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I went to the same primary school in *New Zealand* as O V Bullied attended. He attended circa 1885 and I attended circa 1958. Edit: Born New Zealand 1882, would have started his education in 1887.

Why can’t we have these trains on the journey from Swansea to Shrewsbury on the central Wales line??

Wow. Maesteg has never had it so good! Looking forward to your trip up to Merthyr once they've completed the OLE installation. Srill think dropping the YWP on the front of trains is a mistake. The headlights just don't catch the eye as well. It was such a simple but effective safety measure.

The acceleration looked quite good for a DMU. Is the ride comfortable? The lineside vegetation is in desperate need of cutting back. Was the Maesteg line transferred to TfW or is it still Network Rail. It would be a shame to see the train paintwork scratched. I could help but notice that when the two guys went into the signal box, one had the top half of an orange overall and the other had the trousers. Are they sharing?

Another great video. Those trains seem to be massively over and above what apparently is needed on that route though.

It would be fantastic to see steam traction in Southport again.

An interesting day.👍

It would be nice to see RailFest make a return for next year

Great video Mike, thanks for sharing. Kind regards, Jake.

I visited, although not on this day, I managed to meet Alan Peglar and Richard Branson.

Yes, interesting to see what locos were the in thing then, as such most have disappeared in today's world!

20 years ago :(:( yes ... went there for York , and that just happened to be on at the same time. All those sidings have gone now ??

The class 197s now work regularly so ebbw vale

Why are the 175s now being taken to Landore?

Your video is utter shite, the wasn't how the gardens looked at all, the footage you show of a run down woodland area is the old lane from the park into town, now a Waitrose car park. THIS MAN IS A LIAR

How can this be 27 years ago?! Seems like just a few years ago you could witness the various types of traction and those liveries. Time just flies past.

Thanks for the video Mike, definitely an end to an era, thanks for sharing!!😎🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧

5:54Excellent bowl 🙃

Thanks for the video, totally enjoyed the 56 sounds awesome going up the bank!!😎🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧

2:26 seeing *that* certainly caught me off guard.

I used to change at Newport when travelling in this era from Hereford back to London. It was always such a busy, bustling place - all sorts of interesting things ticking over in the sidings.

Are the time captions a bit out ?. Your first one of 10.58 contradicts the station clock, which shows 09.58. A great reminder of how busy Newport used to be. I had been there the month before.

I understand why TfL has introduced the new service. There’s insufficient line and platform capacity between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street. I’m not sure it’s the best option for passengers. Also, the increased number of trains leaving Cardiff Central for the City Line will cause a major conflict for trains from Barry as they have to cross over to access the City Line. Even before the route changes, trains from Barry were often delayed by trains crossing in front of them. It’s a case of squeezing a quart into a pint pot!

ponty station looks terrible :( saying that . all the budd everywhere looks awful

The pw looks neglected

Thanks for the video Mike, totally enjoyed it will miss the class 43!!😎🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧

As a teenager during the early 1980s, I walked through the - by then disused and derelict - Aberdare Tunnel that carried the direct line from Merthyr to Aberdare during the early 1980s. My dad told me he travelled the line several times. I reckon once the new trains are introduced, the journey time from Merthyr to Aberdare via Abercynon will probably be shorter than it was when the tunnel - and the line it served - was operational.

Excellent video Mike of Cardiff trains . Kind regards C&A

Brought back some good memories, thanks Mike.

Thanks for the video, love the Intercity livery, best locomotive sounding beautiful!!😎🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧

Very nice Mike, shall have to cop a ride the Pontypridd to the Bay

Threading a 2,000 tonne coal train through an intensive passenger timetable was quite an achievement. The drivers of the coal train were excellent and were able to keep time almost perfectly day after day.

tried the flirts out on barry service on sunday. Going into town was ok but the power unit had a flat on the return to barry. caroline

You are creating a record of the historic investment in rail infrastructure. It truly is a good news story. Awesome stuff.

Interesting to see that coal trains. I thought they had all finished or was that juat empties?

Really announcement by conductor are way too long and treat 7s like we have been living under a rock

Very enjoyable, Mike. That last shot was definitely worth waiting for- great vantage point. I do hope something is done about the lineside vegetation- it is even established on the bridge over the mainline. I have recently been informed by Nick Millington, of Network Rail, that there will be no OLE installed between Cardiff Central and Queen Street, with the trains going to use batteries on this stretch. Do you happen to know if Queen Street itself will be wired and if so, down to Cardiff Bay? I am curious as there doesn't seem to be much published information on this in the railway press and TfW's press releases aren't very informative.

the bay is a bit of mess , but putting back the " mainline" access for service is good . Now we need a railtour to down the branch line :)

Miss not seeing the class 58s nower days 😢 but great video, and thanks for sharing 👍

I know it was after the morning peak but there appeared to be very few (or mainly no-one) joining or leaving the train. If TfW is offering a huge increase in the train service and with four car trains, I hope the public will respond by using the trains.

thanks Mike. hoping to try it out tomorrow whilst at Transport festival. caroline

i have pics of the teddy and the 20 on barry one weekend .. it was awsome ... best laid plans...

The film showing how many EWS staff in orange jackets were used just to halt the traffic while the train went across the level crossing shows that railways in Britain make themselvwes uneconomic by applying excessive safety standards. The train's slow speed surely means just one man with a flag and a flashing light was all that was needed to go through the crossings on the Pantyfynnon - Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen line (which branches off the Central Wales Line at Pantyffynnon). The move to end coal production in Britain and the run-down of our steelworks is the sad reason why these trains no longer run. The sensible solution with such a line that can carry trains at slow speed is NOT to lift the track, but leave the track in place and run a weedkiller train over it once a year to stop bushes and trees getting established on the line. Then it doesn't matter who walks on the line while it is out of use; it can be brought back into use one day. This is done in Ireland to keep lines for the future (though it needs local politicians to insist that Irish Rail runs such trains).

I guess those "collectors' items" will be / have been, well, collected! When exactly did the line close? Also, now this & Cwmbargoed are no more, our Hertiage railways sector - along with anyone else who requires coal - has to import it from South America: very eco-friendly. We live in a bizarre world.

This really is the end of 'King Coal'

Sadly, the sound reverted to left-hand only a few minutes in, which was no good for me, so I didn't finish it 🙁

Fascinating video as always Mike of a bye gone era, thank you for capturing it and sharing 👍🏼

Good morning, Mike. Nice to see that work is progressing. Several previous comments refer to the gaps in OLE. I was also wondering about that, particularly at Taff's Well station. Do you have any details of what the plan is there? It would seem a bit daft to be using batteries on the through lines when the depot is already wired.

Thanks for the video Mike, made me fill young again. Totally enjoyed all of it, loved seeing the Pullman!!😎🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧

Thank you! Excellent camera work and sound recording. Subscribed!