Even the 144p option for this video doesn't look as crunchy as the old uploads. Back then, they were compressed, reposted and recompressed about a dozen times before they ended up on YT.
3:25 The fact that they can and have been communicating through the announcement system, yet Hammond here decides to communicate to James to slow down by shouting at out at the front.🤦♂️😂
It really makes you realize that the original Top Gear public challenges were things that nobody would believe had actually happened. "Yeah, I was driving my train when I passed a car carrying four caravans, one of the caravans burst into flames" It's very similar to "I got stuck in traffic because a stretched limo van got stuck on a corner"
I mean, it's basically all staged for funsies; they were clearly on a disused or heritage line in the first place. You can't just close off a main line for the sake of filming these sorts of stunts. the whole idea is to build the worst contraptions possible and take the piss. They would get canceled if some of their more outrageous stunts weren't planned out, like thr train mashing the carrivan at the end.
to be fair here, they did get into trouble multiple times for some of the stunts they pulled. I think the BBC actually got fined multiple times for some of Top Gears wilder stunts, like the times they actually did sink cars into a sea or the like.
@@EnerKaizer I can't find anything on them getting environmental fines; however they did ultimately get cancelled because they were turned down by insurance. While what they do is 'staged' in a way, they are still stunts, carried out with practical effects and real people. If things go wrong, people can be hurt, and apparently were during a racing stunt which caused the production to be declared uninsurable.
I think this channel should upload the segments without any cuts. From how the idea came up, everything that happened until the end, because if you watch the original episode there will be at least twice as much content.
@@halalnews The line they are on looks to be disused or herritage; so they likely rented it out for filming. I'd wager since a caravan is very flimsy the heritage railway didn't mind mashing it with a sturdy engine. Alternatively, they used forced perspective to hide a near miss, and used a small ammount explosives or a pull cable out of sight to demo the caravan safely. After that it's just a mater of cleaning it all up.
To the Team or Person behind TopGearClassic, id love a video on the WHOLE car boat history. From the Inception of the Toybota and so on until the race for the record of crossing the Channel in an amphibeous Car. No single scene missing. Thank you
Depends on the rail network; Not every rail network still has a conductor-type position. GO network in Canada for example has a two-man crew on most trains, both of which are engineers. Any non pre-recorded announcement falls to them, and ticket collection is all automated. Conversely I've been on some full service trains that still have stewarts/stewardesses; and they tend to make most announcements, like telling passengers about scenic views coming up, itinerary, etc. While the conductor calls out stops, delays and other information.
This was always my favorite episode, and also the first episode of top gear I saw when my dad showed it to me one day laughing his head off That moment has changed me ever since
I think the just-a-man and the editor of Rail Express magazine were quite brave. That cut-down caravan was pretty bouncy at speed and if it had derailed I'm not sure those harness installations or those roll bars would have been all that helpful.
Damnit, I'm gonna miss these chaps. But thank god for this channel, I can rewatch all their old challenges in good quality. Muuuuuch better than the BBC's videos.
5:16 stop doing the (bleep) announcements that's my job 10:18 for Christ sake James stop making (bleep) announcements that's my job I'm the steward you drive I steward
Yeah the trio plus producers will have contract rights linked to the content and any money it makes. They will have maee money when gold & Dave bought the episodes too
I always thought this idea could gave genuinely proven a point if May and Hammond used a posh Coach/Bus and converted that to run on rails, its already a passenger vehicle so why not?
BR did a few bus-to-train conversions; they are fairly shabby and rough-riding compaired to purpose built trains. They also were not that much cheaper than buying used rolling stock either.
I wonder how much of this is 'real' versus scripted, like its clearly at least a LITTLE scripted. But im not enough of a top gear nerd to know HOW much. Like was the fire planned? Did they ACTUALLY do this on a railway with real locomotives? If so they didnt seem to be following train blocking and definitely risked a collision several times.
May I just ask (no pun intended) why there's different music on these reuploads? I still love the video, but the newer backgound noise bothers me honestly.
I honestly think Jeremy's train would've been really cool had he just added a windshield of sorts to the front. I mean sure, the passengers have goggles but driving that thing through the rain is incredibly painful with the raindrops hitting your face at 200mph.
What other car would make a great train?
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@@timothyleskiv9064 good news!
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Old school Landrover defender, that way you can carry even more passengers!
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Whoever's idea it was to create this channel, thank you
The BBC finally accepted the fact that the Old Top Gear is just better
its from the BBC
@@youtubepremuim4226 yes, but someone at the BBC must have decided to do it
Its nice, but i would like to see ALL off the challenges, not starting halfway through
"Meanwhile further up the line May had also got his foot down 😑"
"Twenty five miles an hour! 🥰🥳"
Mr Slowly honoring his name
"STOP DOING THE FU**ING ANNOUNCEMENTS THATS MY JOB" I love Hammond
(EDIT) Chirst on a bike these likes
Swearing should be a standard for any sentence.
One of my fav quotes from Hammond along with "What the ****ing hell are you you great..."
@@automation7295Fucking hell yeah bitch I fucking full ass agree with that fucking opinion
James May - "P nis P nis P nis P nis. xD
Remember to turn the quality down to 144p for the true classic experience
Excellent idea
But then you got some people complaining about 144p in 2024. These are the same people who don't even miss the past.
Aaw yeah
@@automation7295 There are many things in the past to reminisce over.
Objectively-worse video quality is not one of them.
Even the 144p option for this video doesn't look as crunchy as the old uploads. Back then, they were compressed, reposted and recompressed about a dozen times before they ended up on YT.
The classic “Hammond and May try and do everything at once while Clarkson goes for style and wins” type of Top Gear challenge.
Could maybe argue "slightly overdone" but that's being pedantic lmao
The simple gags of Hammond trying to enter the car with the overheight carafes and doinking the sandwich tray on the door are pretty much perfect.
3:25 The fact that they can and have been communicating through the announcement system, yet Hammond here decides to communicate to James to slow down by shouting at out at the front.🤦♂️😂
Every single time it cuts to the editor of Rail Express Magazine is comedy gold. I bet the video editing team had a great time with this one
12:00 James not believing his train is own fire with that cheeky smile will always be a favorite
It's hilarious
same
6:24. This is a little something we like to call “foreshadowing.”
James!
What?
Your trains on fire.
Is it(?!)
Yes it is.
Right.
Comedy gold.
Boy who cried wolf
The person in scum class actually gets more food than the modern passenger on a flight in economy class lol
It really makes you realize that the original Top Gear public challenges were things that nobody would believe had actually happened.
"Yeah, I was driving my train when I passed a car carrying four caravans, one of the caravans burst into flames"
It's very similar to
"I got stuck in traffic because a stretched limo van got stuck on a corner"
I mean, it's basically all staged for funsies; they were clearly on a disused or heritage line in the first place. You can't just close off a main line for the sake of filming these sorts of stunts. the whole idea is to build the worst contraptions possible and take the piss. They would get canceled if some of their more outrageous stunts weren't planned out, like thr train mashing the carrivan at the end.
to be fair here, they did get into trouble multiple times for some of the stunts they pulled. I think the BBC actually got fined multiple times for some of Top Gears wilder stunts, like the times they actually did sink cars into a sea or the like.
@@EnerKaizer I can't find anything on them getting environmental fines; however they did ultimately get cancelled because they were turned down by insurance.
While what they do is 'staged' in a way, they are still stunts, carried out with practical effects and real people. If things go wrong, people can be hurt, and apparently were during a racing stunt which caused the production to be declared uninsurable.
I think this channel should upload the segments without any cuts. From how the idea came up, everything that happened until the end, because if you watch the original episode there will be at least twice as much content.
"Speed and power solves many things" - Jeremy 'Genius' Clarkson
The destruction of the caravan by the locomotive at the end is peak 😉
right?! How did they even get approval to do that ??
Yeah but its actually so class (40)
I remember the first time I ever saw this segment, it was truly the icing on the cake
@@halalnews The line they are on looks to be disused or herritage; so they likely rented it out for filming. I'd wager since a caravan is very flimsy the heritage railway didn't mind mashing it with a sturdy engine. Alternatively, they used forced perspective to hide a near miss, and used a small ammount explosives or a pull cable out of sight to demo the caravan safely. After that it's just a mater of cleaning it all up.
@@kauske cleaning up and the railway in 1 sentence tells me you dont work on the railway lol
To the Team or Person behind TopGearClassic, id love a video on the WHOLE car boat history. From the Inception of the Toybota and so on until the race for the record of crossing the Channel in an amphibeous Car. No single scene missing. Thank you
The irony at 10:18 is that the anouncments are done by neither on a train. Its done by the guard/train manager 😂
Depends on the rail network; Not every rail network still has a conductor-type position. GO network in Canada for example has a two-man crew on most trains, both of which are engineers. Any non pre-recorded announcement falls to them, and ticket collection is all automated.
Conversely I've been on some full service trains that still have stewarts/stewardesses; and they tend to make most announcements, like telling passengers about scenic views coming up, itinerary, etc. While the conductor calls out stops, delays and other information.
Must have been scary as heck being in the sports train lol
I was going to watch this episode today, and there it is xD
"The wind in your hair, the bees in your face."
Hammond asking Mr. Slowly to slow down is the most uncanny thing that has ever happened on Top Gear.
The Resolution quality is so good, it makes me feel old 😂❤
This was always my favorite episode, and also the first episode of top gear I saw when my dad showed it to me one day laughing his head off
That moment has changed me ever since
I think the just-a-man and the editor of Rail Express magazine were quite brave. That cut-down caravan was pretty bouncy at speed and if it had derailed I'm not sure those harness installations or those roll bars would have been all that helpful.
James was a proper three-legged man in this episode
5:16
"Stop doing the announcements." Hammond said calmly.
THERE WAS ANOTHER CAMERA WHEN THE TRAIN HIT THE TRAILER???
What can you not predict when something crazy happens
Please upload FULL EPISODES
they don’t need to be shortened for us to watch. I promise.
The Fat Controller: "You've caused confusion and delay"
“Look at that! I’m now doing nothing!”
Damnit, I'm gonna miss these chaps.
But thank god for this channel, I can rewatch all their old challenges in good quality.
Muuuuuch better than the BBC's videos.
If I had a nickel for every time a Peak has been intentionally crashed into something, I'd have two nickels.
This channel is amazing and this video is one of my favourite ones
Caravan justice at the end 🤣
i like how they have hands on the steering wheel like there is turns coming up lol
One of their best.
“Nobody makes an exciting train” - that’s a rollercoaster innit?
That looks cool and awesome 😊😊❤
It’s The Best Top Gear Scene EVER IMO
LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA! (10:53)
"The man on the left, he's just a man!"
Next train video, please play a full version of the Train Vs Car Vs Bike Race.
Truly Classic ! S8 Love
3:55 - 😂😂😂😂
5:16 stop doing the (bleep) announcements that's my job
10:18 for Christ sake James stop making (bleep) announcements that's my job I'm the steward you drive I steward
LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA! Penis penis penis penis penis penis penis is my Tanoy! (10:53)
Its was a resounding success....everyone is dead now, but a success none the less...
England is still all about the classes of the masses…😂
2:31 WALKERS BBQ RIB CRISPS WOW
Is this official chanel fromm bbc?
the magazine editor is pissed...on
My question is: where did they film this? doesn't the uk have train trafic on the left?
It was filmed on the Great Central Railway, the only double track preserved railway in the UK. And yes, normally our trains do run on the left.
Just,n overwhelming entertainment!!😅😅😅
My questions are: who was the “other man” in the sports train and who was regulated to scum class in the caravan train?
Not sure who was in scum class, but the 'other man' on the sports train was the general manager of the Great Central Railway where this was filmed.
When you are an engineer and you let the introduce thoughts win
This episode must have cost a lot of money to organise 😂
Honest question, since BBC are uploading the old Top Gear clips again on RUclips, will any of the trio will be paid this time by BBC in any form?
Yeah the trio plus producers will have contract rights linked to the content and any money it makes. They will have maee money when gold & Dave bought the episodes too
This isn't a memory.
This is national heritage.
Did they do this on a non electrified section of the mainline, or on a heritage railway?
Best British history 😢
SOME POO'S COME OUT
I always thought this idea could gave genuinely proven a point if May and Hammond used a posh Coach/Bus and converted that to run on rails, its already a passenger vehicle so why not?
BR did a few bus-to-train conversions; they are fairly shabby and rough-riding compaired to purpose built trains. They also were not that much cheaper than buying used rolling stock either.
1:11 “The man on the left he’s just a man”
0:23 😂😂
Anyone know what railway they filmed this on? Because i know BR wouldn't have allowed it lol
6:25 foreshadowing
I wonder how much of this is 'real' versus scripted, like its clearly at least a LITTLE scripted. But im not enough of a top gear nerd to know HOW much. Like was the fire planned? Did they ACTUALLY do this on a railway with real locomotives? If so they didnt seem to be following train blocking and definitely risked a collision several times.
May I just ask (no pun intended) why there's different music on these reuploads?
I still love the video, but the newer backgound noise bothers me honestly.
Copyright reasons. The video will get demonitised or taken down if they use the original music.
Music right is for only traditional broadcasting not digital that's why. They're not going to pay big money for rights again
Im surprised they chose Leicestershire to do this challenge
It was filmed on the Great Central Railway which is the only double track preserved railway in the UK.
Buffeting
Please release an entire news segments without any edits/cut out bits!!
There already on here
AND IN HD!
Its not terrible tho, fit some suspension and the trains would cost 30p per trip
I see what you did there Top Gear😅
The man on my left is just a man
10:54 la la la la la .............
Train sim world: CLARRKSONNN! Edition
Scum Class. 😂
Good idea (turn cars and caravans into trains), not good execution
Top Gear: Ambishus, but rubbish.
I'm pretty sure the wholep oint of these top gear segments is to do it as bad as possible for laughs.
I honestly think Jeremy's train would've been really cool had he just added a windshield of sorts to the front. I mean sure, the passengers have goggles but driving that thing through the rain is incredibly painful with the raindrops hitting your face at 200mph.
I'd travel on it