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@PenguinTrains64 17 сағат бұрын
Nice video!
@RichardMitchell-ut1uc 20 сағат бұрын
Voyagers on diversions?
@polishstick0609 4 күн бұрын
Interesting test trains ngl. I also think that they used back in the day alot of driving trailers that used to be parts of first generation EMUs or DMUs
@22whizzo56 4 күн бұрын
I like your videos but I wish you would let us see the numbers on the locomotives. Cheers.
@nelson408. 8 күн бұрын
Had a look on Six Bells Junction. Seems like the tour missed most the freight branches it was supposed to do. Was that a bit of a let down at the time ? I think the leg stretch at Preston is platform 12 at Crewe.
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways 7 күн бұрын
Oop! So I did make one mistake, thanks for your help. It's a long job going through these old VHS 3 hour tapes and re editing. At the time of recording You Tube hadn't even been thought about, let alone sharing on the internet Thanks again
@nelson408. 7 күн бұрын
Your videos are always much appreciated. As you say it is great to be able to share these memories of the 'recent' past on You Tube.
@westcoastmodels 8 күн бұрын
Ohhh yes. I was on this tour from Newport on the Friday night. Bailed at New Street on the return, then back to Coventry for a well earned sleep! Great tour and a great upload. Thank you Mike.
@tonyb1403 8 күн бұрын
Plenty of train spotters on the platforms
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways 6 күн бұрын
much quieter in 2024,,no 59s through Cardiff anymore
@johnbill9201 8 күн бұрын
Great video thanks for sharing John
@S7EVE_P 11 күн бұрын
An incredible piece of footage captured by Mike Price. It does not seem like 28 years ago! Thanks for sharing MW👍
@going2thedogs 12 күн бұрын
Some fantastic footage, thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed that. 👍
@cwmbargoedorbust 12 күн бұрын
The line between Barry and Aberthaw was shut due to engineering work. The loco ran as OZ82 from Canton via Bridgend and we then ran as 4Z82 to Crewe P. A. D. It was a long day and the last time I drove 47212, I believe it was scrapped early the following year.. Hope that answer your question
@dieseldave3879 12 күн бұрын
Always great to see 47's on heavy freight moves! 🚂👍
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways 9 күн бұрын
I agree!
@cwmbargoedorbust 12 күн бұрын
Part of a grand day out, not helped by that broken rail at Briton ferry. Glad to have provided some entertainment. Long time ago.
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways 12 күн бұрын
Why did the train come to Briton Ferry rather than go direct from the cement works to Newport? We didn't have much info. back in 2002?
@DOCTORDROTT 12 күн бұрын
Better days. See HENTO name vandalised . Named after Ron Henty, Canton fitter.
@christopherbraiden6713 14 күн бұрын
Thanks for the journey totally enjoyed the trains are grand!!😎🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧
@cwmbargoedorbust 15 күн бұрын
Great video brought back some memories of waiting to tip on those roads and seeing 37411 before we named it at Newport
@timstrainvideos142 16 күн бұрын
excellent video! nide to see the 59s in the old liveries on film.
@DOCTORDROTT 16 күн бұрын
Worked on the class 59's a lot. Still going strong these days on 4000 tonne stone trains out of the Mendips with its EMD 16-645E3C GM engine. DBC had all the 59'2s when I was with them
@letrainavapeur 20 күн бұрын
Another interesting video Mike, brings back a few memories, the shot from the carriage window reminds me of walking down that bit of track to clip the T3/4 points, always seems to have been on a wet night! I seem to remember that Bill Clear was driving the class 59, He was an ex mobile plant driver at Aberthaw.
@DOCTORDROTT 20 күн бұрын
I fitted its nameplates
@christopherbraiden6713 21 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video Mike, a pair of beauties there, shame the Vale of Glamorgan had too go!!😎🇬🇧
@breeze1472 22 күн бұрын
why isnt the car park open?
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways 22 күн бұрын
I believe there's a problem with the "final handover" between the contractor and Network Rail. I don't have any more inside in formation, sorry. I only the cameraman!
@juliansadler6263 22 күн бұрын
Gwent County Council is also slow with the paperwork.@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways
@christopherbraiden6713 23 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video Mike, definitely coal from times gone by!!😎🚂🇬🇧
@bazza945 24 күн бұрын
I went to the same primary school in *New Zealand* as O V Bullied attended. He attended circa 1885 and I attended circa 1958. Edit: Born New Zealand 1882, would have started his education in 1887.
@jeffreyhughesmbe 25 күн бұрын
Why can’t we have these trains on the journey from Swansea to Shrewsbury on the central Wales line??
@juliansadler6263 25 күн бұрын
Too long for the platforms at eg Knucklas and Bucknelll.
@stephendavies6949 25 күн бұрын
Wow. Maesteg has never had it so good! Looking forward to your trip up to Merthyr once they've completed the OLE installation. Srill think dropping the YWP on the front of trains is a mistake. The headlights just don't catch the eye as well. It was such a simple but effective safety measure.
@MervynPartin 25 күн бұрын
The acceleration looked quite good for a DMU. Is the ride comfortable? The lineside vegetation is in desperate need of cutting back. Was the Maesteg line transferred to TfW or is it still Network Rail. It would be a shame to see the train paintwork scratched. I could help but notice that when the two guys went into the signal box, one had the top half of an orange overall and the other had the trousers. Are they sharing?
@GarethJonesPilipala 25 күн бұрын
I don’t think the ride of the Class 197s is particularly good. When heavily loaded the ride is hard. All the Valley Lines have become heavily overgrown as there are no longer any trackside fires! Where work has been done in connection with the South Wales Metro and electrification then vegetation has been cleared.
@TrenyCwm 25 күн бұрын
Another great video. Those trains seem to be massively over and above what apparently is needed on that route though.
@johnUB4478 25 күн бұрын
Some of them have got food preparation areas on them
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways 25 күн бұрын
They do "fill up" from Cardiff, to either Gloucester or Cheltenham
@timlewis1165 22 күн бұрын
@@johnUB4478The food preparation areas really are a waste of space on those trains imho. Rather have the space tbh. Went on one from Cardiff to Manchester (was a two car) absolutely packed, no trolly on board, and in those instances you have to question the logic of having that area.
@johnUB4478 22 күн бұрын
@@timlewis1165 I agree. Especially if they're not going to use them
@MasterMoyle Ай бұрын
It would be fantastic to see steam traction in Southport again.
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Ай бұрын
Would enough tickets be sold to make one viable, I do wonder. I was a member at Barry, plenty came to take photos but did not ride on the trains and we were spending £200 on coal alone !
@MasterMoyle Ай бұрын
@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways if I had the unlimited funds like the £180 million on the upcoming Euromillions, id try and finance something like this as steam hasn't been seen in Southport since 2012 and steam engines are popular even with those who aren't railway enthusiasts. We should have had steam in Southport in 2013 for a railtour from Southport to Holyhead but the rostered engine Galatea still wasn't ready (this had been planned to be it's inaugural railtour after restoration from Barry Scrapyard condition but it didn't go out on test intime) & 10A was going through a motive power crisis at the time so the tour got diesel hauled. Things could be different now in the 2020's as tours we're not as well advertised back then & there was no such thing as the internet aswell as proper home PC's. When they ran that Roses Express steam tour from Southport to York on 4th April 2012 which was hauled by 48151 I remember seeing posters advertising that trip around Southport. Within a short space of time that tour was actually a complete sell out. If I did manage to plan some id have it where two seperate trains ran with around 6 or 7 coaches (depends on which platform though, 6 is the longest and easily managed 11 coaches plus a 47 and 48151). Each train rake would be with a different steam engine and a diesel (37 or 47) acted as station pilot to move the coaches into and out of the station. I know they couldn't run around in Wigan Wallgate station now as timetables are tighter with more trains but I think they could perform the run around just outside of Wigan in a loop. With servicing I think they could use the engineers siding opposite what was the excursion platforms which is now occupied by Asda and there is a road access gate at Windsor Road opposite the footbridge so a tanker or coal truck could get down. Should they need to turn the locos there is also a triangle in Southport, but it would depend on if there weren't any Merseyrail units blocking the tracks and if they could access platform 3 as the line from the Manchester route onto that triangle was lifted in the 60's and the avoiding line has long gone.
@christopherclarke9316 Ай бұрын
An interesting day.👍
@terrier_productions Ай бұрын
It would be nice to see RailFest make a return for next year
@JakeBSteam Ай бұрын
Great video Mike, thanks for sharing. Kind regards, Jake.
@stephensrailways Ай бұрын
I visited, although not on this day, I managed to meet Alan Peglar and Richard Branson.
@geoffreyford7288 Ай бұрын
Yes, interesting to see what locos were the in thing then, as such most have disappeared in today's world!
@dgattenb Ай бұрын
20 years ago :(:( yes ... went there for York , and that just happened to be on at the same time. All those sidings have gone now ??
@ballbag Ай бұрын
The sidings are there but they have now cut off the connection to the mainline
@andrewbutler6477 Ай бұрын
The class 197s now work regularly so ebbw vale
@simonadams71 Ай бұрын
Why are the 175s now being taken to Landore?
@nickburton9549 Ай бұрын
Your video is utter shite, the wasn't how the gardens looked at all, the footage you show of a run down woodland area is the old lane from the park into town, now a Waitrose car park. THIS MAN IS A LIAR
@greigs9384 Ай бұрын
How can this be 27 years ago?! Seems like just a few years ago you could witness the various types of traction and those liveries. Time just flies past.
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Ай бұрын
I'm just so pleased I kept all my tapes, not having invented YOU TUBE back then !
@christopherbraiden6713 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Mike, definitely an end to an era, thanks for sharing!!😎🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧
@AndreiTupolev Ай бұрын
5:54Excellent bowl 🙃
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Ай бұрын
Just my bad luck, 59 don't run here anymore too !
@christopherbraiden6713 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, totally enjoyed the 56 sounds awesome going up the bank!!😎🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧
@BlockedUser1 Ай бұрын
2:26 seeing *that* certainly caught me off guard.
@ep1981 Ай бұрын
I used to change at Newport when travelling in this era from Hereford back to London. It was always such a busy, bustling place - all sorts of interesting things ticking over in the sidings.
@nelson408. Ай бұрын
Are the time captions a bit out ?. Your first one of 10.58 contradicts the station clock, which shows 09.58. A great reminder of how busy Newport used to be. I had been there the month before.
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Ай бұрын
Maybe I hadn't move the camera clock back to winter time !!
@nelson408. Ай бұрын
@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Easily done. I have the same problem with my digital camera only being right half the year !!
@j3xk72r9 Ай бұрын
What a great variety of motive power. Now it is one class 66 after another!
@GarethJonesPilipala Ай бұрын
I understand why TfL has introduced the new service. There’s insufficient line and platform capacity between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street. I’m not sure it’s the best option for passengers. Also, the increased number of trains leaving Cardiff Central for the City Line will cause a major conflict for trains from Barry as they have to cross over to access the City Line. Even before the route changes, trains from Barry were often delayed by trains crossing in front of them. It’s a case of squeezing a quart into a pint pot!
@dgattenb Ай бұрын
ponty station looks terrible :( saying that . all the budd everywhere looks awful
@DOCTORDROTT Ай бұрын
The pw looks neglected
@christopherbraiden6713 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Mike, totally enjoyed it will miss the class 43!!😎🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧
@stephendavies6949 Ай бұрын
As a teenager during the early 1980s, I walked through the - by then disused and derelict - Aberdare Tunnel that carried the direct line from Merthyr to Aberdare during the early 1980s. My dad told me he travelled the line several times. I reckon once the new trains are introduced, the journey time from Merthyr to Aberdare via Abercynon will probably be shorter than it was when the tunnel - and the line it served - was operational.