Train squeezes through narrow Barmouth streets on a lorry following fire on Barmouth Beach

Train maneuvering through Barmouth high street on its way to Cardiff via Bala and Llangollen. The guy walking behind the trailer has control of the back wheels to help turn in smaller areas. The skill of all the drivers was impressive. The train wasn't broken, it was just trapped the wrong side of Barmouth Bridge which was closed to trains at the time following a fire

[@JamesonEst1780]

Probably the only Arriva service that arrived to its destination on time!

[@stevenclark6209]

JamesonEst1780 haha exactly

[@DENPTrains]

HAH good one ;D

[@krzlegg9381]

fucking class.

[@thewiltshiretrainspotter]

😂😂

[@edwinrobert7192]

Absolutely true

[@tom201090]

Well I've heard of Road Trains but that is just ridicoulous!

[@Devoted0833]

tom201090 No just no

[@christrotman485]

tom201090

[@northigamer]

tom201090 🎂x

[@d947]

Outback Truckers 😏

[@imreallydead.23]

1:54 "Oh look Margaret there's a man walking his train"

[@Marlboro_Lancer]

i'm pissing myself laughing right now LOL

[@am-vm8ew]

imreallydead. "oh shut up john, that man is dragging the poor train by its leash. Call PDSA right now!"

[@ramiroalvares3964]

imreallydead. Aa

[@L3go_Man87]

😂😂😂

[@harrybates8804]

Oh my 😅

[@1janehunter]

Wow! Now that's what I called driving skills👍

[@mark-1rc502]

1janehunter Indeed but couldn't be done without the special trailers

[@1janehunter]

Mark C And the guys with the controls on those wheels, good job they weren't going at speed 😂😂

[@mark-1rc502]

1janehunter It could be a very large version of Tokyo drift 👍

[@Reens-Rails]

1janehunter ü

[@RsCombe1990]

Touched the curb bro I have to fail your exam.

[@69Phuket]

It was expected.. 1000 wheels. like a Centipede pulling a snake...Skilled job!

[@joshuahawkes7218]

@stephen john gray wooosh

[@jamesheaton8579]

Romano Hgv’s are allowed to mount the curb when necessary if safe to do so

[@Ryan-uh9le]

@@jamesheaton8579 Not in a test

[@jamesheaton8579]

@@Ryan-uh9le I was told you can as long as it’s necessary and safe to do so but you need tell the examiner you’re intentions

[@weasel818]

1:30 _Mind The Gap_

[@Puddingtops]

How the hell did they get out of Barmouth ? Some tight narrowish bends on the way out. Good driving skills and thanks for sharing the video 👍

[@bensims7501]

He's still trying (2019)

[@WMRailSpotter]

Beau ! Bear I think they loaded off the trains behind Barmouth station because there is a siding next to the station and on a another video I saw the two lorries was parked up next to the station

[@neiltrevatt]

Maybe they come in that way

[@stephenhinds4216]

Even after they get out of the town area the coast road in places is very tight and twisty and hilly in places

[@broken_biscuit6716]

The locals whining that they won't be going anywhere today are probably the same locals who complained about tracks being blocked!

[@csrmodelling4259]

Little known fact: In the UK, residents often go hunting. When a suitable animal is not found, the residents will go for more difficult targets, like this one. What this video really shows is the townspeople parading their kill around the streets. Not shown is the ceremonial cooking and eating of the prey.

[@69Phuket]

Yeah.....There was too much rejoicing for my liking! Sacrificial!

[@Quasihamster]

In Soviet Britain, train rides lorry.

[@crystalfi3t446]

The Union of British socialist Kingdoms.

[@snakecold6755]

This is transport

[@crosscountryxl8197]

Looks like the driver's had a good time driving trains around.

[@simonsupersi2225]

see these trucks alot on m25 m6 m1 great catch to see the skill

[@Steveachester]

That was really awesome to watch. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. Big thumbs up from me and I've subscribed to you.

[@RuberyB451]

That’s the most excitement Barmouth has seen years.

[@kevfrombutterley]

I like the tail lights on the first vehicle. A missed opportunity to display the destination!

[@ccd154]

Well that's my manshed being delivered 😆

[@PLuMUK54]

I'd like to have seen these negotiating the A496 towards Dolgellau. Or maybe not, I've been stuck behind too many vehicles struggling along that route.

[@sebofo]

If you read the information above you will see that the train had got stuck on the wrong side of a bridge after the bridge caught fire. The bridge I think was an ancient landmark and it needed renovating for more than a week before trains were allowed to cross. So I guess this train set was needed on some local line on the other side of the bridge and had no railway line available for it to get there. The area is just beside the sea, there is water cutting off the area from part of the mainland, there are mountains... not easy to lay railway lines here.

[@deadzedcomics]

sebofo "the bridge caught fire"

[@blanco7726]

The sea seems like a great way

[@YorkyOne]

I don't know, you wait for ages and then two of the buggers turn up!

[@AEROPLANE]

Very driver

[@edenviews]

Were the passengers on a bus behind this?

[@mickuk1912]

Don't be silly, they couldn't afford a bus too, lol

[@stevenclark6209]

The event of the year by the looks of it in this small town ,they trailer's are brilliant love watching they heavy lifts or tight move's

[@geebee641]

We were actually there one day when this happened,fascinating how they managed to get through.

[@barrycaldwell5461]

not really,they have rear steer Axles,gets you around a corner easy 9 times out of ten

[@meddylad]

These streets are a piece of cake for this driver.... you orta see him drive down the allelys 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 plus he gets the train there quicker than if it was on rails

[@rossbryan6102]

LOL THE CITY PLANNERS OF THAT TOWN IN THE 1500s AND 1600s DIDNT DO CITY STREET PLANNING TO ACOMMODATE SUCH TRAFFIC AS THIS!! LOL 😂

[@mackpeterbuilt7811]

well done the first driver going around the corner with out touching the curb 👍

[@mayibongwedube3416]

@regular everyday normal modafuka Thank you for making dumb people understand

[@iantomlinson2422]

i thought that as well, the wheel loading would do the kerb edge no favours at all

[@waycoolscootaloo]

It's a good thing the UK uses small trains. I couldn't imagine them trying to move a large American rail car through there. XD First the trucks would need more axles to hold the weight of them. Second the trailers would be longer still. Then the rail cars would also be taller when on the trailer. Aka...American trains haul trains. Not by trucks. And if it has to be by truck, you're usually getting the electric company involved, to move power lines and stoplights out of the way, police cars to close roads, and major rigging company's involved. It's often a massive undertaking since the truck and rail car could be pushing 300,000+ lbs. And you wouldn't get them through a small town like this.

[@regfenster]

Thank god a yank turned up to tell us all how much better/bigger everything is in the good old US of A, now fuck off.

[@gonkeyhughes]

Based on the Slough between Redditch and Studley see these guys all the time amazing skill

[@mickboakes7023]

Iwona would be proud of them.🇬🇧

[@kaylamitchell1982]

Why were the train's lights on?

[@benny5190]

Safety first

[@snakecold6755]

this is vehicle

[@bluetoad2001]

that is cool as hell. 👏

[@L3go_Man87]

Why this Class 158 can't ride the rails to where it's going i don't know, even if it can't go on it's own a Class 66 or something could do the job.

[@thairatcatcher]

Correct title to video. 'diesel railcar set' on lorries negotiates Barmouth streets.

[@chris77777777ify]

It's not a diesel anything. It's a train carrage. Who gives a fuck anyway troll

[@thegrowl2210]

chris77777777ify It's a part of a Diesel train.

[@nothisispatrick5725]

It's a diesel train class 158

[@ScaniaVabis580]

Diesel Multiple Unit - DMU

[@Otacatapetl]

So...a train, then.

[@keanegoldingay2505]

Going to Barmouth and around Wales for trains in around a week! I hope not to see this

[@forbiddencrisis4149]

This is what they call a roadtrain

[@borthcymro1265]

There wasn't a fire on Barmouth Bridge at all. The carriages had to be moved via road from Barmouth due to rolling stock shortage following serious trackbed ballast wash out further along the coast at Towyn after a storm in early January 2014.

[@douglasstocks9698]

Is that the replacement trains for the bus service

[@chris77777777ify]

Can't trains arrive by rail. Or did you miss your stop or something.

[@SomeGuy-lw2po]

A year ago you forgot to read the description of a video

[@chris77777777ify]

IsThis WhatYouWant You forgot to get a sense for humour. Nut case.

[@Dan-uv5lw]

I have seen a steam engine on a flatbed trailer being shipped by train from Massachusetts to New York.

[@travelsphere7402]

Dan u did a great job....

[@helipeek2736]

Which is relevant how? 🤦‍♂️

[@CoasterIzzy]

Wow it's hard even to fit a car through never mind a lorry and a train on the back. Them diver is skillful. And I love going to Barmouth every year☺

[@luki7093]

One mistake and you are screwed, it would have been so difficult to reverse one of these low loaders.

[@rhysthomas1301]

Easier to reverse that than a normal trailer

[@adriellcabrera5643]

Funny how the classification lights were on, on the trains

[@chrisward9745]

First driver kept unit off kerbs....well done.

[@kevinnorris3943]

Two different trailers and unit configuration .first is modular a lot more lock .second is longer wheel base on trailer and less lock on steering

[@tom201090]

First train through Dolgellau in many Decades!

[@benmorran6322]

Typical alleys. Professional till the end. Nice job on showing how it's really done

[@RWL2012]

Allely's, you mean

[@roncheetham673]

the powers that be should have cleared those streets

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Agreed, woman and prams can be seen walking the pavements a bit concerning to say the least ;(

[@69Phuket]

The PTB? Sure they'd love clear the streets. A whole Compendium of weaponage the could reap!

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

why would such a tractor unit require more amber lights than an emergency vehicle has blue emergency lights?

[@runningnigerian9558]

Ets3 confirmed?

[@TheFever77]

Beautiful town

[@davethecurrymonster]

Best thing about Barmouth is the road out of it 👍👍

[@davethecurrymonster]

Did it arriva on time!!!!! '

[@CosgroveNotts]

I've walked down there

[@yusuf-5531]

Surely there's another route, with wider roads

[@69Phuket]

Nope!

[@888johnmac]

at a guess NO, if there was they would have used it surely

[@WMRailSpotter]

Yusuf - Barmouth is all tight streets so I don't think so

[@shulupayaface]

What i dont understand is why go through barmouth ? I mean the streets are a nightmare for lorries and tight bends. Couldnt they go a different way ? Or if disconnexted off raikway track couldn't they collect it in the open countryside so easier ? Seems they picked the worst possible place to do this lol

[@сукаблять-т8о]

Britmatt81 let's just talk about your profile picture...

[@mattlander9119]

Britmatt81 I would imagine there was no other place to load the unit as if it were done on the track the lorry would never get off.

[@shulupayaface]

its me dressed up in fancy dress for halloween

[@RWL2012]

@@сукаблять-т8о "Profile picture" this isn't Facebook...

[@сукаблять-т8о]

@@RWL2012 Dafuq are you on about?

[@surreyscouse2873]

That truck driver is prob on half the salary of a train driver.

[@johnthomas-vy3th]

Any wonder the trains are always late if they're getting a piggy back on a truck ?

[@owencrouch3899]

Did that bridge burn down across the estuary ?

[@mattlander9119]

Owen Crouch it got damaged by fire

[@진대근-b2x]

Beautiful~

[@derekdee9592]

Good team work ! Keep em rolling guys.

[@grahamlive]

I wonder how much that operation cost. It wouldn't have been cheap. Probably many thousands of pounds. Might have been more cost-effective to just leave it stranded until the bridge got fixed.

[@grahamlive]

Years ago the guy steering the back wheels would have been standing on the back of the trailer operating a manual steering wheel directly connected to the wheels. It would have been a tough job. Nowadays it's all electronics and advanced hydraulic systems. Easy peasy.

[@denisewilliams2923]

I’m from dolgellau which by Barmouth

[@jaycoops9456]

they have done it with the 801

[@bobclarke2705]

Love the burger and chips beer swilling rear steerer. Almost stereotypical and possessing the right prerequisites for his job.

[@y0BeastHD]

Bob Clarke I’m guessing you was on about the second steersman, well I can assure you he’ll earn more in a week what you get in a month

[@69Phuket]

@@y0BeastHD Yellow Jacket can afford a Signature BBQ and a Slurpy?

[@terrybarnhurst7119]

would of liked to see the whole trip out to main road

[@omkr0122]

The Fat Controller was very worried on learning about the fire in Barmouth. 'I am very worried' said the Fat Controller.

[@Cypher791]

Bus Replacement >_>

[@LibbyMia-rz8gk]

The train better not be scratched!!!

[@thiesenf]

I think they're trained on the road...

[@hamnavoeper]

Goddammit, who let Japan design the trailers? Now they just drift everywhere!

[@heru-deshet359]

What a gorgeous church on the left!

[@DepakoteMeister]

Interesting that one was STGO Cat 3 weight and the other Cat 2 weight

[@rhysthomas1301]

It's what the truck is rated to, not the load

[@DepakoteMeister]

Gotcha. Thanks.

[@TheStevenWhiting]

If only it was a slam door train you could of caught it as it was still going slow enough.

[@nickcastings1568]

There are some amazing drivers around.

[@johnmover8809]

2 different lines first one was best

[@anujmchitale]

2nd one was better dude. That truck passed the turn much quicker than the 1st

[@kevinnorris3943]

Two different lorry and trailer configuration second one cab to front is longer and first is modular trailer with more lock and different wheel base configuration

[@daviddavis5689]

That street is quite wide even by many colonial area streets in USA such as Boston central or other European countries. many are more like alley's.

[@agarasudhindra1687]

Hats off to the truck drivers! Great job!

[@elfsocks4733]

Top tip for those people who spent more time writing "why take them by road???!!" than reading the sub-100 word explanation about why they were taken by road; try reading the explanation about why they were taken by road.

[@gbrfan6644]

It wasn't towed because of a fire. It was towed due to flooding I think.

[@andyelliott8027]

....................and it arrived on time !

[@davidfrombrighton9372]

Yeah barmouth is very tight i managed to deliver a lot of windbreakers in an 18 tonner only beacause we off loaded them at 7pm when it was quiet

[@emptyangel]

ah that's one way to replace a rail service...

[@braatensafe]

Says "Heavy Haulage", Driving a DAF how ironic.

[@RWL2012]

The XFs seem to be doing the job just fine...

[@stephentrundle9699]

Them paccar’s punch well above there weight who needs a scania 730 or Volvo 750

[@stephentrundle9699]

I Am Sekou they do the same job mite be a bit slower but they can do it and the scania and Volvo have crap beds Daf best bed ever

[@haroldk724]

well You can tell did not get the drivers incense in usa....lol...great jobs guys

[@D9742-y5z]

So were was the police or highways agency escort for over size loads

[@69Phuket]

Iconito.Or even more Incognito.

[@nicksykes4575]

Police no longer do escorts in England and Wales, only Scotland. Here the transport firm is responsible for providing the escort.

[@Only-one-life-68]

This probably was the easy part,further out off Barmouth would also be a nightmare Well done Love Barmouth

[@FM60260]

I don't think there are many of these Perkins 158s left now, Northern have lost theirs and EMT don't have many left.

[@whatyousaidbud]

If there was ever a load better suited to be transported by rail...

[@russouk]

suprising how long these 158 units are on the road...dont look so long on tracks. like how the first one has red lights on lol

[@patthewoodboy]

Was at NorthWeald station on the EOR when a guy delivered a big Diesel , was Alleys , had a long chat with the driver , top bloke

[@bennickss]

BREAKING NEWS! TRAIN EXPERIENCES THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

[@helipeek2736]

I think that, that’s taking the idea of a replacement bus service just a little too far!

[@Nick-mm5ml]

where and how did they craine these onto trucks

[@dweebs4489]

What a lorry like train.

[@RWL2012]

It's a train on the back of a couple of lorries, it basically said that in the title but yeah

[@MichiosGraphics]

Why am I watching this?

[@MichiosGraphics]

Great skills though

[@A3Kr0n]

So much for getting to work on time

[@unmea69l8er]

What was it doing on the beach in the first place?

[@brickleyyard4966]

New meaning to rail replacement service

[@jakejenkins4380]

Why didn’t they put them on the tracks instead where trains are meant to live 😂

[@Simonwebberpastpresentrailways]

Where was this 158 heading to