Fantastic documentary. It was a pleasure to be part of making of it by providing some footage. The 80 Class started my love for the railway i've plenty of fine memories of them over the years and without a doubt the 80 Class was one of the most comfortable trains to travel on.
@fundthenine
Күн бұрын
@@RailVideosNI And it was my pleasure to make it with your footage! Without a doubt you have the best record of the 80 Class' existence, I wouldn't have been able to make it without your footage!
@coreyspeers1651
Күн бұрын
Finally my town Downpatrick is getting attention.
@DAlycidon
Күн бұрын
Great documentary!!! Not much coverage documentary wise on trains in Northern Ireland. So this was really great to watch!!
@harri2626
17 сағат бұрын
Thank you for the video showing the history and excellent work bring done on a class of train I knew well from 1984 when I first visited Belfast. I was lucky enough to ride and photograph them all over the north, but also in Cork, Bray and Dublin when on lease to Irish Rail. They were once taken for granted, but now are remembered as a unique train set worth preserving.
@fjkelley4774
Күн бұрын
Excellent video. Some good older footage and very good to hear of the restoration efforts. Most enjoyable.
@HarryDeano
Күн бұрын
Lived right beside the railway line at Whiteabbey, that noise at 16:52, soundtrack of my life lol, great Doc.
@michaelrjburnside
Күн бұрын
I have a weird tendency of watching these on the train, and the exact area that I’m at ends up showing up during the video
@TheHoveHeretic
Күн бұрын
That's OK until you find youself somewhere you DIDN'T expect to be!
@damienbalbriggan
2 күн бұрын
Well done! This is an incredible documentary and was worth the wait. I only got to ride on the 80 class a couple of times in my life. They had a lot of character for sure!
@GarethBrennan-n4f
15 сағат бұрын
Excellent video and very interesting story. Thank you.
@michaelrea8445
Күн бұрын
Thanks for this video! Very well made and informative. I’ll have to call in to DCDR
@makdude183
Күн бұрын
Great video
@TheHoveHeretic
Күн бұрын
Wonderful documentary .... thank you. I was lucky enough to track down a copy of Colm Flanagan's book "Diesel Dawn" (pub Courpoint 2003), which covers Ireland's DMU development between 1931 and 1967, in which the GNRI featured particularly prominently, so this tale of 3rd gen IC is a great next chapter (I originally said "continuation", but there's no real direct lineage connecting the 70/80 classes and the modern CAF kit.
@fundthenine
Күн бұрын
@@TheHoveHeretic Well I am glad to have been able to bridge that gap for you! I feel that the very bit of history you refer to, between the 80 Class' entry to service and CAF sets purchase, is largely looked over. Hence why I made this video!
@Timstravels01
14 сағат бұрын
This is fabulous. Subscribed.
@fundthenine
13 сағат бұрын
@@Timstravels01 There will be more like it in the near future! I hope you stick around 😁
@RandomnessTube.
Күн бұрын
The 80 class is to NI what the double-decker is to London. I loved the sliding windows and manual door handles, built to last. It's mad to think that the modern trains are now 20 years old.
@fundthenine
22 сағат бұрын
A brilliant comparison! And yes, they sure don't feel as old as they are 😅
@McGrory69
Күн бұрын
Came over on the boat train from Greenock to my Granny's in Belfast (aka Beirut) in the 70s-early 80s for my school holidays and I loved these trains as ours were boring electric trains with electric doors though remember once getting the last train from Larne that had every window smashed in so was basically an open cattle truck.
@joshuaW5621
Күн бұрын
This was very interesting, even if I wished you went a bit more in depth on their history and the interesting stories surrounding some particular units. * For example, the Class leader, No. 67 was involved in the Downhill derailment on Tuesday the 4th of June 2002. * No. 97 Glenshesk having his engine damaged in 2009 yet survived as an unpowered Sandite unit until 2017. * Another unit is preserved in England over in the East Lancashire Railway, that being the youngest one, No. 99 Sir Myles Humphrey, which has been regauged to standard gauge and is used as a spare carriage. At least we got to know some useful information on their new life in preservation. You should do more of these history videos on other Northern Irish classes.
@fundthenine
Күн бұрын
I have already covered the derailment of 2002 as part of a previous video, so covering it again would be wasted breath. I didnt cover Power Car 99 as she isn't *really* inpreservation, but rather is being used for parts and potentially, a future workshop.
@joshuaW5621
Күн бұрын
@@fundthenine that makes sense. I guess this video was more about the survivors.
@papamatthewgracebrookschan7748
Күн бұрын
If I've heard correctly, the reason the UTA went for the EE powered class 70's DEMU's was because the manager at the time came from British Rail Southern Region, which had used the configuration of an EE 4SRKT engine using the same traction motors as the SR EMU's, instead of the Class 101 diesel hydraulic type.
@TheHoveHeretic
Күн бұрын
The BR(S) 'Thumpers' enjoyed a solid reputation for reliability, at a time when not all DMUs could claim the same. In the annals of UK railways' diesel story, English Electric power plants stand out as the best and longest lived (aforementioned Thumpers, plus Classes 08, 20 and 37)
@UKMDI
Күн бұрын
5:45 lol
@darrenaitcheson795
Күн бұрын
Was always preferable to see an 80 turn up rather than a 450! I recall the reliability of the C3Ks was horrific when they were first introduced. A mole within one of CAFs subcontractors told me that, in addition to NIR introducing an overly-ambitious timetable at the same time, NIR had asked for so many changes from CAFs suggested specs (IIRC, engines, exhausts) and the track back then, particularly on the Derry line, was on such poor condition that the poor things more or less shook themselves to pieces. Fortunately, it seems they may have learned their lesson when it came to the C4Ks...
@fundthenine
Күн бұрын
@@darrenaitcheson795 Love the insight! For what it's worth, I do think the 3000s have definitely shown that they were a worthwhile investment in the long-run!
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