Little Dark Age - The West Coast Mainline

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  • Опубликовано: 1 янв 2025

Комментарии • 61

  • @HstHercules
    @HstHercules 2 года назад +96

    " InterCity - We're getting there. "

  • @osasunaitor
    @osasunaitor 2 года назад +41

    The truth is, we don't appreciate what we have until it's gone.
    This video made me nostalgic, even though I'm from Spain, because we've also lost a lot in our railways.

    • @thepacerman
      @thepacerman 9 месяцев назад

      didnt some class 37s get sent out to spain?

    • @osasunaitor
      @osasunaitor 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@thepacerman we had some British built diesel locos back in the 1950s, that's the closest thing I can think of

    • @Nix_TrainSpotter
      @Nix_TrainSpotter 4 месяца назад

      @@osasunaitor Dont you mean the ALCO 321?

  • @ccityplanner1217
    @ccityplanner1217 Год назад +28

    The problem is separation of infrastructure & operator. The German railways were once they envy of Europe, now that the EU Commission has broken up DB they're a national embarrassment.

  • @CallumClass450
    @CallumClass450 Год назад +24

    The day the WCML lost its virginity was a truly sad day 😔

  • @atrobloxtrainspotter
    @atrobloxtrainspotter 4 месяца назад +3

    We need to renationlize the British railways as soon as possible

  • @loco4loco
    @loco4loco Год назад +8

    Privatisation failed the next logical move is just to return to the pre group system or the big 4 railways

    • @BellaFrankieAndRonnieYT970
      @BellaFrankieAndRonnieYT970 6 месяцев назад +1

      GWR and LNER both still exist so maybe we could try

    • @hibutima3
      @hibutima3 3 дня назад

      isn't labour planning some renationalisation thing

  • @Hacienda_27
    @Hacienda_27 2 года назад +7

    Has to be either virgin or ideally a return of the LMS/BR Intercity type TOC, we’ve sold the bottom out of this country the last 50 years and now we the public are paying the price of letting them do it.

  • @pacermanthefan
    @pacermanthefan 2 года назад +28

    bring back Intercity or Virgin anyday

  • @JackGourdon-je4ze
    @JackGourdon-je4ze 6 месяцев назад +4

    1:41 YES PLEASE

  • @Mim69420
    @Mim69420 Год назад +4

    The west coast mainline, once one of the most valued parts of the network, now just taken as a joke

  • @mr.atomic2970
    @mr.atomic2970 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thx EU and Torries.

  • @ashleyjiscool
    @ashleyjiscool 7 месяцев назад +1

    The Unrefurbished 390’s and 221’s are still Virgin in our Hearts.

  • @RaphaelFrancaisAnglais1506Z2N
    @RaphaelFrancaisAnglais1506Z2N 2 года назад +5

    Don't belive in New eletronic train belive in old's eletro-diesel trains
    -Raphael

  • @old8827
    @old8827 Год назад +3

    reject modernisation, embrace culture🫸

  • @peterski2925
    @peterski2925 3 месяца назад

    SCREW AVANTI YOU ARE RIGHT! BRING BACK THE GOOD OLD INTERCITY

  • @IttyBittyGamer
    @IttyBittyGamer 7 месяцев назад +2

    Intercity Were getting a lawsuit

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica Год назад +2

    Crazy times.

  • @OCPS4361
    @OCPS4361 Год назад +3

    GBR will bring the glory back to Britain's railways.

  • @SprattyHeath
    @SprattyHeath 2 года назад +9

    Bring Virgin back

  • @FranekTransport0607
    @FranekTransport0607 2 года назад +10

    Should of kept Virgin. they were great

  • @thomasgray4188
    @thomasgray4188 2 года назад +3

    What I wouldn't give for br to come back. it was flawed but nowhere near as f*cked as the nonsense system of price gouging middlemen and careless franchises of today.

  • @gazza1858
    @gazza1858 2 года назад +7

    Bring back British Rail

  • @peterdeutscher1442
    @peterdeutscher1442 2 года назад

    What a disgrace it!! 😡💔

  • @Glenn1967ful
    @Glenn1967ful Год назад

    Go back to firsr, second and saver returns and an end to all these stupid restrictions and penalties when you can and can't catch trains.

  • @enyha
    @enyha 2 года назад +2

    Virgin any day!

  • @JackGourdon-je4ze
    @JackGourdon-je4ze 6 месяцев назад +1

    1:37 its cuz the trains suck

  • @westernrails3126
    @westernrails3126 2 года назад +2

    Gen

  • @choppership465
    @choppership465 2 года назад +1

    still better than the ECML

    • @chrisw_321
      @chrisw_321  2 года назад +8

      Not really, LNER does a better job than Avanti in it's current state.

    • @choppership465
      @choppership465 2 года назад +1

      @@chrisw_321 talking about rolling stock here, pendolinos are far better than IETs

    • @chrisw_321
      @chrisw_321  2 года назад +5

      @@choppership465 91s still exist..

    • @choppership465
      @choppership465 2 года назад +2

      @@chrisw_321 yh but they’re not as frequent