Severn Valley Railway Hampton Loade Visit
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Severn Valley Railway, a series of films covering the railway from top to bottom and everything in between. This film, the magnificent Hampton Loade Station in all its glory.
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My passion has been walking, a while ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and walking does not come naturally any more, however the more I walk the easier it gets, for now anyway. I hope these videos will inspire others to keep going and hanging on in there. I try to cover variety of subjects, such as old abandoned railways, and canals. I love the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, with its rich history and I usually take my camera whenever we holiday in the southwest and Cornwall. The rugged coastal paths are a magnet for anyone who loves dramatic scenery. I live close to the Cotswolds Hills and have done quite a lot of walking around there, recently, following some of the lovely rivers. Hill walking on the Malvern’s is a challenge but worth the effort. I try not to let Parkinson’s get me down and take every opportunity to get out with my camera and film, I hope you enjoy watching. P.W. 
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Marvellous - all the sights, sounds and charm of a country station caught on video. Very enjoyable. Thank you.
Thanks Malcolm glad you enjoyed it. Ron
Wow! That was a wonderful way to start the day! Thanks Rob!
Hi Michael, thanks for watching. Ron
Beautiful
A lot of nice station details… thank you for posting this
My pleasure Brentie. Ron
This really is a very enjoyable, and beautifully filmed series of videos, celebrating the authentic experience of typical rural branch line stations. Well done, Ron. Keep them coming. Ron.
Hi Ron. - Filming weather at last, or is it too hot now!! Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks I didn’t go filming in the heat. Cooled off nicely now though. Might get out and film next week. Ron.
What a lovely place, Ron! It's treasures like this that make Britain such an endlessly interesting place to explore. Thanks for another great video, and an excellent choice of music.
Hi Jim, you are right, but I don't think we appreciate it as much as we should. It is not until someone like you comments that we realise how lucky we are. Look after yourself. Ron
Fascinating Filming - Plenty of Interesting References for us Rail Modellers Hi lighted here Ron, Many Thanks 🙌🏻
My pleasure Donni. Ron
Good Morning Ron - greetings from a very hot and sunny Poland
Yes thanks old friend, I reaslly enjoyed this video. Beautiful location, peaceful, serene and a real treasure. It felt like I had walked back into yesteryear. Your camera skills were brilliant - didn't miss anything of interest.
Hi Michael, hope you and the family are ok. Glad you enjoyed the film. Take care. Ron
Thank you Ron for taking me back here again. I recently picked up a copy of a book about the history of this line in a second hand bookshop. It was written by Sir Gerald Nabarro who was both the MP for Kidderminster (and latterly South Worcestershire) and President of the SVR. He was passionate about its restoration. Thank you for pointing out many details that I missed. With Sabrina nearby it makes for a very pretty area. I always love how the shape of the valley funnels the sounds of the trains. Have a good week. Take care, Paul
Hi Paul, I'm also always on the lookout for those kind of books. Fascinating reading. Great filming weather at the moment - when it's not too hot!! Be careful. Ron
So very serene. What a lovely day.
Hi Charles, they have really worked hard on this railway and they are such nice people. They deserve success. Look after yourself. Ron
Hampton Loade station mon amour! Lovely video, everything to love about England in the Summer. In these troubled times, a reminder of what is beautiful, enduring and gladdens the heart.
Hi Christina, lovely posts like yours, does much to gladden the heart as well. Thank you. Ron
Morning Ron. Another lovely walk round such a wonderful place. I could spend all day there. Makes me want to get some more railway stuff to put in the conservatory . I also have a pre 1930 GWR signal with the wooden arm in the workshop Stay safe .Pete
If it's anything like here Pete, I have to get permission to add anything. Take care. Ron
Lovely station. Makes me want to pay a visit!
Well worth a visit Ken. Ron
A delightful study of my favourite SVR station. Many a happy day spent there on gala days. The footpath between here and Highley is a wonderful walk with the river on the left and railway the right.
Hi Phillip, lovely place to spend a day, thanks for the heads-up on the walk. Take care. Ron
Hi Ron, as ever a really enjoyable video. The "Spencer Mineral Waters Bromsgrove" sign on the side of the building took me back to my youth 70 years ago. I lived near Bromsgrove and we got a weekly delivery of two bottles of their pop. It was always lemonade and orangeade . Non of this new fangled cola then! I suspect the sign came from somewhere else as Bromsgrove to Hampton Loade would have been a torturous journey. Seeing the exchange of tablets made me wonder what the signalmans life must have been like during a Salopian winter of yesteryear. Arms held high and rain running down the sleeves. But they were tough then just like their their buildings and trains. Please keep these memory maker videos coming. Regards Mo Johnson
Hi Mo, lovely to hear from you. I love it when a film brings back happy memories, a chance to get them out and give them an airing. Thanks for sharing them with us. Take care of yourself. Ron
More happy memories Ron. What a gem Hampton Loade is. And you didn’t have to resist the sales coaches being closed. It was nice to see the coach from Barry Railways and still undergoing work. That has been there many years and gradually restored. Although railways were built for freight, the GWR really looked after their passengers too (not customers) having lit fires in the lovely waiting rooms instead of bus shelters with strange metal planks you are meant to perch on that we see so often now. I don’t know if you have tried out the new Worcester Parkway station but on the London platform there was no shelter at all and it’s quite high above the rest of the station. Not very pleasant on a wet windy day and there was no coffee shop but very posh loos. I wonder what anyone else thinks of it. Luckily I tried it on a nice warm day. Thank you 🌻
Hi Marilyn, hope you are well. I have filmed at Worcester Parkway. That should come tumbling through the system before too long. Strange to see a new station after visiting so many old ones. Keep smiling. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks that’s good Ron. I look forward to seeing and hearing your perspective. Maybe I’m just too critical. I managed to get myself to Keighley yesterday changing at Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds. It’s a long way but I had a ride on the Keighley and Worth Valley railway of Railway Children fame. Another little gem. You chug up the winding hills to Oxenhope past Howarth. There was a small tank on yesterday so lots of satisfying chuffing. I’m ashamed to say I dozed off at one point! Well it’s a long way and I was tired. Didn’t get home till 7 but so glad I managed it. Such friendly helpful staff too.
@@marilynbalderstone696 Hi Marilyn, another great adventure under your belt, I think you are wonderful. We have one life, live it. This is not a rehearsal. Take care. Ron
Morning Ron, what a wonderful station and you can see the amount of effort put in to make it that way. I shall have to do the same. But looking down the wobbly tracks I see their track laying isn't any better than mine!
Hi Simon, I think you already work quite hard on your layout looks good to me. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks I have just got 92 square metres of insulation board turn up. All must be cut to size to go through the loft hatch. I think I will be working hard! Be nice when it's done. Simon
Hi Simon, sounds like you need to hire an industrial saw for a couple of days. Don't know if you have read Trev's comment this week, he is seeking your opinion. He must think you know something. Ron
Good morning Ron and thank you for today's video. Hampton Loade is my favourite station on the SVR. The station itself is absolutely charming and couldn't be more representative of a country station back in the day. Even having the original entrance maintained as it would have been and other "outside" attention to detail enhances it even more.
Regarding heritage railways in general, there is one aspect that I rarely see addressed, and that is the cosmetic condition of the locomotive and rolling stock. On heritage railways they are always presented in immaculate condition with gleaming paint and polished brasswork etc. Now, when I grew up in the steam era, unless you saw a locomotive that had just been outshopped from the works, they were generally grimy and showed, authentically, the effects of the hard working life that they led. So my question is, should we see at least one locomotive in that condition on our heritage railways to give a complete picture of how they used to be? I am just referring to the cosmetic condition here of course; the locomotive would be maintained to the high standard of performance and safety as it is now. In the model railway world where modellers produce exhibition layouts, there are quite often locomotives that are painted to represent an ageing engine in poor cosmetic condition to give that sense of authenticity: I would be interested to here Simon The Hairy Golfer's views on that one. I have raised this question with some of my colleagues on the Pontypool & Blaenavon Heritage Railway where I volunteer. There are mixed feelings but certainly some sympathy with my thoughts on this. So, what do other members of the PW family think? I would be very interested to hear your comments. Would it deter visitors, the lifeblood of the railway, who want to see immaculate engines for example? Could the same thoughts be applied to the quality of the stations which were also far from immaculate at times?
Thanks again Ron for this week's offering and best wishes to you, Pauline and all of the PW family. Regards, Trev.
Hi Trev, what a wonderful talking point. I'm with you on this one, you don't often see immaculate locomotives in archive film. I don't think they need to look uncared for, as was the case in the latter days of steam, but 'well used' would do it.
Hope you are well, take care. Pauline & Ron
This is an interesting question, some time ago I got a DVD (I think it was a freebie) called "The Glory Days of Steam". It told the story of the big four through to BR and the final days of steam showing how things were back then. It finishes on a high note on a heritage railway saying that today's gleaming examples are truly the glory days of steam.
I can understand weathering on model railways, there is a video from Chadwick on this right now and each to their own on this one.
I think a heritage railway needs to keep them shiny and attractive but also make the maintenance areas open and visible as much as possible so people can see how dirty these machines become and the effort required to make them look good.
That said the coach interiors need to be as clean as possible. There might be a danger in serving British Rail sandwiches to today's public though ........
Hello Trev, indeed locos were grimey especially at the end of steam. They basically gave up looking after them and so many were unmaintained and leaked steam everywhere or were restricted on speed due to loss of boiler pressure and worn out bearings. They ran them into the ground. They weren't that bad in the 30's and further back so if you remember dirty locos it's because they had given up on them.
As to models people do indeed weather everything in sight with an airbrush. Some are very talented and some not so much. I've seen some stuff on ebay that looked like a 6 inch brush had been used. It's all down to taste and skill I suppose. I don't own an airbrush nor have I ever used one. I'm not going to learn now and destroy an expensive item. So my layout is a preserved one where everything is clean and shiney like it used to be and when the Station Master had a huge amount of power to make sure the brass gleamed! Cheers. Simon
@@davidberlanny3308 Thanks for your input David. A good compromise between keeping the locomotives pristine and allowing the public to view them when they are being maintained away from the running line. British Rail sandwiches are, despite being super expensive, a lot better than they used to be. Could defo be a retrograde step to offer them the way they used to be though; you can take authenticity a bit too far sometimes...........!
@@ngaugeonashelf4417 Hi Simon. Yes, what with the run down during the war, the 1950's BR modernisation plan and then Beeching's Re-shaping of British Railways, there was little chance that steam locomotives were ever going to look the way they did before. As an aside, can I say that, as a subscriber, I really enjoy your channel and the piece you did called "I'm Not A Modeller and I Don't Care" was excellent. There are so many people who want to criticise because you don't do things the way the rest of the world wants to do it - you are not conforming to the "norm". Well I'm 100% with you. I'll do what I want thank you very much and if someone doesn't like it they can s** off, because I don't care either. You make an excellent point above, where to try and weather your models without having the expertise or the equipment to do it properly would be destructive, and therefore you have decided to have a layout that reflects a preserved railway. Sounds like common sense to me, which some who criticise seem to be sadly lacking. Gets down off soapbox........
Lovely Ron, you are more than welcome to come on a tunnel visit one day if you fancy it, i test lights for some of the big companies so I can light these place up nicely.
Hi Lenny, what a super way to earn a living, beats stuck indoors all day. Thanks for the offer. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Just a hobby Ron but you can’t beat spending time in tunnels.
Hi Ron. Sorry to be late watching this one, but worth waiting for. The collection of enamel signs, along with the stack of milk churns waiting for collection. Just as it used to be, back in the day. Quite a stretch for the signalman to exchange the tokens . I remember the hustle and bustle with the train at the platforms then the absolute peace before the next one arrives. A country station captured perfectly.
Hi Lionel, it is hard to keep up with RUclips watching at this time of year, there is so much else to do. Thanks for your kind words. Ron
Hi Ron. "More than a train journey"...I'll say, it looks like you had a perfect day for it. "One of them, whatever that is." What IS that niche for Ron? We've been having lots of rain here, which I don't mind since I don't have to pay to water the garden. OVM is not too pleased since even thunderless rain holds the possibility of thunder, so appropriate cover is taken. Add to the the Canada Day fireworks (which despite by-laws seem to leak over several days on either side) and I have my hands full with her. I'm not sure where I went wrong Ron, honestly. Thanks very much for a very nice day out. Having caught up on your videos, I think I'll entertain myself by streaming "The Railway Children". Have a good week Ron.
You can't beat a nice viewing of the Railway Children James, I might do the same.
I think Sumac knows how to get maximum attention. She has you worked out. Brilliant. Enjoy your film and take care of that dog! Ron
Hi James, We went to Canada, quite some time ago now, but our first day was in Toronto and in the old roundhouse near to where we stayed they had a theatrical version of the Railway Children. They borrowed an old British steam engine T3, N°563, as backdrop and this engine is now operational on the Swanage Railway, a magnificent trip if you ever get the chance. Say hello to Sumac for me!!
@@davidberlanny3308 Thanks for that David, nice to hear from you. I did you one better, I gave her a belly-rub for you. She says "thanks"!
Mornin' Ron, what a great series this is, really enjoying watching. I liked the photo fade at the start, really well executed!!
Lots and lots of interesting details to be seen. The Barry Railway carraige for example or the Royal Scott head board (or is it a tail board?) I don't have a photo of the Royal Scot on my shelf ..... its the real thing ............ well ok its the Hornby O Gauge versión anyway!!
We have another cold front coming through so the temperatures have plunged today, if they stay that way then I might be able to get out over the weekend if not the sun is just too hot.
On my last walk last weekend i surprised a family of mountain goats who looked at me very suspiciously and well they might I'm not sure I should have been where i was but in my defence I was simply following in the steps of a hiking guide book, nothing dangerous honest Ron!!
Anyway have a great weekend .... I hope the weeds havent come back with avengance. Lets hope we hear from Trev.
All the best
@davidberlanny3308 Hi David, I am still here! For some reason I was missed out on last week's matters arising having commented on the Highley station video the week previously. Hope all is well with you 🙂
@@757trev Hi Trev, good to hear from you!! RUclips does funny things from time to time but overall I think it's brilliant.
All's well down here it's pleasantly cool, for the moment!!
Hi David, the parodical son has returned (and given us some homework), Are goat families safe? I don't trust any groups of animals these days. I guess you have acclimatised to the heat by now, it is always a bit of a shock to the system here. If you get out walking take care. Ron
Afternoon Ron, another railway architectural gem. I think all your male supporters on here would be allowed to use the gentlemen toilet don’t you? While your none supporters would have to go in the long grass. Only joking of course.
Thank you for that insight Barry. Ron
Do you think you could do a severn bridge one (lydney side) I’ve been to and the tunnel is open and the station (minus buildings and signal box) is still there although a bit abandoned
Already done
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Ron