I was one of the sad who commuted to London in the 80's, those trains were always breaking down, I was never sure what time I'd get home. British Rail were always on time with their fare increases though.
This is a reminder of how scruffy and run down both the station and the rolling stock looked thirty plus years ago. It was to be another five years until it was privatised and dragged kicking and screaming into the soon to be 21st century by Chiltern Railways.
My home town....! Gosh, I remember this well. 🙂 Did you film this?
Thanks for the upload! :)
I was one of the sad who commuted to London in the 80's, those trains were always breaking down, I was never sure what time I'd get home. British Rail were always on time with their fare increases though.
Those crusty old DMU's.
Such a decrepit and unloved line into London; thank god Chiltern Railways came along and rescued it!
Lovely 115s
1:12 The door behind the lady used to be the entrance to the station.
Oh my. The old iron bridge
Do you still live in Aylesbury.?
Jumped out to early once. Fell . Still got the scar
Was catching the train to school in Great Missenden
They still had the semaphore signals in 1989? Jeex 😂
This is a reminder of how scruffy and run down both the station and the rolling stock looked thirty plus years ago. It was to be another five years until it was privatised and dragged kicking and screaming into the soon to be 21st century by Chiltern Railways.
British Rail completed the modernization of the line complete with new trains in 1992 five years before Chiltern Railways took over.