Up and Running (British Rail, 1989)

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British Railways Board film on the electrification of the East Coast Mainline & the then new Class 91 loco with Mk4 coaches. Produced by Cinecosse in 1989.

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@simonfrost7094 9 ай бұрын

Though it's fashionable to criticise British Rail as the ultimate failure of a nationalised industry, films like this show that by the late 80s and early 90s, BR was finally on the right track (pun intended). Of course, to the Tory mind, this just meant it was now ripe for privatisation. Just imagine what our railway network would be like today if this 'successful' version of BR had been allowed to continue. Instead we got privatisation, Railtrack, Potter's Bar, franchises regularly going pop (especially on the ECML), excessive goverment interference.

@MannyAntipov 5 ай бұрын

Privatisation was going to happen anyway, as the UK gov. was motivated by the EEC (later EU)’s directive to separate rail infrastructure and operations. If only British Rail was sold off as one, things wouldn’t be needlessly complicated it is now.

@alanmorley4556 10 ай бұрын

Bring back BR .

@stevieinselby 10 ай бұрын

"Designed with mothers in mind" 😳

@henntendo 10 ай бұрын

Still waiting on electrification of Darlington -> Middlesbrough, which runs Azumas on regularly but not electrified yet!!

@stevieinselby 10 ай бұрын

"Regularly" = once a day, and only since last year ... compare that to sections of the Great Western network that have bi-mode trains running once or twice per _hour_ and still no plans to electrify them.

@cubs6583 10 ай бұрын

This train was much more comfortable then the Azuma

@mr.atomic2970 10 ай бұрын

And more powerfull and better looking and nationalised and right on time.

@frenchsteam7356 10 ай бұрын

I totally agree, 1 hour on an Azuma is too long!

@dominickirby2568 10 ай бұрын

I actually really enjoy the Azuma!! Given that it meets safety standards, it does a much better job than other new trains.

@brianreynolds2312 10 ай бұрын

Azumas are a pile of shite. It makes my blood boil when you see the fantastic inter city trains on the continent.

@MegaVector2011 10 ай бұрын

So was the 125. Azumas are awful, you get more comfort on a bus seat.

@jjsmallpiece9234 11 ай бұрын

And then they sold off British rail to the disaster of private operation

@D.C.009. 10 ай бұрын

Thatcher's Britain..

@mr.atomic2970 10 ай бұрын

@@D.C.009.That was john major who sold of the British rail not Thatcher.

@D.C.009. 10 ай бұрын

@@mr.atomic2970 your right ,however the ball was started rolling many years previously, btw 'Thatcher's Britain' is a bit of a joke saying, originated from Max and paddys road to nowhere comedy series.

@mr.atomic2970 10 ай бұрын

@@D.C.009. ah ok thx

@gonzocrunch8356 10 ай бұрын

Focusing to maximize profit rather than usefulness for society is the inherent problem with capitalism

@unutentequalsiasi5669 9 ай бұрын

1:38 Roberto Carlino,non vende sogni,ma solide realtà

@urbandweller 5 ай бұрын

Trains looked like proper trains in Britain back in those days. Not the plastic junk interiors with horrendously uncomfortable seats they have nowadays.

@thomashenry3230 4 ай бұрын

need an intelligent dnb remix of that intro music

@terrymoore9388 10 ай бұрын

The 91 loco never hauled sleepers

@barrieshepherd7694 10 ай бұрын

It was planned to just that when they eventually built the associated sleeping cars they found that the train and the OHL could not supply enough power for the hotel services of the train. The new sleeping cars never saw the light of day in UK service. Some were sold off to Canada and parts of the EU I believe.

@sharris9267 10 ай бұрын

I'm afraid your getting your ECML sleepers mixed up with your Eurostar Sleepers (called Nightstar if my memory is correct). The Nighstar sleepers are what got exported to Canada and were built to go through the channel tunnel. They were to provide an overnight service similar to the 'Regional Eurostars' (which never got used on their intended services either), as flying was faster and cheaper and BR realised they couldn't compete. In fact, the sleeper services on the ECML started to reduce in the late 80's because people started to fly to Scotland, hence why a 91 never hauled a sleeper and we have ended up with 2 sleeper services from/to London from Scotland.