Trains at Three Bridges (BML) 14/05/2022

UK Railway trains at Three Bridges station, Brighton Mainline
Including Express & Regional Passenger trains in May 2022! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
A Weekend Morning of Brighton Mainline services at Three Bridges, heading around the South of England, United Kingdom featuring 'The Metro Marauder' Southern Class 455 Railtour.
Trains include:
- Southern Class 377s
- 377/1 - Built in 2002/03 - DC Only
- 377/2 - Built in 2003/04 - AC & DC
- 377/4 - Built in 2004/05 - DC Only
- Gatwick Express Class 387s
- 387/2 - Built in 2015/16 - AC & DC
- Southern Class 455s
- 455/8 - Built in 1982/84 (Refurbished in 2004 and 2012)
- Thameslink Class 700s
- 700/0 - Built in 2014/18 - AC & DC - Eight Car Units
- 700/1 - Built in 2014/18 - AC & DC - Twelve Car Units
Filmed on 14th May 2022, Between 10.00 and 12.00.
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This was the last day of Southern Class 455s before being withdrawn and most were even scrapped in the pairs shown in this video including the charter pair which was scrapped 5 days later.
All Class 455s shown in this video have since been scrapped at Newport:
455801 - 09/08/2022
455823 - 14/07/2022
455835 - 19/05/2022
455841 - 19/05/2022
455844 - 14/07/2022
🚄 INFORMATION KEY
Train Numbers - e.g. 43032 or 800110 - These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
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Headcodes - e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 - These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
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Set Number - e.g. WB64 or NL04 - These are semi-permanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.
🚄 ABOUT ME
Hello everyone, I’m StarlifeStudios and my passion is to experience and video railway stations across the United Kingdom at both small and large locations, but, with an informative twist! My videos are also designed as a historical reference for the days of the past and to reminisce about the way things were. Join me as I continue to travel and be sure to let me know if you’d like me to video at your favourite or local station.

[@davidpanton3192]

You know you're getting old when 39 year-old stock is 'vintage' but seems pretty contemporary to you...

[@StarlifeStudios]

I know the feeling David! I'm almost confident Southern will order more stock in the near future..

[@MohidZ]

@@StarlifeStudios maybe the 376

[@ctra1ns]

@@MohidZ definitely the 376. Transfers are already slowly commencing. They will probably replace the 455s or some 377s

[@MohidZ]

@Gerry McNally hmm yeah I don't rlly think they suite southern

[@PGATProductions]

@@ctra1ns didn’t age well lmao

[@ENCTrainspotting]

Amazing video as always👍

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ENCTrainspotting]

@@StarlifeStudios No problem

[@gbtrainspotting2084]

Great video like always

[@PK345Transport]

Great video I really love it

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Ethan, this one has been requested for a while so I felt like the 455s were as good an opportunity as ever to make it happen 😃

[@PK345Transport]

No problem 😊

[@PK345Transport]

But I like the class 700s

[@theimperialist2686]

Nice railway video mate

[@maimadha]

Great video

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks! 😃

[@transportlegendshorts]

Amazing video ⭐

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thank you! 😀

[@martinharry7745]

they be back what's up love the videos trians

[@gbtrainspotting2084]

Might sound strange but why not do trainspotting at the London Underground or half Rail and underground for eg: trains at Ealing Broadway

[@SachaRail]

Wow what a video! What camera do you use to make the movements so smooth and not shaky? And what editing software are you using? You win a subscriber !

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Sacha Rail! I use a Panasonic HC VX1 as my camcorder and I use Adobe Premiere as my editor (with some Adobe After Effects thrown in). Hope this helps you. 😃

[@SachaRail]

@@StarlifeStudios Oh thank you so much for the quick response ! It does help me a lot indeed ! 😁

[@StarlifeStudios]

@@SachaRail No problem at all, have a great day 😁

[@SachaRail]

@@StarlifeStudios Also ☺

[@MohidZ]

Gatwick mainline nice Edit: does GWR come here I forgot

[@maimadha]

GWR doesn't serve Three Bridges

[@PGATProductions]

GWR terminates at gatwick

[@MohidZ]

Aight

[@TrainsAviation]

Great video as always 👍 Nice shot on that 455 there. It’s so sad it’s no longer in passenger service ☹️ I haven’t even had a chance to see one in real life. Anyway, have a great Sunday 😃

[@DKS225]

@12.04 That's rare having three sister sets on that GX service. Brilliant catch.

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Craig, it wasn't any of my doing but I will take the nice triple! 😃

[@DairyFruits]

Honestly, great channel, really do like the great trainspotting, and this really inspires me to trainspot when im older!!

[@DKS225]

It's a shame those pair of 455/8's were scrapped 5 days after filming. Is any Class 455's going to be preserved?

[@StarlifeStudios]

Hi Craig, amazingly, there are no Southern 455/8s left in existance but SWR 455/7, 455/8s and 455/9s are still used but these use a different traction system and are largely none original. I hope at least one 455/7 will be preserved but they aren't very appealing to preserved railways because they're effectively unpowered. Hope this helps.

[@maimadha]

@@StarlifeStudios are you still doing videos on the SWR 455s?

[@hharryy22]

Another brilliant video, thank you for taking the time to shoot and put these together

[@StarlifeStudios]

No problem at all, as you long as you enjoy, I will continue to make them. Your kind comments are honestly enough to keep me energised 😃

[@daniellageorgiou-norman2244]

this is my local train station, i used to use the Horsham to Peterborough service to go to college and then use the reverse service to come home, and now i use the Peterborough to Horsham to go to work

[@leccystar]

I must say the filming and attention to the 455s was brilliant! Plus this is a very strange station due to the layout and its actual importance in serving Crawley. Great video!

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks IXClubman, as you alluded to, this is actually quite a difficult station to film at due to the obstacles and layout. The 455s were a favourite of mine being camshaft machines and helped to break up all the electrostars in south London. I’m glad you enjoyed 😃

[@DKS225]

That and much of the signaling of The Brighton Main Line is controlled by Three Bridges PSB.

[@ianmcclavin]

Three Bridges was my local station for over forty years. Behind the fence on Platform 5 used to be the bay platform for the direct line to East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells, closed in the mid sixties.

[@joshuamacdonald7702]

That shot at 19:56 was epic! You must’ve been lucky when the rear of the 700 passed! you caught a Gatwick express Great video btw❤😊

[@StarlifeStudios]

I won't lie, luck had its hand with that one. That 700 was the only 8-car Brighton-Cambridge service I saw so it was complete luck that it worked out! Thanks for watching and commenting Joshua 😃

[@GTRRailwaysTrainspotter]

What camcorder do you use and how much does it cost??

[@welshweb5310]

How are you at 8k subs, this channel should be at 100k subs!, great video as always pal

[@StarlifeStudios]

Maybe one day, that would be awesome! I'm focusing on the small goals but I suppose its KZbin's suggestion system. Thanks for your kind comments though :)

[@C455]

455835 and 841 weren't the first to be scrapped, 838 and 839 were

[@StarlifeStudios]

Ahh yes! I got confused because these went just 5 days after this charter.

[@antekspotter]

Fantastic video and channel. Subscribe! What camera do you use?

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Antek, my camcorder is a Panasonic HC VX1

[@antekspotter]

@@StarlifeStudios Thank You, i use Sony ZV-1.

[@smudgycat6750]

2 years on, more plastic

[@choppership465]

they werent late, they were very early for GTR standards

[@trainkid377]

I know

[@Andrewjg_89]

Thameslink and Southern that are run by GTR should be kept as they are once GTR is over. As Thameslink serves incredible services with their Class 700 Desiro City units that replaced the Class 319, Class 377/5 and Class 387/1. And perhaps Southern should replace the Class 313 "Coastway" units if they were to order new trains. As they are getting rid of the Class 455 that are heading for scrap.

[@trainkid377]

No

[@RandomTFLupdates-PEPS_FOR_LIFE]

I was in that video

[@duainesimpson274]

Awesome! Lovely sunny day this time round ❤❤❤🌞😊

[@lktravelsuk]

Hi, What Website and overlay do you use for the information of where the trains come from, times, and which train pls

[@StarlifeStudios]

Hi LK, I use Realtimetrains for my data and the overlay is custom made for my channel. Hope this helps.

[@camotech1314]

Long toot at 2:30

[@johnalford4786]

Fantastic video. First time i have seen a video of trains from Three Bridges. A good variety of services and as has been said in a previous comment, brilliant shot on the 455

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks for your kind comments John, glad you enjoyed; I was really happy with the 455 shot even though I thought it would go a bit further down the platform! 😃

[@worldfamouslime1721]

What is your favourite train Mr/Ms Starlife

[@StarlifeStudios]

Ooooo, that a good question. Of those is service today: Multiple unit is a 397 and loco is a 37. I'm hoping to do a Question and Answer video at 10K subscribers so you can ask me as many questions as you like 😁

[@maimadha]

@@StarlifeStudios are HSTs and 91s also your favourite trains?

[@jamesburnside3023]

Fantastic shooting and audio

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks for the kind comments James! This wasn't my most stable footage and this station is actually deceivingly difficult to film at due to the large number of platforms.

[@TrainsWithDynamo]

What do you use to edit your vids? Great content 👍

[@StarlifeStudios]

Hello there Dynamo! I use a mixture of Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects for my editing. Glad you enjoyed :)

[@TrainsWithDynamo]

@@StarlifeStudios Thanks for the quick response 👍 Check out my local station - Hanwell someday 😉

[@StarlifeStudios]

Hanwell is great but I preferred it when the HSTs used to bomb through 🤣

[@TrainsWithDynamo]

@@StarlifeStudios Same here, it still gets some good freight and WCR moves

[@maimadha]

@@StarlifeStudios on the Great Western Mainline between Reading and Didcot Parkway HSTs went full speed!

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

Nice video

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Arnold, have a great day 😃

[@xbx.trains2192]

First

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks for your dedication 😃

[@JacobsTrainVideos]

What a dispatcher standing in the way of everything

[@StarlifeStudios]

Southern dispatchers are some of the worst for that. Despite all of the passenger trains in this video having coach cameras for driver only operation, GTR still require them to help dispatch. As for the video, it is what it is, I remember him being a nice guy though! 😃

[@JacobsTrainVideos]

@@StarlifeStudios Atleast he was a nice guy have seen some videos where the dispatchers are almost trying to get in the way!

[@trainkid377]

Amazing

[@planeslovergabe19]

Thank you for the video I love it

[@StarlifeStudios]

No problem Gabe, you've been asking for this one for a while and I'm happy I could provide :)

[@planeslovergabe19]

@@StarlifeStudios Next Video can you do Wembley Park on London Underground Jubilee and Metropolitan lines including Chiltern Railway

[@maimadha]

@@planeslovergabe19 London Underground stations with Mainline trains are great