The Class 68s In Profile: Chasing The Big Cats! | Another Station, Another Mile #15

[@DannySapko]

Best railway channel!

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

D'awww!! You're too kind ^_^

[@Karlinski73]

Great video. Well put together and edited. And great opening/narration and all. 👍

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you! A big compliment from Northern Correspondent xD and one I appreciate very much!

[@RichardASK]

I just love the sound of those V16 engines on the 68s.

[@sarahcorke8927]

Love the story behind Felix! A station cat should be compulsory at all large stations I feel!

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Agreed! They make for really good pest control, and are lovely companions for both the staff and passengers. AND especially good floofers should have locomotives named after them ^_^

[@GLovesTrains]

WOW!!!!! Verbose Waffles - what a TRULY AWESOME VIDEO! You have absolutely smashed this! Thankyou so much for inviting me along - to see the final result of this cracking day out - mind blowing. Nova Dab! :)))) XDDD

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Look, you don't have to be this nice just because you're *in* this video ;) Kidding, thank you so much - honestly it was fantastic to have you along for this one! #NovaDabLife

[@SouthCoastTrainspotter]

Great Video, Class 68s Are My Favourite Locomotives

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you! Agreed, they're my favourite modern class :)

[@MercenaryPen]

Just thinking, roll on 20-25 years when Transpennine (or whichever operator replaces them) decide that the Nova fleets need modernising- they can just call the upgraded trains Supernovas

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

SuperNova 1, 2 and 3? I can definitely see it!

[@roberthill6216]

With a publicity song by oasis?

[@JackJackProductions]

The voice of the automated announcement at Manchester Victoria sounds like the one for Chiltern at stations like Banbury

[@johnmasters504]

I just need 6 of these now, great video..

[@michaelgreen1515]

I don't get to go out much but I occasionally hear them purring by on the DRS 'cough-cough' trains 😉

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Love the Class 68. 😍 Great video. 👌

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you!! Welcome to the 68 fanclub :)

[@JamesTilsley1]

Speaking as a regular on the Chiltern Mainline, I love it when a Class 68 turns up at Solihull, even if I’m just popping into Birmingham it is really exciting. I assume they’re great on TransPennine but it’s the wrong part of the country for me. 😅

[@JRJUK]

Loved the intro, great analogy. Love the new opening sequence as well

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you, dude ^_^

[@pacerclara]

The 68s are truly amazing. I only found out about the Fife Circle services being stopped after lockdown started, so I too didn't get a chance to travel on one (although I do have an N gauge model of one of the SR liveried locos, 68006 "Daring", a truly stunning model). It's also nice to see the introduction of the bi-mode class 88 and maybe even the tri-mode 93, although I don't think any have been ordered yet. This was a great video, and I need to go for a trip on one of these services sometime!

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Oh fabulous! The N gauge models are great aren't they?

[@TheMovingChicane]

Man, I really enjoyed the heck out of this video. The scripted voice overs were well done, and I’m learning more about what makes these trains special. Great stuff 🙌

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you so much man! Very kind of you :)

[@Thornaby37]

Absolutely brilliant 👍 I've only just discovered this channel (and subscribed), after re-watching some of GLovesTrains older videos Maybe one day I might get round to spending a day on the TPE 68s, which I still haven't done despite being on my bucket list ever since they started running. Apparently there is going to be six diagrams on any one day from the May 2022 timetable change

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you for hopping aboard! ^_^ And yeah you absolutely should, it's a magnificent time - I'm aiming to go and do a full length return run in first class, immediately behind the locomotive!

[@Roblilley999]

Nice to see Georgia again :) you two are amazing

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you!! That's very kind of you :)

[@PodgyAsthmatic]

Magnificent machines, in my eyes, the new class 50s. Absolutely love these. Thanks for the video.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

...you know, the Class 50 is my favourite loco class of all time. And I can totally see the comparison :)

[@andrewhowe555]

Brilliant video mate 😊 It was cool to see Georgia too, both yourself, and GLovesTrains are my favourite KZbin channel’s. Not been on a big cat yet, though I have spotted Felix (the real cat) at Huddersfield 🐹. Brilliant, well worth the wait 🙏🚂❤️

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Awesome!! One day I want to meet Felix the (real) cat too ^_^ thank you so much!

[@christophernoble6810]

Way back it used to be Class 40s on the Trans Pennines plus other classes but 40s were the most sought after for haulage. So good to see locos again after all this time. Great video.🙀

[@mrkangaroo83]

Great video! It was well worth the wait! Love the new intro music! Plus yes you can't beat Northern Soul Grilled Cheese for breakfast!

[@OskarOH]

1. Love the speech at the start. Couldn't have said it better myself. 2. Love the Class 68's, awesome locos, awesome sound. 3. I've got a 00-gauge Dapol model of 68032 Destroyer on pre-order, with sound of course, along with a Mk5 set from Accurascale. 4. While I don't agree with you about the Mk5 DVT being beautiful, it has grown on me since I first saw it. Though I do think cool is a better word to describe it. 5. Great video once again, AJ. Keep up the good work!

[@ChilternTravels05]

The new theme bops. Reminds me of some kind of BR Training Video theme

[@shmotten]

THAT'S IT! I knew it reminded me of something with trains haha Shoutout to David M. Dore :P

[@bahnspotterEU]

I‘ve got to say the Mk.5a driving trailers on the Nova 3s are absolutely beautiful! The sets look really nice in general.

[@mikegillard7283]

I live on the transpennine route, hear the big cats going past over the embankment . Cant mistake it. Lovely video, glad you're back. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Oh wow! That must be a lovely sound to hear every day :)

[@MikeWillSee]

I love the 68s but have never been on one! Will have to try this trip out some time!

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

When it's safe for you to do so, do it! I'd highly recommend :)

[@MikeWillSee]

@@HeyItsAJOmega definitely! I look forward to it!

[@shauntodd7123]

Great Video and loved the big cat dab with gloves.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Haha! Glad you enjoyed it :D

[@shauntodd7123]

@@HeyItsAJOmega was that another mask from masquerelle?

[@simonwalker602]

Nice new intro dude! Great work.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you!! I'm very happy with it :D

[@Rule1ModelRailways]

I have that same model also in n gauge, it's in my videos on my channel too :) also my favourite loco right now :D

[@Andrewjg_89]

Vossloh/CAF have also built the Class 88 Bi-Mode locomotives and the upcoming Class 93 Tri-Mode locomotives. With Chiltern Railways and Transpennine Express using the Class 68 locomotives and ScotRail also used the Class 68s which I think they don't use them anymore. But the Class 68 locomotives are very powerful diesel locomotives. And Chiltern Railways Class 68 "68 010" is named "Oxford Flyer". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_68 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_88 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_93_(Stadler)

[@sjpowermac]

Fantastic video, great intro and very professionally put together.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you so much! :)

[@stevieinselby]

Snazzy intro! I find it quite amusing that, after having 25-30 years where pretty much the _only_ loco-hauled trains were intercity services (apart from occasionally hiring in class 37s to cover for a shortage of units), we've now turned it round and the once the few remaining HSTs are pensioned off from EMR and XC, the only loco-hauled trains left will be regional expresses - Chiltern, TransPennine, Great Western and Scotrail - but nothing that is traditional intercity.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Huh, good point! Funny how things go right?

[@jonahyudkindibdin4208]

definitely worth waiting for

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you!! I'm so happy it's out now :)

[@Sim0nTrains]

This was epic to watch, After watching GLovesTrains's video, really wanted to watch this one and it did not disappoint and it's nice to see GLovesTrains as well but was she really hugging Manchester Victoria Station at 22:38? lol

[@GLovesTrains]

Hahahaha Si-Mon loooool it's a cuddly station what can I say!

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Look, if we can't hug other humans right now, maybe hugging stations is the alternative? xD

[@Sim0nTrains]

Another Station, Another Mile i agree, there nothing wrong with hugging stations, makes the video interesting, to be honest really don’t blame GLovesTrains for hugging Victoria Station 👍🏻

[@saintofselhurst]

That new intro though...oh my god yes

[@randomclass4653]

OOooooooh New intro music, sounds very good!

[@jamesglossoptravels]

Great work mate for a fantastic video. I loved watching it and we do have some fantastic Class 68s in Yorkshire. I watch Georgia's vlogs every week and they are awesome like yours. This is the first vlog that i have watched of yours and it was great. Keep up the good work.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you!! That's very kind of you - it was so cool to have Georgia appear on my channel ^_^

[@chootube3364]

Great video. The 68s are one of my favourites shame I moved away from York just before they were introduced on TPE wish they ran through Swindon.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Ahhh, shame! I'm lucky in that living in the London area, if I ever have to go to Birmingham I make an excuse to go via Marylebone to Moor Street instead, so I can bash the Chiltern 68s :D

[@southerntransport466]

Awesome video

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you very much! :)

[@dr.emerald]

Im surprised how this DOESNT come back to The Northern City Line

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Hmmm...there's a way, some way. Everything comes back to the NCL, as we know. ;)

[@dr.emerald]

@@HeyItsAJOmega Of course it does, yes.

[@JRJUK]

We will all find a way together

[@topgeardog07]

Another great video AJ, loving the new intro. I have to say aesthetically the 185 is more eye-catching for TPX services.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you very much! The 185 does actually suit the TPE livery really nicely.

[@bussesandtrains1218]

they sometimes do nuclear waste runs from Dungeness (realy worth going to) , through lydd and to ashford

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Oh really?! I know of that route and wanted to check it out already, so knowing a 68 can do that run? Hmmmm!

[@bussesandtrains1218]

@@HeyItsAJOmega another thing of interest are abandoned tracks on the beach itself, one even has the remains of a wagon

[@ryanworthvalley]

Great video could we see you drive train simulator 2021 rather than tsw 2 or tsw. Maybe drive the class 90 great videos keep the good work up mate.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Yep, TS2021 is definitely on my radar! :D

[@tomwatts703]

Lovely video! Makes me want to do some train-travelling myself, I've been a student in Birmingham for two years and not done much more than a single trip to London, despite how well-connected New Street is. Maybe once the restrictions lift I'll have to do some kind of tour 😆

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Go for it! You've also got Moor Street on your doorstep, one of my favourite stations in the country :)

[@anters1234]

Absolutely love the Class 68's. Monster units with a throwback train travel style. As with everyone else, loving the new intro. Sad to see the Greater Anglia Loco's withdrawn, does anyone know where they've gone?

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Can confirm the first two Class 90s are with LSL, running in gorgeous throwback InterCity colours!

[@roberthill6216]

The others are with Freightliner. 90014 has already been painted in garish orange livery.

[@djkwikstar]

What ticket did you use to travel on that many services? Want to do something similar myself

[@CPTrains]

Nice Videos on Nice Trains! I know sounds are key for us, I am surprised that TPE used Class 68's instead of Class 88's (Class 68 with pantograph) or Class 93's (Class 88 with onboard Battereies) due to environment concerns.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Yeah, I can only assume it's to keep to timings while a lot of the Trans-Pennine route the NOVA 3s work is non-electrified? Fine by me though!

[@srfurley]

Is there an electric version of these locomotives? I seem to remember seeing something that looked similar, but with a pantograph, at Carlisle.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Yes! The Class 88 - technically it's bi-mode, so it has a diesel engine *and* electric power. From the outside they look identical aside from the pantograph, and I believe they are named after old Woodhead Electric locomotives :)

[@southerntransport466]

Today I done some leg dabs

[@MercenaryPen]

I assume if any of their routes are electrified they'll probably swap the 68s for their Class 88 sister locomotives

[@corinheathcote9868]

The rumour is, if TPE get the Liverpool to Nottingham section of the Liverpool to Norwich service, they will move class 68s to that route.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Intriguing! It'd be funky if they go all the way through to Norwich - back on semi-familiar turf!

[@XNick291X]

Nova 2/3 reminds me of the Amtrak Acela carriages in their design tbh

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Oh, the Mk5 coaches? I can definitely get that vibe, actually!

[@XNick291X]

@@HeyItsAJOmega Yes the coaches, look very similar in appearance imo!

[@Wakeful]

love the new intro.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Thank you! :)

[@Wakeful]

@@HeyItsAJOmega No, thank ***you***...

[@XaviMacBash]

brilliant video but i do much prefer the old intro

[@peak45]

Your a different breed you two to an old school ex Deltic basher like me lol

[@declanjoyce8640]

Take your muzzle off!

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

My what?