Terrible Trains: Britain's (new) worst rolling stock allocation
Britain generally makes efficient use of its railways. But sometimes, there is absolutely dreadful allocation of resources, and in this video we'll take a look at what I believe to be the worst allocations of trains to routes, after my last attempt proved prophetic!
CREDITS:
Music:
Llegando al Final - Cumbia Deli
Photography & Imagery (images are attributed in rough. If an image does not have a given source, or its source is not obvious, then it is my own):
Class 379 - mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMR Class 158s - Vanmanyo, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Liverpool skyline - 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Liverpool South Parkway - Liverpool South Parkway Station by N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Pendolino at Warrington - Approaching Warrington Bank Quay station by Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Castlefield Corrido - GJMarshy, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Piccadilly Platform 13/14 Waiting for a train at Manchester Piccadilly by Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Piccadilly Station, Platform 14 by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Hope Valley Line (Noe Valley) - Dave Dunford
Sheffield at night by Trev Lea, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Midland Mainline (Chesterfield) - Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Old Market Square Tram Stop by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMT Class 158s at Nottingham - mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
ECML - Kate Jewell
A class 158 crossing the fens by Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Busy Norwich Station by Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMR Class 158 interior - mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMR 158773 - Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMR Regional Class 170 - kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMR Intercity Class 222
EMR Regional Class 158 - Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMR Class 810 - GalaxyTheoryz, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
EMR Class 810 interiors - East Midlands Railway
Snippets of 222/810 information - their respective Wikipedia pages
Oxford tourism stats - ONS Travel trends, 2023, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati...
IET kitchen - Railway Gazette International
IET Standard Class interior - Peter Skuce, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Oxford station render - AHR consultancies
Oxford station by Roy Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Electrostar completion photo - Rail Technology Magazine, "Last-ever Electrostar..." 28/11/2017, https://www.railtechnologymagazine.co...
Class 365 - Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Press release regarding Oxford-Cambridge - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/re...
Cardiff skyline - Richard Szwejkowski, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Birmingham skyline - Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Midlands Rail Hub graphics - Midlands Connect
Ben Brooksbank / Hereford to Paddington express at Ledbury
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