Another great video. Looking forward to part 3 too!
@spompey6 ай бұрын
Many thanks and sincere wishes...Mark
@johnreyortiz7 ай бұрын
cant we go back in them days so depressing now
@spompey7 ай бұрын
We can by means of video...many thanks...Mark
@DavidChild-ty2od7 ай бұрын
I wish we could.
@andrewmcilwraith19977 ай бұрын
It's not that bad. There's still engines and coaches with the sleeper from Euston to Inverness and a frequent service (of DMUs I grant you) between Inverness and Dingwall. More than one every two hours! There's the IC125s for Scottish routes sometimes. It could have been so much worse. I find it hard to believe there's still a Class 08 shunter working at Inverness pulling and pushing the sleeper and Avanti stock around. Where are other such shunters working? I'd like to know.
@spompey7 ай бұрын
@@DavidChild-ty2od Like so many of us, but maybe in another lifetime....Mark
@spompey7 ай бұрын
@@andrewmcilwraith1997 Actually the Highland line still is of great interest as you say the HSTs that run and the occasional freight which I was lucky enough to catch on digital last year and yes the Avanti does make an interesting sight....best wishes Andrew and again many thanks for your interest in the channel.....Mark
@Dangerous-Brian1507 ай бұрын
Absolutely awesome 👌
@spompey7 ай бұрын
So many thanks and part 3 being uploaded.....best wishes...Mark
@creepingjesus51067 ай бұрын
Forgot the Inverness line was singled as far back as '93, I had it in mind that it was a year or two later, for some reason. It was a really short sighted bit of cost cutting. Fun fact - at 690 something miles, London - Inverness is the longest capital to regional capital journey in Europe!
@spompey7 ай бұрын
Many thanks for watching...just to note that the "Clansman" which used to run from Euston to Inverness (WCML and Mossend Yd) was 568 miles and also were the sleepers which took the same route. If my memory serves me correct the majority of the Perth - Inverness was single track way before 1993 and even when I used to work over it in the late 1970s, which is why we had incredible waiting times at places like Blair Atholl on the up and several on the down road. I seem to recall the longest service train was around 1982 (Do not know the exact mileage) but it ran from Dyce-Aberdeen-Edinburgh-York-Sheffield-Birmingham-Bristol-Plymouth-Penzance and was an HST. I once caught it from Edinburgh - Penzance in January 1983. A fantastic journey, which could be the train that was 690 miles......Someone will correct me on my sketchy info but once again many thanks and best regards to you....Mark
@limeyfox7 ай бұрын
@@spompey That sounds about right, wasnt Dalwhinnie to Blair Atholl redoubled in about 1978 when the North Sea oil fields were being developed?
@spompey7 ай бұрын
@@limeyfox Yes Blair Atholl to Dalwhinnie was double track...Best regards....Mark
@BenDover-ln6ns7 ай бұрын
Hope there’s a part 3.
@spompey7 ай бұрын
Part 3 being uploaded as I write and another 3 or 4 part of Scotland and Highlands to follow very soon....many thanks and keep visiting....Best wishes to you BD....Mark
@BenDover-ln6ns7 ай бұрын
@@spompey brilliant, can’t wait. My favourite bashing years in my youth 88-94. Then they privatised it all and it went down hill.