THE SPOTTERS OF READING WEST + BANBURY BONUS 03 09 20

Pleased to say that XCountry trains did well on our journey to Reading. The trip was to let David view Reading West Station. While there we met other enthusiasts who came to say hello. thanks lads. It was a nice visit although a short one but I think my big son will want to go back.. upon arrival back at Banbury we offer you bonus shots.

[@lynnthrop7544]

Thankyou Keith excellent presentation and variety of the rail network and journeys. 😊x

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thanks again Lyn for your support x

[@stevewoods895]

I like every one of your videos, and your enthusiasm for trains shines through in them all. That was lovely when those two guys came out and introduced themselves to you in your video dated Sep 4 2020

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@anglingsteve]

I really enjoy your videos it's Happy memories for me as I worked on the trains back in the 70s

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

good on ya.. I worked for 2/3 years 1957/8 but left due to dr beeching.....

[@DiamondMaster20]

Another wonderful video to help pass my Friday afternoon. There was just so much to see. Thanks so much for posting, Keith! I left another like.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@RedShedNick]

Im late for bed, and its all your fault Keith!! I hears Banbury mentioned so thought i would give it a glance, bur oh no had to watch the bloody lot! Remember you at Reading West oh a couple of years ago and recall you got a lot of freights on that occation, as indeed you have again here. The car teain is amazing especially behind my favourite Redsheds, great meating father and son how freindly they were great guys, well time for bed now hugely enjoyed as always do hope your well and speak soon, regards Nick.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@MrDeltic15]

Short little run out there Keith, but still a fair bit to see. Reading very different now with its layout and traction compared to my visits in the 1990s. Saw a few of the same workings you did at King's Sutton today.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thanks Darren for looking.. everywhere is differant and not always for the better.

[@JohnRodgers7390]

Thank you for taking us along again, Keith and it was also good to see David again. Looked a fun day out, but getting out any day just now is a good day. Great captures all round.

[@theovanstaden5766]

Great video Keith, saw video about Banbury signal Box, nice station! Lovely video with good mix of passenger and freight trains!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

many thanks Theo..

[@deauvilledad07]

Excellent as always Keith. Well done 🤓 stay safe 💙.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

very many thanks

[@datalasse]

Great video as always. A very great way for me that lives i Sweden to see some brittish trains.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

pleased you are happy and thanks for comment

[@MalcolmCrabbe]

That car train was really long.... !! - Enjoyed the video Keith, thanks for taking us along

[@trainmanbob]

Hi Keith. Used to use Reading regularly on a daily basis some 40 years ago. My how it has changed. Another excellent video. nice to meet fellow enthusiasts. Best wishes to you, Lady June and David. Cheers, Bob

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Nice to hear from you Bob.. we all ok thanks.

[@western_alex]

Brilliant as always!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@tonyjones9442]

I used to live in Reading west. Bit of an eye opener for a welsh country boy in 1999. Theres a lidl and McDonald's next to Reading West station. Used to catch the train to Bedwyn or thatcham just to get out of the place. The line used to go behind my house, if I remember there used to be Rubbish trains from london, going to cornwall and china clay trains from Cornwall. Ford Van's on a freight train too. They really need to reinstate the Didcot -Newbury- Southampton line to skip reading west with freight as it's a bottle neck. There is a paddington via reading to great bedwyn train that is a local service.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

get there as fast as possible these days ...speed mad me thinks. nice to remember good days past

[@bobbrooks266]

Welcome to you both to my local train station just a few 100 yards from my home. Thanks for paying us a visit. As ever a magnificent video and great music. A truly wonderful to sit and watch. Nice to meet other train Spotters to. Your always welcome back any time. Thank you again for all your efforts to do these videos for us. Regards to the family and you take care

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thats nice of you. thank you. I wish you well

[@antwalden]

Hello Keith 🤝 nice job on the show again as always 😀 keep it amazing show and stay safe live forever my friend ❤️

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you. I'll do my best

[@antwalden]

@@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS your welcome Keith I'm still enjoy to watch it all video same time listen to you talk about trains and everything in the show really great as always my friend 😉

[@lynnthrop7544]

And the musical theme's. :-) x

[@swearingkevo]

Another great vid. I have got to get over to reading west at some point

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Yes but pick a good time co's I hve been before ans waited 2 hours for a freight...lol

[@naomijeffery-martin8791]

Another good video and I enjoyed it again. Hope you and your son David are well

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you, yes. untill last night when my leg n hip cramped up. at the moment I am crawling around on the floor. Young son coming to help me.

[@RickyNowis]

Nice variety again smilevideotrains. Reading at times is expect the unexpected. Hope Lady June and yourself are doing well :-)

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

yes your dead right.. thank you

[@michaelreardon6527]

Another enjoyable trip. Spent many a happy hour on Reading station in the past. Thanks Keith for the memories.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

welcome

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Excellent job and welcome back to Banbury Keith

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

SMILEVIDEOTRAINS as always

[@jonathanparry9505]

Another interesting video please keep posting

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Thank you, I will

[@andrewlong6438]

Reading is a busy station. Stabled here are Heathrow Express sets and the class 47 used on sleeper services. My neck of the woods.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

yes certainly very busy

[@Trainspotter11_]

Another brilliant video here Smile! I really enjoyed this :)

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

ta lots

[@Trainspotter11_]

@@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS your very welcome Smile :)

[@baniorztrains5054]

Well done my friend, very nice video! Greetings from Poland :-)

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Thank you very much!

[@derekwalker8697]

Brilliant video mate 👍

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@sqrt9]

Greetings from Poland!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Greetings.. I hope you are ok.

[@owenarmstrong2676]

Brilliant video Keith, Reading West is one of my favourite stations to go to for freight along with Eastleigh (which I should hopefully be going to next month sometime)

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thanks and I hope you have great joy

[@jaketel]

Another great video, looking at the amount of track at Reading station I think it’s amazing how Network Rail keep the trains running around the country

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

bsolutely. thank you

[@iankeenan7522]

I can't get over how much Reading has changed! Last time I was there, there were NO overhead wires, and the line from London-Waterloo had slam-door VEP and CIG units operating the service! Great Video Keith, (as always), regards to everyone, Ian.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

orrible with all the metal work including spiked high fencing

[@wilfbm9067]

The class 70 may not be the best looking loco but it sure as hell makes a cracking noise at speed l. Great video.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

got to agree with you. thank you

[@jasonlawson2302]

Fantastic video

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Thanks for the visit

[@markmunro3224]

Was just saying last week you hadn't been to Banbury in a good while. good to see you back there. bonus for me was the track machines 😁 where would we be without them little genius things lol cheers Mark.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Best pets you can have....and dont want feeding. Cheers Mark

[@keithturner3602]

Good stuff!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@johnmeredith3652]

great route memories of when I photographed the remaining steam to diesel hydraulics and the hsts interesting to note silver livered 387s in Reading sidings plus yellow ends to class 800 s many thanks

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Yeah. HJeathrow express, nice livery. thanks for comment

[@paulhill8224]

Great video

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Thanks Paul

[@antman09ful1]

Pleased you got a class 70 at the end Keith.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@chips1641]

Take care of yourself old man ...Peter (73) ex Brit from Western Australia

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@111672balernabz2010]

Very nice work, like your comments 👍

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@hamshackleton]

Nice mixture there, Keith.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@SimonTog]

Good video Keith :)

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thanks Simon

[@jazztrainspotting2500]

Nice! However some trains do skip reading in peak hours. Some go non stop Paddington to Bristol Parkway kinda weird but yeah they pass through platform 9 about 70 MPH.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

O. ok. ta for the info.

[@MarkAHHDvideostreaming]

Nice video Keith

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you Mark

[@cameronwoodward8344]

Meant to be nice weather early next week so can't wait for next instalment. Water Orton or Peterborough maybe.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

wait n see maybe

[@michaeltracy1672]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you

[@TrainsTunisieTunisianTrains]

Nice one Friend Stay conncted Like194

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

cheers my friend

[@24th1879]

11.15pm, Well, just off up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire... oh no, wait, cant go yet,.... Kieths just uploaded a new video... best have another cup of tea and another piece of cake and watch it...Chooo Chooo...or should I say.. Deee Daaaa!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

lol. thank you

[@grahamallison2990]

All good, shame about the summer rain for the bonus freights.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

thank you. I was lucky to be able to stand under the platform canopy

[@TrainsBoatsPlanes]

Some good looking people on this video.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

awwww. love you tooo.

[@barboror]

nice one. Have you thought of popping into say Asda buying all your food and drink to go on your trips and taking it with you: just a thought

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Thanks John. I always carry liquid, chocolate, bisuits and glucose(dextra tablets) so I'm safe on energy. At Reading West there are food outlets next to the station for drink, burgers, fish n chips etc.

[@stephenk3464]

I am so jealous, all the different opportunities for railfanning. 1. In BR days was cross country branded differently or just part of Intercity and did it use HST sets? 2. Does Reading have 3rd rail platforms for the services to Waterloo? Thank you and look forward to your next video.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo%E2%80%93Reading_line hope this helps' Cross Country was once part of Virgin trains and yes they do run some HST's.. thank you

[@JackJackProductions]

Platforms 4-6 are third rail electrified for services to Ascot, Staines, and London Waterloo

[@stephaniemariedearden9344]

Looks a great spot for freight, must spend a day there before the rainy season comes. Just one question, are there any catering facilities or is it bring your own food?

[@LukeAlfordUKsteam]

Reading west doesnt have any facilities.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

no facilities on the station but there are food outlets in the street next to the station.

[@stephaniemariedearden9344]

Thanks, hoping to go next Tuesday 15th before the rains come 👍

[@kiwitrains]

🇦🇺👍

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

cheers

[@davideddy5877]

Does your son have a channel as well Keith?

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Yes... on Flickr///as... David Bellamy

[@andrewmorrison6199]

cool, i knew there was one with a mask, lol. does david have a youtube channel?

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

David is on Flickr as David Bellamy. thank you

[@bellers13]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioC7iXugj6p5jq8 then Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/fullyfocussed/32570430628 Thankyou

[@andrewmorrison6199]

@@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS pass this on to david, ive just watched his video he linked up, 20311/14 were stationed at york thrall during rht season in 2019, i was on duty in the gatehouse, still working there and enjoy being part of the network rail family, even though im with Mitie