I hated it when Silverlink ceased running beyond Northampton. Central Trains ran a less frequent and slower service to Birmingham. You often had the extra hassle of changing and connections weren’t great. With the 350’s, if you were lucky to get a through service you’d start from B’ham as Central Trains destined for Northampton. Upon arrival you suddenly became a Silverlink to Euston when it was exactly the same through-train! An odd practice.
The train 🚊 🚆 🚂 company SS - Silverlink Train Services was replaced by LO - London Overground in late ⏰ 2007. The 2 car class 150 were in the London area until October 2010 and finally went to the now defunct train 🚂 🚊 🚆 operator FGW - First Great Western had previously worn the SS - Silverlink Train 🚂 🚊 🚆 Services livery. They are class 150120/121/123/127-131 that stayed in the area until late ⏰ 2018 known to be called GWR - Great Western Railway 🚃 since September 2015 and finally went to NT - Northern ar3 now currently wearing the second NT - Northern livery. 👍
I remember Silverlink very well, grew up with them during my early childhood. They were pretty awful & unreliable, especially during peak hours! Most of the stock they had was dilapidated and worn out!
I'm concentrating on the post privatisation scene first, but then I may go back to NSE although it did cover a large area so would be a multi part video if I do one.
National express just didn't give a toss about the North London line, fare evasion was rife, nobody bought tickets, you never saw ticket inspectors, the trains were overcrowded,cancelled frequently and the stations and trains were run down
Silverlink Trains as I remembered had good trains and some services were really good. Before they were taken over by Govia London Midland on the 11th November 2007. Silverlink Metro operated inner-suburban routes in North London, East London and West London including the Euston-Watford DC Line, North London Line, Gospel Oak-Barking Line and West London Line. Which became TfL London Overground in 2007. Silverlink County operated outer-suburban and long distance commuter services in & out of London Euston to Northampton, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Rugby, Coventry, Liverpool Lime Street, Stafford, Crewe and Milton Keynes Central. Plus they run local services such as Bletchley-Bedford and Watford Junction-St. Albans Abbey.
I would be interested in a video breaking down which TOCs and train types stopped and started using guards during their lifetime in service and to what extent the guards role functions