The Railway - Keeping Britain On Track : Standing Room Only (S01E03)

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  • @2KXMKR
    @2KXMKR6 жыл бұрын

    Spanner in one hand, a wire in the other and a ciggy hanging out of their mouths while they have a bloody good rant about the shirts and ties faffing about above them. These are the lads keeping the trains moving. A group of legends, the lot of em.

  • @Luke_05

    @Luke_05

    5 жыл бұрын

    MickMaan HAHA SO TRUE

  • @markltbn

    @markltbn

    5 жыл бұрын

    Not one, 2 or even 3, but..... 7 electrical engineers to fix one wire

  • @MylesHSG

    @MylesHSG

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@markltbn often you'll need two look outs a team leader and a couple guys to carry any tools and carry out the work. They don't have time to leave their tools in the van which could be a mile away from the problem while they work out exactly what is needed so they need to be prepared to do anything.

  • @wizbang68

    @wizbang68

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@markltbn Working a live rail line you need at least 1 lookout for each direction. 1 to monitor power to the wires being worked to ensure some pinhead doesn't go and re-energize the system before the repair is complete. 1 Foreman 1 electrician an apprentice and a runner (for bring the tools up with the apprentice and getting anything that wasn't brought to the area from the truck or depot. Depending on what the break was if it was more than just a cut line they may need other parts (relays, signal generators, etc). It looks like a lot of folks until you realize that 1/2 of the people for safety due to trains being run just a couple tracks over and it could be easy to have someone forget and switch a train to the track they are working on.

  • @BirbarianHomeGuard

    @BirbarianHomeGuard

    5 жыл бұрын

    MickMaan that’s racist and hyper nationalist. You’re under arrest!

  • @BritinIsrael
    @BritinIsrael4 жыл бұрын

    What a great guy ..the Twyford station master! He loves his job and does his best. A really nice guy.

  • @matthewdakota2251

    @matthewdakota2251

    2 жыл бұрын

    i know im asking randomly but does anyone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot my account password. I love any help you can give me

  • @mathiassteven6695

    @mathiassteven6695

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Matthew Dakota Instablaster =)

  • @Uknown-rh8do

    @Uknown-rh8do

    6 ай бұрын

    I know he is a great guy❤

  • @StephenBlane
    @StephenBlane5 жыл бұрын

    Fully packed train "Can you find somewhere for 9 of us to go?" After amazingly finding somewhere for her and her family can fit she then complains it must be illegal to be packed in such a tight space? Maybe if you arrived earlier or booked your seats considering you have such a large group you'd have been fine. What a plonker!

  • @wizbang68

    @wizbang68

    5 жыл бұрын

    answer "away"

  • @david-jackson-wills

    @david-jackson-wills

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought that what a stupid question!!

  • @Andrew170712

    @Andrew170712

    3 жыл бұрын

    Entitled Karen scumbag - dole complete with all the autistic kids.

  • @Mnrr6131

    @Mnrr6131

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is what we call a Karen

  • @TheArkamedBat

    @TheArkamedBat

    2 жыл бұрын

    Karen

  • @borleyboo5613
    @borleyboo56135 жыл бұрын

    I’ll NEVER complain about rail delays or replacement buses again seeing how bloody hard these people work and the crap they have to take from some passengers. Well done everyone involved for keeping our railways running in the face of much adversity (and moaning passengers) 👍😃

  • @rossssd4969
    @rossssd49697 жыл бұрын

    "Does the train stop in Spain for signalling problems? No it doesn't!" Uh, yes it does mate.

  • @anthonyalmgren1276

    @anthonyalmgren1276

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ross Duncan as someone who lives in spain i can confirm it defiantly does

  • @MrRonnie02

    @MrRonnie02

    5 жыл бұрын

    Live in Spain myself and have the same problems and a lot of the tracks here were built by the British

  • @infiltr80r

    @infiltr80r

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've been on trains all over Japan and if Japanese see this, they think white people are completely incompetent, slow and retarded. Their system is NOTHING like this. I can't believe Britain was a superpower looking at this documentary.

  • @BirbarianHomeGuard

    @BirbarianHomeGuard

    5 жыл бұрын

    Multicultural for-profit hell holes vs nationalized rail. Hmmmmmmm

  • @darthtool8131

    @darthtool8131

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@infiltr80r you realize how much money is pumped into the japanese railway network right?.. they benefit greatly from a better work ethic true, but they also have money to burn on the system magnitudes higher than the UK could ever hope to match in a hundred years.

  • @alexchatterton9050
    @alexchatterton90506 жыл бұрын

    Lots of general discussion in the comments here - some good points made here and some bad ones made there - but let's take a moment to appreciate Station Master Norman Topson: a true railwayman if there ever was one. And Norman is just one of many people working on the UK rail network with the utmost passion and dedication to their work in providing good service to passengers. Without people like him, the railway would probably come off the rails.

  • @LisaSimpsonRules

    @LisaSimpsonRules

    5 жыл бұрын

    Staff like him: they have been let down by management as well.

  • @EssexAggiegrad2011

    @EssexAggiegrad2011

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude looks like he walked right out of a century ago

  • @GUnitSeanAKAmong
    @GUnitSeanAKAmong10 жыл бұрын

    If it was illegal for passengers to be "packed in like this", she and her family would be on the platform waiting for the next train. Stop moaning, people.

  • @GUnitSeanAKAmong

    @GUnitSeanAKAmong

    9 жыл бұрын

    Not sure if you're agreeing or disagreeing with me. Also, if I'm arse to arse with a woman, does that still make me a 'poof'?

  • @GUnitSeanAKAmong

    @GUnitSeanAKAmong

    9 жыл бұрын

    Nothing wrong with that anyway.

  • @GUnitSeanAKAmong

    @GUnitSeanAKAmong

    9 жыл бұрын

    I have literally no idea what you're talking about or where you're going with this. 1) You don't have to get on the train. Stop acting as if you or anyone else is forced to get on a crowded train. Simply get another and if you can't do that, use a different form of transport. 2) You call me a 'poof' as if you A) know me and B) as if there is something wrong with being gay. Then you decide to judge me despite knowing nothing off me, yet try to criticise me for assuming. Pot/kettle/black.

  • @railsceneireland8770

    @railsceneireland8770

    9 жыл бұрын

    Agree with you buddy and people giving out to the staff on the platform about delays. What are the suppose to do? :D

  • @andrea22213

    @andrea22213

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sean Jones You are a very unpleasant person. Now, shut up and say nothing more. If you do, you'll prove me correct.

  • @1994liampaton
    @1994liampaton9 жыл бұрын

    Norman Topsom MBE is retiring on September the 6th after 50 odd years working at Henley, Reading and Twyford.

  • @ericpbjz
    @ericpbjz8 жыл бұрын

    I've been looking for those pooey pair of pants everywhere

  • @chainzsawmaster
    @chainzsawmaster5 жыл бұрын

    That station master is one of a kind. What a legend.

  • @lewiss626
    @lewiss6267 жыл бұрын

    "Shortly it's illegal to packed in like this" It's your choice to get on the train love not there's.

  • @NRP589
    @NRP58910 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Norman Thompson showcases what working on the railway is all about. You're here for the customer and you want to keep everything running as smooth as possible. Good job sir!

  • @simonpilk
    @simonpilk4 жыл бұрын

    Sadly David who was visible at 36:00 talking about the line blockage and where trains were stopped in the Hayes area has sadly passed away some time since claimed by the big C. RIP young man.

  • @samuelwhite92

    @samuelwhite92

    2 жыл бұрын

    What happened how did he died

  • @RazordraacGaming
    @RazordraacGaming7 жыл бұрын

    It's really heartwarming when people get their situations sorted like the guy and his laptop. It's kinda fun to watch LOL

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog19894 жыл бұрын

    It's great to have series like this, as much as we the traveling public like to complain when they go wrong, these people who have a thankless job keeping the railway moving deserve our appreciation

  • @CRAZYPINGU05
    @CRAZYPINGU055 жыл бұрын

    The woman that moans about being packed in is has obviously never used the underground

  • @wizbang68

    @wizbang68

    5 жыл бұрын

    Underground, Metro, LIRR, BART, NJT, they are all pretty much the same things happen and they can be forecast if you didn't plan for potential delays, so sorry but you should have called your psychic friends so they could tell you needed to arrive earlier.

  • @Lucario0007

    @Lucario0007

    3 жыл бұрын

    Look at the MTR there is female only coaches be a of groping

  • @practicallyfamous
    @practicallyfamous6 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P Ronnie :(

  • @tillyboos

    @tillyboos

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know, poor thing.

  • @harrystrains3227

    @harrystrains3227

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tillyboos that was my dog

  • @tillyboos

    @tillyboos

    5 жыл бұрын

    harry's trains and simulations Awww, I’m really sorry for your loss. 😢 May he R.I.P. poor Ronnie. I know I would appreciate kind words from a stranger if I lost my Tilly. 🐶❤️✌️

  • @harrystrains3227

    @harrystrains3227

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tillyboos thank you

  • @tillyboos

    @tillyboos

    5 жыл бұрын

    harry's trains and simulations Of course. Being compassionate doesn’t cost ANYTHING. 😉

  • @AsboJunior
    @AsboJunior10 жыл бұрын

    "Ben will return the dog to it's owners" what a pleasant surprise that will be

  • @PinkThorn242

    @PinkThorn242

    9 жыл бұрын

    Which would be why he phoned them first.

  • @volante8657

    @volante8657

    9 жыл бұрын

    if his/her owner want to mourn the pet, why wouldn't you return it?

  • @keanegoldingay2505

    @keanegoldingay2505

    6 жыл бұрын

    That dog was actually frozen though 😭😭 it's sad

  • @GuyRWood

    @GuyRWood

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes, here's 3/4 of your dog back 😂.

  • @TheFallofTheEleventh

    @TheFallofTheEleventh

    5 жыл бұрын

    Keane Trains he wasn’t actually frozen. when you die your body begins to stiffen and lock in place. Your arms and legs basically can get frozen in place if the weather outside is cold enough which is what happened to the dog

  • @bobwalsh3751
    @bobwalsh37512 жыл бұрын

    41:18 my God, sorry for your loss, Major. What a heartbreaking story especially considering he's a high ranking veteran of the Armed Forces.

  • @antoniofra1455
    @antoniofra14558 жыл бұрын

    The old geeza in tweford is a g

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku19542 жыл бұрын

    As a Canadian who grew up with Rail Simulator and then Train Simulator 2013 to present, the Great Western Mainline will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart as my introduction to Britain's Railways. I love the run from Paddington to Reading, it's 30miles of high speed fun, I've done it in 15mins with an APT-E, perfectly tilting around the corners. If I ever go to the UK, I want to take a train to Reading, just so I can see what I've been driving virtually for over 10 years

  • @Cloudrak

    @Cloudrak

    Жыл бұрын

    You will love the Western Mainlines route by Just Trains!

  • @coastaku1954

    @coastaku1954

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Cloudrak I have looked at that! Also your pfp is cool~

  • @SinkyYT
    @SinkyYT6 жыл бұрын

    "Surely this is illegal to be packed in like this!" - You got on it, if you're not happy get off and walk!

  • @djsi38t

    @djsi38t

    4 жыл бұрын

    when she got on it wasnt packed

  • @EssexAggiegrad2011

    @EssexAggiegrad2011

    Жыл бұрын

    @@djsi38t She could still get off

  • @newbornwiccan948
    @newbornwiccan9484 жыл бұрын

    RIP for the person who died 💐😔

  • @hifijohn
    @hifijohn7 жыл бұрын

    ben will return the dog to its owner...here's your dog sir you may have noticed some of the life has gone out of him.

  • @estrellablanca

    @estrellablanca

    7 жыл бұрын

    or he might say "he looks a little sick"

  • @brendawright5899

    @brendawright5899

    7 жыл бұрын

    He's resting

  • @keanegoldingay2505

    @keanegoldingay2505

    6 жыл бұрын

    Just a little cold

  • @Dessienewshoes

    @Dessienewshoes

    5 жыл бұрын

    He's had a life changing experience. In that he does have one anymore

  • @PanzerFalcon2232

    @PanzerFalcon2232

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@brendawright5899 Or is he pining for the fjords? 😂

  • @cadetkidkilla
    @cadetkidkilla9 жыл бұрын

    The women at 9:00 has more kids than chromosomes

  • @IanTaylorTravels

    @IanTaylorTravels

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jordan Gould she's - Pikey! Pikey! Do as ya likey!

  • @szymongorczynski7621

    @szymongorczynski7621

    8 жыл бұрын

    Surprised the fat bitch can afford the train off her dole money.

  • @stewarthills9344

    @stewarthills9344

    8 жыл бұрын

    Next she'll want to couple her caravans on the back of the train!

  • @twistedcheese1

    @twistedcheese1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jordan Gould good one

  • @shaferkam3907

    @shaferkam3907

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jordan Gould The woman should have made the guy put some rubber on his tip

  • @morbius109
    @morbius1094 жыл бұрын

    13:56 - **CRASH** “Oh, shit!” LOL 43:30 - BTP officer Antonio is one handsome bloke.

  • @Richardsrailway
    @Richardsrailway10 жыл бұрын

    '@9:08 if you are not satisfied with the travalling conditions,then find an alternative method of traval to your destination, and shut your cakehole.

  • @carlthompson1247

    @carlthompson1247

    9 жыл бұрын

    Not always possible for people

  • @KaySan666

    @KaySan666

    9 жыл бұрын

    Carl Thompson I agree that sometimes there is no other choice. But if you (general you) have to go a) at that time b) at that date and c) from that location, and have no way to change something (earlier or later so that there are not as many people) then there is only one thing you can do. Accept that it'll be packed and stop bitching.

  • @stuartcraigon2003

    @stuartcraigon2003

    7 жыл бұрын

    My thoughts exactly! Fucking whinging cow chose to get on the fucking train! No one was forcing her on it! Fucking bitch!

  • @delticcs2743

    @delticcs2743

    6 жыл бұрын

    Even worse, travelling with 7 children, becoming part of the problem Some people these days >.>

  • @WolfieRich1

    @WolfieRich1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thats exactly what I thought. Complaining when trains are late then complaining when staff try and get more people on the soonest available one. "Poor countries" indeed.

  • @konradmroczek2496
    @konradmroczek24965 жыл бұрын

    Guy working with a cigarette in his hand is a legend. These are hard working men working in all weather conditions.

  • @blokeyos4733
    @blokeyos47336 жыл бұрын

    Loving the comments that are all about good trains down moaners, I love the railway! Keep going!

  • @SuperNeontrix
    @SuperNeontrix8 жыл бұрын

    I swear all the american railway enthusiasts come to this series to comment about how 'small', how 'crowded' our railways are and how the UK needs to do X, Y and Z to be better without any knowledge of how our system works.

  • @superpoodle2

    @superpoodle2

    7 жыл бұрын

    Parry Bollocka Money uk trains are contracted to the rail companies it's costs to much money to replace all trains that are perfectly capable. It's not always busy like they show on this video across the uk.

  • @Iburnyoudie

    @Iburnyoudie

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's odd... AMERICAN railway enthusiasts? We'd be lucky to have even half of what UK has in terms of rail service... With Crossrail and many other line extensions happening throughout London, the states here would be surprised to even get a non-dedicated lightrail line :

  • @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor306

    @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor306

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Despicable Me What?!

  • @roadmaster935

    @roadmaster935

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well. As a German I guess I have the right to criticize the british railways

  • @Rayven_cat

    @Rayven_cat

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol we can't even handle the Amtraks in America and we have all the room in the world.

  • @jackmckinnon3208
    @jackmckinnon32082 жыл бұрын

    You know the biggest thing that comes through on these programs is the quality of the staff. Bloody shame Joe public treats them like crap !! The staff are all great 👍

  • @erikcharles1793
    @erikcharles17934 жыл бұрын

    "I'd give this train a zero, it reminds me of the trains in the poor countries" first wold problems haha try the tube sometime

  • @tw0numpty289

    @tw0numpty289

    2 жыл бұрын

    bro that was my aunt

  • @_Oli___
    @_Oli___4 жыл бұрын

    Well things are different down south. According to them Twyford is a village with five platforms. Yet in the north east there's a station that serves 6 towns, has a similar amount of passengers and destinations just has 2 platforms.

  • @thalis123
    @thalis12311 жыл бұрын

    thank you for the upload.

  • @joshuasmith6439
    @joshuasmith64394 ай бұрын

    I watched this a few years back, and remembered the episode about Reading so much that I avoided it when I visited Oxford a few years ago.

  • @natehill8069
    @natehill80695 жыл бұрын

    Some of the food on the train looked pretty good.

  • @lexifillems
    @lexifillems8 жыл бұрын

    4:24 - what a ponce.

  • @bradskeels9649

    @bradskeels9649

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dinsdale I believe you mean nonce **

  • @imapaine-diaz4451
    @imapaine-diaz44515 жыл бұрын

    GWR Cholsey to Paddington, Bakerloo line to Waterloo, Southern railway to Portsmouth Harbor, British rail ferry to Ryde Esplanade. I took this trip & return at least twice a month in the 70's from my home near wallingford, to my wife's childhood home in Ryde to visit her family. The trains ran like clockwork and in all that time I never had a late train. How things have changed since privatization!

  • @Kinglionification
    @Kinglionification11 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the upload! =)

  • @moments22
    @moments227 жыл бұрын

    Safety first, that's all I can say. I'd rather wait on a platform during delays than be involved in a incident .

  • @jessicawatson7360
    @jessicawatson73603 жыл бұрын

    Good to assistance featured, they’re so important.

  • @MrStanderd5000
    @MrStanderd500011 жыл бұрын

    Keep uploading videos love ur channel

  • @texastwostep
    @texastwostep10 жыл бұрын

    Hayley can search my luggage anytime. Cheeky.

  • @elliottp3751

    @elliottp3751

    7 жыл бұрын

    she's hot

  • @cmderinchief

    @cmderinchief

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah! 😆

  • @MithunOnTheNet
    @MithunOnTheNet5 жыл бұрын

    I love BBC documentaries!

  • @slymills
    @slymills11 жыл бұрын

    Ah you legend! I was going to ask you to upload this series! Thanks :D

  • @TheAutobodyking
    @TheAutobodyking5 жыл бұрын

    thank you for the upload please upload more thank you

  • @pommyyep1020
    @pommyyep1020 Жыл бұрын

    i have seen all these episodes before. i enjoyed them then and im enjoying them again now.

  • @cas4484
    @cas448411 жыл бұрын

    I watched this programme on BBC yesterday awsome

  • @bigken6005
    @bigken600511 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of the times I had to commute from DC to Baltimore for university. Trains always packed.

  • @aday246
    @aday2466 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the challenges faced in my country regarding the trains. having lived in Asia and Europe and witnessed systems there overcome challenges and offer a more reliable and cheaper service. Surely questions need to be asked?

  • @McRambro
    @McRambro6 жыл бұрын

    Love documentary's like this because it shows Jobs that go un-noticed, hate British people who moan about delays which people have no control over.

  • @karuithaii2486
    @karuithaii248610 жыл бұрын

    Reading to Paddington, that's my route, I always travel off peak and I am never disappointed. Next time I will go missing at Paddington so that Haley can find me, lol.

  • @jacksugden8190
    @jacksugden81905 жыл бұрын

    Fighting an impossible task, well done all those involved at First Group.

  • @York22
    @York2210 жыл бұрын

    Why is the railroad fined for delays no matter what the cause? Plus its amazing to me how people get mad where there are delays causing by flooding or in this case a severed cable. Would they rather there be a derailment?

  • @julianwhitbred7070

    @julianwhitbred7070

    9 жыл бұрын

    Cameron Williams That's true, yet they're hardly informed of what the issue is. Also, if they pay for a service, they should get on. They pay for a 30 minute journey but it turns in to a 2 hour one. Surely you would be angry if in their shoes?

  • @lawofscotland

    @lawofscotland

    9 жыл бұрын

    Julian Hornby I am always delayed by trains on the North Clyde Line. Half the time its idiots being killed or cars being smashed up by trains or some twat severing cables. Other people cause delays so they cant fix it instantly within seconds. The fines aren't by the government its by TOC's (ScotRail , Virgin ETC)

  • @ChoobChoob

    @ChoobChoob

    8 жыл бұрын

    +aarongaming100 The fines go both ways though; if the TOCs delay a train then they get fined by Network Rail.

  • @lawofscotland

    @lawofscotland

    8 жыл бұрын

    KasHCubeD I'm aware

  • @straightpipediesel

    @straightpipediesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because the fines give economic incentive to fix the problems, like building proper drainage or protecting cables. Without fines, it would be cheaper for Network Rail to let the railroad flood instead of spending money to fix it. The fines need to be properly set to balance priorities. You shouldn't spend 100 million pounds to build a bridge to fix a tunnel that floods once per year, but you want them to spend 10,000 pounds to fix drainage if it floods once per month.

  • @dez3540
    @dez35406 ай бұрын

    "Maybe next time they'll do it in term-time when it's not so hectic?" Very funny 😂

  • @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS
    @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS5 жыл бұрын

    brilliant documentry.

  • @Qkumber
    @Qkumber9 жыл бұрын

    I'd let Hayley handle my luggage anyday

  • @RWL2012

    @RWL2012

    5 жыл бұрын

    Despicable Me lolll

  • @infiltr80r

    @infiltr80r

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hot personality but she ugly.

  • @g13flat

    @g13flat

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@infiltr80r Looks fade but personality is for life. :)

  • @evanhenton3381

    @evanhenton3381

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Despicable Me that my friend is fucking hilarious

  • @janpeternelj2309

    @janpeternelj2309

    5 жыл бұрын

    I had to check it again if she really has her name tattooed on her hand. And for some reason her voice is super annoying for me.

  • @davidheintz5398
    @davidheintz539811 жыл бұрын

    looking at the food on the first great western is making me mouth water.

  • @lego4555
    @lego455511 жыл бұрын

    lol.thanks for upload

  • @omarfarukh8200
    @omarfarukh82004 жыл бұрын

    Really am amazed the station master is doing each and everything in station what a great man he is 👍🙏🌹but here in India they even don't bother to talk to the passengers, I wish I could settle down in UK Love UK 🇬🇧

  • @TheGWRailfan
    @TheGWRailfan2 жыл бұрын

    Norman, the man working at Twyford, now has a train named after him

  • @Trainlover4472
    @Trainlover44729 жыл бұрын

    I sobbed at that part

  • @Jerram89
    @Jerram899 жыл бұрын

    This series seems to be implying a couple of things that make you wonder why people catch trains in the UK - The train is very expensive, fares are not subsidised to a large extent and train operators exist firstly to make a profit - Service Delivery is at times poor and affected by elementary errors (eg. trains running out of fuel) - Overcrowding and presentation of infrastructure are big problems despite high prices. If you ask me this shows why privatisation without proper subsidy (user pays model) is a bad thing for passenger railways: they just can't seem to compete on their own in developed, highly regulated countries and should always be seen more as a public service. A holistic, large government owned railway seems to be the best model - because losses incurred by the passenger arm can easily be offset by freight contracts, especially lucrative coal and mineral haulage. That seemed to be the case in Queensland, Australia where I'm from anyway (except a certain idiotic Labour government privatised the freight arm only, selling the family silver...) Surprise surprise ticket prices are up 40% or so in the 4 years since.

  • @shaferkam3907

    @shaferkam3907

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jerram89 They should go back to having BR.

  • @MGSLurmey

    @MGSLurmey

    6 жыл бұрын

    BR as in British Rail? British Rail still exists, under the name National Rail. Its membership is the collective TOCs of England, Scotland and Wales.

  • @ytaccount-rs6jt

    @ytaccount-rs6jt

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jerram89 that’s why you book In advanced... tickets in uk are only expensive if you buy them on the same day.

  • @WolfieRich1
    @WolfieRich16 жыл бұрын

    Norman is a legend

  • @chairchalk
    @chairchalk9 жыл бұрын

    excellent we have nothing here to match this on any level

  • @alexander92179
    @alexander921794 жыл бұрын

    God bless you Major Tim McCoy

  • @BrucexfromxCanada
    @BrucexfromxCanada8 жыл бұрын

    Hi again from Canada! One of the things that seems to keep me coming back to all this is the English. I speak Canadian English (native) French (a strong second) and Spanish 3rd.and adapt well to different dialects or parlances. ... But that word "parlances" is largely forgotten here in Canada - pity! yet, in Francophone Quebec > means the same and is used every day. In Spanish; idioma. But in this video I hear that Scottish lady with her impeccable brogue and it is easy to understand. She has a lot going for her, and great! Then you have that other young man who chose to work on the rsilway and had the job of collecting the cadaver of a dog. He, also was clear to understand to me more used to Canadian English. (BTW he might say this so to him, I mention a British ancestor of mine known in his time as "Humanity Martin". He was a member of British parliament and passed "the Martin Act". this was the first known legislation against cruelty to animals, and logically would have precipitated not only the founding of the R.S.P.C.A., but all their sequels in the countries! .... So we might say "All did not go to the dogs!" Now on with the show!

  • @cityofabscissae
    @cityofabscissae2 жыл бұрын

    I've never heard of people having to pay to be reunited with their bags. What a scam!

  • @davidheintz5398
    @davidheintz539811 жыл бұрын

    the cook on the FGW swore when something fell. LOL.

  • @daystatesniper01
    @daystatesniper015 жыл бұрын

    In defence of Network Rail , why should they pay the fine for a freight train cutting the cables ??

  • @wizbang68

    @wizbang68

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure they bill the freight rail line for the damage.

  • @swordysan
    @swordysan5 жыл бұрын

    Some of the comments on here are pretty shocking. Britain has one of the worst and convoluted railway systems in Europe, while also being one of the most expensive. There is no reason people should simply accept bad, overcrowded, and late service. Get on a train in Belgium, Germany, or Italy then come back here and tell people to stop moaning. Why WOULDN'T you want better trains?

  • @TA-yt1qy

    @TA-yt1qy

    5 жыл бұрын

    swordysan 01 our trains are great. I have no idea what you’re on about lol

  • @17xyz17

    @17xyz17

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Italy and I'm pretty sure you could find very little to like about our train system unfortunately :')

  • @jordan-sh927

    @jordan-sh927

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Liberator975 They say to do the work at another time. They think they only do engineering work when its busy? Or something like a tree on the track and they moan because they can't magically remove it within 5 seconds and prevent delays

  • @johnkelly1083

    @johnkelly1083

    Жыл бұрын

    Because, according to a lot of comments, Britain has the best railway in the world... in 1886

  • @jamesallen6767
    @jamesallen67676 жыл бұрын

    Hayley even has her name tattooed on her hand. In case she forgets ...?

  • @passiveaggressive6175
    @passiveaggressive61752 жыл бұрын

    Not that I have ever shouted at a member of staff when there has been a train cancellation/ delays etc, but must admit have not been the most understanding of customers. After watching this, I will try and be more understanding when things go wrong!!

  • @priestpilot
    @priestpilot8 жыл бұрын

    It's interesting to see how fast detraining, and boarding is when a train is stopped at a station. Here in Canada, at major stations like in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montréal, no one is allowed on the platform when a train is arriving. The train stops, unloads its passengers, and they then exit. Then a "boarding" announcement is done, and then the passengers can board the train. It can take up to 30 minutes to do this!

  • @stewarthills9344

    @stewarthills9344

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it is like that in most of the minor or intermediate stations, but in Central London termini like Euston, the ticket barriers only let people out. Then when the train is ready, it is announced and everyone goes. It works pretty good

  • @rosieburton3493
    @rosieburton34935 жыл бұрын

    Reading Station now is realllly niceee

  • @extremeandroid
    @extremeandroid11 жыл бұрын

    "...term time when it's not so hectic" Wow she really doesn't get it does she?

  • @Cantu2001
    @Cantu20018 жыл бұрын

    24:01 It'll be more then a bloody comment I can assure you. ROFL!!

  • @keithrichards9034

    @keithrichards9034

    8 жыл бұрын

    Can you say that again.?

  • @adam4757

    @adam4757

    6 жыл бұрын

    Made me laugh too! I think it was the use of the word "comment" from the lady. No doubt it is corporate bullshit she has been told to speak, but he wouldn't have said that if she said "complaints form"!

  • @RWL2012

    @RWL2012

    5 жыл бұрын

    Despicable Me oh hey again :-P

  • @IainInLondon
    @IainInLondon6 жыл бұрын

    I'll need to leave something behind on a train...so I can go meet Hayley.

  • @Tuppoo94
    @Tuppoo947 жыл бұрын

    UK desperately needs double decker trains on all the busiest routes.

  • @suchislife610

    @suchislife610

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tuppoo94 Sadly, the UK loading gauge is too low. :(

  • @ritorno100

    @ritorno100

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tuppoo94 One problem with being the world first railway system is that it was built with tunnels and bridges which time has proved to be just a bit too small. That is the main reason why double decker trains don't run in the UK, though they are proposed at least as an idea for the new HS2 high speed line.

  • @yo-ku9qk
    @yo-ku9qk6 жыл бұрын

    15:03 MLG TRICKSHOT MOM GET THE CAMERA!!!!!

  • @taroudant1421
    @taroudant14215 жыл бұрын

    41:04 my dad was on the railway for 30 years he helped me get this job

  • @MylesHSG

    @MylesHSG

    5 жыл бұрын

    Back in the old days of British Rail it was very common for chaps to turn up with their nephew or whatever and get them a job there and then. Nowadays it's all done by the book through HR and the like so yeah obviously it helps if you have some inside information and the like, but it's not like it was.

  • @tubetycoon5657
    @tubetycoon56577 жыл бұрын

    big up Norman Thompson!

  • @MW-wq4ig
    @MW-wq4ig5 жыл бұрын

    Graham in the Control Room looks so different - if you watch Paddington Station 24/7 you will see how different he looks

  • @powerstuck
    @powerstuck8 жыл бұрын

    Hailey is a sweetie.

  • @RWL2012

    @RWL2012

    5 жыл бұрын

    Despicable Me wtf :-D

  • @grandmastarflash

    @grandmastarflash

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Despicable Me fuck happiness I want a cum dumpster

  • @ghostengineer

    @ghostengineer

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@grandmastarflash her last name is sexton. Sex. Hehe heh

  • @laurenceskinnerton73
    @laurenceskinnerton738 ай бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @conzconnorr4526
    @conzconnorr45266 жыл бұрын

    That poor dog 😥😥

  • @harrystrains3227

    @harrystrains3227

    5 жыл бұрын

    That poor dog was mine

  • @AndrooUK
    @AndrooUK3 жыл бұрын

    A tree on the tracks, possibly because of strong winds, is definitely a reason to keep florae away from train lines. At least a decent distance away. Sure, it might look pretty and help it 'blend in' with the countryside, but when there's shit weather or a dead tree, then you've got crap on the rails.

  • @chrismellor3768
    @chrismellor37685 жыл бұрын

    Hayley 😍

  • @ImDaytaj
    @ImDaytaj8 жыл бұрын

    6:59 feel so bad but I was passing myself

  • @ImDaytaj

    @ImDaytaj

    8 жыл бұрын

    pissing*

  • @JamKick
    @JamKick6 жыл бұрын

    Left a Mac book Pro in Southeastern at Chatham station. That was the last of that.

  • @SamJones-bb9xe
    @SamJones-bb9xe3 жыл бұрын

    53:08 In term time there is a thing called 'rush hour' where thousands of people use the rail network. So it's just as, if not more, hectic as the Christmas/summer holidays.

  • @benjaminmellingen5340
    @benjaminmellingen53404 жыл бұрын

    10 people watching one guy splicing a cable...... genius

  • @sutherlandA1
    @sutherlandA15 жыл бұрын

    Just to think the class 43 HST have nearly disappeared from that region as of mid 2019 and the livery has changed to the dark green from the pink and purple for the GWR fleet

  • @alan6832
    @alan68324 жыл бұрын

    Walking a freight line in NC, USA, I was surprised by how quietly the trains approached and how little warning I had. I hear trains a mile away from the tracks, to the side, but that does not mean I could hear them from a mile in front; not even close.

  • @samuelilesgaming8345
    @samuelilesgaming83457 жыл бұрын

    90 trains were cancelled? That's less than Southern!

  • @shaferkam3907
    @shaferkam39076 жыл бұрын

    They should have Japan to design their railway. Their trains always run on time (unless something happens). They have great safety engineering. Even in earthquakes, they stop all trains before the earthquake hits.

  • @LucyMichela
    @LucyMichela7 жыл бұрын

    "Reminds me of the Trains in the poor countries!" For fucks sake woman have you seen the trains in India?! They have open toilets and shit everywhere. People get so pissed at the fact the trains are packed and busy, but they don't realise that it's not the TOC's fault!

  • @73APhotography

    @73APhotography

    7 жыл бұрын

    JD the Trainspotter with southern and govia it is

  • @ianwyj1

    @ianwyj1

    7 жыл бұрын

    Trains in Japan are just as packed as in India...but without the unpleasant bits. That lady has no idea what crowded really means.

  • @shaferkam3907

    @shaferkam3907

    6 жыл бұрын

    ianwyj1 Yes indeed. Rush hour in Japan sometimes means pushers to cram you in. For people who don’t know what it looks like, look it up under Japan train pushers.

  • @toniohennessy4155
    @toniohennessy41553 жыл бұрын

    When they did Reading train station compare to then and now it is massive Anneka next and it connects everything I even think it was bigger than Paddington 👌👌 🚅🚅🚆🚆🚂🚂

  • @MhWow66
    @MhWow664 жыл бұрын

    The network rail guys standing at the track waiting for inspection team to come along...3 hours later inspection team say they won't be coming. The 3 hour delay was due to the faffing about by the inspection team.....but i bet they still get a bonus.

  • @happylondoner2
    @happylondoner211 жыл бұрын

    Rail journey is a kind of a less of a risky and it is fast enough, comfortable and a tradition in itself. Maintenance of rails and tracks is important part of the railway business. Railway stations are crucial to the success of a rail service company.

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