British Rail 1992-St Albans & Potters Bar, InterCity, Parcels & Freight Trains 31, 37, 47, 56, HST

It's 1992 and we see some classic BR traction in Hertfordshire. We start at St Albans with a class 56 hauled railtour before moving across to the East Coast Main Line at Potters Bar. Here we see Valenta powered Inter-City 125, class 90, 91+MkIV workings plus class 47 hauled IC Charters, class 31 & 47 hauled parcels workings along with class 37 & 47 hauled freight trains. If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel, there are lots more transport & quirky vids to upload!

[@MrSulzerboy]

Some cracking footage, thanks for sharing.

[@Spudchucker92]

Year I was born, and the county I was born in. Happy days.

[@timstrainvideos142]

great video and great sounds from the 56 at the start!

[@johnbinch7628]

The Class 56 were popular on charter trains at the time, as they were freight locos.

[@IanOwens-s8w]

Thanks for another quality video, would the 56 be on a charter service?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

@@IanOwens-s8w yes, it was a rail tour special....

[@Mytimekid]

Still a fair few Intercity liveried mk1's kicking about in this.

[@Keithbarber]

Probably charter stock

[@ONEFATE9]

First time I've ever seen a Class 56 pull passenger cars. I take it this wasn't very often?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

@@ONEFATE9 this one was a rail tour charter train. They have worked booked passenger trains, normally due to loco failures or dragging electric trains when the overhead line power is off.....

[@markcf83]

For a freight loco the 56 is quite quick pulling away from St Alban's.

[@EM-yk1dw]

Excellent once again, the days when the railway wasn’t a business and the infrastructure was cared for.

[@pjotrtje0NL]

Looking at the state of the rolling stock, it wasn’t truly ‘cared for’…?

[@EM-yk1dw]

@@pjotrtje0NL lol very true

[@N330AA]

Is that a Class 90 on the ECML?

[@nathanw9770]

Yes. Not sure what that working was but I have been on one up the ECML about 6 or 7 years ago

[@N330AA]

@@nathanw9770 Rare during the IC era though.

[@Keithbarber]

3 not 1