Alton to Ascot - Hastings DEMU cab ride - 30 September 2017 - audio from back cab

[@michael3972]

I love the Hastings Videos, all of them, they are great quality and the captions give lots of interesting information which really adds to the enjoyment.

[@iainmaturin8460]

There was a signal box at the Hatches, I used to watch the 4COR units go by with driver arm out collecting the token for the route to Ashvale

[@stephenrice4554]

Used to walk down to the hatches as a nipper and watch the signalman pass the token , he used to live in one of the cottages behind the box . I used that bit of line from Frimley where I lived to Aldershot, Guildford , Waterloo , Portsmouth , until it all went tits up about 20 years ago . Great memories of when I worked on the tracks . Great video 👍🇬🇧

[@onlinefriend3889]

Yay, going past my local station Camberley!

[@Xenogeek2]

The sound of the DEMU, especially the whistle of the turbocharger, brings back childhood memories.

[@stephenrice4554]

That climb from Camberley to Bagshot would be the eastern side of Jenkins hill on top of which used to be perched the Jolly Farmers public house and Sparks garage .

[@timstephenson4520]

great video made better by the addition of the captions.

[@Keefa24]

What an excellent video. And such informative comments too. Thank you for sharing. Cheers from me in Australia. Stay safe!

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you Keith!

[@DimensionDude]

"DO NOT ALIGHT HERE" I fear that some here in the US would think that was a "fancy" way of saying "NO SMOKING"

[@TimeMeddler]

DimensionDude I remember when you could get off on that side and nip across to a train going back the other way. Probably why they have stopped people from doing that now, lol.

[@paul197290]

New subscriber here, and being from Hastings myself I'm a big fan of the Thumper Diesels and their history. Love watching all your videos as you go around the country on various railtours. Keep them coming as they are always interesting to watch and learn about the past and present.

[@HenrysAdventures]

Very interesting video of a line rarely visited by enthusiasts!

[@geoffreyhobbs1548]

Thank you for this series of videos, both interesting and informative. Although I lived in the area covered by this particular video for several years I had never travelled from Alton to Ascot by train. It was good to see the boats on the Basingstoke canal on the right after the bridge at Mytchett. The last time I rode over that bridge on my bicycle, a very long time ago, the canal looked more like a muddy swamp.

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you, glad you found it to be of interest.

[@robertcoleman4861]

Thank you richard for another funtastic day out on the rails,Kind regards bob.

[@Spookieham]

Great video again - the gradient changes really stood out.

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

Thanks for posting this in real time 👏❤️😁Brilliant thanks

[@simonpurbrick]

Great video! This was the route that I filmed with the Ivatt tank! I remember the Ash signal box was there when we passed!

[@lesliegprice6652]

Fantastic video superb thank you so much

[@MrDavil43]

So good to see my local lines from the driver's view. It's kinda hypnotic and very relaxing. When's pt7 going on? Can't wait!

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you. As per the information below the video, this is the last part of this railtour for the reasons given. But we'll move on to another area next time.

[@ianhelps3749]

Great series of videos. I lived in Crowthorne on the Reading to Redhill line, but have never travelled on the Ascot to Aldershot and Alton line. It's a shame that the oil terminal is closed. Maybe it could reopen in the future or be repurposed as a freight depot.

[@markcf83]

Another great video. Is there much of the South East you HAVEN'T visited yet?

[@nutsnproud6932]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it very much. I guess 1 in 60 was a breeze compared to the slog up the 1 in 37 Lickey incline on the 2009 Worcester Leveller railtour!

[@hastingsdiesels]

Well yes, it's true we did ascend the Lickey in 2009! I presume our train found that a bit tougher than these 1 in 60s.

[@gazzab3224]

I enjoyed this.

[@nickrobson9636]

Another great video, thank you. A couple of thoughts: are there really significant cost-savings, long term, in singling what was a double line? And how easily could the Alton-Farnham section be re-doubled if the need arose?

[@darreng745]

Not that easily now as I am sure that the track by the sandpit at Wrecclesham involved some slewing due to the remedial work needed to counter the landslip, plus the cost would be horrific. Electrified track costs around £10 £12 million a mile to install, it would be hard to justify that on any rational Cost Benefit analysis.

[@jpgsterbenz]

Another excellent video. Several of the conventional multi-apsect signal heads look bright enough to be LED conversions, for example at 26:25 and 27:00. Are they now converting some by replacing individual incandescent lamp assembly with single-colour LED arrays? I can't tell whether the Fresnel lens is still in place.

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you. I don't know, hopefully someone else might be able to comment. But certainly on LU many filament bulbs (not incandescent!) have long since (10 years ago approx) been replaced with LED bulbs, though the lens and housing remains outwardly unchanged.

[@altmanidan]

best video ever!!!!!

[@mareklibelt3182]

Great videos! Really enjoyed all of them. I was wondering if the Southwest Trains are associated with Southwest Airlines in the US? They seem to share a similar livery. Thanks and cheers from Vancouver BC !

[@hastingsdiesels]

South West Trains was (it no longer exists, the franchise has been passed on and has different owners) owned by Stagecoach Group, and had a livery designed by Ray Stenning.

[@TimeMeddler]

Would love it if you could show the Ascot to Wokimgham section as I used to live in Bracknell and I know that stretch of line very well from back in the 1970s and it would be good to see it again.

[@hastingsdiesels]

I have it only as a back-cab video, i.e. I didn't move the camera to the other end once we arrived at Ascot from Alresford.

[@TimeMeddler]

@@hastingsdiesels Ah, OK, no problem mate. :-)

[@hastingsdiesels]

I can provide the raw back-cab video if you want, but at some stage I hope to provide front-cab video along this route anyway - but we haven't gone that way with me filming & recording audio yet!

[@TimeMeddler]

@@hastingsdiesels No, don't worry, thanks for the offer though. I'll wait for a future video. Your channel is great, I actually watch the videos while using the exercise bike. :-)

[@stevegarnham4632]

I live near Wokingham station and would like to see this bit to 🚂

[@317Dan]

You think 1 in 60 is steep? Come to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the future, and try our 1 in 49 Esk Valley Bank! :D

[@Rog5446]

How great was that?

[@Han-wh5ie]

11:14 Ze heeft er zin in !

[@MannyAntipov]

23:37 the photographer on the right is too close for comfort!!

[@kianthetrainspotter7777]

16:11 pigeon down

[@SynchroScore]

It looks like the train hit a bird just after Aldershot station.

[@russouk]

I think it was a lucky pigeon....they are quick so I think it missed ...just

[@keithshaw8165]

Day in signalbox at junction

[@jase11174]

13:04 and 13:25

[@russouk]

all those daffodils just outside Alton on left...all in a square lol 2:21 suprised the old scrap tracks arent recycled ?...theres money lying there