as a German travelling occasionally in the UK, I am always impressed by the friendly and helpful staff on the UK's network. Thank you to all British railway staff. looking forward to my next trip!

@nickmageebrown1981

5 жыл бұрын

After Brexit, you won't be allowed in mate. We are leaving and cutting all ties.

@joshuahawkes7218

5 жыл бұрын

nickmageebrown1981 that's not how it works

@flumpaustin1994

5 жыл бұрын

@@nickmageebrown1981 lmao, wtf?

@flumpaustin1994

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, they've always been so friendly and helpful with me. It's just a shame, some British people are so rude to them.

@Luke_05

5 жыл бұрын

Ben Watmough I agree.

all i can say is some people have no manners and think it is fine to abuse the people that are trying to help them I am embarrassed to say these are my fellow countrymen

These "keeping Britain on track" documentaries show how selfish people can be when they dong get their way! Its almost sickening how disrespectful people can be!

@jubileelinetrainop3211

8 жыл бұрын

To be fair if i spent £150 on a ticket and get that level of quality then I'd be pretty pissed off

@louissachs9071

8 жыл бұрын

Thats a fair point but you think about what the network rail people have to do to keep services moving. In a way they are miracle workers because they are able to reopen the lines so quickly whilst under the stress or reopening the line. I must say I would be angry if I had to pay that much for a ticket.

@williamarneil8743

8 жыл бұрын

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@McRambro

4 жыл бұрын

But if your paying £100 pound a ticket...

@seanolaocha940

4 жыл бұрын

@@McRambro Very true, the fares in Britain seem outrageously high, but that is never the fault of the railway workers.

It really makes me angry when I see how angry people get when their train is delayed. It's an inconvenience, but that's all it is. A man's heart stopped three times on one of the trains here and That was what caused the delays. Those arrogant passengers should count their lucky stars all they had to deal with was a later train.

@Tuppoo94

7 жыл бұрын

But if that man had been one of them it would've been completely justified to cause delays, of course.

@MozharGamer

7 жыл бұрын

Seán Leahy

@dancannon5528

7 жыл бұрын

B. B

@Bruno59ish

7 жыл бұрын

it,s Britain life

@etipne

6 жыл бұрын

Seán Leahy 👍

"Take some more water. There's no toilet on this bus."

@mirzaahmed6589

6 жыл бұрын

"You'll need the bottle later."

@Luke_05

5 жыл бұрын

Mirza Ahmed HAHA

Nice to see those good old InterCity 125s and 225s still going after so long. :)

@sutherlandA1

5 жыл бұрын

Not for much longer now

@terrier_productions

4 жыл бұрын

Ashley Sutherland well.. they can be preserved! Right

@devinwebb0

4 жыл бұрын

💩

@manomaylr

10 ай бұрын

8 years on the 125s are gone. A few lucky 225s are still going strong on East Coast (now called LNER) and they’ve received a lot of love and care with new liveries and maintenance.

@gkeaoyrge

10 ай бұрын

@@manomaylrIndeed! Quite a few changes since I posted this comment (which I've no memory of doing!). The railways are now in one of their darkest phases where moral is at rock bottom. Now the 225's are mostly retired, I hope to see a Class 91 one day displayed at the NRM in York in its original InterCity livery next to the Class 43.

My wife just retired after operating light rail trains and streetcars in the Portland Metro area in Oregon USA. She operated for 24 years. No reason woman can’t do this job. I find it amazing there are so few of you.

@jamesbottomley2246

7 күн бұрын

Bc Phone Bbcs😆🥹🥹

@jamesbottomley2246

7 күн бұрын

C Said. And🙃🇿🇼🇿🇲🇿🇲

Trudy "you carn't speed you will end up in field... there's alot of forms to fill in when you come off the track (laughs)".... i dont think the farmer would be too impressed to find a HST in his field lol

@aissa1975

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@thomassanders2792

7 жыл бұрын

Buddy Theman

@Priest57man

7 жыл бұрын

Stu The man I would love to find a HST in my field!

@Priest57man

7 жыл бұрын

Stu The man I would love to find a HST in my field!

@allygriffith2932

7 жыл бұрын

Hawks 0706 I would too if I owned a field

When people bitch about the cost, well fly, drive, or walk, up to you!

I met Trudy in real life at Waverley and I can say she's even prettier in the flesh and she's got such a great sense of humour. She even let me in to see the cab of the hst :p

@olivertucker2834

9 жыл бұрын

I know! She seems really nice!

@johnmichaelpierce8652

8 жыл бұрын

she seems like such a nice lady. My auntie Wendy works train driver for Northern Rail. Same attitude and everything

@OwainsTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Jpr993 sounds like she's a very kind person

@ryuking200

7 жыл бұрын

Jpr993

@coppertops

7 жыл бұрын

Jpr993 Isi

Oh wow!!! I’m a woman and I have wanted to be a train driver since I was 7. I’m currently a bus driver hoping to migrate to trains

@randomrawrecords6727

Жыл бұрын

How’s it going Kiwi? Had luck with the move?

6:30 Trackskeeper Willie

It's nice to see the specials mentioned :) this series is amazing and will make me feel bad about grumbling about late trains....

Well, everything has to come to an end I suppose... But I really enjoyed this series, I hope a second season comes out at some point! Thanks again for your excellent efforts in uploading this so quickly and in such good quality every week. Much appreciated from Australia.

I am pleased to know we have a good team of cleaners there to clean up the mess created by messy people. :-) Thanks to all hard work cleaners that keep our journey fresh.

@pipeqez911

Жыл бұрын

messy people need to be exterminated.

29:47 Cameraman: Who's in charge here? At least three men in unison: Me.

*West Highland improvements* Its now 6 trains a day! 👍😁

@Skullair313

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it's double

Wow, I really need to travel to Scotland. The landscape there is absolutely beautiful!

Loved this series! thanks for the upload!

What a brilliant series, thank you for uploading them all. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Ah Trudy, she seems like such a nice lady.!

@rachaeljuddx

8 ай бұрын

She still works on the ECML!

Thanks a millions for your uploads from Hong Kong!

The French guy has a great work ethic and attitude. Well done him.

Trudy might get to drive the Azuma trains!

@jamiebrannonfrizocean3314

7 жыл бұрын

Yep there's a chance!

@RWL2012

6 жыл бұрын

haha, “Virgin Azuma”... not anymore under LNER, just a Class 800/801

@DeeDoubleYous

5 жыл бұрын

@@RWL2012 seems you were wrong.

@RWL2012

5 жыл бұрын

@@DeeDoubleYous indeed. I'm surprised the name transferred over

@TheArkamedBat

2 жыл бұрын

Azuma is cheap plastic

Wonderful series!!! I hope they do another set of programs. Thank you so much for uploading this and allowing everyone to watch. Scotland is a spectacular place to just sit on a train and watch the world go by. Cheers from Canada!

This is one of the best behind the scenes shows I have seen, thanks for the up loads. I hope their is more. Cheers Mark from Australia.

Whether traveling by train or plane (long distance traveling that is) I always make it my goal to be at the station/airport at least 3-3.5hrs early. This gives me time heaps of time to look for the terminal and I make sure to remain in close proximity.

@coastaku1954

2 жыл бұрын

You don't have to for trains, even the largest of stations barely take 20mins to navigate. Just come 30mins early and you'll be fine

I recall, in 1960, riding from Prestwick (bus to Glasgow)? down to London...upon entering a tunnel I tasted the soot so it must have been a steam loco so I shut the window, and got to London. I like these videos, very much :) I remember a bunch of kids on that bus, speaking something strange so maybe it was this guy? :)

This was a great doco series.

For me it's the Great End, Scotland for me is the most beautifull and maybe the most different area all over Great Britain. Thank's a lot for uploding the wohle serie, now a have a lot of places to visit for my next Train Holldays in Britain. Some People are workoholic, so i'm trainaholic( what a mad word...) so just i will be soon back onto Britain's Tracks. Greetings from Blackforrest, Germany

I bet the freight driver was like "oops."

The general public are indeed the worst people to work for!!!!!

Ya wonder how Network Rail still operate with all the fines they get 🤔🙈🙈

@LisaSimpsonRules

5 жыл бұрын

In the end, they will write it as a cost and pass it to the customers.

Thanks for the upload! I enjoyed that.

I loved the Scottish railways when I was there in 2012; everyone was so nice!

i love this serie

interesting program. Thank you

Thank you wonderful insight

I watch these programmes they are just totally awesome You know how there was disruption at Glasgow on the 11th of October 2012 well I went to Carlisle just after the problem was fixed

good docu 4 a monday morn --- home sweet home scotland

as ever its the quality of the staff that make this thing called rail travel work . and they all work for minimum wage . my hat goes off to them all

I, like many people found it very easy to critique the dysfunctional state of Brtain's railway infrastructure and organizational operating procedures since they were privitized. Compared to main land Europe, where national railways remain State ran and are highly efficient, and given that track and rolling stock companies are often bailed out bt government, I asked myself if it was time to rationalize the entire network. This very informative series mase me think different abd enlightened me as to just how complex running a railway service in the UK is. Unlike main land Europe, the UK is densely populated and where rail travel demands have never been higher. I don't know what the answers are but I am now unconvinced that nationalization will solve the issues as observed in this programme. Thanks for a great upload. Garry Harrima. South Carolina.

when you have your sound fully up, its 10:08PM and the starting titles have train honking its horn

I've been allowed in the cab of an emr hst a couple of times, this is my favorite episode by far I've watched it so many times I know most of the lines of by heart

great video 😁😄

Customer Service in a nutshell. Nobody you yell at has the power to fix the problem, so why bother?

people treat public transportation like its their own personal chauffeur service.if they dont like it then they should buy a car, then they can come and go when ever they want.

@LisaSimpsonRules

5 жыл бұрын

The problem is parking in London. All the streets have been de facto privatized and Monday to Friday only residents can park on them. And even to that, they have to pay to the council for the honour.

@jessicawatson7360

3 жыл бұрын

What about people who aren’t able to drive.

Loved that Scottish Highland and Viaduct section of the railway...

Absolutely loving the Virgin girl ( no pun intended ), who used to work in a Police. Full professionalism

The "it were 'orrible down at pit" guy has such a great accent.

Ooo I want to take that Orient Express 😊

And the major problem is over-crowded passengers always think they have to make sure that they will going back home punctually or either arrived at company to work in cased of they have important things to do by keep complaining station crews. I understand of how it feels when over-crowded passengers are struggling to wait for the next train but sometimes passengers need to understand workers had do their job to ensure everything is successful everyday. Workers had spent overnight to inspect every thousands of miles to see if there are anything stuck or any obstacle are blocking it's track, do you think railways mission is an easier thing to do? Now i'm here to suggest those passengers to experience how's the real railway mission actually like. Railway needs more manpower by hiring engineers, repair workers, station crew and driver. Then you'll realise complaining will just making everything much worse. If you feel unsatisfied their own action, you could have leave your opinions on survey that railway crews gave you.

@leopoldslikkvstamkiu8718

7 жыл бұрын

yup, you're probably right, i believe many people's are worried about they can't go home on time or late for work by being mad about transportation services aren't efficient enough, that what else can they do if they're feel satisfied? Passengers cannot complain in front of the station crews here when some situation do feel hopeless, they could leave the message on survey and let railway department know of what should they improve. Nothing is perfect, only you can do it better.

The mechanic aprentice girl was drop dead gorgeous

"But when my ex-boyfriend comes on, BWAAH! Why not?"

Just saying but Kevin whatley is actually the narrator! Have a nice day

I need English subtitles as I cannae understannem, boot thae dinna help!

@billybogg3602

7 жыл бұрын

so you dinna ken

@charliegriffith4518

5 жыл бұрын

I

@Crimsonedge1

4 жыл бұрын

You can't understand them but they didn't help? Yup... That sounds Scottish to me.

I love how the most iconic harry potter train line section is in this but never mentioned

I’ve had it with drunken men on trains 😂 and love seeing the 125s

My grandma is from scotland, as an american I like seeing how my other side of family travels :]

Bless the members of staff. Having to deal with riff raff!

brilliant

Cool :)

21:51 Ugh! Don't put your arm around him with those nasty gloves on!! I'm with Patrice. The TGV is a treasure. We took it from Paris to Brussels and it was 1 hour and 50 minutes, as I recall. The DeutschBahn bullet train was less than 6 hours from Munich to Paris (with a couple of stops). So nice!

42:27 "He's off he's defiantly gone" "where did he gow?" 🤣

yay dundee!!!! im from dundee :)

That Scottish man and his job of keeping his railway in check by foot. I would love to have that freedom in a job

@jeffryjirraf

5 жыл бұрын

paulus842000 I’ve only been out with them once or twice. They have a good sense of humour!

I think it's such a common thing to turn into a babbling wreck when you're in a new country, or even a big city when you're used to a smaller town or village. It's certainly an interesting phenomenon!

15:05 Me likes the beautiful Scottish Lass who works for the Train company.. Grrrrrrrrrrrr and Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaooooooooo beautiful lady.. 21:07 This MAN HAS a great attitude.. If all workers had the same attitude, this world would be a HELLUVA a lot better place to live..

27:42 That's a huge wrench

The Class 43 is awesome, in train sim it's my goto ride. Mostly because it gets a decent bit of speed (125mph) The 166's are good if you want all those short distance stops

@dbclass4075

3 жыл бұрын

Some BR Class 166 services emulates part of Class 43 services: nonstop journeys between Reading and London Paddington. They even use the same track as Class 43.

Did I just hear the HST horn be a 170...

26:35 that is grim LOL

cool

Where do you think the money for the railway comes from in the first place?

42:08 "Dey're Figh'in'?!" NEVER EVER tell a Scotsman there's a fight. Meanwhile drunkie is like "Why da I heah boss music?!"

The only thing better than watching angry commuters is watching angry commuters with Scottish accents

Network Rail is effectively a Government department. Train operators receive billions in Government subsidies annually. We might not have paid it all in ticket costs (which were and are ridiculously high), but we were paying in taxes. Although, now that there are emergency nationalisation instruments passed by Government, it's going to be a different issue going forward.

Im in this

12:43 just get scotrail via Kilmarnock

Sydney trains are like fast service due to new railway links and trains

48:52 Hogwart Express

I think CRH train are definitely safer than HST when i realised CRH trains are less polluted and the table remains stable.

@9dfsdjh

7 жыл бұрын

Well the thing is that the CRH is high speed and new tracks but the England trains are old tracks and tilting trains

HST train looks absolutely slow. just like the average speed of the pre high speed train. That's not making me feel like i am in high speed train

@richardg6983

7 жыл бұрын

Slow acceleration but actually quite quick top speed. More comfortable than any new plastic Japanese train but I agree, it's time to change as long as a few of these iconic trains are kept

@agent_605

6 жыл бұрын

The HSTs hold the world record for the fastest diesel train. Almost all operators around the country are getting either new trains within 5 years or have received them in the last 5 years

@dbclass4075

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardg6983 None of the Shinkansen series are made of plastic. Their bodies are aluminium alloy.

45:25 does anyone else think that dude looks like Jim Davidson

@andrea22213

7 жыл бұрын

Obviously not.

Does anyone know the name of the last song because I like it but can't seem to find it anywhere, and I have searched in Andy Cowton but it did not come up with anything, thx.

@michaelhenson7707

8 жыл бұрын

Darude - I'm sick of this joke

I'm a Brit so don't tear me to shreds = "that'll be 323.50" ie we can fly from UK to Cyprus for £49 single - to me just doesn't make sense

@Sarge92

5 жыл бұрын

theres a difference 323 would be a first class return probably first class and maybe not ecven for one person food and wifi included 49 is no baggage included youll pay extra for that no inflight meal headphones extra and youll be sitting with your legs but by your head crammed inside the airplane bathroom with 5 other people

@fetchstixRHD

5 жыл бұрын

With that said, don't forget that you'd have to book the flight in advance to get that fare while the train journey tickets weren't bought in advance but right before travelling.

@Sarge92

5 жыл бұрын

yup train tickets just get more expensive the later you book them cause they know you need them my average journey to devon costs me around 50-60 if i book 3 monthes in advance the most ive paid is 120 the night before

@ericjamieson

5 жыл бұрын

She's paying the maximum peak time walk up fare in first class, and she's paying a penalty for buying a ticket on the train. She's just lazy.

Already the last episode :(

I love my car.

29:46 : "Who's in charge here?" "Him..." "Me"... "Him..." Had to laugh out loud here knowing full well that these guys are working with high tension cables, in storm winds, when a cable going in the wrong direction can knock their head off - and they're smart enough to know that in situations like these you have be loose and light.

Odd that at 38:54 it shows Dalmeny But Aberdeen before that & Dundee After Dalmeny..

The lady at 14:18 is bloody crazy!

@makes528

5 жыл бұрын

I know...

And not to forget: Bavaria ;)

would it not have been possible to go to to Carlisle via Kilmarnock and onto Dumfries ?

A priest that can swear with the best of them, a priest who looks just like them. A priest that can not be distinguished from the world, what a mighty testimony. Be ye separate and peculiar completely distinguished from the world. Above all things swear not at all, even though the word swear in this case was meant for cussing or using profanity and not making a promise upon ones own head or Gods. The need to express the Truth far outweighed the ability to be silent. O Lord how long?

@leslieross3404

5 жыл бұрын

Also is it not so that a priest ought to be grave? Or sober, to be showing forth the severity of what is coming. To set a standard and a pattern that expresses the gravity of the situation facing all mankind? A friend of the world is the enemy of God, not His worker or helper. Bearing a title means nothing, being the title means everything. Ordained men is nothing, ordained of God is everything. Grave - all seriousness, nothing to joke about, to be authoritative, weighty in the matter in which one professes to be of or about. Rude even, contemptible for the Truth appears to be to them not of it.

37:40 Jeremy Clarkson XD

dont everyone at east coast know that 2012 will be there last year working for that conpany?

@agent_605

6 жыл бұрын

East Coast was re-privatised in 2015. And everyone transferred to Virgin afterwards.

RIP virgin.

If the Waverley route was not closed ,you wouldn't need a bus to Carlisle

@weealvin8586

5 жыл бұрын

You would need a bus from Glasgow to Edinburgh.

lucky you

"One of only two female drivers on East Coasts scottish routes" - do not think that means one of only two female drivers in Scotland. I'm a guard and former trolley steward in Scotland. I can confirm that there are many female drivers in Scotland (like all railways, not as many as we would like) and some of them are amongst our best drivers. I have (when I was in hospitality) been the only man on the platform and alot of the public come to me to ask questions . . . I have honestly said, 'sorry, I just serve the teas and coffees! Your guard is that lady there, and your driver? That lady speaking to your guard 🤣🤣🤣 I'm a guard now, and I'd like to be a driver . . . But its doesnt escape the fact that a good guard or driver is a good guard or driver irreguardless of gender or anything else for that matter.