Great video.

Nice vid! Can’t wait for HS2 to Crewe to come to Euston.

This video was published back in 2019, 5 years before the London Overground Lines had their own names. The Romford to Upminster Line has been renamed The Liberty Line. Title and Thumbnail has been polished.

Great video of your journey Simon, I didn’t know you are disabled.

i have no idea what thsi ia about as the sound was so bad

Interesting the Disabled Persons Railcard worked for the First Class fare for you. Last time I tried to do that, albeit it wasn't on GWR but on ScotRail, and what was Virgin West Coast, they both said the railcard was only for Standard Class fares. But that was pre-2020, so maybe the rules have changed. Or perhaps the operators can set their own policies. Honestly, those past experiences made me just give-up trying. But I should try again maybe, as sometimes, at particular times of day, the quieter carriage can be worth an extra £20 or £40. (Though not an extra £100.)

I took a charter train from Grantham (East Coast Mainline) to Bath last year & parts of the route around London was similar to yours

Great video!

What units were on the last from Litchfield? 323240 and not 221 as clearly not the green one.

If Brunel was alive today, I think he'd be very glad he did the Paddington option instead

That was a fantastic diagram for this train to use, at least you got to ride it.

brilliant matey

Hello. Nice video. Thank you for sharing.

Pilning station has an interesting history ... Before the Severn Tunnel was built the low level branch led to the New Passage pier (before extension to/from Severn Beach), for a ferry to Portskewett, where there were trains to South Wales. Also before the Severn Bridge it was the loading point for a Motorail service through the Severn Tunnel to Severn Tunnel Junction. Also it was the location of the Severn Tunnel emergency train until some time after the S/T accident in 1991 - for which the rescue efforts were a debacle. This history somewhat explains the 2 stations & the wide open space, industrial fencing etc in the yard outside

I don't think he'd want to go to Euston now. It's my mainline station into London. It's horrible. Paddington seems a much nicer station.

Well i suppose for £35 you at least got a seat by the window. But the GWR 1 st class option is indeed pretty naff compared to Avanti and LNER. Anyway, worth it for the experience, as you say. Mind you, I wonder how many ordinary travellers were standing because of all the train geeks riding the line? My social media was full of people doing it! Great video. Thanks for sharing. Happy to have more VO 👍

Great video Simon

An interesting historical document. Sounds like GWR tried to minimise stress by mandating "reservations only" - seems sensible. Nice3 to see Euston platform One without a Caledonian Sleeper snaking out of the platform. Thanks for this Great video and the countdown of current and past stations; but ... "Choseley"?

I think the voiceover sounded quite natural & suited this type of vlog. Overall, a very polished production Simon. Well done, and thank you for sharing.

Great video Cyber. Just so know it's Cholsey not Choelsey though!

Brilliant video Cyber, I honestly had no idea about Brunels dream of trains from Euston, I believe that rare piece of track was used by Virgin Cross Country services to Brighton when they were a thing. I wouldn't even dare talk about the overcrowding stuff lol.

The Euston line is very close to the Paddington line in the Willesden/ Old Oak Common area only half a mile. In this area there are lines to Waterloo and Victoria via Clapham Junction, and the other way to the St Pancras, Kings Cross and Liverpool Street lines.

That price is ridiculous. I paid £39.6 for a first class advance single from London Euston to Exeter St Davids on that same day with railcard discount. Booked back in October.

So that’s where you were off to on that delayed Turbo at Ashchurch!

Nice that you got to go on the rare track! Unfortunately it was out of our time and budget to actually go on it (if it stopped at Reading for passengers I 100% would have done it) but since it didn’t I couldn’t go. However we did get to see GWR trains going up the West Coast Main Line at Kensal Green. ~ Daniel

Excellent video Simon! Nothing wrong with doing a voice-over, it makes for a better video sometimes. 👍🙂

Is Gloucester station the one that has the longest platform in the UK. Nice to see GWR running some of their trains to London Euston as Paddington was closed for engineering works. Perhaps GWR should have used London Waterloo.

brilliant video

Imagine if LNER ran their trains from London Euston or perhaps from London Liverpool Street to Edinburgh Waverley, York, Leeds, Doncaster and Newcastle. As there has been plans for LNER, Hull Trains and Lumo to run to & from Liverpool Street. If King’s Cross station is closed for engineering work. Never expected to see GWR run their trains from London Euston.

Theres an alternative Timeline where Brunel got his way and GWR trains terminated at Euston. As interesting a scenario that is we wouldn't have gotten Paddington and if history had followed a similar path then we might have lost St Pancras.

Never knew that from Brunel himself, learned something new today. Just like seeing Avanti West Coast and LNER next to each other, seeing GWR and Avanti West Coast is something else.

it is super rare for gwr to go to Euston

So GWR took a note out of XC book on overcrowding! But the price isn’t too bad from Swindon 👍 enjoyed the video

Keep it up

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This video is totally different to what I usually post on KZbin, The train was busy so chosen a voice over style video instead. VO isn't my strong point but wanted to try it out. Apologises that this video is more Voice Over than Piece to Camera. Any feedback is appreciated. Also I am aware that Cholsey is pronounced wrong and do apologise

Thank you for sharing Simon

Some lovely stations on that line. You can tell that they’d have had broad gauge lines originally as the gaps between the lines are so wide. It’s a surprise to me to see that the services on this local line are carried out by class 8xx units

I enjoyed your video Simon and thank you. Very much down memory lane for me as left Bristol in 74 tho I spent so many summer evenings here with a group of us in 67/68 trainspotting on the bank of the then closed Ashley Hill station when I should have been studying for my O levels. Lots of happy memories of a slightly misspent youth.

Hi Simon Another great video once again, looking forward to the next one. Thanks

Excellent video Cyber, some very nice looking stations on that line

Very good video

Great video

Great video Simon

Great vlog Simon. I’m yet to do the Golden Valley Line but I’m sure I will one day. Nice to see steam locomotive Braunton as well!

Great video !! So well done !! Beautiful area of the UK.

Good video Simon, nice to see my some of my most local stations showcased. Kemble is my favourite, a lovely station that I sometimes just sit at and relax. It sees more passengers than might be expected of a small village station these days, as it also serves as the local station for the town of Cirencester (hence the large car park!). The original landowner, Squire Gordon, wasn't a fan of the railways, hence the otherwise unnecessary tunnel when leaving Kemble, and it was his objections which saw Tetbury Road become the station for the area, with, as you say, Kemble only being for interchange between the Cirencester and Cheltenham lines for several decades.

Brilliant video Cyber, this is a line I still have yet to do, the stations along it look lovely. Lovely to see Braunton passing through Kemble as well. :)

Great video!

Golden in every way! Not to mention theres a maccies next door to Stroud Station :D Nice one Sheldon