Great Western Railway Trains at Swindon on June 15th 2019

1st time filming at Swindon in Wiltshire on the Great Western Main Line and the junction for the Golden Valley Line via Stroud to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa and also the South Wales Main Line.
Featuring Class 800 and 802 IETs except 802/1s and 2 appearances of a Class 165 Turbo as well including services to Bristol Temple Meads via Chippenham and South Wales as well as Cheltenham Spa.
Swindon opened in 1842 as Swindon Junction which between opening until 1895 Steam Locomotives would stop for up to 10 minutes in the platforms and was once a 3 storey station.
Another station called Swindon Town opened in 1881 by the Midland and South Western Junction Railway. However after World War II traffic declined and was ultimately closed to passengers in 1961 the same time when Swindon Junction became Swindon before closing completely in 1972. At the same time the original 3 storey station of Swindon was demolished.
Originally had 3 platforms with Platforms 1 and 3 used by through trains with Platform 2 which today acts as the bay for terminating DMU services from Cheltenham Spa or Westbury. Platform 4 opened in 2003.
Cheltenham Spa services nowadays use Platforms 1 and 3 with that along with Platform 4 being bi-directional.
The Class 800 and 802 IETs now occupy the long distance services on Great Western Railway with the first 800s introduced in October 2016 and the 802s introduced in August 2018 and gradually taking over the Class 43 HSTs which having operated on the GWML since October 1976 with the final sets displaced on Saturday May 18th 2019 although 11 are being maintained for use as 2+4 sets known as Castle HSTs.
The 800s and 802s may look identical on the outside and inside interior however the difference is the bio-mode systems especially the steep inclines on the South Devon Main Line towards Plymouth and beyond down to Penzance with the 800/0s (5 car) and 800/3 (9 car) being 750hp whilst the 802/0s (5 car) and 802/1s (9 car) have 940hp although the 800s were built by Hitachi in Japan however the 802s due the overruns of the electrification of the GWML were built at Hitachi's plant in Pistoia, Italy which at the time of filming was still ongoing between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central having been controversially scaled back from Swansea in July 2017.
The only other electrified section is between Reading and Newbury.
Filmed on Saturday June 15th 2019 on iPhone 8 and edited on iMovie

[@alfiesvideos5078]

Great video! Only one day now until we meet at Cardiff

[@RoscoTrain107]

Alfie's Music Thanks, well I will be on the 0946 arrival at Cardiff Central from London Paddington arriving on platform 3 And that’s not all because after 1150 I’m heading up to Cardiff Queen Street Doing filming for only about 35 minutes Then head back to Cardiff Central then off to Bridgend and finishing the day at Swansea before catching the 1730 from Swansea and Pembroke Dock back to Paddington.

[@alfiesvideos5078]

RoscoTrain107 I'll be on platform 3 waiting for you out in the sun hopefully

[@RoscoTrain107]

Alfie's Music sure not a problem but if you on Platform 3 it’s at the end of the platform in the direction towards Swansea is where I will be filming

[@alfiesvideos5078]

RoscoTrain107 ok. I'll be right there

[@RoscoTrain107]

Alfie's Music Also one more thing I had subbed via my 2nd channel ‘Ross Bruty’

[@barrythedieselelectricstea5217]

great video 😁

[@RoscoTrain107]

Thanks

[@class43fan60]

Great video! Nice to see that only Hitatchi 800's are using Swindon now, used to be very rare! Anyway, i'd be grateful if we could meet sometime and trainspot! Amazing Video, subscribed ;)

[@RoscoTrain107]

Thanks. Well as for meet up it depends what age you are

[@class43fan60]

@@RoscoTrain107 Do u have a discord? I'd prefer not to say in public.

[@RoscoTrain107]

No I don’t have a Discord

[@RoscoTrain107]

Class43Fan correct my response I don’t have a discord

[@class43fan60]

@@RoscoTrain107 sorry. What can I contact you on?

[@ianhosier4042]

Silly how there are no stations at all between didcot and Swindon yet some lines have a huge number of completely pointless stops. Another weird thing is why can't you get a train from reading any further west than bedwyn? I am surprised that line is electrified - I thought that only went out as far as didcot. A few weeks ago I only just learnt that there was an Oxford parkway station! Does Swindon only have 2 platforms?

[@RoscoTrain107]

Firstly there were intermediate stops between Didcot and Swindon but got closed by beeching You can go further west than Bedwyn not where you got that’s from and it’s electrified as far as Newbury Oxford parkway is on the Bicester to Oxford line used by chiltern railways and eventually east west rail Swindon has 4 platforms if not sure read the description.