Rush Hour Trains at: Rugby, WCML, 30/07/21
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2021
- An excellent rush hour period spent at Rugby on the West Coast Mainline where we see countless services from Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway and freight from Freightliner, DB Cargo UK, GBRF, Rail Operations Group, DRS and Royal Mail.
Rugby was opened and built by the London and Birmingham Railway in 1838. This was the first orientation to be built and at first was a simple wooden structure and was located half a mile to the West of where the present is currently, and this was because at the time it was the location of the only access road into the area and was the only road north or rugby.
The station didn't last long however, once the Midland Counties Railway had a junction made it meant that a new station could be built on the junction making connections easier. Because of the location of the new station it meant that a new access road had to be built which would link the station to the town centre, because the station was built on a junction it meant that it was managed by 2 different companies, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Midland Railway. Because of this it meant that the station wasn't really what you would call conventional, it was slowly rebuilt over a course of 10 years but the platforms were significantly lower than the trains serving them which in turn caused a lot of passengers to complain as they either had to jump down off the trains or climb up, often struggling and sometimes resulting in injury.
The station was getting busier and busier and would continue to do so until 1880 when a new station had to be built as the LNWR deemed the station to be unsatisfactory, this was caused by the Northampton Loop opening which would connect Rugby to Northampton, at the time £70,000 was allocated to build a brand new station where the current one now lies, obviously having gone through several modifications. The Midland Railway still had a presence at the station however it was very small as they had local trains running to Leicester from the surviving platform that was used at the previous stations location. But this was closed in the 1960's and no trace of the line can be found.
When the station was built it consisted of a large central island platform and bay platforms located at either end for various terminating locals services, the way in which the island platform was accessed was via a tunnel running from the booking hall under the lines and up via a ramp. When the station was built it also came with a rather impressive steel and glass trainshed roof which covered an area of 117ft which spanned across the station and the surrounding tracks. The sides of the roof originally had glass side screens but were later removed, the roof was poorly maintained and fell into a state of disrepair. The glass on the roof was taken away leaving the station exposed to rainfall. It was completely removed in 2000 and instead replaced with canopies covering the platforms.
For a long period of time rugby boasted one of the longest stations on the rail network at 1,381 feet. However during the redevelopment of the station during 2007/2008 the island platforms were shortened.
During the time when the West Coast Mainline was being modernised to allow for higher speeds of trains along the length of the line and through stations rugby was given a new makeover with new signals installed and platforms built which would allow trains to pass past one another without affecting the speed of the passing train and making connecting services easier. Previously the max speed for non stopping trains was 75mph but once the work was completed it allowed for a max line speed of 125mph.
For a better visual representation of how the station used to look I recommend that you check out Mrdeltic15's channel as he has some truly incredible films from the 90's which shows how the station used to look and the types of trains that was used that sadly you wouldn't see much use of this day and age.
My next rush hour film will be from Tring on the West Coast Mainline.
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Hi guys, at the time of typing this my film still appears to be trying to process the HD version. I don't know when it will finish so please do bear with me. Take care!!
Well it getting on for near 12 hours since I made this original comment and TH-cam is still trying to process the HD version. There is nothing I can currently do to make this go any faster. I don't know why it is taking so long so I apologise for the low quality you are all currently experiencing
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Hi Tornado922 when can we see the video for the Q&A
@@spareaccount4247 it will be filming tonight and released tomorrow
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I was born in Rugby and my dad worked at the old signal box. We lived here in the 1970s and the changes have been enormous.
Oh my word!!! Honestly... I am speechless on what I have watched over the past 50 minutes. This has been epic and many more awesome words to describe it :-)
Thanks very much I'm really glad to hear that you have enjoyed watching this
Another phenomenal video here Tornado922. Rugby is one of my favourite stations.
Thanks ever so much I'm glad you enjoyed this
truly amazing epic video .... the word chocie has been hillarious RIP my brews lol
Enjoying your channel Im a new commer, but love these train videos you bring to us,
love your commentary, pulsating pantographs included.
Dave in Oz
Thanks very much, I still have no idea where that even came from haha
What no pigeons must be the rain. Another fantastic video really enjoyable already looking forward to the next one. Take care and regards to the family
The rain certainly held them off haha, but rest assured there were pigeons around the station throughout my stay here lol. I'm glad you enjoyed watching this :)
Nice video at Rugby lot's of 66's and 2 88's can't wait for your next film
Thanks very much, Rugby is always a great station to go to
Cool, Rugby
Yeah
Been looking forward to this all day! Great video!
Thanks very much :)
Brilliant rush hour film! I really enjoyed this :)
Thank very much I'm glad you enjoyed this :)
That was an action packed episode, so many different stabled locos
It was a great evening session that's for sure
Love Britain's love affair with the railways. Love your trainspotting videos. Eskerrik asko. Thanks for sharing. Bilbao, Euskal Herria, the Basque Country.
Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed this :)
Another great video, haven't watched the whole thing, half for tomorrow, but what I watched was great!
Thanks very much, I hope you enjoyed watching the whole thing :)
Another awesome video 👍
Thanks very much
Another great video
Thanks very much :)
I like that Pendolino EMU trainsets !! , and the weather its just like in the Netherlands !
The weather here is always completely unpredictable haha, but I'm glad you liked this :)
Another great video:)
Thanks very much :)
Great railway video as always Tornado922
Thanks very much :)
Other amazing video legend Tornado I really enjoyed watch your video
Thanks very much!
@@Tornado922 no prob legend
Ya can't beat the sound, smell and sight of a 37
Not long till 10k subs well done
It is an amazing loco that's for sure!
@@Tornado922 living near the line from Derby to Leicester n Nottingham I can hear them on test trains, blumming great sound
Great video'
Thanks very much
This is 390 central haha, although some nice freight as well.
Awesome video with a 37 in it buddy
Thanks very much, the 37 was amazing!
Nice to see my “home” station if you want to see plenty of freight from 15.00 to 17.30 is the best time.
Rugby is an amazing station to go to
Hi there
Happynewyear
Another nice video J. LOVE THE WAFFLE :) nothing wrong with a pulsating pantograph,
I suppose the electicity could be pulsating from the O H L down through the pantograph
and into the motor , if anyone's looking to be very perdantic about things .
Can't fault it J . excellent my friend . A T B syd
Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, it was great fun to get put together even with my questionable commentary at times haha!
@Tornado922 What is your favourite train station on the ECML and why?
Nice filming
Thanks very much
Yay! Rugby I Love Rugby!!
It is a great station to go to in the rush hour period that's for sure
@@Tornado922 Please Do More Stations On The West Coast Main Line Please
Great video mate. Rugby is a good station and the rain comes down as well which is a fantastic weather lol. Can you do trains at Lea Hall
Thanks very much, this is a great station to come to and when the weather was as bad it was for me then it kinda just makes it all the more enjoyable in a weird way haha, I will see what I can do for you
@@Tornado922 can you do trains at yate
Hi tornado922 firstly love all the videos so thanks for keeping us all sane by the way if you need any info re the seafreight containers would be happy to oblige as i work in the freight industry cheers
Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this :) Yeah if you could divulge as much information as possible that would be greatly appreciated :)
This could be a long reply but I#ll make it keep otherwise you'll nod off. Most shipping lines hire the trains to co-inside with the vessels docking offloading and reloading onto the ships so for instance Maersk are part of an alliance so you may have Maersk,Hamburg-Sud,MOL and also quite a few plain looking dreary rust coloured ones which are operating via a Rental company to various shipping lines.1 x TEU is a standard measurement for a 20ft , 2 x teu's would you believe is a 40ft standard or 40ft High Cube, or possibly if in gauge (Doesn't stick out the top) a 40ft Open Tope with a tauplin top. won't go into everything I've been in the Air/Sea/Courier business for 44years now so it helps.if we should meet on a station in the future maybe a quick chin wag re this and trains in General. really enjoying the content of the video you could make an outake video of the gaffs it would be a craic Cheers
please do a video from stoke on trent railway station please let me know kinds regards william c adlam?
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Mate anther great video mate I really injoy it every interesting you need to sort out your teeth I love seeing the class86 electric loco the class88s are growing on me to mate stay safe and well mate goodbye for how clive in N Ireland
Thanks very much Clive I'm glad you enjoyed this film. It was great fun to get put together even with the teeth falling out on many occasions haha
Pulsating pantograph, that is a new one on me Lol! Maybe Tornado should publish his own dictionary complete with his own definitions. Now that would be a bestseller Lol.
Truth be told I wouldn't even know what half of the definitions would be haha
hello tornado 922 have you do a video from stoke on trent please let me know kinds regards william c adlam cheers?
There is a film on my channel from a few years ago
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Was everything clean enough for you ?
Seeing as I very rarely mentioned it what do you think?
Tang-toungled again, Jared! More coffee!
I think it was the coffee!!
Why’s the video quality so low?
This was because at the time TH-cam was taking much longer to render the HD version of this film. I don't know why this was
Went are you going to Bicester north station
I'm not to sure
@@Tornado922 ok
@@Tornado922 will you do Beicester North next year?
I could only get 360p on this weirdly
This was because at the time TH-cam was taking much longer to render the HD version of this film. I don't know why this was
@@Tornado922 odd?
Mr Jared,
I love your vids and i can’t wait for that answer your questions video, sadly I still don’t have the money for ur bacon sandwich you charged me, Sorry. 😔😞😔☹️
I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying my films, the bacon sandwich comment has kinda thrown me slightly lol
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Thanks very much
@@Tornado922 no problem
Go to Northampton
Maybe
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No Pigeon or Pigeons. A bit disappointing :) Not
I can assure you that they were there haha
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