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197002
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Fantastic Busy Morning At Crewe Station The badger in Action Freight/passenger Trains March 18th 26
This video captures a busy morning at Crewe Station, featuring a variety of trains and locomotives. It includes Avanti West Coast Pendolino services, Transport for Wales class 67+DVTs, London Northwestern Railways 350s, Caledonian Sleeper 92 + Mk5 coaches, LSL locomotive services Class 89 and Class 37, DB trains class 66/67s, and Freightliner class 90s. The footage includes freight and passenger operations across multiple locations on the West Coast Mainline.
Rail activity is captured at Hereford and Worcestershire Parkway, featuring Transport for Wales Class 67s with DVTs, West Midlands Railway services, and freight movements. Freight trains include 66549 and 66653, while GBRF's new locomotives 99005 and 99006 are delivered at Worcestershire Parkway, hauled by 57305 following their arrival in the UK. Multiple train headcodes and operators are present, with a variety of rolling stock identified across different classes.
This video captures train activity at Crewe, featuring a variety of rolling stock including classes 170, 197, 323, 350, and 360. Operators present include Avanti West Coast, Northern, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, and Colas. Additional locations mentioned are Chester and Stockport. The footage includes a freight service operated by Colas featuring a class 70 locomotive.
Delays were reported due to emergency services in Tamworth. The footage includes various train stock, such as Class 150 and Class 153 units, some in distinctive liveries. No headcodes are provided in the metadata.
This video captures train activity at Shrewsbury Station, featuring a variety of rolling stock including Class 158, 196, and 197 units. The footage was recorded during visits to the area in April 2025 and includes images of trains operated by DB Schenker, Transport For Wales, and West Midlands Trains. The content provides a visual record of railway operations at Shrewsbury, with no headcodes identified in the metadata.
This video features a Black 5 locomotive, 44871, operating on the Christmas Cheshireman service at Chester. The footage includes multiple railway stock numbers identified, including classes 150, 156, 158, 195, and 197, though operators are not specified in the metadata. The location of Chester is noted, but no headcodes are present in the record.
This video captures scenes from a rail event at Carlisle, featuring multiple trains. Identified rolling stock includes Class 156 and Class 66 units, though operators are not specified in the metadata. Additional locations mentioned include Bournemouth, Malcolm Logistics, The Lakes, and Ware. The footage appears to focus on train operations and possibly public engagement activities, with no headcodes provided in the data.
This video captures railway scenes from Bangor, Chester, and Crewe, featuring various diesel multiple units (DMUs) and electric multiple units (EMUs), including classes 150, 170, 197, 390, and 508. Operators seen include Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast, Merseyrail, and East Midlands Railway. The footage includes ex-British Railways stock such as class 150 and 508 units.
This video features a variety of railway stock including classes 165, 170, 197, 220, 221, and 31, as well as 323. Operators such as Avanti West Coast, British Railways, Chiltern Railways, DB Schenker, GWR, and Virgin Trains are represented. The footage includes locations such as Didcot Parkway, Cheddington, Crewe, Ely, Hope, Milton Keynes Central, Oxford, Paddington, Wigan North Western, and York. No headcodes were identified in the metadata.
This video features a variety of railway stock, including Merseyrail Class 777s, 508 and 507 units, Transport for Wales Class 197s, and Northern Class 150 and 195 units. The footage was captured at Chester, with additional locations including Leeds and Liverpool Central noted in the metadata. A headcode of 0T41 is also associated with the content.
This video captures railway activity across several locations in North Wales, including Bangor, Llandudno Junction, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, and Betws-y-Coed. It features various diesel multiple units operated by Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast, and British Railways, along with the narrow gauge Ruston diesel loco Belvoir Castle. The footage includes DMU classes 150, 153, 158, 175, 197, and 221. No headcodes are included in the metadata.
This video features a collection of footage captured in February 2023, showcasing various railway scenes. It includes multiple train stock numbers such as 180111, 197002, and several 60, 66, and 68 series units. The locations depicted include Doncaster, Felixstowe, Hope, Leicester, Nottingham, Stafford, Trafford Park, Water Orton, and Wolverhampton. Operators associated with the footage include Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway, GBRF, GWR, and Transport For Wales. Headcodes present in the video are 4E94, 4H33, 4M87, 6E02, 6E42, 6M56, and 6Z98.
This video features footage from a visit to Shrewsbury, capturing various rail units. Identified stock includes classes 153, 158, and 175, though operators are not specified in the metadata. The content provides a visual record of railway activity at Shrewsbury, with no headcodes listed.
This video captures railway scenes from Crewe and Chester in early October 2022. It features Cross Country Class 221 units at Crewe, new Transport for Wales Class 197 DMUs returning to Chester Depot after testing, Merseyrail heritage Class 507 EMUs, a TfW Class 158 Sprinter, and a GBRF 66 on the Penmaenmawr stone working. The footage includes various trains operating in these locations during that period.
This video features a Class 197 train, numbered 197002, during testing operations between Crewe and Hereford. The unit was assembled in Newport, South Wales, by CAF. Testing took place throughout the night over a period of more than a month. The footage also shows other rolling stock including units numbered 230006, 37418, and 60096. The video references Transport for Wales as one of the operators associated with the content, alongside British Railways. Some details such as headcodes are not present in the metadata.
A video captures Class 197 electric multiple unit 197002 at Chester and Crewe. The operators associated with the footage include Transport For Wales and Transpennine. No headcode information is available in the record.
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DRS 88, ROG 37, Climate 66 + TFW 197002 on test + much more all in a day @ Crewe 17/09/21
This video captures various rail stock and operators at Crewe. Featured stock includes classes 150, 153, 156, and 175, along with the TFW 197002 unit. Operators present include Direct Rail Services (DRS), Rail Operations Group (ROG), Climate, and DB Schenker. The footage appears to show testing activities and multiple rail units in one day at the location. No headcodes are identified in the current record.