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197013

Class 197

Videos featuring 197013

This video captures a variety of trains at Crewe Station and along the West Coast Main Line. It features services operated by Avanti West Coast, Cross Country, Direct Rail Services, East Midlands Railway, and others, including Pendolino, Voyager, HST Blue Pullman, and Class 170, 197, 350, and 66 locomotives. Multiple locations are shown, such as Birmingham New Street, Cardiff Central, Glasgow Central, Liverpool Lime Street, London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Watford Junction, and Wrexham General. Headcodes include 1E20, 1N66, 1V37, 1W13, 1Z35, 4M61, 5H61, 6K52, and 9
This video captures a variety of trains at Cardiff Central station in South Wales, including services from Great Western Railway and Transport for Wales. Trains shown include Class 158, 166, 387, 800, and 802 units, alongside DB Cargo UK Class 66 and Transport for Wales Class 67 locomotives. The footage includes passenger and freight services operating on the South Wales Mainline. Several locations are mentioned, including Barry Island, Caerphilly, Carmarthen, Cheltenham Spa, London Paddington, Manchester Piccadilly, and Merthyr Tydfil. Multiple headcodes are also identified in the metadata.
A video captures train activity at Crewe, featuring a steam engine and electric locomotives. The footage includes LSL's steam engine 71000 "Duke Of Gloucester" on a charter service heading north and an LSL class 90 electric locomotive arriving at platform 12. Various railway stock numbers are identified, including classes 158, 197, 390, 66, and 67, though operators are not specified for these units. Additional locations mentioned include Chester, Gloucester, and Lee. The record lacks headcode information.
Trains include Class 150, 159, 170, 175, 197, and 43 diesel multiple units, operated by Cross Country, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Transport for Wales, and British Railways. The footage highlights a range of rolling stock seen at different stations across the network.
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Trains at Chester Station - 15/03/2025
This video captures train activity at Chester station, featuring a variety of rolling stock and operators. Trains include TfW 197s, Avanti West Coast Evero units, Northern Trains 150s and 195111, Merseyrail 777s, and historic steam locomotives such as the Stanier Class 5 45212 and WCR 47848. The footage shows a mix of intercity and commuter services alongside a rail tour from the south, recorded under varying weather conditions. Additional locations mentioned include Hope, Llandudno, Lostock, and Lostock Hall.
It also includes views of Locomotives Services Ltd and some heritage locomotives based at Crewe. The footage provides a glimpse into the current state of the railway infrastructure and rolling stock in these locations.
A video shows a new Class 197 DMU, numbered 197004, departing Bangor heading towards Holyhead. The footage captures part of a journey that began in Plymouth and included stops at Chester and Llandudno Junction. The train was originally operated by a Class 67 locomotive before switching to the new Class 197 DMU for the remainder of the trip. The operators involved are British Railways and Transport For Wales.
This video captures a variety of railway activity in Wales, including the Midland Pullman top'tail 47s and a railtour. It also features the delivery of three new TfW class 197 units for Cardiff and Landore. The footage was recorded at locations such as Cardiff, Newport, and Severn Tunnel Junction. Multiple train classes, including 153, 170, 197, and 231, are visible, along with several operators like Blue Pullman, British Railways, Transport For Wales, and others. Headcodes from various services are also present in the footage.
This video captures rail activity at Chester and Hooton in early December 2022, featuring a variety of train classes including 175, 195, 197, 507, and 508 DMUs and EMUs. The footage includes the Water Cannon train operated by Colas with class 56 units, as well as test runs involving new class 197 DMUs. Other regular services are also shown. Operators involved include British Railways, Colas, Merseyrail, Network Rail, Northern, Thameslink, Transport For Wales, and West Midlands Trains. The locations covered are Chester, Hooton, and Penally.