HST Valentas - 6 Liveries Speeding Through Exminster in 1998 & 2014
On the 8th August 1998 we see an number of Valentas sporting;
The classic Intercity Sallow Livery
Virgin XC
Midland Mainline Teal green on hire to XC
Great Western Merlin
Later on the 21st Sept 2014 we see the following accompanied by the muted sound of the MTU power unit, introiduced from 2005.
First Great Wester Blue
Arriva Cross Country
Technical Details
Filmed on a Sony EVW 300P Hi 8 Camera - 1998 Footage
And a Sony PMW 200 - 2014 Footage
De interlaced in Staxrip
Edited & Graded in Davinci Resolve.
This video captures two visits to a classic overbridge near the former Exminster station, showing changes in train liveries and lineside vegetation between 1998 and 2014. In 1998, multiple HST units with different liveries including Intercity Sallow, Virgin XC, Midland Mainline Teal green on hire to XC, and Great Western Merlin are visible. In 2014, First Great Western Blue and Arriva Cross Country units appear, accompanied by the sound of the MTU power unit introduced in 2005. The footage was recorded using different Sony cameras and edited with Davinci Resolve.
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