To think, Crossrail (at 3:30) was thought of so long ago and we only just got it a year ago. Hopefully Crossrail 2 and HS2 will not take so long. We got Thameslink so much faster. I feel like British Rail achieved a lot despite some very hostile Tory governments though.
All of this is excellent but from 6:33 is a real work of art! The music and edits really work and I feel a real sense of atmosphere watching the slammer coming into Waterloo while the guard of an outbound 455 has his cup of tea (9:24). I’m building an NSE era layout in my loft and playing this music fits the trains running about there too. Suits really well
@@dantheman3162 I haven't seen an Everard Junction intro with the tracks in this video. However, an upcoming video will use a track that has been used in an Everard Junction intro.
That was really cool! Despite growing up along the NSE network, I was not around to ride on them. But there are still some stuff left from NSE such as some signage at Barking or some red lamp posts in Winchester. It's a shame the railways got privatised.
The progress Network Southeast made was substantial. Key infrastructure upgrades and many new rolling stock! Today that would've taken x1.7 funding lol.
NSE was supposed to be the template for privatisation. NSE, Intercity. Network Northwest, Regional Railways and Scotrail. But no, the government thought it knew better and created Railtrack and Tocs! That went well didn’t it? Chris Green was well liked and knew his stuff, leaving NSE and taking control of Intercity.
I love network south east, it's my favorite train franchise. Even though I'm too young to have experienced it in real life and I'm not even from Britain, I still feel massive nostalgia towards it.
@@cjmillsnun my sister lives in Kent and I remember the old 4cep trains. I always thought it was slightly better than the 4vep units.. some on here might disagree but in my view I thought 4cep was a bit more modern with its revamped white and orange interior design.
I believe there was in 1987 proposals for Network North West, Network North East and Network Central. However funding never materialised and instead GMPTE, WYPTE and Centro were sort of minimal investment outcomes……
Where did you source all this footage from? Apart from the music being a tad too loud in some parts of the video, its quite fantastic! Excellent mix of music, footage, and timing! Major source found: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cs5we1k_faY.html
God, I'm so jealous of the modern, high quality train service you all have over there. Meanwhile in the states, we still have penny-pinching politicians who wouldn't give Amtrak a cent, and even progressives who have no vision. I try to be optimistic but it's hard
It's a real shame, I live in germany and we have very a similar network like the National rail. I hope the US invest into Railways and gets just as good as their European counterpart
