😄 Great video. Brings back so many memories of travelling between Waterloo and Weymouth in the 1980s and so often having to change at Bournemouth, which is a great station, especially seeing trains coming around the curve into Platform 3.
Why did you change ? usually they put on a 33 to weymouth and removed it on the way back. the train changed but I didnt ? I think sometime you had to move forward if they shortened the train. 33 pull to weymouth and then push back to bournemouth. 😀
Another fantastic video. Thank you for sharing. So familiar this location having lived in Weymouth then. 1985 I believe the electrification to Weymouth but have so many memories of the 33/1’s push pulling. Thanks again.
Wonderful video, great memories of Bournemouth station wth the 4 reps & 4 TC units being uncoupled & class 33 1 s being attached. Unusual to see trains leaving Bournemouth via the up line under the arched bridge. Never seen that happen before. 👍👍🇦🇺
Another great video. I remember this time as Weymouth was now electric, but there was not enouh Wessex units delivered so VEPS being used from Bomo to Weymouth.
The 73s worked Waterloo - Bournemouth on supposedly Weymouth through trains that actually connected with trains starting from Bournemouth since not enough 442s were in service yet, and also on Poole semi-fasts. Two locis would theoretically have as much power as a REP and have a better chance of keeping to schedule
That XC at 13.40 on the UP heading in to Platform 2. I may have been the guard on that train. 3 brake vans. Round Bomo West I prepared a XC in the carriage shed, gave the driver the details of the train, how many coaches. Checked the rear 3 coaches, as you did to make sure that the brakes were applied and then climbed up & wound the handbrake off in the rear brake van. Checking the brakes were applied on the rear 3 coaches & walking to the front earlier I never looked above the sole bars to walking to the front (Poole end), in the shed. I gave the driver the indication for a brake test from the rear brake van and we carried out a successful brake test. I then gave him a green flag to leave the carriage shed, he took power and we didn't go anywhere. He tried again, the 47 was straining but the train wasn't moving. Something was wrong. This numbnut then realised I had another 2 brake vans on. I jumped down, went up to the front & apologised to the driver. I was newly passed out that June 😳 Oddly the handbrakes had been applied to the other 2 brake vans as well in the consist. Kudos to the driver for realising something was up and not giving the 47 full power and dragging the train.
Don't worry Kristina....we all made simple errors and did for many a year to follow.....I failed a class 37 for no power then told by a supervisor later that the control air cock was open one end, so there would be no power......whoops how silly did I feel, as it cancelled a trip to Southall yard....Best wishes to you and of course many thanks......Mark
@@spompey Reminds me of when I took out a 73 and 8TC from the carriage sidings with Tom Upshall in 1988. 442 zero option, not enough Pigs had been delivered so we were still using 73s & TCs. Tom was in the TC cab leaving from the depot and I was in the 73 cab after giving him a brake test. We were heading for Poole and just cleared Brankdome station when we came to a grinding halt. I couldn't get hold of Tom so started walking along the troughing to the front. He was walking the other way towards me. Change End Lever in the 73, he had forgotten to change it. Not my fault this time, phew! 😳
Is the smoke in the later part of the video, caused by something shorting on the live third rail? Seems there's enough litter on the track bed to cause problems...
why 73 not 33 where did the 33's go? Hamworthy had a signal box when I used to get on there LOL As the years went by I watched slowly rot away till it was no more. I see the Poole harbour, Hamworthy branch line is getting ripped up now or has been already.
@@spompey When I was there 33's were everywhere. Did you ever visit Weymouth tramway or is that before your time. I used to laugh at the orange beacon on the front of the train.
Sounded like the door release was not working.....? May have been BomoGibberish....bit like me really....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
Bloody 47553 when you saw it in the distance you were tricked into thinking it was a newly named one or something because the LMR always kept it smart for royal stuff but the you found out 553.. again aarrrhh
Love the REP/ TC combo at the end. They were really special units.
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Great video. Who’d have thought we’d miss these units so much!!!
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😄 Great video. Brings back so many memories of travelling between Waterloo and Weymouth in the 1980s and so often having to change at Bournemouth, which is a great station, especially seeing trains coming around the curve into Platform 3.
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Why did you change ? usually they put on a 33 to weymouth and removed it on the way back. the train changed but I didnt ? I think sometime you had to move forward if they shortened the train. 33 pull to weymouth and then push back to bournemouth. 😀
Another fantastic video. Thank you for sharing. So familiar this location having lived in Weymouth then. 1985 I believe the electrification to Weymouth but have so many memories of the 33/1’s push pulling. Thanks again.
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The passengers on the first fast '91' must have been enthralled with a single VEP!! Brilliant video, thanks for sharing!
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Wonderful video, great memories of Bournemouth station wth the 4 reps & 4 TC units being uncoupled & class 33 1 s being attached. Unusual to see trains leaving Bournemouth via the up line under the arched bridge. Never seen that happen before. 👍👍🇦🇺
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I never seen that before and I grew up there how strange
Very common in practice. Both lines are reversible (bi-directional as it's now known).
I've done it many times as a guard and later as a Bomo driver.
Another great video. I remember this time as Weymouth was now electric, but there was not enouh Wessex units delivered so VEPS being used from Bomo to Weymouth.
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Lovely film, happy memories.
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The 73s worked Waterloo - Bournemouth on supposedly Weymouth through trains that actually connected with trains starting from Bournemouth since not enough 442s were in service yet, and also on Poole semi-fasts. Two locis would theoretically have as much power as a REP and have a better chance of keeping to schedule
Thanks Andrei....Mark
As a resident of Bournemouth i loved travelling on the Wessex Electric trains to Lonfon, seemed so posh at the time
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was the 2car unit a HAP ?
Either a 415 or an EPB. They often came out of London to assist in the peak season and weren't strictly confined to suburban duties.
2 HAP, regular performers on the Waterloo Bournemouth stoppers at that time.
I believe it was, yes. That was very very rare, I never ever saw one down Bournemouth way
Yes indeed it was....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
That XC at 13.40 on the UP heading in to Platform 2. I may have been the guard on that train. 3 brake vans.
Round Bomo West I prepared a XC in the carriage shed, gave the driver the details of the train, how many coaches. Checked the rear 3 coaches, as you did to make sure that the brakes were applied and then climbed up & wound the handbrake off in the rear brake van.
Checking the brakes were applied on the rear 3 coaches & walking to the front earlier I never looked above the sole bars to walking to the front (Poole end), in the shed.
I gave the driver the indication for a brake test from the rear brake van and we carried out a successful brake test.
I then gave him a green flag to leave the carriage shed, he took power and we didn't go anywhere. He tried again, the 47 was straining but the train wasn't moving. Something was wrong.
This numbnut then realised I had another 2 brake vans on. I jumped down, went up to the front & apologised to the driver. I was newly passed out that June 😳
Oddly the handbrakes had been applied to the other 2 brake vans as well in the consist. Kudos to the driver for realising something was up and not giving the 47 full power and dragging the train.
Don't worry Kristina....we all made simple errors and did for many a year to follow.....I failed a class 37 for no power then told by a supervisor later that the control air cock was open one end, so there would be no power......whoops how silly did I feel, as it cancelled a trip to Southall yard....Best wishes to you and of course many thanks......Mark
@@spompey Reminds me of when I took out a 73 and 8TC from the carriage sidings with Tom Upshall in 1988. 442 zero option, not enough Pigs had been delivered so we were still using 73s & TCs.
Tom was in the TC cab leaving from the depot and I was in the 73 cab after giving him a brake test. We were heading for Poole and just cleared Brankdome station when we came to a grinding halt. I couldn't get hold of Tom so started walking along the troughing to the front.
He was walking the other way towards me.
Change End Lever in the 73, he had forgotten to change it. Not my fault this time, phew! 😳
That was an interesting spot to film from. Shame Platform 4 is now sealed off and not so much variety of trains these days.
Many thanks for the comment and for your interest....Best wishes...Mark
Is the smoke in the later part of the video, caused by something shorting on the live third rail? Seems there's enough litter on the track bed to cause problems...
It was an arc from the EMU that exited earlier...many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark
Where was the tank train with the 47 going from/to?
Probably Furzebrook Oil Terminal on the Swanage branch
Hamworthy oil terminal I believe......many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
Just a random question where did the Hamworthy shunter live ? I think it was an 08 class ? Is it still alive ?
why 73 not 33 where did the 33's go? Hamworthy had a signal box when I used to get on there LOL As the years went by I watched slowly rot away till it was no more. I see the Poole harbour, Hamworthy branch line is getting ripped up now or has been already.
Its ok I read comments I guessed eletrification had made it to weymouth I just thought it was later than 85 But I will go with that 😀
I believe the electrification was there when I videod this.....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
@@spompey When I was there 33's were everywhere. Did you ever visit Weymouth tramway or is that before your time. I used to laugh at the orange beacon on the front of the train.
No I missed out on that working with a camera......You are very welcome and Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
Love the station announcer @ 1.12. Not sure which language he was using but it didn’t sound like English 😂😂
I think he was announcing to the train crews on the shuttle to leave without the RA from platform staff to the amusement of the Guard 😂
Sounded like the door release was not working.....? May have been BomoGibberish....bit like me really....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
Whatever he was actually saying, sounded like a guy at closing time spoiling for a fight😂
@@keef71 Yes .....with arms flaying.... and Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark
It was Lee Evans
Bloody 47553 when you saw it in the distance you were tricked into thinking it was a newly named one or something because the LMR always kept it smart for royal stuff but the you found out 553.. again aarrrhh
..many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark
Shame I didn’t get to see the slammers and the 5-WES’…. It was a very special time.
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11 carriages on an XC. Sensible.
Better than anything nowadays......Many thanks and you are most welcome...Mark