BR in the 1980s London Victoria to Gatwick Airport Via Quarry Line Cab View on 20th August 1989

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@thisisus.504 5 ай бұрын

Oh this is solid, solid gold. I was 17/18 at the time this was filmed, a student at the Sussex County Hospital. Home town Brighton. I had the world at my feet and felt bullet proof!! The memories are flooding back. Thanks for this.

@spompey 5 ай бұрын

You're most welcome and many thanks...Mark

@mrbluesky2050 Жыл бұрын

Classic view with classic traction... can't do this again. happier days.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Never to be repeated with this stock....best regards....many thanks....Mark

@DavidChild-ty2od 5 ай бұрын

These videos are a real privilege to watch nowadays now that the traditional trains have been withdrawn.

@spompey 5 ай бұрын

Many thanks David and best regards....Mark

@karimkekhia4369 Жыл бұрын

OMGDDDD peerrrrrrfect!!! mate you are such a sweetheart posting these beautiful cab rides!!! i would love to see one around this time to horsham via dorking…i used to work at dorking and this route is one i drive most of the time!! after dorking is sooooo loveley..3 buzzards flew over my train yesterday

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Karim....sounds so tranquil and peaceful...it is a wonderful job and I miss it loads........many thanks....Mark

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Sorry no Horsham - Dorking...never got round to it...pity ....many thanks....Mark

@karimkekhia4369 Жыл бұрын

@@spompey awwww no worries about he dorking run matey..hehe. it’s just so lovely that these cab rides were all recorded at the times for nostalgia. at balham i could hear the driver talking about the job..ahhhh all so familiar!!! hehe. got taken off the last part of my job today..happy days.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

@@karimkekhia4369 In my days on the job we were always on the prowl for the elusive ROAD LEARNER ! we would hunt them down and pounce upon them forcing our 8 way fiddle onto their already stressed shift. This way they learnt the job a LOT quicker...I remember as a new driver I would often be seeked out as easy prey and drivers would benefit from the last or even MOST of their turns being covered by some unsuspecting route learner....Or one could just fake a headache....ahh happy stress free days with the equivalent of an 8 hour week..... I think that is how I remember it....I jest mainly....Or do I ? Best regards to you my friend and keep up the excellent work out there, stay safe and cool in this hot weather....Mark

@traffic71 4 ай бұрын

This was taken just before my 18th birthday. Lived in Eastbourne so went on these trains regularly. Joined BR in 1994 as a trainman D. This video has really brought back memories. I always enjoyed working the fast up from Brighton to Vic. Think it only stopped at East Croydon and Clapham Junction. Happy days!

@spompey 4 ай бұрын

You're most welcome and many thanks.....Mark

@johnnybeverage 6 ай бұрын

I used to take this line often back at around this time. Thanks a lot for posting.

@spompey 6 ай бұрын

You are very welcome and many thanks....Mark

@duncancurtis5108 Жыл бұрын

Late August 89, our first time away from EMU land up to Penrith as we'd gotten used to the rattle of electric trains over the years.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

....many thanks....Mark

@RC-pj1pr 7 сағат бұрын

5:18 The jump from obscured definition to standard definition

@BrianthomasYoung Жыл бұрын

Does the cameraman sound like Alan Partridge ??

@spompey Жыл бұрын

A little....but not in a pear tree.......many thanks....Mark

@karimkekhia4369 Жыл бұрын

just read the description…i was at college in sutton at the time..would of loved to be on the railway..just unfortunate wasn’t quite old enough..shy by a few years to join!! yes i remember that awful marchioness disaster..terrible night!!!

@spompey Жыл бұрын

....many thanks again Karim....Mark

@sopheba 3 ай бұрын

Possibly a daft question but how do train drivers know which track to follow? Passed really close at 28:24!

@spompey 2 ай бұрын

Not silly at all. .Drivers rely that the signalman has set their route up if they are to diverge at a junction. Nowadays computers check the route set up is clear and that no clash of interest is possible and will not set up a conflicting route at any time. Of course the driver has to function to the corresponding signals, such as caution and stop and proceed, they must learn and fully understand the route that they are driving on and in my time it was down to the driver to stop if a route was incorrectly set for them. It all boiled down to trust and being able to work together, computers will oversee the signalman's actions and there is so much on board safety devices on these trains now that it is almost impossible to pass signals at red. Basically it is gauged so that trains will never strike one another when on opposite tracks and curves. I hope that helps answer the question to sum it all up it is the driver knowing and having absorbed everything about their route. A bit like the London Knowledge taxi drivers do...Best wishes and many thanks...Mark

@sopheba 2 ай бұрын

@@spompey thank you for explaining. Appreciated.

@spompey 2 ай бұрын

@@sopheba You're very welcome...Mark

@Perrygallo 5 ай бұрын

So was it standard practice for Class 73s to pair with MUs to Gatwick?

@spompey 5 ай бұрын

Only for a short while.....Many thanks and best regards...Mark

@AngusJones 6 ай бұрын

So… southern trains used to be blue and red? I thought only the SWR trains used that paint job?

@spompey 6 ай бұрын

NSE livery ?....Many thanks and best regards Angus....Mark

@ukmusichero Жыл бұрын

Lol , someone cleaned the window,...

@spompey Жыл бұрын

The driver did, but I edited that out as I would not want gasps from the audience of how it was done...Nick's faithful bottle of Windowline ..Other brands are available...even then....many thanks....Mark