1980s British Rail Action | Class 47, Class 50 & DMU Bubble Car | Coventry to Stratford-upon-Avon

This video captures a short two-leg journey through the West Midlands during the British Rail era of the 1980s, travelling from Coventry to Stratford-upon-Avon using a West Midlands Rail Rover ticket.
The trip begins at Coventry with a Class 47-hauled train departing for Leamington Spa. At Leamington Spa station we see a southbound freight train before the moment is interrupted by the arrival of a Northbound Class 50-hauled service into the platform.

The journey then continues to Stratford-upon-Avon aboard a single-car DMU “bubble car” shuttle. After arriving at Stratford, the video shows some DMU shunting movements and the bubble car departing on the shuttle back towards Leamington.

The final scenes are filmed while leaving Stratford for Birmingham from inside the first coach, with a brief look at Stratford signal box as the train departs.

Filmed on a grey and overcast day, the footage reflects the typical atmosphere of British Rail in the 1980s – often drab and workmanlike, but full of character and fascination for railway enthusiasts.

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