BR in the 1990s Kensington Olympia Station (West London) on 12th September 1995
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Kensington Olympia Station (West London) on 12th September 1995
Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Kensington Olympia Station (West London) taken on 12th September 1995. A rather short visit but always quite fruitfull in what was captured on film. The old class 117 DMUs shuttling between Kensington and Clapham Junction looking really smart. A class 47 calls on her way from Brighton to the Midlands via reading plus class 73s, 33 and an HST are witnessed alongside the Underground services. I hope the video takes you back to this period with fond memories. Feel free to comment, good or bad, all comments are read and greatly appreciated, but it is not always possible to answer each individually. Sit back and enjoy this latest production remembering all those now long gone Locomotive classes and other types of traction. Many thanks for all subscriptions and all of those viewers who have kindly shown an interest in my material.
As a teen in the 70s I was always intrigued by the Brighton to Birmingham service via Kensington Olympia - I always wanted to travel along the whole of that particular cross-London line but I never did.
Sad that the route has been repeatedly pared back. Just a Southern service now from East Croydon to Watford Junction, at least as far as I can tell.
I bet you wish you could turn back the clock......Many thanks and best regards....Mark
@@spompey Indeed!
Nice video of happy diesel days. Much appreciated!
You're most welcome and many thanks...Mark
47 heaven
It was a little Heaven like for the 47 enthusiasts then....Many thanks and best regards...Mark
Your feller standing on the rail at 7:36worried me for a moment, but he must have known it was going to be turning into the platform loop. Still, he was worryingly close to the live rail 😟
With rubber boots on they could stand on the live rail Never tried it myself......Many thanks Andrei as always appreciated...Mark
Brilliant
Much appreciated and my best wishes to you....Mark
The Class 117 units were among the most reliable of the First Generation of DMU trains. It is little wonder that many survived into the early years of this century.
I wish they were still in service...Many thanks...Mark
That Inter city set i believe headed North via Reading and Oxford , possibly coming up from Brighton or Ramsgate. Like everything that was good on the railways they no longer run. Love the Smokey old DMU . Remember there used to be one out of Paddington at about 1 o'clock in the morning that would stop at every stop to Reading.
On the other hand, the station does now have a genuinely useful service with frequent Overground trains north and south. I used to live round the corner from it but hardly ever used it, except for the occasional trip to Gatwick on one of the North-South intercities. Having Mark II stock and a buffet car was a novelty on essentially a local trip.
@@BigJoeChrisLewis Yes i do agree the London overground service , although very busy at times is a great addition to the London network.
We used to run an hourly service from Paddington to Reading and V.V. throughout the night. Many thanks Paul and my sincere regards...Mark
They provided a means for the 73s to couple with the class 373 Eurostars.
I wondered if that was the case . Thank you for clarifying ☺️
Answered for me....Much appreciated and best wishes....Mark
Much appreciated and best wishes to you Paul....Mark
That was pretty rare, catching the Eurostar 73s on the move. Did the District line run to there all week then, or was that a Saturday?
Yes Andrei the District had a frequent 15 minute service there all week, unless I am mistaken, but I did see the tubes running on week days....Many thanks as always...Mark
What was the guy doing crossingthe tracks? It looked like he was trying to flag the train down, or something
He was a Permanent Way Worker, probably the lookout person....many thanks Caroline and best wishes to you....Mark
What were the waggons in front and behind the 73s ? Anyone know . Thanks
Think they're a form of coupling wagons. Not sure though.
They were to couple to the Eurostars and were heading for North Pole Depot opposite OOC....Many thanks and best regards....Mark