I remember writing a leaflet for new VEP units being introduced on the South Eastern around 1970 and mentioning that they had "ergonomically designed" seats, which basically meant they were less comfortable than the trains being replaced.
@ashleyjiscool Жыл бұрын
At least they tried making it comfortable in comparison to there replacements Br was trying to give comfort on a 10-20 min branchline but the some of new company’s er getting spare ironing boards and reusing then with extra padding made to be as thin as possible
@leeproudfoot99226 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing another interesting video. By way of contrast to the shiny new Hitachi depot, please, please, please try and arrange a visit to the Wolverton Works, the longest continuously operating railway works in the UK (since 1838). All of the old Victorian and early 20th century buildings are soon to be demolished and the ongoing railway activity will be condensed into new purpose-built workshops. It's currently operated by Knorr-Bremse who I'm sure would be happy to give you a tour. It's also the home of the Royal Train, although access to that might be a different story. Some of the older train sheds (including the original Royal Shed) have been converted into very cool housing. There's lots of railway stuff in the Milton Keynes Museum which is just round the corner too.
@MattNav6 жыл бұрын
Woohoo ! Loved this and so good to watch you guys again ! All the stations never ends 😀
@ZaphodHarkonnen6 жыл бұрын
Good comment on the toilet stuff. The lever is a good clear usability thing. Like you say it gives a big clear indication of what state the lock is in.
@SamSitar6 жыл бұрын
Geoff when did you toilet thing start?
@fgwHST430096 жыл бұрын
James Sullivan those buttons are also fitted to the refurbished Sprinters and Turbos.
@vintagestuffguy19986 жыл бұрын
Nothing will ever beat the feeling of the wind in your hair as you lean out of an HST window barreling across a viaduct over a valley - best long distance trains in Europe! Also having separate locos instead of making them DMUs reduces engine noise in carriages which i certainly appareciate
@RWL20126 жыл бұрын
TheVintageStuffGuy1998 only 3 of the 5 cars have underfloor diesel engines. V12s totalling roughly the same power as if all 5 cars each had a straight six underneath.
@Stephen_Pettitt6 жыл бұрын
Glad that you retain your head. Leaning out of train windows never was a good idea.
@jonhigginson40966 жыл бұрын
Ah haa, next project.....All the depots!! Fab film guys.
@robhorne30486 жыл бұрын
Great to see you guys again. All the Depots sounds like a great idea.
@Steve-bo6ht6 жыл бұрын
Five days to wrap a train that is just incredible, the Class 800 in the GWR livery looks fantastic.
@andrewholloway2316 жыл бұрын
Big thumbs up for this video. I really enjoyed it. Sincerely, I do hope the new IEPs have a long and illustrious career, just like its predecessor, the awesome HST.
@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic74826 жыл бұрын
Notice the Japanese on the door at 2:17! By the way, the class 377/6, 377/7 and 387 Electrostar trains also have the same easy-to-understand lock levers in toilets.
@kaitlyn__L6 жыл бұрын
fun fact: it mostly just says "operation" and "control" phonetically! (both followed by the kanji for "room".) when you see a lot of katakana like that, it's usually a good bet that it's an english loanword, especially in the technology sector :)
@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic74826 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply. Yes I agree that Japanese has a lot of loanwords... I love Japan's railways and I know a lot of rail-related words and phrases. I can read Kanji because it's derived from my first language 😅
@larshelmin6 жыл бұрын
Currently three dislikes.... 🤔 Alstom, Bombardier and Siemens? 😂
@arthurlaurent24906 жыл бұрын
You joking Alstom have made the French TGVs!!!
@larshelmin6 жыл бұрын
What I meant with my comment was NOT that Alstom, Bombardier or Siemens makes bad trains, I meant their PR social media people are in envy of such a good video made about their business competitor and therefore disliked the video. Who else could not like it? ...Oh, I see a fourth dislike, must be Stadler then :-)
@sonicboy6786 жыл бұрын
Bombardier certainly is amazing. Just look at the R179 order. Oh, wait...
@seaside-dn8dp6 жыл бұрын
Alstom are indeed fine. They made fine trains.
@al66class596 жыл бұрын
No, maybe he intended that they’re jealous of the 800s?
@jimlangley8406 жыл бұрын
Just finished watching ATS documentary, looking forward to ATS redux in 2027 ! Great job, very enjoyable & informative, wish we had the history & charm on my side of the pond.
@cantbants6 жыл бұрын
Completely agree with your view on the bolt-type electronic lock Geoff, find it much more assuring I won't be exposed to the entire train carriage!
@MaidaValeTom6 жыл бұрын
Vicki should become a train announcer 😂. They could do something like on the S Stock, where Vicki does the main announcement, and the Geoff says Please make sure to take all your personal belongings with you when you leave the train. 😂
@roundel526 жыл бұрын
Oh Geoff! One of my bugbears... It's not a plug, it's a socket. You have a plug, and the train has a socket.
@jamesbutler62534 жыл бұрын
It's always been called a plug colloquially in British English.
@daveedee36263 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbutler6253 You're as wrong as Geoff is.
@CCA20204 жыл бұрын
Steward signs have done: Transport for Wales Class 175 The Croydon Trams Merseyrail Class 507 & 508 X men Class 390 And more...
@priestland16 жыл бұрын
You two have dream jobs, traveling the country on trains.
@Wasserfeld.6 жыл бұрын
I saw Vicki in Sydenham! Great to see another video :)
@HMSDaring16 жыл бұрын
First class seats in the 43's look much better than those, and I would have thought they would have painted them rather than wrap them. Regardless, I'm very excited to see these enter service, it'll be bittersweet to see the old 43 leave
@whackingbadge6 жыл бұрын
Just hearing that music brought a smile to my face :D. Love those new trains, they look super cool. Another place that you can’t see on Google Maps is Blackridge Station in Scotland. That’s because it’s so new.
@jess.thetrain2 жыл бұрын
These exact trains that are now a common sight. And KZfaq now reccomends me this video
@SamSitar6 жыл бұрын
Vicki's seat fascination is entertaining.
@itz.creepy36485 жыл бұрын
I have always known what hitachi was but I really wanted to go in there I’m glad I could see some parts as I live near there
@nnmmnmmnmnnm6 жыл бұрын
My son loves train toilet doors. This video hit the mark.
@SebastianPeitsch6 жыл бұрын
This is EXACTLY the kind of video I wanted. I wish you guys got invited to visit HITACHI in Japan. That would be so amazing!
@AllTheStations6 жыл бұрын
We would also love it if Hitachi said "Come over to Japan..." !!
@hoochfroosch62816 жыл бұрын
OMG soooo cool!! Thanks for the report, guys! This whole hitachi depot & trains are fascinating!!!!
@jntrains45266 жыл бұрын
I'm going to miss the class 43 HST. 😢 :-(
@pbsimons16 жыл бұрын
What happened to the little clip after the credits? They're the best bit!
@Ameliathehorsegirl2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been on a train just like this when I was in England it was so awesome and fun
@ArthurRoy136 жыл бұрын
Those are the coolest safety hats ever! The trains are kind of ok too :)
@Hans-gb4mv6 жыл бұрын
State of the art trains they call them. And when you see the CCTV unit I can tell by the high amount of coaxial cable that it still uses analog cameras. Standard definition no doubt.
@RWL20126 жыл бұрын
Hans Roes :-O
@francisboyle17395 жыл бұрын
Co-ax is is used for many things. More likely those cables are for some form of high speed data connection.
@fgwHST430096 жыл бұрын
Stoke Gifford IEP Depot in the middle of Filton Triangle near Bristol Parkway.
@MrTransportAddict3 жыл бұрын
Vicki: I’m going in the cab! Me: Vicki Pipe The Greatest Driver Ever
@Mugtree6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant film. Used the new train last weekend and really love them ❤️
@12crepello6 жыл бұрын
These trains are IET's (Intercity Express Trains) NOT IEP's. IEP is the Intercity Express Programme which is the name of the complete project, including infrastructure, to bring these trains to GWR and East Coast.
@guypoop67876j6 жыл бұрын
12crepello IEP is the programme
@jongmassey6 жыл бұрын
I'm still annoyed about the bi-mode fudge, the west of England and south Wales have been denied electrification for far too long!
@james1232126 жыл бұрын
the majority of the midland mainline has also been denied electrification and theres also alot of line up north that are still diesel
@sonicboy6786 жыл бұрын
Is it because of politics?
@1chish6 жыл бұрын
When you burn oil or gas to create that electricity which is distributed through an inefficient wiring system that in itself costs £ Bns and burns huge amounts of CO2 to build I am not sure quite what your beef is about burning diesel fuel in trains ....
@jameswilford52256 жыл бұрын
How about... a. you're wrong about CO2, electric is much more efficient, b. air pollution from diesel is a huge problem and affects human health, and c. electric trains are quieter, more comfortable and accelerate faster.
@1chish6 жыл бұрын
James - How about you pay attention to what I have written. I was referring to factors that you electric buffs never address: 1. The fact electricity is, in general, produced by burning gas / oil (even coal) and therefore produces huge amounts of concentrated CO2 that is slower to disperse and therefore allow trees and plants to synthesise. Diesel trains produce a much wider spread and very much lower amounts. They also get shut off when not in use unlike power stations. 2. Whether you run an electric train or not power is consumed (and therefore has to be created) because the OHL has to be energised and power is lost in the distribution of that electricity. Creating motion from an onboard diesel is far more thermally and energy efficient any electric system 3. Diesel trains are actually electric trains but carry their own power station 4. The carbon footprint created in the manufacture of thousands of pylons and gantries and thousands of miles of expensive copper laminate contact wire and the CO2 costs in installing and building the OHL alone kills the 'environmental' argument for electric trains. For example the CO2 created in building the GWML electrification will never be 'undone'. It is a cost that has been paid and need not have been paid 5. The visual impact on local environments is colossal. I come from the West Country and know the great Western and Cotswold lines well. I served part of my Apprenticeship in Swindon. Brunel built a railway that was almost invisible as you drive by it. It even added to the beauty that is Bath. Now we have a steel tube scarring that beautiful part of our countryside and destroyed the image of Bath. Just so you can accelerate faster? Oh by the way a Mk III / HST carriage is no noisier than a Pendolino carriage to ride in Before you lecture people on CO2 maybe look at the total environmental impact costs and not conveniently to just the IEP sat in Paddington.
@JohnTalbot-k6xi6 жыл бұрын
You tell a great story (!!) Glad to see your Back ...
@piedmontdistrictrailfan17416 жыл бұрын
Y'all need to come to the USA and visit all the stations here!
@lammy12345678906 жыл бұрын
Looks good! But I wish they wouldn't put carpets throughout trains like this. They retain dirt and smells and over time get stained and wear out. They need much more attention to cleaning than our train companies can give. In Japan the bullet trains have vinyl flooring (throughout standard class, at least) and they are always immaculately clean.
@starlinguk6 жыл бұрын
lammy1234567890 I wish the seats weren't plush. They're disgusting.
@sonicboy6786 жыл бұрын
At least these aren't being built for a metro system.
@randolphclarke46746 жыл бұрын
lammy1234567890 we generally only use carpet floors in intercity trains and the rural/suburban trains have vinyl flooring.
@davidbing45786 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks.Just a pity for us that use Temple Meades will not benefit from the electrification for the whole journey to London.
@peter_smyth4 жыл бұрын
I thought the main green colour on the trains would be paint, like a car. Also, the new non-stop Paddington to Bristol Parkway service (as of December 2019) is great.
@hythesailor6 жыл бұрын
What a superb video! You are a great duo!
@gobears64876 жыл бұрын
Love that this video has the whole theme tune and opening sequence... sad that the new video today - similar subject - doesn't though... 😕
@DescendantofYellowEmperor6 жыл бұрын
Kobe says 500 firms affected in steel scandal - BBC News always keep an eye on Japanese materials, designs, technologies , engineers, and especially the QAs...
@skintclint4 жыл бұрын
HEALTH AND SAFETY: When walking around the Hitachi workshop area.... eye protection to be worn at all times....
@channelejg58625 жыл бұрын
8:00 ‘do you have any toilet questions?’😂😂
@nlo1146 жыл бұрын
10:45 ...'If you look on the satellite imagery it's not there'... It probably won't be there for a while, either. Reading station and general track-work was finished a while back, but google still shows images from the pre-rebuild days.
@oliverbrelsford54724 жыл бұрын
ALL THE DEPOTS! Now THAT should be a thing.
@MarcUK6 жыл бұрын
Toilet Story: About 2006 I was on a Virgin train from Crewe to Edinburgh and as always it was packed and people were sitting in the corridors myself included (£106 ticket and I got a floor space for 5 hours). The carriage I was in had the toilet and that corridor that sort of curved around it, this was where myself and others were. A woman in her 50's made her way past and into the toilet, a couple of minutes later a man in his 20's went past and as he got to the door somebody told him that a person was in there, but of course she hadn't locked the door so the engaged light wasn't on. The young man proceeded to press the open button and the door opened to shrieks from the woman. The man and those sitting outside got the full view of the woman sitting on the toilet. Apparently she had hit the close button twice. :-D
@garylumley76106 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Stoke Gifford. Would have loved to work there!
@danthefryingpan9636 жыл бұрын
Ill miss the HST's but the C800's look pretty nice :)
@ahoyittttt78022 жыл бұрын
You still stick by that?
@Finley_Stuff Жыл бұрын
I prefer the Class 43 because I'll always get exited as it pulled in because I could open the door manually
@irenec48766 жыл бұрын
I know that the new trains of the Metropolitan of Genoa (Genova) are made by Hitachi Rail.
@jsma99996 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this film
@TravelJackJourneys1586 жыл бұрын
There look fantastic I saw one on a test only a few weeks
@GEdgemaster6 жыл бұрын
4:11 ETCS isn't for "powering traction", it's the in-cab signalling...
@michaelraymond81966 жыл бұрын
fantastic video, all the stations is the best
@JonathanLight12 жыл бұрын
Great episode
@davidprice69946 жыл бұрын
the great Intercity 125 is my fave train.be a shame to see these go.
@johnkerby706 жыл бұрын
David Price quite a few of them are going to Scotland, I believe.
@carailphotography6 жыл бұрын
GWR are keeping 20 from what I've heard, don't panic!
@Great_WesternTVFan4 жыл бұрын
@@carailphotography but a handful of them are moving to Scotrail
@Great_WesternTVFan4 жыл бұрын
@@johnkerby70 yes
@Hololiamong4 жыл бұрын
I like the 43 as well but I think a lot will go to muesemes and maybe some to heritage rail
@keithflockhart6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. More please. #allthedepots, and #allthetrains please
@johnusher19216 жыл бұрын
I love those hats which the Japanese company staff wear - Way cooler than baseball caps! Anyone know where we can get then - without logos preferably?
@headforthehillsuk6 жыл бұрын
John Usher any decent safety kit supplier but they'd be a bit bulky. They are bump caps. In this case specifically with a reduced peak. Bit of padding in them and a light plastic shell. Meant as a bit of protection against knocking your head on stuff if you lose your spatial awareness working in or around tight spaces. Lighter than a proper safety helmet but won't protect against falling items in the same way.
@RoddyJenkins6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video as ever, guys! Guessing Vicki may now be considering a career change to become a train driver lol
@SiVlog19896 жыл бұрын
InterCity Express Program
@hawlucha22286 жыл бұрын
Saw one of these cool monstrosities accidentally while in Taunton to see a football match!
@trainviewsyt2 жыл бұрын
I went in the cab of a 800 at paddington
@pmb91723 жыл бұрын
Most uncomfortable seats in the UK and on GWR the food offering is dismal ,no buffet , a galley thats used on odd occasions.
@zitzong6 жыл бұрын
ALL THE DEPOTS
@hafeezullah28746 жыл бұрын
بہت خوبصورت ٹرین ہئے
@thisisstuart79516 жыл бұрын
Has anyone been watching inside Paddington station
@badlyfilmedproductionspres80226 жыл бұрын
Seats still look like airplane seats... Much prefer the old mk1 or mk 2 seats
@garethbisgrove44826 жыл бұрын
The seats look flimsy and cheap!
@FadeToBlack8886 жыл бұрын
how comes you spell aeroplane the American way??
@OlanKenny6 жыл бұрын
James Carruthers MK2 on the Cumbrian Coast are incredibly uncomfortable
@bowlerstuff95896 жыл бұрын
I have heard of steward signs They did the X men livery for pendo and the New Croydon tram livery
@AndreasP076 жыл бұрын
The seats are nice enough without patterns ;)
@steviesteve7508 ай бұрын
Shame you didn't talk about the power plant, traction motors etc etc. In other words the interesting engineering bit
@arfski6 жыл бұрын
Good video, and a good use of this channel, shame to deny 23k subscribers ongoing railway related content in the clearly successful ATS easy going style going forward.
@bryan24ish3 жыл бұрын
Honestly speaking this modern intercity high speed trains are more sophisticated than a new chinese made one. You can see the finishes of each cabin. The technolgy the materials they used. When you say japanese made its reAlly made in japan but this one technology was transferred to london to build their own. I believe chinese trains are some kind of copy from different technologically advanced countries. And then they just added up some of their inventions to make it what a something china can be proud of to say.
@dgattenb6 жыл бұрын
From Cardiff they will just be sprinters ... been goo to ask the question how much weight is the extra engine adding with its fuel etc, how much will this slow the train down ??
@neilburns88693 жыл бұрын
Seats have much better back support than previous trains.👍
@ahoyittttt78022 жыл бұрын
But sadly make ur backs ache :(
@ashleyjiscool Жыл бұрын
@@ahoyittttt7802 and your bottom hurt if you bounce a lot
@Andrewjg_892 жыл бұрын
Hitachi should continue on manufacturing the Class 80x AT300 IETs, Class 3xx AT200 Commuter and Class 3xx & Class 7xx AT100 Metro rolling stocks at Newton Aycliffe. With new rolling stocks to be built for London Underground to replace the Bakerloo Line 1972 Stock and 1992 Stocks on the Central Line and Waterloo & City Line.
@damo_UK4 жыл бұрын
Just seen this video, November ‘19... never mind the trains, LOVE the hats, is it wrong that I want one?!
@jakeyyyboi89826 жыл бұрын
Look even cooler than the 395s, TFL pick Hitachi to build the New Tube For London they seriously do manufacture great trains. #StopBombardierFavouritism #AventrasAreCrap700sAreWayBetter
@Great_WesternTVFan5 жыл бұрын
The Hitachi didn't won the bid. Sadly. So it is either bombardier or Siemens
@kuroushahmadi68547 ай бұрын
Merry christmas🎉
@jimthorne3043 жыл бұрын
Re lavvy doors, could they not be locked automatically when the door is closed from the inside 'Close' button? You can have a light indicator to confirm that it's locked. When you open the door to leave, it automatically unlocks, and after 10 or 15 seconds the door then closes automatically, but can be opened from outside 'cos there's nobody in. The 'Lock' option certainly confuses a lot of people....!
@LordInter6 жыл бұрын
how many years did he say? 2-7?!?!?! the 125 has been in service for nearly (or over) 50 years and the steam trains are still running from 1908!
@ronniedio194220102 ай бұрын
1:16 ... A 'class 43' is not a proper train, it's a DMU power car! Admittedly, a fast DMU, but HSTs are still DMUs - a fixed set of coaches with a power car at each end as opposed to a locomotive at the front pulling some carriages - that's a 'proper train'. This has probably already been said here, but I can't be bothered to read through 'all the comments'! 🙂
@allgoo19646 жыл бұрын
I want one of those Hitachi hats.
@tommyselby6 жыл бұрын
Are you guys going to the seimens open day at Three Bridges this weekend?
@AlanFredPipes6 жыл бұрын
'Inspire the next...' what? Episode of All the Stations? My toilet bugbear is getting the water to come out of the tap!
@mrgreatauk6 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed seeing the new trains :). Have to say though, those seats don't look very comfortable and it didn't look like there was much luggage space...
@abyssaljam4416 жыл бұрын
We should make a gif of that man working on the wires
@allgoo19646 жыл бұрын
4:34 It comes with cup holder installed!! Isn't it nice? lol
@hhgttg695 жыл бұрын
that's a great idea, "all the depots"
@soulbabe796 жыл бұрын
these will be running on my local line :D
@trainsacrosstheuktrainspot63914 жыл бұрын
Did hitachi let you keep the high vis jacket and the safety hat Geoff and Vicky
@Class_056 жыл бұрын
Yeah more content to feed my eyeballs
3 жыл бұрын
9:25 grey..green---what we see Black..white
@stuartoswald12686 жыл бұрын
It was the Class 170's up in Scotland that had the button closing round doors. Scotrail like to confuse us Scots
@sodadrinker896 жыл бұрын
I really want that Hitachi hat.
@eey-bee6 жыл бұрын
Great video! Nice to see rail upgrades coming, though can't deny it's a shame that, whilst they are being built in the UK, the manufacturing company (and presumably design) is not from the UK.
@carailphotography6 жыл бұрын
Hm, rail upgrades aren't all that a good idea. I've been ranting alot on social media about how electrification is going to spoilt our railway scenes, stations (due to some foilage being removed and footbridges being replaced for the lines) and foilage on the side of the track which may add effect to your normal journey. Luckily, they haven't touched the snow hill lines yet and it seems the riviera line and maybe the cornish mainline won't get electrification. The HSt is iconic aswell and has alot of history in me (depite me not being on the surface of the planet for very long). These new (and sorry to say stupid) Class 800s have no economical neither environmental nor social benefits. The only one I can think of is that it runs on overhead and diesel. But these are more like a voyager, they only consist of 4 coaches, meaning alot of duos will be common to make up the capacity that the HST offered. Environmental: well, overhead lines are being installed causing foilage to be taken away. And social, well there's many. And don't get me started on HS2
@eey-bee6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information, that's quite interesting - cynical me is thinking these were the cheapest offer made, as opposed to necessarily the best offer. I can totally understand the reasoning in regards to electrification and damage to heritage, aesthetics etc. I live not far from the London-Bristol line and for example, 'upgrading' (increasing height of) bridges crossing the railway equals massive green walls placed over the crossing. Not exactly in-keeping with the surroundings or the railway itself. That being said I will always prefer the development of public transport systems over further road development, I do wish it was managed better though, hehe.
@andrewholloway2316 жыл бұрын
8:41, ah yes, Vicki has a HUGE fixation with Train Operating Company moquettes. :-)
@danielspencer6174 Жыл бұрын
They are same as southeastern high speed H.S.1 but it over head power and 3rd rail GWR run bye diesel and over head power line made in Japan 🇯🇵 which a good thing hatchi nice trains?