Summer Saturday Railtours.D1015 Western Champion Thunders To Paignton Airshow 01.06.24 - 4K

[@grahamandrew907]

Chased the westerns in late 70s love them to bits.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

I too remember those days sat on Dainton Bank for hours with my dad,happy days indeed.Cheers😎👍🏼

[@donniblanco5239]

I’m Grateful to my Parents for taking me on Holidays as a child & Travelling South West from the West Midlands was a Big Adventure to me as Youngster, Albeit right at the end of the Steam Era. Seeing the Sea for the First Time as we got South of Exeter and Along the Sea Wall at Dawlish/Teignmouth was my Absolute Fave part of the Journey, and 60 years later the Magic of this Area is Still present for me.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

I too spent summer holidays in the 70s in Devon & Cornwall chasing Western Region locos with my parents😎 Many hours spent on Dainton Bank & along the sea walls at Dawlish & Teignmouth,so its great to see that picture recreated today with D1015 back on the mainline, just a shame that Dad is no longer with us as he would have loved it too.Thanks for watching & taking the time to leave a wonderful comment.Cheers Dave😎👍

[@gbtrains]

Cracking footage - you've got something for everyone there.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Many thanks for watching & leaving a comment,it was an excellent day😎👍🏻

[@chrismoore4423]

Great vid, thanks. Would have been amazing to see the shunt moves in Goodrington sidings as the Western and 50 changed ends.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks & apologies for late reply.The time it took to get to Paignton with the air show on I was concerned I wouldn’t get back for the return so I left earlier thus missing the run arounds.It was a good day though.Thanks for watching😎👍🏼

[@alanmusicman3385]

What a great video! One excellent shot after another. So good! Thank you.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Many thanks,it was an excellent day😎👍🏼Thanks for watching & leaving a comment it’s appreciated.Cheers Dave👍🏼

[@mikethecabbie8476]

Ooh, the sight and sound of a "Western" in South Devon again.... Pity it had to have that flippin' Hoover dragging it back! Memories, memories.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

It was so good see & hear again😎😎 Hopfully see will be out on her own next time👍 Thanks for watching👍

[@mikethecabbie8476]

@@berksandhantsfreight Yep; I saw her at Swanage recently, and managed to get a short clip. When I was growing up, lived in Maidenhead on Paddington main line. Westerns, Warships, Hymeks were the staple. The sounds still linger; but we HATED those bloody Hoovers that usurped them!

[@jacksonphreak]

Well, give me a Vac every time!! Each to their own of course.

[@nicksealey7004]

I wouldn't usually comment but on this occasion, what a fantastic watch, really excellent coverage, well done 👍

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Many thanks for taking the time to leave a comment & so glad you enjoyed it.Cheers Dave😎👍🏼

[@nicksealey7004]

Really, made my day, live N, west now, Torquay 40yrs, before, gone home to roost,lol,♥️

[@stuartbroome1258]

Excellent video, well captured and steady. Thanks for your dedication, you are a star. 10 miles! 🥵

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks for watching & leaving a comment,glad you enjoyed it👍Defiantly slept well on Saturday night after all that walking but totally worth it😎 Cheers Dave

[@antman09ful1]

Well Dave you have had a lot of interest in this video, and why not its a brilliant account of your weekend starting at BTM and finishing at Westbury on the way home. top stuff mate, cheers Mike.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks Mike,it was an excellent day & well worth the trip down despite the delays lol Result with Delay Repay as well,100% refund so happy days😎👍 Cheers Dave

[@swanvictor887]

Welshman here, living in Brunei where there are no railways! Fantastic video mate, well done on capturing some great images.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Many thanks & greetings from the UK.Glad I could give you a slice of the UK railscene which you must miss👍🏼Cheers Dave😎👍🏼

[@benGBRf]

What a great video Dave. The likes and views says it all. It must have been very nostalgic for you to see the western on the banks at Devon.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks Ben,It was an excellent day & so good to see a Western back in Devon again😎 Looking forward to catching Champion on the B&H soon👍 Cheers Dave

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I saw the two tours on rail cam and that tour behind mayflower got to Dawlish first before western champion turned up

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Of the 2 tours Mayflower was through Dawlish 1st at 11:12 & the Western 2nd at 12:16😎👍🏼Thanks for watching👍🏼

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@berksandhantsfreightyes and that western was 12 minutes late because it was stuck behind the local train ahead

[@vduridalternatives]

You filmed the back of my head. Nice vid 👌

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks for staring in my vid😎 & glad you enjoyed it,it was an excellent day👍

[@AndreA-ke2id]

Must have been one of the cheaper railtours with the open wagons, at the end of your film 🙂

[@berksandhantsfreight]

lol,yes Pathfinder Railtours have introduced 3rd Class this year🤣 Thanks for watching👍

[@xr4icossie]

I don’t remember having ads in your videos before. You done a lot of walking to get some great footage.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Amended,didn’t realise they were👍🏼 Walked 10 miles on Saturday lol Hopefully be down your way this week,I’ll be in touch😎👍🏼

[@paulnash7630]

Mayflower is on of my favourite locos, sadly only a couple of B1's survive.

[@BIGV710]

and 61306 was not named in BR days

[@berksandhantsfreight]

She certainly looked mint & performed well on Saturday.Thanks for watching😎👍

[@SimonTog]

Great video Dave :)

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks Simon,it was a good day😎👍

[@johncas1]

Whats those 4 or 5 people standing side by side with high poles doing when the gwr unit went past before the western is that some type of tripod

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Hi,Yes there cameras on the top of the extendable pole,you can get different lengths depending on your requirements & gives a nice elevated picture.Thanks for watching👍🏼

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Awesome.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Many thanks for watching😎👍🏼

[@Dreamweaver787]

Lovely video there, is it my ears or does the Western sound different to what they used to sound like?.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks👍 I believe that after the 2021 engine failure, the DTG took the decision to replace the two original Maybach MD655 engines fitted to D1015 with a pair of ex-Indian Navy MTU 538 engines, which are essentially a later development of the engines carried in the Westerns.Thanks for watching👍

[@Dreamweaver787]

@@berksandhantsfreight 👍

[@andyhinds542]

Noticing the lack of people leaning sensibly out of the windows shows why I will never go on another railtour. They're more like glorified coach tours these days which totally misses the point of why we used to love train travel in the good old days of BR. OTT H&S regulations has killed this type of rail travel for me.

[@SamNicholson-om4nj]

This. Honestly I too don't see the point of Railtours anymore, if you can't even see the loco your travelling behind then why bother. The problem is that people no longer take responsibility for their own safety and if someone was to get injured or killed, they or their family would go after the tour operator for compensation in court. Which would likely put an end to that tour operator. I would like to see some sort of compromise reached, even if passengers have to sign a disclaimer saying that they understand the risk of leaning out of open windows and the tour operator can not be held responsible. Similar to theme parks etc. Even writing this, it sounds pathetic but unfortunately it's just how the world is now with sueing culture. Also of note in this video is the crew hanging out of the rear cab window. Yeah sometimes I get that train crew may need to lean out of their window in some saftey critical circumstances such as checking if the rear of the train has passed a speed restriction. However here it seems like one rule for them and another rule for the others, no safety critical duties were bieng undertaken due to the fact the crew were filming it on a mobile phone. It's not the first time I've seen it as well, I put the lens of my camera out of a droplight to film a charter journey one time. I did it for about 20 seconds before a steward came and told me off and told me to immediately sit down in a seat. I was really pissed off when I reviewed my footage from the day when I got home and guess what, on the video I took when the train was arriving into the station where I boarded, the exact steward that told me off for putting my camera lens out was window hanging. It wasn't even necessary for them to do it aswell, because that's the duty of the Guard to observe the trains arrival, not some random steward.

[@SamNicholson-om4nj]

Also of note, if you have the means to do so, then get yourself out into Europe. There are plenty of opportunities to lean out of open windows. Here's a few examples: The Douro Valley line in Portugal. This line uses the Portuguese version of the class 20, some of which were built at the Vulcan Foundry. Great for EE thrash and the scenery is world class. They sometimes leave the carrige doors open too allowing you to go one step up and door hang A class 47 was exported to Hungary (47375) and usually does one Railtour a year. The "European Sleeper" currently has stock with openable windows although it's European Electric traction. Plenty of other countries such as the Czech Republic who still have trains with openable windows.

[@grahammeadows6743]

Not been on a Rail tour since being ticked off by a steward as Western Champion climbed from St Davids to Central. Totally pointless especially now they incarserate you in coffins. Will go and watch Champion while she is on mainline, so I can hear and see it.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

I know what you mean but it’s a sign of the times I think with H&S gone mad! You can see why the galas are so popular these days👍🏼Thanks for watching😎👍🏼

[@SamNicholson-om4nj]

@@berksandhantsfreight Galas are getting that way too, SVR had security and the ELR staff were attempting to stop window hanging at their last Summer Gala

[@TamasKiss-bv9hz]

❤🤍💚✌✌✌

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Thanks for watching👍

[@tonyrobinson362]

Don't need prats leaning out of rear window just to get himself on youtube.

[@berksandhantsfreight]

Agreed.Thanks for watching👍