Class 40 | 40085 | Hereford | 1983

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40085 arrives at Hereford station with two railfreight vans.
Awaiting the rest of the speedlink freight which arrives via the ever present '08' shunter.
Meanwhile a crew change is afoot to the tune of constant whistling before leaving Hereford with that familiar English Electric growl.
Footage by Rob Reed

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Комментарии : 48

@class45peak 11 лет назад

Absolutely fantastic .British rail at its best , lovely railway atmosphere .brilliant lovely,thanks for sharing this.

@MrZedrider 11 лет назад

brilliant . fantastic sound . my fav class of locos

@Sim0nTrains 12 лет назад

Great Video, i been to Hereford twice but does look different back in the old days, very rare you see a Class 40 these days

@thehoff1982 11 лет назад

great piece of history! thanks.

@trainsofthewest265 10 лет назад

I loved the class 40 in BR Blue! this is a super film from the 80's, thanks for sharing.

@RienkMebius 11 лет назад

Oh, that lovely EE sound!

@Calvertfilm 10 лет назад

Great film. 40085 stopped running in March the next year. At least you have it here in action. Great to see.

@duxberry1958 10 лет назад

wonderful too see and hear 40,s again thx

@buffscrag71 12 лет назад

Superb stuff, really enjoyed this - the simple pleasure of just seeing (and hearing) a Class 40 idling away!

@lullie01 12 лет назад

I watched trains from hereford many times, alas missed the 40s, awesome film..

@Wikkus 10 лет назад

Hehe, those three 16t mins messing up the "Speedlink" concept ;) Great vid, takes me back.

@andrewchaston7239 10 лет назад

yep, as I said a lovely basket case. thank god for Mrs Thatcher and John Major

@olly5764 11 лет назад

indeed, the side lamps on the Brake van, and the wave from the second man once underway (you get a second tip from the guard on unfitted trains to say the van is moving and the guard still with us, so presumably in response to this) would suggest that you are right

@TheWelshMarches 12 лет назад

Very nice. Live near to Hereford so this is a nice thing to see rather than dull 175s.

@lewisner 10 лет назад

I would sell my soul to be back in 1983.

@sandletters39 12 лет назад

Hereford was less busy those days except for the appearance of an occasional weekend steam special. There were far fewer passenger trains, those were usually Class 33-hauled with five Mk 1s and I think it gave train crews more time and have less to worry about safety.

@rolexkings7747 5 лет назад

monster

@MrEdmundHarris 10 лет назад

@andrew chaston - you are terrifically funny. "Thank god for Mrs Thatcher and John Major" and "thank god the railways of Great Britain were put into private hands and are now run by accountants not railway people". That really is a very funny joke indeed!

@robertbriggs4202 Год назад

Great railway......then!

@kevingraham2733 10 лет назад

Fantastic, railways were run by proper railwaymen back then.

@smleonard55 11 лет назад

Always something to learn from when visiting utube!. i didn't realize the 40s ventured into this part of the country. i am guessing it was some kind of M.O.D. working with the two short wagons?

@timwattison4419 5 лет назад

You could see them down at Severn tunnel jcn pretty regular, they ventured down from Crewe on various jobs.

@MrThrash37 12 лет назад

08's long gone..:( do you have anymore of anything at Hereford?

@andybyrne50 9 лет назад

What a great video from a time when it was trainspotters heaven,and the world wasn't so pc,it's sad that some people need to spout political rubbish about the railways ,I would love to turn the clock back to those days !

@PreservationEnthusiast 9 лет назад

+andybyrne50 Terrible health and safety procedures and polluting locos which thank goodness have been cut for scrap. We have far more efficient locos and railways today.

@andybyrne50 9 лет назад

+heelfan1234 health and safety (the world gone mad) ,and the more efficient trains you talk about are no more efficient ,and as a railwayman a lot of these trains are still in freight service or in preservation coming out of retirement to help the modern ones. P.s when you say health and safety ,try filling out all the crap forms that come with it !

@Isochest 8 лет назад

+heelfan1234 Compared to road transport all of these are not nearly as inefficient. The Class 40 with it's short rake of vans was a better choice in the wider national interest.

@PreservationEnthusiast 8 лет назад

Isochest Well a class 40 with a longer rake of vans would surely be better? And it still usually needs road transport at either end to get to the final destinations.

@Isochest 7 лет назад

Governments make rules and have chosen to give Road Haulage a free ride

@47606odin 11 лет назад

must be running partially fitted, as vans should be air braked and the minerals are definitely vac as you can see the bag hanging down

@1974silverboy 12 лет назад

was this recorded on vhs or the superior betamax?

@tommymcdonnell2511 11 лет назад

couldnt agree with u more.:-)

@James47298 11 лет назад

Quality

@Damocles178 11 лет назад

I see now why people nicknamed them whistlers :)

@kanelimburg9167 10 лет назад

that's diesel in Thomas and friends bowled out

@Isochest 7 лет назад

We need wagonload back. The economics are wrong as road haulage is Government subsidised

@MontyCantsin5 10 лет назад

Pareidolia at 1:57 (first bodyside window).

@tommymcdonnell2511 11 лет назад

well u obviously havent got much of a clue have u?as those were the classic old days of the railways with the br blue and awesome engines,oh and have u checked lately how the railways are?

@andrewchaston5834 11 лет назад

a complete financial basket case, thank god the railways of Great Britain were put into private hands and are now run by accountants not railway people