Durham Station 1990 British Rail

Footage from Durham Station in 1990. British Rail HSTs, 37, DMU, 56...

[@N330AA]

Those turbocharged 125s sound amazing.

[@thebritishempire8754]

My favorite station to spot at, being from Co. Durham.

[@ChangesOneTim]

Great video! The days when HSTs came into platforms a bit quicker, passengers starting to open the doors before the train stops and the anti-wheelslide blow-down valves going chuff-chuff-chuff. BR did keep trains grubbier than the TOCs do now though.

[@flymajj]

Good old 47475 in it's unique Provincial livery. Also, there can't have been many blue/grey MK3 sets left as late as 1990. Very nice to see this.

[@robbieturner6330]

great footage of Durham in be days. thanks.

[@smudger746]

i dont know what anyone else thinks, but for me being from county durham, the best view you will ever see is of the cathedral and castle as you pull into the station. its just magnificent

[@pendolinokriscfc]

Just to clear up what the constant annoying beeping sound on this film is, there were men working on the Viaduct as you can see in the video. The beeping gets faster to alert the workmen that a train is approaching. It beeps at a slower rate when the track is clear. The box making the noise was located on the south platform end on the Viaduct. I zoom in to the box early in the video. It's a small red box with a round center. Thanks.

[@AlexDoddsVideos]

Fantastic. It is still a gr8 station 2day to video. The most friendliest staff in the world work there.

[@pendolinokriscfc]

James, you're right. It's the most amazing view ever! It's even featured on East Coasts TV ads.

[@ODS31]

Nice piece of railway History. Well Done

[@sammyanne1985]

Nice one! Like this alot!!!

[@pjdscott]

Great stuff - the 47 on passenger and 56 on goods are the highlights for me.

[@Roo63]

Brilliant! Thank you :D

[@dannypaulread1023]

East coast HSTs a blast from the past!

[@cjmillsnun]

All EMT's HST Power cars are VP185. They're the only operator who didn't go down the MTU route.

[@1madaboutguitar]

Im listening to this through headphones and after 5 mins I now have a migraine.

[@lewisner]

james smith 1 year ago i dont know what anyone else thinks, but for me being from county durham, the best view you will ever see is of the cathedral and castle as you pull into the station. its just magnificent I prefer Penshaw Monument myself - it brings a lump to my throat.

[@helenlunn3829]

lewisner I have to agree

[@whigwood]

I never saw the v either. But the iconic view at 12.20 is now (2019) virtually obscured by trees.

[@clydeferries]

23 years later the HST is still holding it's own.

[@47606odin]

the alarm is known as TOWS train operated warning system. if there is no beep when switched on it is defective which is why you have an intermittent beep to tell you it is still working

[@lewisner]

I think the warbling noise was the automatic warning system for men working on the track. They were square metal red boxes on posts a few feet tall.

[@duxberry1958]

wonderful stuff

[@wiggydj100]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@pendolinokriscfc]

The beeping sound was a warning signal to the workmen on the bridge/viaduct. It beeped intermittently when the line was clear and beeped continuously when a train was approaching. Very annoying I know.

[@pendolinokriscfc]

@dj205205 Thanks. I just wish I had filmed it a year or two earlier before the overhead wires were erected!

[@pendolinokriscfc]

Hi George, they sound great don't they! As far as I'm aware East Midland Trains are the only TOC that still have some VP185 HSTs in service. I've seen 2 sets scream through Mill Hill Broadway in North London. They still sound amazing. Don't like the MTU engines. They make the HSTs lifeless! Thanks for your comment.

[@DurhamGooner]

I've never seen southbound trains on the northbound platform and vice versa?

[@norbertpaxman]

The annoying warbling is TOWS,Train Operated Warning System. When a train approaches it increase speed and pitch,no train a slower speed. I drive for TPE and know of many areas of use,it's main use is areas of poor sight,curves,tunnels etc

[@keithalexander3386]

An electrified line populated by diesels! Must have been just when the system was being installed. I understand it had reached Newcastle by 1990.

[@dominikrohal3664]

I have been there a month ago and I saw only diesel trains...

[@SilverCanary1]

@@dominikrohal3664 you weren't there long enough as the london to edinburgh LNER are 225's. they're roughly once or twice an hour. Everything else is diesel though... For now. As at the end of 2019, I think the new transpennine bi-modals will be out...

[@SilverCanary1]

@@deeingalaplike same lol

[@Blast6926]

wow this was before i was even born

[@pendolinokriscfc]

Not sure where the first DMU as heading but the second was going to Newcastle.

[@123teasy]

hett mill was the place to go there to watch them

[@joeritchie7286]

That annoying alarm

[@pendolinokriscfc]

I'm not sure to be honest. I know the WCML under Virgin Trains continued running class 86 & 87 trains but had a class 82 DVT on the rear. I'm guessing the loco hauled trains were not cost effective. HST's, 90, 86 & 87s with a DVT could be operated without the need for attaching another loco at the end destination. Just a guess but that's what the private companies would have looked at, what was most profitable.

[@Class43Harrison]

Nice

[@luke9620]

if only it was like that now

[@KINGANDCASTLE]

Is it true that the Pink Panther comes from Durham?

[@robbieturner6330]

other comment is supposed to say BR days, obviously!

[@pendolinokriscfc]

Hi Frank, no I don't mate.

[@ColinH1973]

Great if you turn that fucking beeping off.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

I think it's barely recognisable honestly