Absolutely fantastic! Takes me back to my very first journey on the Heart of Wessex Line from Dorchester to Bristol... which was also on a First Great Western Class 150. Nowadays it's mainly GWR Class 165/166's in use on the Heart of Wessex Line, with the Class 150's having been moved to local routes in Devon and Cornwall. We do get the odd Class 158 still coming down to Weymouth but very rarely (maybe once a day on a weekday morning).

I loved watching this. As an exiled Bristolian who's been living on the other side of 'The Pond' for years it brought back lots of memories.

Great video. Love this route - been over it many times on a Saturday.

Excellent filming and presentation - very informative!

When i was down fuel point at fratton train care we called the150s stella buses as they were always swilling on the floor with beer lol

Nostalgic for me. As a student I used to ride from Weymouth to Bristol in the front seat of a diesel multiple unit, so my view of the line was as good as the driver's.

@DaveSuperThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Plus you could watch the Driver handling the controls, changing gear and using the throttle and brake, and so learn how to drive a DMU yourself!

Fantastic picture quality! I remember when this route was operated using lass loco hauled mark 1 rolling stock

@DaveSuperThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Class 33's back in the late 1980's!

Looking forward to buying this when its released

I remember walking along side a train on the old quay tramway in the mid 90's. Very weird experience...

well filmed

The late Ian Burbidge Dvr manager at Westbury, in the chair, a knowledgeable and much respected manager by all the train crew that worked with him.

@video125com

Жыл бұрын

How terribly sad. We are so sorry to hear that. A real gentleman.

Excellent

Looks really good - thanks for recording

We haven't done previews of all our DEVs because one can get a pretty good idea of the genre from those that we have. If we didn't have a no-quibble money back guarantee then I could understand why previews are totally necessary but if you are seriously thinking of purchasing WESSEX, then just go for it and if you don't like it, send it back for a full refund. All YOU lose is the return postage. Anyway, I will see if we can find a window to created a preview but we have the NEC coming shortly..

I am buying this. I travel on this line frequently.

Hadn't hought of that. There will be another opportunity next year because we have finished filming the Exeter to Basingstoke (West of England) line and from Worting Junction to Basingstoke will be another repeat from Wessex.

Looks good! Maybe this will be my next one!

Nice you made me want to get this

Do the retaining walls in Bath ever get weeded, robust saplings seem to have appeared there?

We did actually film from Westbury to Theale many years ago for our production ROLLING STONE (about Whatley Quarry stone traffic). Even then, we did excluded much of the route from the finished video because it had little of interest. Bearing in mind we have done Paddington to Reading, Castle Cary to Westbury and Taunton to Exeter. There isn't much of interest left to do and other routes must take priority. We hope to ROLLING STONE on line in the future.

The Tyne and Wear is on our wishlist of DEVs to be filmed some time but not planned as yet.

Last Saturday I was standing on the bridge at Bradford on Avon and looking at the other road bridge at 4:41 in the video. It is badly rusted with large holes. Why does NR let things deteriorate, perhaps beyond repair. Same with the bridge at Westbury Station. If the bridge in BoA gets closed it's going to add to the already bad congestion in the town and may lead to the line closure for months.

It's interesting to note the 18/19 years worth of tree growth between Wessex and this. Talk about the passage of time...

Yes I think it was heading to paddington

Thanks for the cab ride this looks a great video to add to your collection!!😎🚃🚃🇬🇧🇺🇦

The whole of the Graet Western is unelectrified apart from Hayes and Harlington - Paddington. The HST does not need any electrification to run.

@tonyp011

6 жыл бұрын

well it all electrified now

The train at 6.06 is a diesel class 43 hst

I have this video of yours, great.

No, the class 150 is a DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit).

@thetraveller9712

8 жыл бұрын

+the phoenix 315 because the 150son the weymouth branch are the newest we've got.

The HST class 125 that appears at 6.06, could it have been heading for London?

@joeymandrews

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this would most likely have originated at Bristol Temple Meads bound for London Paddington via Chippenham, Swindon and Reading. At this moment in the video, it would have departed Bath Spa just minutes earlier.

While we intend to film A route between Scotland's two major cities, we have no definite route nor date. Which is your preferred route?

When Ian is contacting the signalman, is he still in his train cab?

@joeymandrews

3 жыл бұрын

Ian was out of his cab in a small hut situated on the platform at Maiden Newton. Inside this hut is the electric key token instrument for the block section to Yeovil Pen Mill, which is operated by the train crew under the supervision of the signal operator based at Yeovil Pen Mill.

Would guess that the route was originally built by the GWR and should be operated by FGW. SWT run the electric services to Weymouth.

Can you do one from Swindon to Westbury please

Was that class 60 065 Spirit of Jaguar?

Narrator Richard Bath used to be a newsreader at ITN

Would love to buy the Blu-ray, if only your website was user friendly.

You are confusing the two types of train. The former InterCity 125 is known as an HST. These are 100% diesel. The former InterCity 225 (known as class 91 loco hauled) is 100% electric. Although these are also high speed trains they are no known as HSTs. I hope that clears up the confusion.

Is the Blu-ray still available?

When was this filmed?

In fact I have got quite a lot of your videos. :-)

If you buy the DEV all the history is there.

I gather these are electric? If so, how do they power them? Is one of the rails a power rail?

@DaveInBridport

7 жыл бұрын

Gerry Buck Diesel electric to Bristol.

HST stands for high speed train. You should know that. But thanks for telling me the difference between the class 125 and the class 225.

@tobycrick417

4 жыл бұрын

Btw the HST is the intercity 125 (class 43) and the intercity 225 is (class 91) pretty sure u didnt mean the actual class 125 and there is no class 225 hope this helps

What was the freight yard called that was owned by FGW and DBshenker please?

@joeymandrews

3 жыл бұрын

Westbury. This freight yard (adjacent to the station) is used by bulk limestone trains from the rail-served quarries at Merehead and Whatley in Somerset.

Are you trying to tell me that the HST class 43s can run on the unelectrified lines? Because I learnt that the HST 225s need electrification to run.

Hmm it sounds very similar

May to September 2012

When we hear Ian talk to the signalman, is his accent Scottish or Irish?

@howdydeloo2112

2 жыл бұрын

Its a west of England accent,maybe somerset or Dorset, or could be Bristol

Westbury yard.

Its a HST, its diesel.

Also if this is in Weymouth in South West England, why is the train first capital connect instead of South West trains?

That train that appears at 6.06, how could it run on that line without the pantograph on an unelectrified line?

@howdydeloo2112

2 жыл бұрын

Its diesel

But I thought those trains could not run on an unelectrified line especially without the pantograph.

@howdydeloo2112

2 жыл бұрын

Diesel electric

I mean why is First great western instead of South West trains?

@kayleegreen2134

4 жыл бұрын

Before that back in 2004ish they were wales and west trains

Chug train

Neither, it is West Country.

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this video is a disgrace putting on then saying its just a showing to and then stop the filming to make us buy the dvd to watch the rest of it thats a con and shouldn't be on you tube

@joeymandrews

3 жыл бұрын

You do realise this is only a preview? Similar to when we see movie trailers. A preview/trailer gives us a taste of what the entire film will be like. Companies have to make money somehow to cover their production costs. If they made the entire duration free for viewing, they wouldn't make any money, and therefore wouldn't be able to cover their production costs, and in turn, wouldn't be able to afford to bring us more productions such as these in the future.

When was this filmed?