So many memories for me with your video. From 1969 to 1972 me and my Dad would park in this exact spot in his works bright yellow Mini Van and watch Western after Western thunder past and Hymeks on the commuters. When this was videoed I was working in Reading at Yellow Pages and would drive home to Winnersh via Twyford car park and watch 50s 47s 37s new Yeoman 59s and my best friend drove a Skoda Estelle (is that yours in video) within a year I’d bought a Triumph Stag and in 1990 a Jag XJS happy days. Now I have a model layout of Twyford so thanks for the clip of the old Station hotel and Church, but living down in Devizes Wilts
i grew up in Twyford and stood in that spot from around 63 to 70 , would help the staff on the station load the mail and parcels onto the trains , last day of steam and the stopping express trains in the evenings , great to see again
Stunning footage. I was at the other end of the Western back then, and it brings back some absolutely amazing memories. A day trip to London to visit family was always taken by train, as it was cheaper. Spending hours at Paddington, copping all that was there. Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing it.
January 1985 was about 18 months before the launch of Network South East. This is a good reminder of how dirty and run down the trains around London looked in the early 80s (not helped by the dreary January weather here). I've hazy childhood memories of it but certainly reaffirmed here. NSE worked absolute miracles just by sprucing up the stations with red paint and painting the trains in a gaudy new livery. For a few heady years the railway in the south east really seemed to come alive again, before bumping back to earth in the 90s recession ahead of privatisation. And, sorry I always say this on your vintage videos, check out the complete absence of passengers (yes I know it was Sunday but still...). The 80s really was a different world.
Some nice memories there, lived by Sonning cutting back then. About 5 years ago visited Twyford station to take a few pictures of the stone trains ,my friend and I where told by the lady station manager that we had to get written permission. ?!! Funny world we live in.
London & south east England can now be pretty hostile for taking pictures etc on stations, what you were told was frankly a load of balls, but sadly quite a common story now, especially more obscure locations like this. If you stick to where there are still plenty of other enthusiasts like Reading or Peterborough the staff seem to tolerate it better and it isn't such a problem. Since the terrorism threat receded a bit it now seems to be an obsession that anyone standing at the end of a platform is an unacceptable suicide risk
Considering how bulky the equipment 📹 must have been, and that it must have been fairly nippy⛄, that's very good results. Sound quality in particular is excellent. Particularly the snarl of the DMUs. Everything seemed to be on the relief lines; engineering work on the mains?
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Amazing how nostalgic you can get for things as mundane as a 1st generation DMU. Great video and sounds!
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So many memories for me with your video. From 1969 to 1972 me and my Dad would park in this exact spot in his works bright yellow Mini Van and watch Western after Western thunder past and Hymeks on the commuters. When this was videoed I was working in Reading at Yellow Pages and would drive home to Winnersh via Twyford car park and watch 50s 47s 37s new Yeoman 59s and my best friend drove a Skoda Estelle (is that yours in video) within a year I’d bought a Triumph Stag and in 1990 a Jag XJS happy days. Now I have a model layout of Twyford so thanks for the clip of the old Station hotel and Church, but living down in Devizes Wilts
You are most welcome and many thanks for watching and for commenting....best regards...MARK
Fantastic! I spent hours as a kid on that station in the 80s, with my poor parents!
They must have been very tolerant and maybe "Secret" enthusiasts......Many thanks Paul and my sincere regards as well....Mark
i grew up in Twyford and stood in that spot from around 63 to 70 , would help the staff on the station load the mail and parcels onto the trains , last day of steam and the stopping express trains in the evenings , great to see again
Was "Flash" there then ?.....he was always there......lovely bloke he was and really dedicated....many thanks.....you are most welcome.....Mark
Thank you. I lived in Twyford in the 2000s, and it's great to see how it was during this video.
You are most welcome and many thanks for watching and for commenting....best regards...MARK
Stunning footage. I was at the other end of the Western back then, and it brings back some absolutely amazing memories. A day trip to London to visit family was always taken by train, as it was cheaper. Spending hours at Paddington, copping all that was there. Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing it.
You are most welcome and many thanks for watching and for commenting....best regards...MARK
January 1985 was about 18 months before the launch of Network South East. This is a good reminder of how dirty and run down the trains around London looked in the early 80s (not helped by the dreary January weather here). I've hazy childhood memories of it but certainly reaffirmed here. NSE worked absolute miracles just by sprucing up the stations with red paint and painting the trains in a gaudy new livery. For a few heady years the railway in the south east really seemed to come alive again, before bumping back to earth in the 90s recession ahead of privatisation. And, sorry I always say this on your vintage videos, check out the complete absence of passengers (yes I know it was Sunday but still...). The 80s really was a different world.
Passengers....where are they?.....best wishes to you....mark
wonderful video. grow up at that station. happy days. good to see the HST in their right paint work and the Appleford GLC bins. Thank you.
You are most welcome and many thanks for watching and for commenting....best regards...MARK
Some nice memories there, lived by Sonning cutting back then. About 5 years ago visited Twyford station to take a few pictures of the stone trains ,my friend and I where told by the lady station manager that we had to get written permission. ?!! Funny world we live in.
You are most welcome and many thanks for watching and for commenting....best regards...MARK
London & south east England can now be pretty hostile for taking pictures etc on stations, what you were told was frankly a load of balls, but sadly quite a common story now, especially more obscure locations like this. If you stick to where there are still plenty of other enthusiasts like Reading or Peterborough the staff seem to tolerate it better and it isn't such a problem. Since the terrorism threat receded a bit it now seems to be an obsession that anyone standing at the end of a platform is an unacceptable suicide risk
@@kevinfowkes2327 Many thanks for the comment and for your interest....Best wishes...Mark
Must have been a Sunday for the Up and Down Fast lines to be closed and the HST sets running through on the Slow lines
So was the WCML south of Rugby the same weekend. Not one train went by the Watford Gap as we went north.
Yes was a Sunday.....You are most welcome and many thanks for watching and for commenting....best regards...MARK
Considering how bulky the equipment 📹 must have been, and that it must have been fairly nippy⛄, that's very good results. Sound quality in particular is excellent. Particularly the snarl of the DMUs. Everything seemed to be on the relief lines; engineering work on the mains?
Mainlines were shut on that day....You are most welcome and many thanks for watching and for commenting....best regards...MARK