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The Class 68s In Profile: Chasing The Big Cats! | Another Station, Another Mile #15

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Many people struggle to understand the appeal of trainspotting. 'Why would you want to stand around on a cold platform collecting train numbers?' they say. Well, put it like this; it's like birdwatching, or nature photography. We travel many miles and go on many adventures, chasing for sightings of fantastic and sometimes rare creatures in the wild. And there is one beast in particular that roams the railways of Britain that I was keen to go hunting for. Come join me on a quest across the length and breadth of Britain, as we go chasing the Big Cats of Britain - the Class 68s!
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@Karlinski73 4 года назад

Great video. Well put together and edited. And great opening/narration and all. 👍

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you! A big compliment from Northern Correspondent xD and one I appreciate very much!

@DannySapko 2 года назад

Best railway channel!

@HeyItsAJOmega 2 года назад

D'awww!! You're too kind ^_^

@MercenaryPen 4 года назад

Just thinking, roll on 20-25 years when Transpennine (or whichever operator replaces them) decide that the Nova fleets need modernising- they can just call the upgraded trains Supernovas

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

SuperNova 1, 2 and 3? I can definitely see it!

@roberthill6216 3 года назад

With a publicity song by oasis?

@RichardASK 3 года назад

I just love the sound of those V16 engines on the 68s.

@GLovesTrains 4 года назад

WOW!!!!! Verbose Waffles - what a TRULY AWESOME VIDEO! You have absolutely smashed this! Thankyou so much for inviting me along - to see the final result of this cracking day out - mind blowing. Nova Dab! :)))) XDDD

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Look, you don't have to be this nice just because you're *in* this video ;) Kidding, thank you so much - honestly it was fantastic to have you along for this one! #NovaDabLife

@sarahcorke8927 2 года назад

Love the story behind Felix! A station cat should be compulsory at all large stations I feel!

@HeyItsAJOmega 2 года назад

Agreed! They make for really good pest control, and are lovely companions for both the staff and passengers. AND especially good floofers should have locomotives named after them ^_^

@FromtheWindowSeat 4 года назад

Love the Class 68. 😍 Great video. 👌

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you!! Welcome to the 68 fanclub :)

@michaelgreen1515 4 года назад

I don't get to go out much but I occasionally hear them purring by on the DRS 'cough-cough' trains 😉

@SouthCoastTrainspotter 4 года назад

Great Video, Class 68s Are My Favourite Locomotives

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you! Agreed, they're my favourite modern class :)

@johnmasters504 4 года назад

I just need 6 of these now, great video..

@JackJackProductions 3 года назад

The voice of the automated announcement at Manchester Victoria sounds like the one for Chiltern at stations like Banbury

@JamesTilsley1 3 года назад

Speaking as a regular on the Chiltern Mainline, I love it when a Class 68 turns up at Solihull, even if I’m just popping into Birmingham it is really exciting. I assume they’re great on TransPennine but it’s the wrong part of the country for me. 😅

@JRJUK 4 года назад

Loved the intro, great analogy. Love the new opening sequence as well

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you, dude ^_^

@Thornaby37 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant 👍 I've only just discovered this channel (and subscribed), after re-watching some of GLovesTrains older videos Maybe one day I might get round to spending a day on the TPE 68s, which I still haven't done despite being on my bucket list ever since they started running. Apparently there is going to be six diagrams on any one day from the May 2022 timetable change

@HeyItsAJOmega 2 года назад

Thank you for hopping aboard! ^_^ And yeah you absolutely should, it's a magnificent time - I'm aiming to go and do a full length return run in first class, immediately behind the locomotive!

@andrewhowe555 4 года назад

Brilliant video mate 😊 It was cool to see Georgia too, both yourself, and GLovesTrains are my favourite RU-vid channel’s. Not been on a big cat yet, though I have spotted Felix (the real cat) at Huddersfield 🐹. Brilliant, well worth the wait 🙏🚂❤️

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Awesome!! One day I want to meet Felix the (real) cat too ^_^ thank you so much!

@pacerclara 4 года назад

The 68s are truly amazing. I only found out about the Fife Circle services being stopped after lockdown started, so I too didn't get a chance to travel on one (although I do have an N gauge model of one of the SR liveried locos, 68006 "Daring", a truly stunning model). It's also nice to see the introduction of the bi-mode class 88 and maybe even the tri-mode 93, although I don't think any have been ordered yet. This was a great video, and I need to go for a trip on one of these services sometime!

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Oh fabulous! The N gauge models are great aren't they?

@Roblilley999 4 года назад

Nice to see Georgia again :) you two are amazing

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you!! That's very kind of you :)

@ChilternTravels05 4 года назад

The new theme bops. Reminds me of some kind of BR Training Video theme

@shmotten 4 года назад

THAT'S IT! I knew it reminded me of something with trains haha Shoutout to David M. Dore :P

@christophernoble6810 4 года назад

Way back it used to be Class 40s on the Trans Pennines plus other classes but 40s were the most sought after for haulage. So good to see locos again after all this time. Great video.🙀

@MikeWillSee 4 года назад

I love the 68s but have never been on one! Will have to try this trip out some time!

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

When it's safe for you to do so, do it! I'd highly recommend :)

@MikeWillSee 4 года назад

@@HeyItsAJOmega definitely! I look forward to it!

@TheMovingChicane 4 года назад

Man, I really enjoyed the heck out of this video. The scripted voice overs were well done, and I’m learning more about what makes these trains special. Great stuff 🙌

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you so much man! Very kind of you :)

@Sim0nTrains 4 года назад

This was epic to watch, After watching GLovesTrains's video, really wanted to watch this one and it did not disappoint and it's nice to see GLovesTrains as well but was she really hugging Manchester Victoria Station at 22:38? lol

@GLovesTrains 4 года назад

Hahahaha Si-Mon loooool it's a cuddly station what can I say!

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Look, if we can't hug other humans right now, maybe hugging stations is the alternative? xD

@Sim0nTrains 4 года назад

Another Station, Another Mile i agree, there nothing wrong with hugging stations, makes the video interesting, to be honest really don’t blame GLovesTrains for hugging Victoria Station 👍🏻

@bahnspotterEU 4 года назад

I‘ve got to say the Mk.5a driving trailers on the Nova 3s are absolutely beautiful! The sets look really nice in general.

@mikegillard7283 4 года назад

I live on the transpennine route, hear the big cats going past over the embankment . Cant mistake it. Lovely video, glad you're back. Keep doing what you're doing.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Oh wow! That must be a lovely sound to hear every day :)

@PodgyAsthmatic 4 года назад

Magnificent machines, in my eyes, the new class 50s. Absolutely love these. Thanks for the video.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

...you know, the Class 50 is my favourite loco class of all time. And I can totally see the comparison :)

@mrkangaroo83 4 года назад

Great video! It was well worth the wait! Love the new intro music! Plus yes you can't beat Northern Soul Grilled Cheese for breakfast!

@OskarOH 4 года назад

1. Love the speech at the start. Couldn't have said it better myself. 2. Love the Class 68's, awesome locos, awesome sound. 3. I've got a 00-gauge Dapol model of 68032 Destroyer on pre-order, with sound of course, along with a Mk5 set from Accurascale. 4. While I don't agree with you about the Mk5 DVT being beautiful, it has grown on me since I first saw it. Though I do think cool is a better word to describe it. 5. Great video once again, AJ. Keep up the good work!

@sjpowermac 4 года назад

Fantastic video, great intro and very professionally put together.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you so much! :)

@simonwalker602 4 года назад

Nice new intro dude! Great work.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you!! I'm very happy with it :D

@stevieinselby 4 года назад

Snazzy intro! I find it quite amusing that, after having 25-30 years where pretty much the _only_ loco-hauled trains were intercity services (apart from occasionally hiring in class 37s to cover for a shortage of units), we've now turned it round and the once the few remaining HSTs are pensioned off from EMR and XC, the only loco-hauled trains left will be regional expresses - Chiltern, TransPennine, Great Western and Scotrail - but nothing that is traditional intercity.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Huh, good point! Funny how things go right?

@dr.emerald 4 года назад

Im surprised how this DOESNT come back to The Northern City Line

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Hmmm...there's a way, some way. Everything comes back to the NCL, as we know. ;)

@dr.emerald 4 года назад

@@HeyItsAJOmega Of course it does, yes.

@JRJUK 4 года назад

We will all find a way together

@Andrewjg_89 4 года назад

Vossloh/CAF have also built the Class 88 Bi-Mode locomotives and the upcoming Class 93 Tri-Mode locomotives. With Chiltern Railways and Transpennine Express using the Class 68 locomotives and ScotRail also used the Class 68s which I think they don't use them anymore. But the Class 68 locomotives are very powerful diesel locomotives. And Chiltern Railways Class 68 "68 010" is named "Oxford Flyer". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_68 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_88 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_93_(Stadler)

@chootube3364 4 года назад

Great video. The 68s are one of my favourites shame I moved away from York just before they were introduced on TPE wish they ran through Swindon.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Ahhh, shame! I'm lucky in that living in the London area, if I ever have to go to Birmingham I make an excuse to go via Marylebone to Moor Street instead, so I can bash the Chiltern 68s :D

@Rule1ModelRailways 4 года назад

I have that same model also in n gauge, it's in my videos on my channel too :) also my favourite loco right now :D

@jonahyudkindibdin4208 4 года назад

definitely worth waiting for

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you!! I'm so happy it's out now :)

@jamesglossoptravels 4 года назад

Great work mate for a fantastic video. I loved watching it and we do have some fantastic Class 68s in Yorkshire. I watch Georgia's vlogs every week and they are awesome like yours. This is the first vlog that i have watched of yours and it was great. Keep up the good work.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you!! That's very kind of you - it was so cool to have Georgia appear on my channel ^_^

@shauntodd7123 4 года назад

Great Video and loved the big cat dab with gloves.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Haha! Glad you enjoyed it :D

@shauntodd7123 4 года назад

@@HeyItsAJOmega was that another mask from masquerelle?

@topgeardog07 4 года назад

Another great video AJ, loving the new intro. I have to say aesthetically the 185 is more eye-catching for TPX services.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you very much! The 185 does actually suit the TPE livery really nicely.

@saintofselhurst 4 года назад

That new intro though...oh my god yes

@randomclass4653 4 года назад

OOooooooh New intro music, sounds very good!

@bussesandtrains1218 3 года назад

they sometimes do nuclear waste runs from Dungeness (realy worth going to) , through lydd and to ashford

@HeyItsAJOmega 3 года назад

Oh really?! I know of that route and wanted to check it out already, so knowing a 68 can do that run? Hmmmm!

@bussesandtrains1218 3 года назад

@@HeyItsAJOmega another thing of interest are abandoned tracks on the beach itself, one even has the remains of a wagon

@corinheathcote9868 3 года назад

The rumour is, if TPE get the Liverpool to Nottingham section of the Liverpool to Norwich service, they will move class 68s to that route.

@HeyItsAJOmega 3 года назад

Intriguing! It'd be funky if they go all the way through to Norwich - back on semi-familiar turf!

@tomwatts703 4 года назад

Lovely video! Makes me want to do some train-travelling myself, I've been a student in Birmingham for two years and not done much more than a single trip to London, despite how well-connected New Street is. Maybe once the restrictions lift I'll have to do some kind of tour 😆

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Go for it! You've also got Moor Street on your doorstep, one of my favourite stations in the country :)

@southerntransport466 4 года назад

Awesome video

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Thank you very much! :)

@ryanworthvalley 4 года назад

Great video could we see you drive train simulator 2021 rather than tsw 2 or tsw. Maybe drive the class 90 great videos keep the good work up mate.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Yep, TS2021 is definitely on my radar! :D

@anters1234 4 года назад

Absolutely love the Class 68's. Monster units with a throwback train travel style. As with everyone else, loving the new intro. Sad to see the Greater Anglia Loco's withdrawn, does anyone know where they've gone?

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Can confirm the first two Class 90s are with LSL, running in gorgeous throwback InterCity colours!

@roberthill6216 3 года назад

The others are with Freightliner. 90014 has already been painted in garish orange livery.

@XaviMacBash 4 года назад

brilliant video but i do much prefer the old intro

@CPTrains 4 года назад

Nice Videos on Nice Trains! I know sounds are key for us, I am surprised that TPE used Class 68's instead of Class 88's (Class 68 with pantograph) or Class 93's (Class 88 with onboard Battereies) due to environment concerns.

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Yeah, I can only assume it's to keep to timings while a lot of the Trans-Pennine route the NOVA 3s work is non-electrified? Fine by me though!

@MercenaryPen 4 года назад

I assume if any of their routes are electrified they'll probably swap the 68s for their Class 88 sister locomotives

@peak45 2 года назад

Your a different breed you two to an old school ex Deltic basher like me lol

@southerntransport466 4 года назад

Today I done some leg dabs

@XNick291X 4 года назад

Nova 2/3 reminds me of the Amtrak Acela carriages in their design tbh

@HeyItsAJOmega 4 года назад

Oh, the Mk5 coaches? I can definitely get that vibe, actually!

@XNick291X 4 года назад

@@HeyItsAJOmega Yes the coaches, look very similar in appearance imo!

@djkwikstar 4 года назад

What ticket did you use to travel on that many services? Want to do something similar myself

@srfurley 2 года назад

Is there an electric version of these locomotives? I seem to remember seeing something that looked similar, but with a pantograph, at Carlisle.

@HeyItsAJOmega 2 года назад

Yes! The Class 88 - technically it's bi-mode, so it has a diesel engine *and* electric power. From the outside they look identical aside from the pantograph, and I believe they are named after old Woodhead Electric locomotives :)