Oh, the brave New World of 1959, when the original DMUs were being described as “light, comfortable and fast”. The originals had bus type seats and their acceleration, via their 4 gears was snail-like. Fast meant 70mph tops. The commentary also referred to the disaster of allowing Western region to go its own way from 1962 with a family of unreliable and complex diesel hydraulics, which hardly lasted 10 years in mainline service with withdrawals starting only 3 years after the last of the production run came into service. There still is no electrification south of Bristol or west Weymouth, a mere 65 years later.
Boozing in the pub carpark. Back then the toffs always has a couple of pound notes in their driving licence in case they got pulled over by Plod pissed. Buy a couple of tickets for the Police Ball or for the widows and orphan fund perhaps?
0:30 A yes, the Good Old Days - when you were allowed to drink and drive. 😂
Oh, the brave New World of 1959, when the original DMUs were being described as “light, comfortable and fast”. The originals had bus type seats and their acceleration, via their 4 gears was snail-like. Fast meant 70mph tops. The commentary also referred to the disaster of allowing Western region to go its own way from 1962 with a family of unreliable and complex diesel hydraulics, which hardly lasted 10 years in mainline service with withdrawals starting only 3 years after the last of the production run came into service. There still is no electrification south of Bristol or west Weymouth, a mere 65 years later.
Boozing in the pub carpark. Back then the toffs always has a couple of pound notes in their driving licence in case they got pulled over by Plod pissed. Buy a couple of tickets for the Police Ball or for the widows and orphan fund perhaps?
Stockton on the Wash !!!!
This film had bugger all to do with trains around Darligton in 1955.
@@PhilipJenkins-v1b it starts at Darlington Station in that year then moves on
1:32 onwards as you Will see
" BRITISH DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES ARE THE SAFEST IN THE WORLD" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂