I remember how in the 1970's the London bound trains both changed loco and added 4 coaches at Plymouth - all within an 8 minute stop. Loco run-rounds (like at Gloucester) were also given just 8 minutes. The overnight parcels trains had the most fascinating remarshalling at intermediate places, so basically by the end of the night all the initial vans would end up on different trains at different destinations all over the country. It was truely complex but highly efficient, sadly now gone.

Awesome, many thanks for sharing!

Still got the wheezy 'duff' horn!

Spectacular shot there!

Going between the buffers at 1:20 just makes me cringe! I was always taught that it's a big no-no!

I needed to know why they don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so that they can extend the unused abandoned underground train stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into Five cars per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers. A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it more Larger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Railway tunnel into a High-Speed Railway lines? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Railway line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. Then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 47 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project if that will be OK for London Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from the Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden more Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly Line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street can they also make another brand new underground train station in Chingford and could they extend the Piccadilly Line and the DLR right up to Chingford? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and can they order Every 37 Octagon and Every 17 Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 142MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 142MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units, can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!!!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 17 Tonnes for all of those 142MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are told!!!!! And please do something about these very very important Professional ideas Please? Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.

Very smart class 57.....good video.

Ash, love the livery and the cabside numbers and nameplate of the loco, a reminder of Great Western days. Obviously there must have been trainees involved in uncoupling/coupling of the loco to the stock, I have never seen so many involved in such a simple task, thanks for sharing, it's a like, cheers...Bill

Brillant video!!

Great Video

Great video, it would be interesting to know why this evolution took place , any ideas ? Robert

looks like some sort of training for the sleeper train, i believe they leave 2 sleeping coaches at Plymouth that people can board at a sensible time which then gets coupled to the train when it arrives from Penzance which is around midnight, that means some swapping around is needed. The same happens in the morning from London if your Plymouth bound your put on the last 2 coaches and they can uncouple them and leave them standing at the platform for a sensible wake up time for the customers.

oooh Captain Smash at the helm.

Good shot there😃

Very interesting.

Why Does The Class 57/6 Headlights Look Better Than The Class 57/0 Headlights?

I believe that there were only three mk 3 brakes built. They are now used on the Night Riviera.

Ain't got a brake van for the guard so we're is the safety equipment kept on that service

57604 was re-sprayed into the traditional green + red lining for the 175th anniversary of GWR celebrations

Still can't get used to a Class 47 sounding so weird.. dressed as a 57!

Class 57 & 47 looks similar to it

Stunning and sexual.