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Fast Trains at Biggleswade, ECML | 02/02/19
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2019
- This video is property of "Richard Chalklin"
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A busy afternoon at Biggleswade station on the East Coast Mainline on a Saturday afternoon.
Joining me here were:
The Train Tone and Thrash Lover
Reedo Railways
Trains at Random Stations
Big Old Bean Pod
CRMRailspotter
TrainSpotEast
camjkerman
Biggleswade info:
Biggleswade railway station serves the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the East Coast Main Line, 41 miles 13 chains (66.24 km) from London King's Cross. Biggleswade is managed and served by Great Northern.
Biggleswade station was originally built in 1850 for the Great Northern railway. This made Biggleswade the first town in Bedfordshire to have a mainline railway station.[citation needed] The original station consisted of two lines but was rebuilt in 1901 to allow the present four line arrangement to be built.
Biggleswade has two large platforms and four main rail lines, a pair of "up and down" slow lines used by stopping services and a pair of "up and down" fast lines used by fast InterCity East Coast passing through at high speed and Great Northern services at peak times running non-stop to/from London. A fifth line extends off the "down" slow line which links into the remaining sidings used by the Plasmor block company.
The station's platforms have been lengthened so that they can cope with 12 car trains, which are now serving the station. The station currently has four 12-car services in the morning and two in the evening. Larger numbers of 12-car services will serve the station following the completion of the Thameslink Programme.
Facilities:
Following a £60,000 refurbishment in July 2009 by former franchise holder First Capital Connect the station now has two waiting rooms on Platforms 1/2, and also a small cafe at the bottom of the stairs. Platforms 3/4 currently only have a small shelter. The station has another small cafe in the old station buildings, as well as a ticket office.
There are two modern touch screen ticket machines located in front of the booking office, and both sheltered and secure cycle storage is provided next to the station buildings. There are four helpoints located at various points in the station, including one in the main car park.
Biggleswade station does not currently have automatic ticket gates, and is unlikely to do so in the future, as with the current footbridge it is not possible.
Services:
Biggleswade station is served by a half-hourly service southbound to London King's Cross and northbound to Peterborough. There is an hourly service in each direction on Sundays. There are also extra fast services to/from London in the morning and evening weekday peaks.
History:
Biggleswade station was once a busy goods yard with several sidings used for loading trains of market produce to be taken to London markets. The decline of this led to a reduction in the use of the station, and it is now used solely for passenger traffic. Plasmor Concrete Products Ltd owns the yard where the former goods depot was sited. These lines into the sidings are still active with train workings of breeze block bricks brought down from Heck to Biggleswade, where they are then unloaded onto lorries for distribution. The goods depot, stables and weighbridge office have all now been demolished but the old goods weighbridge remains on site as well as the remains of a luggage/parcels weighbridge next to the station building, although out of use.
Biggleswade also had a signal box but this was closed when semaphore signals were replaced in the early 1970s. The station was used as a Red Star parcel office but this was closed in the mid 1980s when parcel traffic was forced to use Stevenage station. The line through the station was electrified in 1988, as part of the wider ECML electrification scheme. Prior to that (from 1977-88), local services only operated between Hitchin & Huntingdon outside of peak hours. Local trains connected at Hitchin with the suburban services between Kings Cross and Royston and through passengers had to change there.
I love the enthusiasm of the spotters here. Everyone needs a hobby and it's great to see you all enjoying it.
Preach
I loved when the 225 and the HST was coming at the same time everyone was freaking out and someone shouted “THIS IS NOT GONNA END WELL” fantastic video
I think that was Richard who shouted that.
Oh what drama! 🙄
7:58
7:06 that's was a mega super horn blast. Fair play to that driver ☺
Planes and Trains Fan the legend dl are mate🙂
Seeing trains pass on video is cool, but seeing them pass in real life is something amazing , it's just soo different.
My 3 year old absolutely loves this video. Keeps asking for the Biggleswade one!
1:13 horn was cool!and 1:50! 7:06 too omg
And 2:55
I love your videos and I subscribed
Another fantastic video here! I really Enjoyed this :)
10:25 wrong track, yeah!
I think that was a semi-fast
I like the horns. Highland Cheiftain was the best. Your friends you went with are funny. That video was taken on the same day that Union of South Africa came past my home!
Excellent video Richard. You got some great horns there!
Whoa, those tones where AMAZING!
Excellent capture my dear friend
I never saw this many horns in one video!
Cool video
Great video mate :)
7:59 Lol 😆
Nice video..
Nice!
Nice! :)
7:06 legend driver
Just a head's up, this video was taken on my 15th birthday
1:10 class 90 horn
super sonic speed
0:49 5 tone
Great vid! Are the class 90's limited to 110mph when hauling the 225 Mk4s or are they permitted to run faster? Many thanks, Mark.
I believe that is correct i think the 90's are still limited to 110mph despite line speed being 125mph for the majority of the route from London to Newcastle
The 1Y84 was formed off 43277 and 43302, not 43312. I know this as I was on that exact service lol
Nice video! I like it. Why are some trains so delayed?
1:20 tresspassers behind tghe 180
Thats a foot crossing
Mostly fast trains of the British Rail design of the 1980 ties....the Intercity 125 came 1977 into existence - 25 th Crown Jubilee of the Queen...
07:06 is my mate Dylan
Yeah. I know him to. My mate has a contact with him so he can text him saying if he is out. He did his signature horn to
I subscribe
Richard Chalklin and Boi did he do us proud
@@32AProductions422 Did he ever Keitao
7:06 wtf
Oi, no swearing.
07:08 guys I know why he's swearing, cause the torn of the HST is league.
8:15 is world speed record hst
10:06 YAYYYY 106 WAS THERE!!
I was on the 387 that was passing on the fast line
Great vid
I don't know if you notice 180110 people was walking one the track and that is not a crossing
Yeah I noticed it too
It is a crossing. I can tell that by the W (Whistle) sign. No trespassing
This video was filmed on my birthday (FEB 2ND 2019)
Why so many diesel operating trains on fully electric routes,appears strange in view of greenhouse gas emissions?
The diesel HSTs have been replaced by Class 800 “Azumas” which can run on electric and diesel.
Only the HSTs
Perhaps if the guy who liked sticking his hand out was wearing a more visible coat and not black gloves he'd be more visible...
Dear Friend:
I am going to travel to England next year and since I am a railroad fan, I want to know that station near London allows me to observe trains at high speed.
Sincerely, Fausto Brindisi from Argentina
Stratford International would be a good spotting point. It is in East London and it is relatively easy to access
Thank you very much for your attentive and prompt response Richard, I see that Stratford can be reached by the London underground, the ideal would be to allow me to be on the platforms an hour or two to observe the rail transit or not necessarily Eurostar, any other station London suburban, with trains at 125 mph would be enough. Greetings Fausto.
@@faustobrindisi5745 They actually go 140 mph through there
@@RichardChalklin Thank you very much for your quick response to my question, I will keep it in mind for my next trip. Sincerely, Fausto from Argentina
1:47 RIP headphone Users
10:10 Not Stop
Indeed.
There’s a crossing there
Great video. I've subbed your channel and would appreciate same. Thanks.
Nice videeo