Aerial Views of the HUGE Cardiff Canton Rail Depot & Yard Including TfW & GWR units & HST
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2023
- Wow.. Having visited many times in the past - A true appreciate of the size and scale of Cardiff Canton depot can only be seen from the air.
The glory days of the past have passed with this depot previously stuffed full of Class 37 and 56 locos however it still impresses with it's scale.
I had to film this footage from a lot more locations than at other depots to keep the drone in view.. Quite the place.
Hope you enjoy the views and the overfly of the depot.
Thanks for watching.
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The sweet smell of blackberries baking in the sun, mixed with diesel fumes and the smell of the underground fires from where the steam trains used to dump their ash… and the thunder of a double headed class 37 vibrating right through the summer air, drowning the sound of an ice cream van in the distance! Memories of hot summers as a child in the early eighties picking crab apples next to these sheds and lines… taking in the smell, sounds and sights of pockets of wild nature alongside industry! Growing up around that place will forever live in me and was the best playground any child could ever had… we respected it and never succumbed to any danger out of that respect! To sum it up… you didn’t need a train set, it was there in front of you to play with!
Good thing there is still a class 08 in the vicinity,”.
Thanks for this video,very much appreciated.
My Grandfather worked there!
Have you thought about flying over Barry Station CF62 Area as it has Probably 20-40 Brand New units stored there, Class 231 & 756 more than in Canton Depot.
That’s a long way from where I’m based. I will get some footage when next in the area - I’m not sure when that will be though 👍
I enjoy all you videos , I remember going around all these places with a rail-fans group with permits in the sixties . Sometimes we had the Forman or a driver who enjoyed a walk around as much as we did !
Super memories of that place from the old foot bridge. Strange viewing it now to how it used to be !!!
Agreed mate - Will always remember the days of locos everywhere at CF with that famous goat plaque. Times change though.
@@trainsplanes very much pal
Great video
Thanks! 👍
@@trainsplanes no problem
Thanks very much for this video, Canton is local to me but have never seen it from the air before. Lucky shot of the 231 on testing and the Castle 43 at the brickworks siding
Thanks Peter - I waited an hour for the 231 to run so there was a little method in that madness. Glad you liked the video 👍
Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Could not remember the size of the depot as last visited late eighties. Was on an organized tour when a member of RESL.
Thanks Ken.. Glad you liked it. It’s very different now compared to being a sea of locos in the 80’s and 90’s.
Nice.
But it looked better when it was full of Hymeks, Westerns & 37s.
Thanks is very true however times do change (unfortunately).
@@trainsplanes Better still when it was Castles, Kings, Brits et. al.
The big surprise for me (aside from this Yank finding myself in Wales) is that this massive transportation infrastructure is so very close to the city center. The surprise is from land usage. One might think that there would be other and better uses for the land (housing, shops, medical, industry, etc,) and not a railway yard. Nonetheless, the views were incredible and thanks for sharing this. The scale of this yard is breathtaking.
a TMD is valuabe land use… britain runs on rail
An amazing piece of work, where you've covered almost every part of Canton. Your skills in controlling the Drone is very impressive. Thank you.
Thank you - Appreciate the kind words 👍
Great video,should try tidal yard and celsa steelworks,there’s a few 08s there
Hi Aaron, I’ve got the footage.. I’ll post it over the next couple of days 👍
@@trainsplanes looking forward to it thanks
Ooh
I see the grand central 91 there, I’m guessing this will be turned into tfw 4 car loco hauled sets?
The 91 is actual a Non Driving DVT 82200 which is used on Push Pull on Class 67 Journeys between Cardiff-Manchester Piccadilly & Cardiff to Holyhead services, the 67's were using a 4 x MK4 Carriages + DVT but they are starting to add and extra Carriage making them a 5 x Carriage service with 67 Loco & DVT, Without Doubt, They are the Best Trains TFW have & if travelling 1st Class on this service really is the Best on BR Rails without a Doubt.
Thanks for the video, this is one depot I never got round. Went over the access footbridge when I was around 13 and down into the smaller diesel depot to ask if I could go round. Got a big fat NO. So never got to see inside the larger diesel maintenance depot. I can see it’s still there but wonder what it’s used for today?
And what number is the blue 08 please? Is that the only diesel loco on site now?
Did the same - managed to get half way over the footbridge before being told to 'bugger off' so me and my mate went to Marland House by the station to the offices and got a shed pass. We were then grudgingly let to go down to the shed area - but not inside. This was in the 1960s I hasten to add.
Excellent ! If only these cameras were available 20 years ago to catch the 37/47/56.
Absolutely - I would loved to have been able to capture the scenes back then.
From which country this depo
It’s Cardiff in Wales..
I was hopping that i can see a bit of inside depot. Cause i would like to see how is the environment there. Aerial view doesn't say or help me with anything. That's why i can't like or subscribe.
You’ll need to find someone who works inside the depot to see that 😉👍