Random slide show of buses, trains and items of transport interest from the 70's 80's and 90's + town and countryside drives in my 1957 Austin A35 ( Mostyn the Austin). Will also include some cine film and video of transport interest.
Was this the road that the farmer made network rail use a full-time member of staff to be on a crossing 24/7 when all the rest were upgraded for crossing between his fields.
Amazing video. Guessing it was filmed somewhen in 1995 or so. Network Southeast is everywhere, so pre privatization, but the Fareham Eastleigh line is electrified (obv) so post 1990. If I'm remembering correctly, the M3 looks complete just past Shawford, so post Twyford down construction, which puts it about 1994 or so. Amazing fascinating video though. I would have been through here a few times, I used to ride the train along to coastway from Horsham to Southampton pretty regularly between 1988 and 1995 or so.. Edit: the 159 at Winchester confirms 1994 or later - they didn't enter service until then.
@Mac's Tracks is this one of Nick's or Paul's videos? You have a banner on Sydney Gardens tunnel from Paul's DVD sales routes also the video locks a couple of times from Bathampton Junction to Sydney Gardens.
The St. Helen's RT looks superb, The livery really showed off the lines. Wonder if there is a good book on these buses. Coventry Corporation also bought an RT. GKV 99 from new.
Back in the days of Loco Hauled with class 33s and 5 Mk1 coaches, one of the hourly services did stop the next did not for a while on the Portsmouth -Cardiff trains one was to/from Cardiff the other hour to/from Bristol which I think was the Westbury Stopper?
@@phwboothonly when there is a connection. Until recently trains to London or the Weymouth line were only every 2-3 hours, the regional railways fast services only called on alternate hours.
A BR employee called Nick recorded these along with him doing lineside footage, but his cab rides are all showcased here with a couple of others on another channel.
Great video, but strange to see a stopping service running from Tunbridge Wells to Redhill, because that route nowadays only runs as a non stop service to London Bridge, when the line through Sevenoaks is closed for engineering works.
What a cracking film for its time, yes not best quality but has a lovely charm! Great information & narration, I didn’t realise how beautiful this cross country run is, watched it twice, thanks for posting. Eddie.🤓
Nice to watch this footage. Between 1954 & 1965 we used to take 2 weeks holiday in Lowestoft, sometimes travelling by train, sometimes in my Grandfathers Bedford Dormobile. Overnight (starting around midnight) from Sheffield Victoria on a Manchester newspaper train. Arriving in Yarmouth at Vauxhall, walking over to South Town around 6.30am to catch the Lowestoft train. The link to the video is that the return journey one year involved travelling this route to Beccles as I think there were PW works on the direct line to Yarmouth. At Beccles we reversed and travelled to Yarmouth via Somerleyton Bridge? All the while I tried to convince myself we were going for another 2 weeks holiday in Lowestoft, (I was only 10 years old at the time, or younger!) As well as the clickety clack I used to love following the telegraph wires, dipping down then up again. Happy days.
Love the detailed information, believe there was also a siding on the down side after Fareham tunnel to serve Funtley Brickworks. Also Bubb Lane (after Hedge End) had an Admiralty siding and at one time a signal box.
Been trying to find this video for years after watching it and then it disappeared. Great to see how the areas have changed. Thanks for re uploading it 👍
My dad was a conductor on the buses out of Abbey Wood in the early 70's when we moved to Thamesmead. As a kid, I used to love seeing him at work as he would let me turn the handle on the ticket machine 😎
Happy memories of the 122 traveling from Kirkdale down to Lewisham to my nans. I'm sure I saw a quick glimpse of Lewisham high st/Loampit Vale before they tore the place apart. Remember seeing the RTs parked up in Molesworth St - behind the Odeon. Nans place was a new flat opposite the coca cola place on the corner of Thurston Rd where I seem to remember the 47 turned right instead of going up the hill towards New Cross. I lived in Sydenham which in the mid 60s was still RT country along with Forest Hill.
Thanks for posting that video. My going home school bus, 94 to Orpington from Bromley North. Plus the 47 turning around at The George in Farnborough village.
I boarded a green RF route 322 Watford to Hemel Hempstead at Watford Junction. It had an advert on the rear for Whipsnade and I heard some people ask the driver for tickets to go there. The driver said something like 'We have Persil as an advert as well, but we don't take in washing'. Such a modern-looking 'bus and lovely engine sound. Unbelievable that it was almost a contemporary of the half cab TD.
I know a lot of things ARE better today, but somehow I think we were better off in the 70s, things were nicer, if dirtier, and life was a lot less regulated , and good old inflation reduced your mortgage very quickly.
I can remember the bus route 47 used to go all the way from Shoreditch to Farnborough, back in 1978, when I was thirteen. It was a great day out for kids/teenagers you could go for a walk from Farnborough to Downe. Ah they were the days. These days the route 47 goes from Farnborough to Catford only.☺️
