Great video. Good to hear your heading to Cholsey, I regularly head down to there, good high-speed content, I recommend going on a Friday if possible, a lot more freight seems to move along the line that day. I also recommend Pangbourne station just down the road.
Nice video again. I am going here for the first time in 3 weeks time, making a day of it and going to the railway centre as well. Looks like a great place for videography .
Thanks very much for saying so I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, it's a great station to come and one that I highly recommend. I haven't been to the railway centre in years
Amazing video Tornado922. Cross Country has changed its diagrams. Now the Reading/Southampton Central diagrams runs right into Scotland and head via Leeds. Whilst the Penzance/Bristol/South West services are faster trains as they go via Doncaster. With those services terminating at Newcastle.
Thanks very much for saying so, I had a vague idea that the XC trains were getting new routes brought it but thank you for letting me know either way :)
I think it’s because they want to encourage Paddington passengers to use the Intercity services as they’re faster..........they do the same thing with the outbound services from Paddington, the say they’re terminating at Cholsey rather than Didcot.
What's the rule for the 800 series units in whether they run using the electric mode (panto-graph) or in diesel mode? Trains headed away from Paddington going into non-electric territory obviously have to run in diesel mode but where do they switch on/off if not at Didcot? What about the 800 series trains that bypass Didcot station (whether going via the Oxford line or going non-stop through Didcot)?
You'll have to forgive me for my lack of knowledge here but this is purely what I have seen whilst I was on my travels that day. As you say the trains going to the west of the country will run under diesel power because even though the catenary is up to Swindon the wires haven't been made 'live' yet. When trains top here heading to London they will switch to their pantograph and run off that for the rest of the route. However if an 800 is passing through the station towards London then the driver will shut off the diesel engine and raise the pantograph as the train is moving, this means that no time is lost during the journey. When they are heading on the line towards Oxford they will do the same thing but in reverse if you catch my meaning. So they will travel the length of the network under electric power and I believe just before they leave Cholsley which is about 4 miles up the line the driver will lower the pantograph down and turn on the diesel engine. I hope that helps
Yes, I do get it. I was wondering if the change could be done 'on the fly'. The trains that ran non-stop through Didcot station already (or still) had the pantographs down so they were lowered/raised outside your view. There was one train in the video headed toward London that had stopped at the station but was shown leaving with them still down. Guessing the driver either forgot or deliberately did it later. I guess the rule is that if the train is in electrified territory, it has to run on the overhead - no running into or out of Paddington on diesel only. Obvious exception are the HSTs or any 165/166 units. FYI, there's at least one video on RUclips showing an 800 series making the changeover to from diesel to electric as it shuts down its diesel engine and raises its pantograph units. Thanks again for your great videos.
It seems to be a bit random - whether they switch to Pantograph for the electric option or not. And how much longer will they have to continue the diesel shuttle to Oxford I wonder?
I’m sure I read somewhere that the 800 can switch from Diesel to Electric and vice versa while moving, but I don’t know whether they do it in practice.
I have to admit I was thinking about trying to get one but I was always having a conversation with people on the platform that were with me whilst I was waiting for the train to depart.
Awesome video speedy 800s and nice to see the 2 HSTs power cars livery
They were definitely motoring along. It was great catching those two power cars
Great to see 66413 with the orange livery. Even though you want to take the picture of it.
Great video. Good to hear your heading to Cholsey, I regularly head down to there, good high-speed content, I recommend going on a Friday if possible, a lot more freight seems to move along the line that day. I also recommend Pangbourne station just down the road.
Thanks very much for saying so, I filmed Cholsey and Pangbourne on the same day but sadly there wasn't any freight running whilst I was there
Nice video again. I am going here for the first time in 3 weeks time, making a day of it and going to the railway centre as well. Looks like a great place for videography .
Thanks very much for saying so I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, it's a great station to come and one that I highly recommend. I haven't been to the railway centre in years
11:17 that was probably London Paddington - Pembroke Dock, that was my train into Cardiff most likely.
Ah right ok , I do remember there being a Pembroke Dock service at some point whilst I was there
I really enjoy your videos tornado 👍
Thanks very much for saying so it's greatly appreciated
Amazing video Tornado922. Cross Country has changed its diagrams. Now the Reading/Southampton Central diagrams runs right into Scotland and head via Leeds. Whilst the Penzance/Bristol/South West services are faster trains as they go via Doncaster. With those services terminating at Newcastle.
Thanks very much for saying so, I had a vague idea that the XC trains were getting new routes brought it but thank you for letting me know either way :)
Great video mate and it was a good station
Thanks very much mate it was a great day out with you and kicking things off at this station was definitely the best way to go.
Your right the pantographs are at didcot.
I told you ;)
Why is it, when the 387s are leaving for London Paddington, the station announcer always says it's bound for Ealing Broadway?
#great video.
I really haven't got the faintest idea. I'm sure I've asked someone in the past
I think it’s because they want to encourage Paddington passengers to use the Intercity services as they’re faster..........they do the same thing with the outbound services from Paddington, the say they’re terminating at Cholsey rather than Didcot.
And possibly to prevent commuter trains from overcrowding.
So you don't mix up high speed and stopper services
Well done for getting that freight train on camera
Thanks very much :)
Just heard some news of Scotrail purchasing, repairing and using some Intercity 125's, so next time you're up in Scotland, look out for them!
GWR have started to send off their HST sets which are steadily making their way up to Scotland
Tornado922 are all the 365s going to Scotland
I don't believe that they are all going up to Scotland. But don't quote me on that
fantastic video thanks
Thank you very much for saying so :)
Another fantastic video here Tornado922 I Really Enjoyed it :)
Thanks very much for saying so I'm glad you enjoyed watching this
16:03 the cross country was going to Bournemouth from Manchester Piccadilly
387 130! Tested and commissioned that bad boy!
Well it's certainly serving the line well!
Yo your vids
Nice video
West Midlands rail Productions have you seen it all the way through
RailFan53 lol
What's the rule for the 800 series units in whether they run using the electric mode (panto-graph) or in diesel mode? Trains headed away from Paddington going into non-electric territory obviously have to run in diesel mode but where do they switch on/off if not at Didcot? What about the 800 series trains that bypass Didcot station (whether going via the Oxford line or going non-stop through Didcot)?
You'll have to forgive me for my lack of knowledge here but this is purely what I have seen whilst I was on my travels that day. As you say the trains going to the west of the country will run under diesel power because even though the catenary is up to Swindon the wires haven't been made 'live' yet. When trains top here heading to London they will switch to their pantograph and run off that for the rest of the route. However if an 800 is passing through the station towards London then the driver will shut off the diesel engine and raise the pantograph as the train is moving, this means that no time is lost during the journey. When they are heading on the line towards Oxford they will do the same thing but in reverse if you catch my meaning. So they will travel the length of the network under electric power and I believe just before they leave Cholsley which is about 4 miles up the line the driver will lower the pantograph down and turn on the diesel engine. I hope that helps
Yes, I do get it. I was wondering if the change could be done 'on the fly'. The trains that ran non-stop through Didcot station already (or still) had the pantographs down so they were lowered/raised outside your view. There was one train in the video headed toward London that had stopped at the station but was shown leaving with them still down. Guessing the driver either forgot or deliberately did it later. I guess the rule is that if the train is in electrified territory, it has to run on the overhead - no running into or out of Paddington on diesel only. Obvious exception are the HSTs or any 165/166 units. FYI, there's at least one video on RUclips showing an 800 series making the changeover to from diesel to electric as it shuts down its diesel engine and raises its pantograph units. Thanks again for your great videos.
It seems to be a bit random - whether they switch to Pantograph for the electric option or not. And how much longer will they have to continue the diesel shuttle to Oxford I wonder?
I’m sure I read somewhere that the 800 can switch from Diesel to Electric and vice versa while moving, but I don’t know whether they do it in practice.
Shame you didn't get a transfer to Pantograph..
I have to admit I was thinking about trying to get one but I was always having a conversation with people on the platform that were with me whilst I was waiting for the train to depart.
Is Didcot South than London or North if the HST was from Exeter St David's
Didcot is west of London
It was 800016 and 800023
Thanks for letting me know
2:04 where was the cross country from
I don't know
7:43 where was the gwr from
I don't know either
Why do the 387s do shorter routes than the 165s
Because the route isn't fully electrified yet
On freight trains do they have construction materials.
Depends on what freight they are hauling, containers won't haul things like that inside them.
1:38
Do you watch countdown if so did you get the conundrum word from that.
I'm very good at English. That's how I know that word
Tornado922 wow I say it because I watch countdown
13:43 let’s get out of here
Stop spamming Kieran Clarke
DawlishBeach CamsFan WOULD YOU PLEASE SHUT UP.
DawlishBeach CamsFan I'm asking nicely please can you not say that. Please.
DawlishBeach CamsFan and that's not how you spell my name it's Keiran not kieran
Sorry but saying "Please Shut up" doesn't make it any better than saying "Shut up"
TCDAM Mania why i'm trying to ask nicely
Do people look at you as it look at you funny as it looks like you are talking to yourself not know you are talking to your RUclips watchers 😂
Neil mark Taylor he is talking to all of us who are watching the video
Keiran Clarke yes I know that that’s not what I meant
I do get a few people looking at me from time to time. Once they realise what I'm doing though then they just go about their business