Trains at Didcot Parkway *Heavy Rain* | 17/05/17

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2160p 4K HD!
A very wet miserable evening at Didcot Parkway station filmed during the peak time. This was filmed between 17:10 & 19:45.
Some nice catches including the Orient Express Pullman, lead by Tornado heading for London Victoria from Bristol.
Anyway despite the miserable weather managed to get some nice footage.
INCLUDES:
Great Western HST's & Turbo's, Cross Country Voyagers, Freightliner Class 70 and Tornado!
Complete surprise catching Tornado, was sat in the pub opposite the station when I noticed it on real time trains and quickly rushed back over the platform to catch it on camera.
Thanks for watching!
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[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

The weather here in Sydney Australia is shocking at the moment. Freezing and so much rain! Really enjoying your videos mate. Finally catching up on them :)

[@thomasnorton2679]

Another thoroughly enjoyable film mate, another top class high quality film as always, thoroughly enjoyed watching, keep up the good work and a like from me as always

[@sam8alex12]

A very nice video, THANKS MATT

[@AndreiTupolev]

That green liveried HST set (43093/187) was on the Bristol-Weymouth service last Saturday.

[@AlexAviation.]

nice view of trains I saw a rare sliver train pass my house is live in Yorkshire in Selby and I see new and old and fright every time

[@HST_Productions]

If there's any place to see the best/most out of the 43's before most of them are removed and transferred to Scot Rail (a few left between Cardiff and Penzance), then this is, imo, the best place to see them. At least along this stretch of rail, Didcot - Paddington.

[@pgchase4578043026]

(6:42) Why would they post a sign, "Electric trains No access to Oxford Lines or Sidings?" Isn't the routing controlled by the signalling centre? It's not like the driver could just say, "Hey, I want to go that way."

[@amirdawoodbhai]

5:11 Are those white LED Next Train Indicators a new thing or just sparsely spread across the network?

[@AndreiTupolev]

Yes, I was just thinking they look good, don't they

[@rockystrains8891]

New thing or glitched. I have no clue

[@icklebean0365]

Why is half of the trains green and the other purple, has the franchises changed?

[@AndreiTupolev]

The green is the new livery they introduced a year or so back. The HSTs are supposed to be being replaced in a few years, so only a couple have been repainted

[@northwich182]

Real Time Trains - is that a website or an app?

[@GMTrainspotting]

Website

[@Raygun-xb2st]

Andy Ralph there's a app aswell

[@Cpr1234]

Andy Ralph Its free on website, but for app you must pay £2.95 to download

[@icklebean0365]

What was the reason for the canselation at 22:30

[@randolphclarke4674]

Icklebean03 a train fault

[@luvstellauk]

Blimey, 3 and 6 coach trains going to Oxford from Didcot, we only get shitty 2 coach class 165s these days

[@orbitarchive346]

14:38 Go on tornado you can do it!

[@irish00011]

I'm doubting you'll respond, but should you, here is my query. Do you know, if any rail service entity in the U.K. uses combination powered locomotive made by Bombardier of Canada. They make a series of locomotives with a general model Titled as an ALP. They are an ALP 46, and ALP 46-A, and an ALP 45. The ALP 45, is a dual powered vehicle. It can operate within an Electrified Grid Energized Network, by extending the trolley upward, wherefore, making contact with the energized overhead cable, or it can lower the trolley, when the grid's existence is no longer available, and start the on-board diesel engine and AC Alternator, for powering up the traction motors. Here is a LINK: www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/rail-vehicles/locomotives/alp.html

[@AndreiTupolev]

Not from Bombardier, but a very similar design from Stadler have just been introduced .. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_88

[@fuzzynutter8344]

The only dual-powered locomotives currently operating in the UK are the Class 73, built by English Electric in the 1960s, and, as AndreiTupolev mentioned, the one built by Stadler which is the Class 88 (although originally it was a Vossloh before 2016). The 73s use 3rd rail electric power though, the 88s overhead lines. The new Hitachi Class 800 and 802 mulitple units are dual powered.