I feel like I've had an interesting day out from the comfort of my own sofa 🙂👍

Hi, Yes the railway connection pulled me into your very interesting video and as you have seen the super Museum on a very quite day I did a couple of videos at there model train and full size running days a few years ago so if you are interested have a look and see it in full swing they even had a vintage bus running. Cheers Robert.

@11.16 it's a Waggon Und Maschinenbau railbus, built in Germany (based on their VT95 railbuses) and delivered to BR in the late 1950s for use on branch lines, including the East Anglian ones. Surprisingly enough, out of a total of five delivered to BR, four survived into preservation; two are at the Keighley & Worth Valley, originally the other two were at the North Norfolk Railway, but they sold this one to the East Anglian Railway museum about 10 years ago. A lovely piece of history and great fun to ride in!

@tradeplatetravels

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really liked the design of this railbus!

@neilsharpe7086

6 ай бұрын

Drove both 79960 and 63 when at the NNR. Really fun! 60 is now at the Ribble Railway on long term loan. @@tradeplatetravels

@moleyofsouthend-on-sea8837

6 ай бұрын

@@tradeplatetravels In Essex on the last day of the Maldon East-Witham and Audley End-Bartlow lines they used the Waggon Und Maschinenbau railbuses on 7th September 1964. 5 were built for BR Numbered E79960-E79964 in 1958 and 4 of them survive on Preserved Railways. They used them also on the closed line from Chappel and Wakes Colne to Haverhill via Halstead until closure.

@kimjongbingbongtingtong4430

6 ай бұрын

Rode the NNR ones many times as a youngster - NOT the greatest ride ever! Always remember being fascinated as to why all of the signs on board weren't in English and even managed to work out that it may have been German.

A very cool little find. I love to stumble on hidden gems like that.

79963 is a W&M railbus - or Waggon und Maschinenbau Railbus. Five British Railways Waggon und Maschinenbau railbuses were delivered in April 1958. They were based at Cambridge until 1964. They were withdrawn in 1966 and 1967. Great video thanks

Travelled the route of the former Halstead and Colne Valley Railway along the entire route from Chappel and Wakes Colne to Haverhill on foot and by air using light aircraft and gliders. I"ve also driven demonstration museum freight trains at the museum at Chappel. Also driven vintage/heritage buses at transport rallies there. A fascinating historical location!

@tradeplatetravels

6 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

I am guessing I know why this came up in my feed!! It’s nice to see Chappel up close again, especially as I live in Jersey so don’t get the opportunity to visit much. It’s a very impressive viaduct for such a small branch line and the museum is lovingly looked after. I used to live in Wakes Colne ,25 years ago hence why I used it for my model railway inspiration. Thanks for sharing your trip to Chappel. I hope the van is a good runner. Cheers Mark

@tradeplatetravels

6 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and your model railway looks excellent! It was great to visit Chappel and the Museum.

Chappel was also the junction of the Halstead and Colne Valley Railway which branched east to Haverhill via Halstead and ended in Cambridge. Further connection east would eventually lead to Oxford. From Chappel, north takes you to Sudbury and again branches east to Cambridge via Haverhill or continues north to Bury St Edmunds and Norwich. All were lifted by Dr B in the 1960s but originally built to a very high standard as an east/ west line. Incidentally, all the arches of the Chappel Viaduct are hollow and not sold brick and it was originally built as a mainline double-track, The red bricks were also made locally. Quite an engineering marvel for an early railway and a missing link in the modern railway network which linked the ports of the East Anglian coast with the midlands and the west country. Dr B was determined to close this railway so key sections/ junctions were closed with only minimal consultation.

Thank you for this lovely video. Very interesting. Incidentally, the green (Wagon unt Maschinenbau) railcar is available in 4mm scale ("00") as a kit, from Dapol (ex Airfix). They were originally a failure as engine spares (from Germany) were very hard to come by, so they were re-engined with British engines, simply to solve the spares availability problem.

Most major viaducts and constructed with stone, but at Ribblehead, one of the most spectacular, a mixture of stone and brick was used. The arches are all brick. It incorporates 1.5 million bricks. A bigger viaduct, I think, but not as many bricks.

@martinsims1273

6 ай бұрын

Ribblehead viaduct is about 20 arches long (I believe). The Midland Railway Company brought in two of the most modern brick making plants in Europe in order to manufacture the 1000's of bricks needed to underarch the viaducts on the Settle & Carlisle line. Underneath the greenery around the Ribblehead viaduct, there are thousands of dumped, reject bricks..

Interesting video! Wondering how profitable it is collecting a vehicle with all your time & train fares???

@tradeplatetravels

6 ай бұрын

Luckily my train fares, fuel etc are all refunded by the dealership I work for. I don't think I'd be able to do it if they weren't.

i like these road trips so please post more of them!

@tradeplatetravels

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you like them!

HELLO from America! Really enjoyed the video. Will be watching more videos from you. Thanks!

Very interesting video. Thanks for posting.

Van looks pretty well mint. Very entertaining clip... thanks

If I had an hour to get from WAT to LST, I would consider walking along the South Bank! That said, I love the W&C so it would be a hard choice!

Nice - didn't know that was there - might have to go have a look next time I'm over in Essex!

I remember when it was the Stour Valley Railway many years ago

I did the job in the mid 90’s I worked for Motor Rent which was based in NW London & we would deliver & collect vehicles on lease terms & like you I traveled all over the UK & like most jobs when it was good it was good & when it was bad it was unbearable

Great video of Wakes Colne

A grand day out . . .

Bought a fried out VW combi many many years ago from Wakes Colne and did the Australian thing driving around Britain and Europe before returning to Australia... now live in Norfolk.

Not to split hairs but the village, church and houses seen from the viaduct are mostly actually in Chappel. Wakes Colne actually starts on the North bank of the river. The station is in Wakes Colne but part of the goods yard is actually in Chappel ( again). Weird parish boundaries based on church land holdings are to blame!

@tradeplatetravels

6 ай бұрын

I did wonder which place was which!

Good vid, glad you enjoyed the EARM! The railbus can be seen running at kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZWrqLp_ncWZqZs.htmlsi=K4wHYsobMiYz80Ga BTW, as I'm sure you know, but in case anyone visiting is worried about the cold, there are waiting rooms at Marks Tey and when I was last there they were heated!

Diesel rail car

Get rid of the selfie stick and stay out of vision. Otherwise interesting!