If it's any help it returns from Fort William tomorrow. Arrives back into Chelmo around 23:00 ish. Realtime trains should have the path on their site by now :)

@@Faulty720 See yesterday times on RR didn't find by numbers found by looking everything goes passed Chelmford today. Sits there for a bit then Shenfield for a bit bfore going back out. I your out may see you on the line :) Thanks again

@@OfficiallyDarik thanks :) Oh really? Do you know how or if they continued the tour up to Fort William?

@@Faulty720 they did in the end up at Fort William about 50 minutes late

@@OfficiallyDarik that's not too bad really :) I wouldn't complain about an extra 50mins on the hst 😂 I go up to Fort William quite a bit and loosing 50 mins there isn't a big deal really :)

@@Faulty720understandable, what bothers me the most is you get to the destination late and on the return you get back early or on time how does that make sense?

@OfficiallyDarik just nature of Railtours I suppose, most of them don't get priority on routes either, so if it misses it's path, the tour is at the mercy of the signaller. I was on the Coronation Deltic last year and didn't make it back to king's cross, I had to alight at Peterborough and catch an LNER service in order to make my train home. Turns out the railtour ended up terminating at Stevenage as it was unable to obtain a path back into London after it was delayed with a fault at Retford, fun times. 😂

Cheers

No HOVRIS, I think this is my footage ... You should have got your OWWWWWWN footage!

@@Faulty720 😂

@@Andrewjg_89 yes :) first HST in 27 years at Chelmsford. Next dates are; The West Highland Pullman, departs 16th August and arrives on the 18th August. The Torbay Riviera - 21st August Tyne Valley Pullman - 23rd October. There's also a UK Railtours charter with a class 33, 66 and the 4TC set passing through this Sunday 28th July :)

Sama again next year? 😂 I think other rails and ales events are in order soon too

Yes indeed you can, as long as it hasn't been shunted away from a platform. It's a single driving trailer as I'm sure you're aware and won't ever be hauled/move with passengers aboard again though. But it's still nice to have an example preserved of course. Also on a side note I do hope they have finally removed those awful dystopian (and unnecessary) distancing stickers that the last TOC put up 🤮🤡😂

It may have been possible you did, maybe you didn't haha

Thanks 😂

Cheers Nigel 🚂🍺

Yeah it's a nice little line. Undergoing track work ATM to build new sidings as there were some land ownership issues I think. It's not that big but it's nice, if you check out their website or facebook page you'll get the idea of what's there. Imo mini rail is the best bit haha

@@Faulty720 I'm an ex platelayer from the southern , the closest I was to my father was a day out on the R H & D . I really appreciate the effort that enthusiastic people put into a project and while I can still move I'm intending to see as many as possible . Great video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@@stephenrice4554 well this year you'll probably see some tracklaying in progress in public view at the CVR for these new sidings. Volunteer availability pending :)

You’ll be fine ride swarm before it’s a super smooth ride and you’ll 100% enjoy it then go for hyperia

Mack coasters are really smooth and very comfortable :) if you're going in August get a fast track for it if you can, queues will be massive haha

Around 3am :)

I wish :/

Absolutely 😁

@@Faulty720 No, if you look closely the leading 50 has 50007 on the front buffer and 50034 on the side

@@colinwilbur3883 ah I see what you mean, sorry. To be honest I have no idea haha

Cheers :) Railtours in this area seem to have become more common recently, I'm sure there's others planned for this year through Chelmo

Yes, good spot. :)

Yes. And Chelmsford is on the main line. The last main line class 321's were supposed to finish weeks ago. Trust me I know these things. 😁

Thank you! 👍

Thanks 😁 They'll probably be out again no doubt covering for a failed 745/720 but was nice to get the last official departure. Anything beats a 720 😂

@@Faulty720 I don’t mind the 720s but the older generation of trains I really love. I am like you in that I wanted to be there for the last official day… even if they do make a few more appearances as cover for breakdowns etc

Cheers 😁

@@Faulty720 no worries

It's a possibility, suppose if the leasing company thinks it'll be viable I guess

@@Faulty720 it's a new unit relatively speaking I'd say it may be worth it.

@@bb-3653 you'd have to speak to the person responsible at the leasing company :)

@@Faulty720 haha true, ar least that's what southern would have to do isn't it. Or GTR.

@@bb-3653 personally I'd prefer it if they rebuilt the Deltic fleet.

Thanks :) Just in case you're interested the 'launch day' is the 16th April and then there is a steam and HST day on the 18th April aswell

They're all going off lease for now awaiting a new TOC. Good news is that the class 317's take over the Stansted Express services again so if you want a bit of extra classic traction before the 317's go to scrap now is your chance. Soon they'll be replaced by the class 720/745 fleet unfortunately.

So that’s why most of my local trains have been class 720s. What company will they go to? Also you said class 317s will be on the Stansted Express services, aren’t they worked by class 745s?

Aren’t the class 720s meant to be 10 car?

@@instinct_yt281 . The order was changed before production to all 5 carriage units.

True, but on the GEML, most of them are 720s coupled together. But on the WAML, they have only ever been 5 cars, meaning we our services have reduced carriage numbers from 8 to 5

@@Faulty720 At least 100,000 times better

@@easygo1477 I prefer the Class 345. I am not a fan of those PEP's. Thank god for the Class 345, 710 and 717 replacing the PEP's.

@@easygo1477 They were unreliable when they were intoduced. Boxy loud things. They are a train for the 1980s. The aventras are the train for today as the railway has moved on.

@@mjcats2011 Well I can see why XR are withdrawing them in anyways but in your honest opinion what do you think about XR?

Thanks 😁