British Rail North Wales 1997-Crewe, Llandudno Junction & Bangor with class 37, 86 & Met-Cam DMU

[@craigsibley8161]

👍👍👍 Glad I stumbled upon this channel. Working through the back catalogue 👍👍👍

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you, and welcome! As well as more modern vids i upload there are plenty still to come from times past...... Happy viewing!

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

Another winner, great video 👍

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you..... Still more to come

[@AndreiTupolev]

Those Met-Cams really were indestructibly weren't they. Apparently they even remained in service past 2000. Some interesting manouverings at Bangor there; so 37 415 came into that platform, then shunted out and backed into the back platform, then must have run round, shunted out again, and back into the other platform. All to make way for Daisy, who as we all know doesn't give way for anyone.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

The Met-Cams were solid workhorses which is why they survived until the very end of first gen DMU operation. At this time some of the loco hauled services terminated at Bangor and would stable in the back platform (no longer available, there is direct foot access to a new car park, just a short stub of a siding left for Tampers ect) to keep out of the way. Most times the loco would run round first and shunt back into the tunnel, both to access the siding and again when coming back out to go Up Road. On this day they shunted the train out of the way first and did the run round back on the main nearer the time it was due back Up Road, a move which i didn't film this day.

[@clarky2356]

I love watching your videos keep them coming

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you.....i still have lots more to come.....

[@imcadam121]

Classic traction abound.Happy memories!

[@roberthill6216]

The good oldays of no see it, say it sorted and stand back behind the yellow line announcements!

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, none of the banal announcements we suffer today....i just switch off to them all, so they don't work really....

[@roberthill6216]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus amen to that!

[@arthurgrowler5749]

Great video Many great memories 👍 Have subscribed to your channel

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you...... there are plenty of vids already uploaded with lots more historic vids still to come......

[@arthurgrowler5749]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus great look forward to it 👍

[@djpeekay25]

I love the sound of the DMUs and 37s.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, 37s are always good for thrash.....and the first generation DMU's were great to see and ride on.....although i'm sure steam loco enthusiasts back innthe late 1950s and 60 would not have felt the same way!

[@DistrictDriver]

Another fantastic video! Thank you!

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

My pleasure......

[@benGBRf]

Another great video. Keep them coming 🥳

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you, i will. Lots more to come....

[@theimperialist2686]

Another excellent video mate. Enjoyed watching it.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you, i aim to please.....

[@train4905]

Exellent😊

[@MrVxrman]

Great video Soi 😃🍻👍🏻

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you....i still have a lot more......

[@alexishamer6427]

Crewe is in Cheshire in the north west England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Major railway 🚃 station 🚉. It is a junction that goes up ⬆️, down, left and right to places. Plenty of railway tracks because plenty of trains 🚊 run to, from and via Crewe everyday and public holidays except Christmas 🎄 Day and Boxing 🥊 Day. 😎

[@waltertownsend3821]

What struck me about the Intercity services in Crewe was how little 1st class carriages there were; 1 1st class for 6 standard. It’s a different story these days with a 40/60 split on some services in the WCML and forcing standard class passengers to stand where 1st class is deserted frequently

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

The cross country service never needed that many. By the early 90s BR was standardising on 7 coach foramtions on them. The West (& East) Coast services had several 1st Class coaches though.

[@hexagon7895]

The XC services had a 26-seat First Class/micro-buffet car. The main WCML workings had usually 2.5 or 3.5 First Class coaches (2 or 3 full Firsts plus a First Class/kitchen-buffet car).

[@AndreiTupolev]

That would be a CrossCountry formation, whose standard formation was RFO - 5 x TSO - BSO; the West Coast formations had up to 4 firsts.

[@frostycola42]

the old inercity died in 1994

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

I think Great Western kept the brand going the longest, the stripy green livery had a small IC name on it.....

[@annescholey6546]

Interesting by this time the 305s were just about gone as well. Plus ca change.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, i did chase some around in 1994-96 time working in the North West.....

[@Keithbarber]

Today's railways offer better services, but less variety and not as much character either

[@tintintb1980]

Totally agree. That was part of my comment on another video where I said (I could be paraphrasing a little bit here) "Trains from the 80/90s just have some much more charm and are full of character."... But I also wasn't sure if it was just me looking at old trains through my rose tinted spectacles :)

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Today's railways have better services because now, unlike under BR, there is an endless amount of money poured into the railway industry. Plus of course with mass immergration, passenger numbers rise, especially as so many more people live in cities and connurbations.

[@FUG324T]

Never seen so many forced adverts in a 10 minute period that you can't skip ☹

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Seems to be some new thing KZbin have brought in.....i have the same thing happen to me when i wath other channels....