Rush Hour Trains at: Oxford, CVL, 30/08/19

An excellent evening spent at Oxford railway station on the Cherwell Valley Line and branch heading to the Great Western Mainline where we see no end of services from Great Western Railway, Chiltern Railways and freight from Freightliner, GBRF and DB Cargo UK. The station itself whilst not very big plays a vital role in the railway network as it is the line for trains running from London Paddington to the likes of Hereford and Worcester Shrub Hill, the starting point for local trains running to London Paddington and London Marylebone, shuttle services for Reading and Banbury as well as serving the north/south Cross Country Route for trains from Manchester Piccadilly and Newcastle to then go via Birmingham New Street towards Southampton, Reading and Bournemouth.
Oxford station was built in 1852 by the Great Western Railway and was intended to be used as a starting point for their line towards Rugby, however because of the gauging issues this never took place. The station was first known as Oxford General, this was done so not to Claus confusion to the London and Northwestern Railways Oxford Rewley Station that formed the terminus of their Varsity Line that went to Cambridge. Of course this line is now in the processor being rebuilt as the East-West Rail Link.
This wasn't the first station however as in 1844 a terminus station was constructed from London Paddington on what is now the Western Road.
The only real big changes for the line came in 1872 when the GWR Broad Gauge 7ft tracks were removed to make way for the traditional standard Guage railway lines that we all see today on every part of the country. This then stayed the same roughly until the mid 1970's when the Western region of British Railways managed to get the station eyed up for improvements. This actually involved completely rebuilding the station to essentially what you see today. Then in 1974 the station was given a new travel centre which would make passenger lives easier when getting out of the station to connect to local buses or even just to walk around the city centre. The current station building and footbridge were introduced in 1990 by Network Southeast.
The station then stayed this way right up until 2016 when Chiltern Railways wee finally allowed to launch their services from London Marylebone to Oxford. This saw the introduction of 2 new bay platforms to accommodate the terminating services. During the same year track work was taking place south of the station to raise the height of the tracks so that they wouldn't be flooded by the Thames River, all they had to do was raise the line by an extra 2 metres. But because of this it meant that no trains could run in or out of the station. So for a period between July and August local buses would act as rail replacement services ferrying to and from Didcot Parkway.
For those of you wondering why that DB Cargo UK 66 meant a fair amount to me was because a few years ago I was invited by ITV North London to take part in an interview in regards to the first freight train from China to the UK via the silk road. The 66 was at the rear of the container train coming into Barking with a 92 coming in at the front. You can find the Facebook Live video on ITV North Londons Facebook page as well as brief interview with me on twitter. Just type in ITV China Train and you should find it.
Joining me today was Chazthomo 0807 - Trainspotting and Gaming so please do check out his channel
My next station is going to be Coventry for a rush hour film.
You can now find me on Facebook through the group Tornado922, there you will find regular updates, videos and photos from all of my goings on throughout 2019.
You can also find me on Instagram through the name tornado922

[@DSAAviation]

12:30 did anyone else notice how the CrossCountry Voyager magically grew rabbits’ ears on the windscreen? It’s great how it does it, legendary driver there to make the wipers do that. Brilliant work as always Jarrod!

[@ClaretBlueTrainspotter]

There was 2 pairs of bunny ears.

[@Tornado922]

@samwaddingham thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this

[@blkpig6664]

I think the boys and girls at the Yard just wanted that nice shiny and frankly new looking 66. Great film, I truly enjoyed this. Congrats on the past interview, bring on more I say!

[@Tornado922]

they clearly saw this as a viable money maker haha, but I'm glad you enjoyed watching this. I loved my evening spent here

[@evanswoodcentral315]

Brilliant video from a station that always delivers. Fantastic variety of trains including awesome 66s. Plus as you say what better way to finish a video than the superb and mighty 68. Keep safe, regards Gary.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks ever so much, this was a great evening spent here and one that I will continue to come back to on a yearly basis, the 68 at the end was the icing on the cake for me

[@thomasnorton2679]

What a beautiful sunset, such an ideel night for watching trains, thumbs up Jarred, as always

[@Tornado922]

It was a stunner of an evening, very much enjoyed coming here

[@paul197290]

Belter there matey. Had my headset speakers on full for that 68 at the end, so I can only imagine how it sounded up close and personal. Liking that class more and more. Still doesn't beat the old 37's but it runs them close.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, I had top stay just a little longer than I normally would just to be able to capture the 68 pulling away, they are a joy to look at and listen to! But then in saying that the 37's do have that tremendous thunder as they pull off if they driver puts the hammer down!

[@ClaretBlueTrainspotter]

Great video. When you go to Coventry, the Leamington Spa to Nuneaton WMR trains may look like 170 turbostars but are actually 172s.

[@vinkavinka-bf5uk]

True, London overground was going to replace the 172s into 172\1 or just change the livery

[@jjandkaz2955]

Very enjoyable, thanks once again for your hard work

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much for saying so

[@Kwebbel48]

Omg at 2:07 lol it is clearly a moneymaker wow rolling of my couch laughing 😂 Very nice video as always. Thanks x

[@Tornado922]

It was the highest earning thing I had seen the whole day haha

[@dianecooper9932]

2:07

[@nickgower8681]

Top class as always

[@Trainspotter11_]

Another Fantastic video here Tornado922! I really enjoyed this :)

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this

[@RobsPublicTransportVideos]

Awesome Video Bud :) Love the 68 :D

[@Tornado922]

Cheers bud, the 68 was definitely the highlight for me :D

[@brucebennett5193]

Wonderful as always!

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@scotlandtrainspotter4223]

Fantastic video tornado

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@camotech1314]

These are some super long platforms

[@JacobsTransportHub]

Another great video sir 👍

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@vanillasplash6198]

I can't wait until electrification, the new CrossCountry bi-modes will use it too

[@Tornado922]

Well to be honest I don't think this section of the line will ever see electrification, even it if does it would end here. As there are no plans for the CML to receive any electrification

[@DSAAviation]

Maybe 66755 was taking that singular wagon for repairs

[@alisonrawlings6679]

Amazing video Tornado. The 66 at the start. OMG what was the point

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, clearly someone somewhere thought that was worth the trip!

[@chrisatrailway7573]

Very nice video 👍🍺

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@dianecooper9932]

@@Tornado922 that is very nice video keep up the good work I like your videos and I like your filming as well

[@R3VStudios]

Hey tornado, just thought you might find it interesting: there's an American locomotive that sounds exactly like the class 68 except way louder, called the MP36. You should check it out

[@Tornado922]

I'll give that a look later, thanks for letting me know

[@blkpig6664]

P.S. That 68 is a Monster!

[@breeze1472]

has Oxford had a station upgrade of late,tracks look like theyve been renewed

[@Tornado922]

The tracks have been fiddled with but as for the physical station I don't believe so

[@raymondattrill2766]

another great vid..........cant understand why crosscountry dont put on another one or two coaches ..to get more profit ..??????..especially on its long distance journeys .if you get my meaning ?. #

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, this was a great station to come to and the weather really made it all the more better. It would make more sense for XC to have longer trains running on their routes as they are always insanely busy

[@JackJackProductions]

@@Tornado922 CrossCountry don't do this because of lack of Voyagers, Super Voyagers and HSTs. Hopefully XC will get the 221s from Avanti when they are done on the WCML and the 222s from EMR

[@timdaugherty5921]

Have you ever been to America?

[@Tornado922]

I've been to Florida, Los Angeles and Hawaii

[@mattleeman8556]

So on the side of that 66 at beginning of film why does it say f231 what is that supposed to mean

[@mattleeman8556]

And u forgot to add cross country to the services at the station

[@Iwan_89C]

It was the Registration of HMS Argyll (A ship) and it was put on to commemorate!

[@maimadha]

@@mattleeman8556 you are awesome

[@vinkavinka-bf5uk]

0:47 that is not a 739 it is a 769

[@Tornado922]

I had a feeling I was getting it wrong! Thanks for the info

[@thetraincalledolivercromwe5580]

When do u think u come to Nottingham with new trains coming in 2020 for EMR

[@thetraincalledolivercromwe5580]

The class 180 and the class 800 for trains going on main line while class 360/1 will be used for the Corby line and then class 156 and class 170 and class 171 being used for regional routes

[@Tornado922]

I don't know when I will be going to Nottingham but I think it will be later this year

[@thetraincalledolivercromwe5580]

Can't wait to see that mate

[@dianecooper9932]

12:30

[@dianecooper9932]

0:17

[@hamshackleton]

Don't mind the pigeons throwing themselves at you - it's when they get the range with the b biological bombs that you need to worry!

[@Tornado922]

They just seem to have a thing with me filming and them wanting to get in on the act haha

[@chloejadeallen]

Oi Oi do I know you?

[@Tornado922]

I'm sure you do my lovely ;)

[@darobzamusic6007]

7:29 even IETs smoke weed

[@class56trainsrock62]

25:44

[@class56trainsrock62]

5:19