as there's something odd about seeing a train leave a station in the UK on the right hand side track! Two way track (for both single and double tracks) seems to be alot rarer on the NR network as opposed to heritage railways.
Rob, the station in question (Llangollen) is the starting point of the line so trains will leave from either platform but the platform used in the video (platform 1) is the norm as it`s more convenient for passengers as the main buildings (ticket office, cafe etc) are situated here. We normally run into the right at Carrog pretty much for the same reason as well but when the Corwen extension is fully opened and trains are booked to cross there then normal running will apply. Left hand running is usual in the UK although there are exceptions, the best known are the Ffestiniog Railway and some of the national network lines in the north of Scotland.
That horn sounds like my mal-oiled book locker here at University...not sure how much of it I could take... ...love this route though! Jut beautiful! TT_TT
The distant signals display a CAUTION aspect when horizontal or GO aspect when at 45 degrees. The distant signal is the 1st signal you come to controlled from a signal box, when it shows a GO aspect it means that all the home signals in the same direction controlled from the same signalbox are also showing a Go aspect.
It means all stop signals are at proceed, to home signals. Home signals are a specific sub category of stop signal, ie those on the approach side of a signal box, those beyond the box being starting signals (except where they’re not....)
as an amateur myself :) we sometimes also use the word 'jello' which are micro vibrations from motors and surfaces that go through the camera body and shake the sensor causing a distorted image, but yes a suction mount, i havent go one of those yet, what would you recommend for a medium sized camera?
I remember going on the Welsh Canal coming out of Llangollen in the 60's. I remember looking up at the train that was going into Llangollen and waving at the driver. I don't see the canal on this video though, have I missed some of it somewhere?
+grahame belton Graham, the canal is on the right hand side of the railway as far as Berwyn Stn., but you can`t see it in the video as it is out of camera shot.
As an amateur I`m not 100% sure what you mean by "rumbling", I can only assume you mean sound vibration through the camera. I used a suction mount on the windscreen of the train I was recording on which acted as a damper on the camera.
Sir, where exactly are you? At least give us the country. Not all of us are aware of those places. I will now watch the video. Hope it does not tell me in the video and make me look like a fool. Love trains.
@Pippin Wilson: That answers my follow up question on how those points are monitored, thank you for that! I was about to question how those points would be detected for facing moves, seeing there didn’t seem to be a points indicator per the NSTR/RETB implementations (I would have thought you’d have to visually check them!)
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Another perfect Wales cab ride👏👍
Those Signal Boxes are a lovely sight for any railway enthusiast.
What a beautiful stretch of track! I'm glad to see it has been preserved (re-built) and re-opened. If ever I get to visit Wales again, I'll have to try to work in a visit. The scenery is very much like parts of southern Quebec, in Canada. Thanks for the video.
One of my earliest childhood memories is standing on Llangollen Bridge looking down at the disused but still in tact station and being fascinated by it.
Love the sound of the old dmu's.... the old track joints... ruined by the conversation...
A joy to view. Have visited many times and in the early days walked the track. Beautiful location. Thank you for making and sharing this video.
That ride was so beautiful, the greenery and countryside with the buildings here and there and the trees making an arch over the tracks every so often. It makes me wish I was living there and communing with the nature that made all of that possible.
We stayed in the station keepers house in Glyndyfrdwy, visible at 18:45 in the video. We were in Llangollen for the Eistedfodd in 2019. I wanted it to last all summer, was such a great place
Stunning scenery, a truly wonderful part of the world. Great film of a great railway. Diolch yn fawr.
Fantastic video...me and my family will always have a deep affinity with the Llangollen Railway ever since we were allowed to scatter our parents ashes through the fire box of a steam loco up Berwyn bank just after the overbridge after the station. Brought some memories flooding back as you passed this point. Thanks for posting...
The points here are train operated, i.e. they are held in one direction by gas pressure and a train coming at them from the oposite directio pushes the blades over a it ges through.
This is gorgeous, thanks for sharing this!
Great video. Travelled on this line today 01/01/14. Even in the wet and windy conditions, this is a cracking little railway.
GREAT, how on Earth can anybody indicate that they do NOT 'like' this movie? Plain silly, only a rail fan would look at the movie so why complain? I 'do' understand that SOME transport movies on UA-cam are poor quality, but a drivers eye view, is steady, clear, not jerking etc.
+John Coyle Psychopathy/Narcissism probably. Probably the condition affecting some of the councillors who OK'd building a Health Centre on the route between Llangollen and Network Rail's Gobowen Station. These 'paths stole an asset from the people of Llangollen, Gobowen and the surrounding region when they did this. No doubt they are gloating.
Thanks for your good wishes, Wales is well known for the rain (as is the rest of the UK).
Thanks for the info, I never knew that. I thought all points were either lever or motor operated. When I saw it my heart skipped a few beats lol.
Visited the line this year for the Autumn Gala,beautiful line,definetly coming back next year
been on this track loads of time even drove a train on this line
Superb! takes me back to when i used to drive blue squares meself up until 2002.
Fantastic . Lovely scenery.and love the train horn
Absolutely brilliant video......now I know where to go on my summer holiday beautiful scenery.......what a pleasant surprise to see 7822 and D5310.......... here is a link to a view of the 109 DMU's Wickhams Class 109 DMU
I walked this in late 1982 when most of it was disused. The track was just roughly laid to Berwyn and that was it.
The horn is sounded where there is a SW board, at all crossings, when entering or leaving a tunnel and when trackworkers are about and anywhere else the driver thinks might be danger. Two tones are used (it doesn`t matter which way round), this is so they don`t get confused with road traffic horns.
a truly wonderful video. Been on the line once in 2004. Need to come again and maybe blag a cab ride! great video!
Thank you for the video. Nice vicarious ride......
Excellent i went on it last Summer, liked and faved.
Belle ambiance ferroviaire à bord de ce train.
Lovely video, thank you.
Beautyfull video. Love to see the trainride trough the nice walish landscape.
Beautiful countryside. I will have to visit Wales some time soon.
There are 2 types of semaphore signal, Home Signals (Red/White) and Distant Signals (Yellow /Black). The home signals display a STOP aspect when horizontal and a GO aspect when at 45 degrees (up or down it doesn`t matter) this means that the line is clear to the next home signal along the line.
Great vid. The new track is laid and will soon be running trains. What a great extension this will be. Maybe one day the mold circular specials will run again????
Great Video!
Thanks for posting this,it's very enjoyable!CYMRU AM BYTH!
Thanks for the ride...
Thank you for your prompt reply. I love the country side. You must get a lot of rain since every thing appears so green. I have always love trains even though I am a long time pilot. Wish you the best.
They are train operated points i.e. spring loaded, not operated from the signalbox.
Great Video, I have subscribed.
Get yourself a good set of 5-chime airhorns like we use in the USA, or Australia too, for that matter, There's now way anyone will mistake those for car horns. Also, here in the US we call distant signals "permissive signals" and home signals "control signals." Similar concept, the permissive lights warn of the aspects at the next control point. Very beautiful countryside there, mate. Thanks for putting this up.
Les gi us a look at the old gel?
18:11 Did any of you see that on your right, There's some tankers that were disguised as Sodor tankers for Thomas events.
Extending 2 miles to Corwen as I write this.
Bijzonder fraaie natuur. Historische infrastructuur en stations Opvallend het ontspoorwissel en de ontspoortong direct (!) volgend op elkaar 3:16 3:22
This is a nice video showing the forward view.However I was surprised to see that the driver goes through the Berwyn Tunnel completely blind - I would have thought this posed a safety hazard with no forward vision, no headlights - what if there was an obstruction on the line, what if trespassers were inside the tunnel?
very beautiful country side as well as the video!
Great video and wonderful north Wales countryside. Presume the double track is two way for both tracks!! ...as there's something odd about seeing a train leave a station in the UK on the right hand side track! Two way track (for both single and double tracks) seems to be alot rarer on the NR network as opposed to heritage railways.
Rob, the station in question (Llangollen) is the starting point of the line so trains will leave from either platform but the platform used in the video (platform 1) is the norm as it`s more convenient for passengers as the main buildings (ticket office, cafe etc) are situated here. We normally run into the right at Carrog pretty much for the same reason as well but when the Corwen extension is fully opened and trains are booked to cross there then normal running will apply.
Left hand running is usual in the UK although there are exceptions, the best known are the Ffestiniog Railway and some of the national network lines in the north of Scotland.
The railway is at Llangollen in North Wales, UK.
The tunnel is 689 yards long, it is the longest single bore tunnel in preservation.
That horn sounds like my mal-oiled book locker here at University...not sure how much of it I could take...
...love this route though! Jut beautiful! TT_TT
The distant signals display a CAUTION aspect when horizontal or GO aspect when at 45 degrees. The distant signal is the 1st signal you come to controlled from a signal box, when it shows a GO aspect it means that all the home signals in the same direction controlled from the same signalbox are also showing a Go aspect.
It means all stop signals are at proceed, to home signals. Home signals are a specific sub category of stop signal, ie those on the approach side of a signal box, those beyond the box being starting signals (except where they’re not....)
Go, go, go, for Corwen!
Great video
as an amateur myself :) we sometimes also use the word 'jello' which are micro vibrations from motors and surfaces that go through the camera body and shake the sensor causing a distorted image, but yes a suction mount, i havent go one of those yet, what would you recommend for a medium sized camera?
I remember going on the Welsh Canal coming out of Llangollen in the 60's. I remember looking up at the train that was going into Llangollen and waving at the driver. I don't see the canal on this video though, have I missed some of it somewhere?
+grahame belton Graham, the canal is on the right hand side of the railway as far as Berwyn Stn., but you can`t see it in the video as it is out of camera shot.
Dewi Davies
I will always remember the picturesque town of Llangollen. We had dinner in a hotel opposite the bridge that went over the River Dee.
excellent video, how did you keep the camera from 'rumbling'?
As an amateur I`m not 100% sure what you mean by "rumbling", I can only assume you mean sound vibration through the camera. I used a suction mount on the windscreen of the train I was recording on which acted as a damper on the camera.
Great video, it's very interesting seeing the line from a drivers eye. At 19:54 the point was set against the train, how's that work?
Really nice video.
No. 7822 Foxcote Manor (as written above).
Very Nice
Correct, North Wales to be exact.
why didn't you filmed the inside of locomotive, i mean the controls?
The points were against you at 19:55. How come you didn't derail?
Is this the end of the line.....or are they going to progress?
nice trip
wonderful day
Fantastic video! Any idea of what the name was, of the steam locomotive, that was standing in the station? Would love to know.. Thanks, Linda :)
The name of my beloved Great Western Tender Engine, in answer to your question, is Foxcote Manor. Her number is 7822. She is my one true love.
Sir, where exactly are you? At least give us the country. Not all of us are aware of those places. I will now watch the video. Hope it does not tell me in the video and make me look like a fool. Love trains.
It`s not too bad if you don`t stall inside the tunnel. There is no vent shaft.
fideo braf iawn, diolch!
Diolch yn fawr, croeso`n ol rhywbryd.
At 19:52 Anyone else spot that with the points?!
yeah directional motion of wheels moves it over,the points are spring loaded
@Pippin Wilson: That answers my follow up question on how those points are monitored, thank you for that! I was about to question how those points would be detected for facing moves, seeing there didn’t seem to be a points indicator per the NSTR/RETB implementations (I would have thought you’d have to visually check them!)
Love wales
Mi fwynhais hon. Mae'n gwlad hardd. Blwyddyn newydd dda ohonon ni ym Manceinion.
British ?