The Making of Mainline

[@ChangesOneTim]

The finest tribute to Adrian Shooter is that he made this huge upgrade project happen despite, not because of, railway franchising/ privatisation. Very saddening last year to learn that he has motor neurone disease. Marylebone station now has the Shooter Statue to mark his great achievements; a true railwayman.

[@Bompules]

Great film, thanks. Always good to see how such things are done. And fascinating to see the wagon bodies sinking under the load as it gets put in.

[@uhegbu]

I have been on this Chiltern Line version from London to Birmingham once before in 2005 with a support worker before the massive project. I also went to Wrexham in 2008 via the Chiltern Line. London's Marylebone station, I have visited the station many times.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I can’t go there because of my travel pass that means I can’t go to the stations far away from my local station

[@chrisg1947]

its still what was the old Great Western route from Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

That’s excellent

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I’ve come here every day at Birmingham Moor street

[@SteamboatWilley]

And all achieved without taxpayer money or government meddling. This is how the privatised railway should be run!

[@atomiswave1971]

Good show

[@RedArrow73]

All for the Chilteren.

[@mohanlehto9101]

Name of the song at the end of the video

[@revkingracing84]

They forgot 1 thing it's called electrification

[@RBXTrains]

The lyrics at the end of the song are soooo "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and (then) back to Monday Tuesday..."

[@venefrombucharest]

neither actually, it's how the description spells it, Marylebone.

[@axolotlgamer615]

Sad it doesnt stop at olton

[@tanyamccann1747]

😊

[@Satters]

the chiltern route is far superior to the west coast,

[@sirjohng1]

Strange how the successive governments decided we need a new high speed rich persons' passenger only railway costing £60 BILLION of TAX PAYERS' MONEY from London to Birmingham. Just to show the world that Great Britain, mother of the railway, is still capable I suppose. Could have done an awful lot more good with this money though. The people riding the new trains will probably not give a thought for those displaced by its routing.

[@Mojo29]

It's Marleybone, not Marrylebone!

[@georgedowns4034]

It doesn't matter...

[@ltv_2005]

Your such a bad operator

[@thechilterntrainspotters]

You have bad taste

[@ltv_2005]

They are shit

[@thechilterntrainspotters]

@@ltv_2005 They're not a bad operator at all in my opinion, although yours may differ. They have been warded the best train operator in the Uk multiple times.

[@ltv_2005]

@@thechilterntrainspotters I have used them a few times and the service is not that good

[@thechilterntrainspotters]

@@ltv_2005 well 99.9% of the time they're on time or early you must be unlucky