Thanks. You might like Part 2 as well 👍😊

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.👍😊

Thanks John, really appreciate you taking the time to comment. Luckily modern camcorders have great image stabilisation which avoids me having to take the tripod with me. Apart from the fact a tripod isn’t the most welcome bit of kit you can take onto a railway platform, there’s also the lack of mobility, which can mean missing a good shot! Glad you enjoyed watching - thanks again -Geoff.

Hi Graeme, I’m impressed by you walking through the tunnel. We only went about 100 yards in, and that was quite enough, thank you very much 😆. I filmed it mainly for my mate Max, who wanted it to help with a model railway layout idea he had. Not sure he ever completed it though…. Thanks for watching and commenting- Geoff.

Sorry Paul, I’ve no idea. I didn’t write it down at the time, and I’m not sure I would have known for certain back then anyway. Perhaps someone else on here could let us know? 🙏

Glad you enjoyed it, John. When putting it together, I surprised myself with how much variety I’d seen this year. Look out for part two on New Year’s Day. thanks for watching. Geoff. 👍😊

Thanks Craig. Of course you were there for some of those 😊👍. see you again at Carlisle during 2025 no doubt 🤞. Cheers. Geoff.

@ you will definitely

Part two landing on New Year’s Day. 😊

Glad you enjoyed them. The 1980s tapes sat in a cupboard in my hobby room for over 30 years, until it occurred to me that many other enthusiasts might like to see them - hence me starting the channel. Comments such as yours make all the effort worthwhile. Thanks again. Geoff. 👍😊

Thank you! Cheers! 👍😊

Thanks, glad you liked it. Sorry there aren’t more shots of DMUs and HSTs, but battery life was a real issue back in the ‘80s and I couldn’t really afford to waste power on “the lower class of train 😊” when there were so many loco-hauled trains to capture. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍😊

That alone dates the video somewhat, doesn’t it 😄

Glad you liked it - wish I had more footage!👍😊

Yes, I agree. It would seem by the time Privatisation was mooted the railway was really in need of some investment - whether or not the private involvement was a success or not is a debatable point I suppose, but there no escaping the money was needed . Thanks for commenting.

Thanks Paul, I’m glad you enjoyed it so much. Even though I know I filmed all the shots, it seems like somebody else’s video now, as so much time has passed and it looks like a totally different country/ time. I guess this is what getting old means!!😆😆 Cheers for commenting….Geoff .

That’s cool; I’d have never thought 59 001 would still be going now when I first saw it back in the ‘80s. Glad my video brought back memories, thanks for watching and commenting 👍😊

Thanks Keith. Yes, like you I have many happy memories of Reading (as evidenced by my other videos on the channel), and would probably still be going there if we hadn’t moved away from London. All shots in this particular video were filmed on my father-in-law’s Panasonic VHS video camera - the sort that was a separate camera and recorder connected by a cable! You can just see me in the left hand corner of the thumbnail with the tripod, and my brother-in-law and missus are seen in the actual video at West Drayton leaping out of the way! As you say, not bad quality for the period, but I noticed a massive improvement when I bought my own Sony Video 8 camcorder the following March. Thanks for watching and commenting……Geoff.

Thanks very much Mark. Some great stuff on your channel too. Appreciate you taking the time to comment - thanks again Geoff.

Yes. When putting this compilation together I was surprised how many there were/ are; and of course, I’ve probably missed more than I’ve actually filmed in reality! Thanks for watching and commenting - Geoff 😊👍

@@OldOakTrains thanks 😂👍I miss those HST

Yes ‘Crowe, the variety of liveries certainly helps keep the interest going in the modern scene. Agree the Tube map version is particularly attractive. Thanks for watching - Geoff 👍😊

Not noticed that before - perhaps someone on here knows why that was - or was it just a one-off ?

Probably a Sunday relief service to the West Country using a rake of spare coaches Old Oak assembled

An exceedingly successful diesel type though, aren’t they - coming up for 50 years!

You’re welcome. I used to model myself back in the day, so I know how important all view angles can be. 👍😊

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks 😊👍

Thanks for your interesting comments, and I agree, the Laxey Wheel is a really great example of Victorian engineering and well worth a visit. 👍😊

Yes, a very impressive locomotive withdrawn before their time IMHO. Thanks for commenting 👍😊

Thanks! 😊

I’m not sure which clip you’re referring to, but I’m guessing it’s a Mk 1 BG coach, for parcels and bikes etc. No equivalent was made for the Mark 2 and 3 coaching stock. 👍😊

Thanks for commenting. Yes, WBQ used to be a great location for variety, less so now though of course since the demise of loco hauled passenger services. If you haven’t watched it already, you might find this video from 1989 interesting. We arrived at WBQ at about 11am and stayed until 6-ish. I tried to film every loco hauled movement that afternoon, which produced a video of over 1 hour - enjoy 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHiXk5KkZpVsqbc Geoff@OldOakTrains.

Being a South London /Surrey lad at the time, the Class 33s were very much part of the scene for me. I don’t remember them replacing the Warships, but do remember the disappointment when they filled in for a 50 on the W’loo-Ex. But, like you, time has mellowed my view and I quite like them now. 👍😊 Thanks for watching and commenting.

Check out this video, as it has some footage from the first coach behind a Class 33 ‘Slim-Jim’ leaving Waterloo 😊😊😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJWzdaCLmtuWnMk

And the varied liveries make them more interesting than they might be !

@ yeah that’s true. The British Rail dark blue was a bit boring and repressed

Agree. I started spotting in the days of blue and grey, and remember the excitement NSE, large logo and the GWR repaints brought at the time. Having said that, it’s still great to see a preserved diesel returned to BR blue with yellow ends 😆

Absolutely agree. In my view only just second in the ‘clever name series competition’ to the Class 50s with their British warship names. Glad you enjoyed the compilation 👍😊

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting 👍😊

The thumbnail picture is from Carlisle actually, but Warrington used to be a good location for Thunderbirds too. 😃. Check out my Thunderbirds compilation….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foK0nX6Leq-alZY Thanks for watching.

@@OldOakTrains F.A.B Scott,. 😁

Big thanks

Thanks for watching 👍

شكرا لمشاهدة الفيديو الخاص بي. 👍😊

Many thanks!

Que bom que você gostou, obrigado por deixar um like 👍😊

Muito obrigado por assistir. 👍😊

Glad you liked it 😊

Thank you very much! Actually the music is part of the intro from one of my songs - “Satan’s Witch”. If you subscribe to my other channel “Non Beviamo”, you will be shortly able to hear the whole 6 minute track (once I’ve uploaded it 😆😆). If you did like the music aspect, you might want to try “Crying in the Darkness”, “Lucy’s World”, “Rock makes me Roll”, or “Blue Lights”, as they are in a similar vein and lyric videos are already on the channel Thanks again .👍😊

You're welcome 😊

Hi Chris. Thanks very much for your feedback and anecdotes 😃👍. Sadly I was far short of haulage by every class member, although I did manage to photograph all of them. But by the time I got the camcorder, a few had already gone 😩. Perhaps you might enjoy spending an hour or two watching my individual Class 50 compilation videos 😊 - Playlist below: kzbin.info/aero/PLtV7Zzuzq6UFRZI1VGaCTPtdIFwWsOpRP

Absolutely. Just imagine how busy the line would be today if it had been kept.

Thanks. Yes, Preston can be difficult sometimes because of the staggered platform lengths at the southern end. The north end of course, is pretty much a non-starter most of the time anyway. 😆