Shrewsbury to Pwllheli and back in the early 1960's

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Shrewsbury to Pwllheli and back in the early 1960's

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Күн бұрын

A journey on the Cambrian Coast line during the days of BR steam.

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@openmicfraternity1946 Жыл бұрын

One of the most amazing things is how many of the locos featured have actually survived, thanks to Barry scrapyard.

@neilewart4347 3 ай бұрын

My school playing fields backed on to the line to Welshpool. Every afternoon the Cambrian Coast Express went passed pulled a gleaming Manor. Travelled many times to the coast behind steam. Lovely memories.

@thebear3178 Жыл бұрын

Wish I could travel back to those times. Just hate the way the UK is going these days 😔 Thanks for sharing this remarkable footage from a long lost age. Loved all the little long removed stations along the way.

@tankmicr00man Жыл бұрын

A precious record of these wonderful lines in steam days, thank you so much. And even better, no music or dubbed ill fitting sound!

@johnemsden735 Жыл бұрын

what a fantastic film, it brought back happy memories as we used to go to Talybont for years on holiday in the early 60's going from Snow Hill on the Cambrian coast express, reverse at Shrewsbury loco change then train split at Dovey Jnc front part to Aberystwyth then rear part to Pwllheli with another loco from their, even had a shot of Talybont which I recognised pulling in from the trees at the station

@stephensmith799 Жыл бұрын

Best video record from that period. Thanks🙏 Shows how fast Cambrian system firemen could catch tablets! Up to 40mph I was assured. And it all belonged to US🙂

@datumhead5303 Жыл бұрын

always amazed how tidy everything was.

@johnfellows2867 Жыл бұрын

First went to Barmouth in 1959, this fantastic video brought back some very happy memories !

@ChangesOneTim Жыл бұрын

Brilliant cine film of the steam/ diesel transition, plus so much signalling that BR 'pruned' shortly after. IIRC the Cambrian (along with all ex-GWR lines north of Banbury and Worcester) was transferred to LM Region management only the previous year (1963). A great record of car and tent styles of the era too!

@12crepello Жыл бұрын

Excellent historical record. Many thanks. How we would wish to be able to travel on any of those trains today! At least the main line is still open. The decline of GWR steam can be seen from the removed nameplates.

@dmerock1 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. My grandfather was a driver on this line in the 50s and 60s and is more than likely in there somewhere. Thank you for sharing 👍

@tango6nf477 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video I really enjoyed it thanks for sharing. Memories flood back when watching these like being able to buy a platform ticket, remember them? It seemed that there was always a bunch of boys on the platform equipped with a notebook and pencil busily recording locomotive numbers, you don't see this (much) nowadays, a harmless and absorbing hobby.

@flippop101 Жыл бұрын

An absolute gem and very much appreciated!

@rogerredding5269 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing brilliant video? I would go back tomorrow too those days 😂🙂 in a heartbeat 😂💓 no probs

@Kevin-gw6us 6 ай бұрын

Very good, thank you

@lukedolman2329 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!! Thanks for posting this

@bimmeroo0906 Жыл бұрын

Remarkable film, will view again later,...all credit to the film making enthusiasts back then.

@garyhardwick8489 Жыл бұрын

I noticed BR STD Class 4 75014 right at the end. I was fortunate enough to enjoy a footplate ride on her at the NYMR way back in the 90s soon after her restoration from Barry condition.

@cosmicmaniac1886 Жыл бұрын

FABULOUS!

@streetscrambler8075 Жыл бұрын

Superb really enjoyed this.

@ThePanzer6 10 ай бұрын

Interesting seeing Princess Royal 6203 Princess Margaret Rose and Terrier W11 Newport at Butlins Holiday Camp, their fist home in preservation

@dirks.4172 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant ! Thank you for sharing this. Best wishes Dirk

@djburland Жыл бұрын

Loved it

@aljonflavin6760 Жыл бұрын

Great film.

@paulnicholson1906 Жыл бұрын

It was always a treat to see a western region locomotive being from Derbyshire back then. The brass dome was pretty impressive.

@robertpagetfilms Жыл бұрын

Wonderful film

@Tiffy552 Жыл бұрын

Love the TPO vans and the station pilot on the embankment above the Gay Meadow.

@ianjones4116 Жыл бұрын

You mean Cripple sidings, along with my old cabin . Nice shot of Salop sheds too. Cant get over hiw bug Welshpool junction was !! Hopefully my dad was firing on some of these . 👍👍😀

@amazoniaamazonia7225 Жыл бұрын

Excellent archive, the photographer put a lot of time and expense into making this film, I can remember four minutes of Ciney film was expensive in the sixties.

@tajinderkaur1251 Жыл бұрын

Great!

@tajinderkaur1251 Жыл бұрын

Wanted to let you know I'm writing shit in the morning and painting crap in the afternoon but enjoying it immensely I'm obsessed - wished I'd gone to art college instead 30 yrs ago Anyway NZ has nice scenery and space which 8 love I am painting from no other references than my head (otherwise it feels like cheating) and they sometimes resemble stuff in this world Thank you so much for being my teacher As teachers we don't always think we are doing much - but I just wanted you to know you made a lasting impression on a depressed teenager Best wishes and aroha from Wellington NZ Tajinder Jo (Joanne from Wombourne)

@reginaldwallace6199 8 ай бұрын

I fired on that line with br standards class 4 locos after manors with drawn as far as welshpool and return with the goods to cotton hill yard south

@tominnis8353 Жыл бұрын

Excellent quality and fascinating material. Personally, I think it's a pity there's no sound, however.

@kennethcliff2564 Жыл бұрын

How many locos did survive ??😊 lovely memories.

@mrbaker7443 Жыл бұрын

Looks just like it still did in the very early 1980s when I first used the line… save for the steam locomotives

@davidowen6977 Жыл бұрын

😮👍🌟

@dukenukem5768 Жыл бұрын

5:28 Abermule? 5:36 Crash in January 1921 about here?

@bimmeroo0906 Жыл бұрын

Shame we hadn't got that lovely lady narrating, can't remember her name!

@marc21091 Жыл бұрын

Heather Snowdon, wife of Alan Snowdon. I think Alan Snowdon took some film on the Cambrian. His filming was mostly from through the front windows of dmus on recently-dieselised lines; some only weeks before those lines closed. In a few cases he was able to film from the cab of a diesel locomotive. The Snowdons' films now on KZfaq are true historic documents. They show the driver's view of many rural lines no longer with us.

@bimmeroo0906 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how many tokens were dropped? If they were, did they have to go back again and pick it up?

@davidsummerfield2594 7 ай бұрын

Yes! the train would stop and the Fire man would need to run back and pick it up. No token no go!

@memofrf Жыл бұрын

Early automation like it or not Thank you.

@NeidalRuekk Жыл бұрын

There's no denying it, diesels ARE effective and effecient. But they lack the charm, personality and life that you get from a steam engine, be it a tank engine, an A4 Pacific, or any other kind you can name. There's just something alive about a steam engine, if that makes any sense.