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There are often requests on here for railway training films and documentaries that are on youtube, so I thought in order to tidy things up a bit I would create a list of popular youtube videos on various aspects of the railway.
Rolling Stock
ScotRail Class 170 Turbostars: A walk around of the new Class 170 Turbostars. 1999.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apLWgHKT3bA
FGW On Train Safety Equipment: A short training film about the passenger safety systems on board the HST, Mark 3 Sleeper and Mark 2 stocks. 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSogkVQJhwg
FGW On Train Safety Equipment: A short training film about the safety systems on board the Class 180 Adelantes. 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1lj_tZ5JBs
Adelante: A FGW training video, walking around the Class 180 Adelante, 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeB_DnxZEUs
Class 155 Sprinter Training: A short training film made by Provincial in 1988 for the introduction of the Class 155s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tez-yCL0m5k
The Three Step Brake: A short film made for Class 321 drivers about the new braking system at times of poor rail adhesion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_UFNB2Ujec
BTF, Round trip to Glasgow: A short clip following a journey on the APT. 1982.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSMSSdL2yeo
InterCity 125: Another BTF film showing the construction and introduction of the HST in 1976.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGBQxWwMbIA
'Overture 125': Another BTF film, this time showing footage of the HSTs in service with a suitable soundtrack - the 125 overture.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdJB3N9pK0k
Running to Time: A documentary following the construction and design of the Class 91 locomotives. 1989.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrV9GQA74A
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwm4P-wKqgQ
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZHF879SMmc
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjc0NtBg8M
Horizon, A race against time: A documentary following the initial runs of the APT-P, and some of the problems it faced in preparation for a failed demonstration run. 1981.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2XXtqQPdDw
The Age of the Train: A documentary following the conception and introduction of the InterCity 125 train. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyjH9rWOcSM
Operations
Railway Training Video Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYfXsI1P4sslYQYotmCJa5yYHesD1ES4
Southern Railway: The Green Book: A customer service training film produced by Southern.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqAzOd78L34
FCC DOO Train Despatch: A short film informing FCC staff how to despatch DOO trains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k9n6WVihu0
One Anglia: On Time, Each Time: A film about despatching Mark 3 + 90 stock from Liverpool Street station. 2005.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoY7Pw88CkE
Merseyrail, Mark’s First Day: How not to start your railway career!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNnd7vQA3HE
NSE, We Serve the South: A film about the geography of the NSE Southern region.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OdW_BaHQBw
Introduction to TPWS: A training film on the introduction of network wide TPWS, 2000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RfoTIxt6Jc
Wessex Trains: The BSI Coupler: A training film on the coupling of the Wessex Trains 15x units. 2003.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHPHT2-7fr0
NSE: Power Door Operation: A short training film about operating sliding doors on the then new Class 321 stock. 1988.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE2owREew8U
SPAD, Don’t let it happen to you (ScotRail): A film warning drivers of the dangers and causes of SPADs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8UDodqm1jc
ATP (BR): A short film informing drivers of the introduction of ATP, and how it works. (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4aWIjbVpcg
Silverlink trains: Railway Security: How not to look after a station!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwpgRTUWSPE
DMU Diesel Train Driver: A driver training film from the 1950s instructing drivers on how to drive the new DMUs
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_3KLtQvHkA
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5xiM0LYtA
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCQKvEy6jVs
Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WlOOwbiw9M
Rail Crash - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxpBzGCKA0w[/QUOTE] - Made in 1972, looks at the importance of safety on the railway.
Fly on the Wall
First GBRf: Mail Train. A film showing how mail is transported by rail (not an official video, but good none the less)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxol94jgjNM
Inside Story, InterCity trains in the nineties: Follows railway staff on the East Coast route between London and Leeds, in the wake of bad weather in the early 1990s.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUFlV7TCUI8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_cEm66u_dw
WAGN Wheels: A documentary following Prism Rail CEO Giles Fearnley as he learns of the difficulties faced by WAGN customer service staff at his busiest station, Cambridge. 1999.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-1tYtU9R-k
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNDvskG8lMg
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xkJWZWpRWE
World in Action, The tracks of my tears: Andrew Jennings follows Great Western Trains for a month to witness the problems faced by GWT’s customers.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzf9xm7b9mw
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQziasZwJQ
Dispatches, Second Class Return: The safety of the railways and two railtrack reports are examined in this documentary, which expose Railtrack’s failings. 1999.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNq7jJ7QqnU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWHfYFrvIFk
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEaJYt93gCg
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arWneh8a5v0
Panorama, The Wrong Track: Another video exposing Railtrack’s failings, this time in the light of the Hatfield derailment. 2001.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-MkC8EDAvM
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnMkFXA6hdQ
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21jlpzsvlHA
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7ARTWmRuk
Inside Out North West, How Safe are our trains: Part of a special program about the future of Northern transport, one question raised was the matter of how safe our trains are.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1BaE98hWY
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDYsSETMQqM
Panorama, Taken for a ride? Panorama investigates the price of train fares and whether or not rail passengers are getting value for money.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysYl916i6Eg
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCZIxkOe4ds
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: Summer Madness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShnHr804rI8
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: Standing Room Only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNBe0ztOCo
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track. West Coast Main Line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GF_QmAODGQ
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: Railway on my doorstep
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wki6GetWUA
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: North of the Border
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-I0SsyRsg
First Sight, 1988: A film about the failings of BR's Network South east sector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtAIs0rOdNQ&feature=youtu.be
Old, Dirty & Late: Network South East: A video following NSE staff in 1993.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeNfSHeDmw8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8evTs7SYI
Part 3: Not avaliable on You Tube
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7-hKkwh6dA
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKoxMpOMnT8
An episode of Rail Cops - Follows the work of the BTP. Made around 2002, I think(?)
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpFMD_hXTKc
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6dCFSLJq7s
Adverts
Britain’s Railways, 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsyyJaX0j3Y
Executive HST ad – featuring the cop 37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8EKe08BP0E
InterCity, Plane to Train advert, 1988-89
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkmF2lqqz7M
InterCity, now you’re motoring – car style advert on the IC125, 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejz-tPP2lno
InterCity sleeper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFiIyl2MyHM
Anglia Railways, 2002, Norwich to Cambridge service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu3JQgptfuo
Anglia Railways, A-train: Advert on the new 170 Turbostars, 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOb11j96gs
First TPE, Advert for the new 185s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGv1-CIfuRM
Now you’re looking at Railtrack, 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2JQ1uxMAUg
Midland Mainline, The train takes off: A short film about the refurbished MML HST, introduced in 1997.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIMpPnYLEkY
Midland Mainline, Business Travel Takes Off: A film about the new first class offer introduced by MML in 1998.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl48ujdkn5U
Other Documentary
The Story of the London Overground: Recent railway history about the creation of the London Overground.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJzHXFsU8UQ
Equinox, Trouble on the Line: A documentary examining the pressures faced on Britain’s Rail network. 1990.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJfaKKVS5Hc
The Bashers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFm2rWn41g
The Day Britain Stopped (BBC 2003 Mockumentary) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6BxSbx1Fm0
It goes without saying this is not intended to be a definitive list and if you have any additions please post the youtube link below and I will add them to the list.
Rolling Stock
ScotRail Class 170 Turbostars: A walk around of the new Class 170 Turbostars. 1999.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apLWgHKT3bA
FGW On Train Safety Equipment: A short training film about the passenger safety systems on board the HST, Mark 3 Sleeper and Mark 2 stocks. 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSogkVQJhwg
FGW On Train Safety Equipment: A short training film about the safety systems on board the Class 180 Adelantes. 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1lj_tZ5JBs
Adelante: A FGW training video, walking around the Class 180 Adelante, 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeB_DnxZEUs
Class 155 Sprinter Training: A short training film made by Provincial in 1988 for the introduction of the Class 155s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tez-yCL0m5k
The Three Step Brake: A short film made for Class 321 drivers about the new braking system at times of poor rail adhesion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_UFNB2Ujec
BTF, Round trip to Glasgow: A short clip following a journey on the APT. 1982.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSMSSdL2yeo
InterCity 125: Another BTF film showing the construction and introduction of the HST in 1976.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGBQxWwMbIA
'Overture 125': Another BTF film, this time showing footage of the HSTs in service with a suitable soundtrack - the 125 overture.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdJB3N9pK0k
Running to Time: A documentary following the construction and design of the Class 91 locomotives. 1989.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrV9GQA74A
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwm4P-wKqgQ
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZHF879SMmc
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjc0NtBg8M
Horizon, A race against time: A documentary following the initial runs of the APT-P, and some of the problems it faced in preparation for a failed demonstration run. 1981.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2XXtqQPdDw
The Age of the Train: A documentary following the conception and introduction of the InterCity 125 train. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyjH9rWOcSM
Operations
Railway Training Video Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYfXsI1P4sslYQYotmCJa5yYHesD1ES4
Southern Railway: The Green Book: A customer service training film produced by Southern.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqAzOd78L34
FCC DOO Train Despatch: A short film informing FCC staff how to despatch DOO trains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k9n6WVihu0
One Anglia: On Time, Each Time: A film about despatching Mark 3 + 90 stock from Liverpool Street station. 2005.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoY7Pw88CkE
Merseyrail, Mark’s First Day: How not to start your railway career!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNnd7vQA3HE
NSE, We Serve the South: A film about the geography of the NSE Southern region.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OdW_BaHQBw
Introduction to TPWS: A training film on the introduction of network wide TPWS, 2000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RfoTIxt6Jc
Wessex Trains: The BSI Coupler: A training film on the coupling of the Wessex Trains 15x units. 2003.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHPHT2-7fr0
NSE: Power Door Operation: A short training film about operating sliding doors on the then new Class 321 stock. 1988.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE2owREew8U
SPAD, Don’t let it happen to you (ScotRail): A film warning drivers of the dangers and causes of SPADs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8UDodqm1jc
ATP (BR): A short film informing drivers of the introduction of ATP, and how it works. (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4aWIjbVpcg
Silverlink trains: Railway Security: How not to look after a station!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwpgRTUWSPE
DMU Diesel Train Driver: A driver training film from the 1950s instructing drivers on how to drive the new DMUs
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_3KLtQvHkA
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5xiM0LYtA
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCQKvEy6jVs
Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WlOOwbiw9M
Rail Crash - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxpBzGCKA0w[/QUOTE] - Made in 1972, looks at the importance of safety on the railway.
Fly on the Wall
First GBRf: Mail Train. A film showing how mail is transported by rail (not an official video, but good none the less)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxol94jgjNM
Inside Story, InterCity trains in the nineties: Follows railway staff on the East Coast route between London and Leeds, in the wake of bad weather in the early 1990s.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUFlV7TCUI8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_cEm66u_dw
WAGN Wheels: A documentary following Prism Rail CEO Giles Fearnley as he learns of the difficulties faced by WAGN customer service staff at his busiest station, Cambridge. 1999.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-1tYtU9R-k
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNDvskG8lMg
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xkJWZWpRWE
World in Action, The tracks of my tears: Andrew Jennings follows Great Western Trains for a month to witness the problems faced by GWT’s customers.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzf9xm7b9mw
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQziasZwJQ
Dispatches, Second Class Return: The safety of the railways and two railtrack reports are examined in this documentary, which expose Railtrack’s failings. 1999.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNq7jJ7QqnU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWHfYFrvIFk
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEaJYt93gCg
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arWneh8a5v0
Panorama, The Wrong Track: Another video exposing Railtrack’s failings, this time in the light of the Hatfield derailment. 2001.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-MkC8EDAvM
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnMkFXA6hdQ
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21jlpzsvlHA
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7ARTWmRuk
Inside Out North West, How Safe are our trains: Part of a special program about the future of Northern transport, one question raised was the matter of how safe our trains are.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1BaE98hWY
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDYsSETMQqM
Panorama, Taken for a ride? Panorama investigates the price of train fares and whether or not rail passengers are getting value for money.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysYl916i6Eg
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCZIxkOe4ds
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: Summer Madness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShnHr804rI8
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: Standing Room Only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNBe0ztOCo
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track. West Coast Main Line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GF_QmAODGQ
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: Railway on my doorstep
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wki6GetWUA
The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track: North of the Border
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-I0SsyRsg
First Sight, 1988: A film about the failings of BR's Network South east sector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtAIs0rOdNQ&feature=youtu.be
Old, Dirty & Late: Network South East: A video following NSE staff in 1993.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeNfSHeDmw8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8evTs7SYI
Part 3: Not avaliable on You Tube
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7-hKkwh6dA
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKoxMpOMnT8
An episode of Rail Cops - Follows the work of the BTP. Made around 2002, I think(?)
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpFMD_hXTKc
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6dCFSLJq7s
Adverts
Britain’s Railways, 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsyyJaX0j3Y
Executive HST ad – featuring the cop 37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8EKe08BP0E
InterCity, Plane to Train advert, 1988-89
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkmF2lqqz7M
InterCity, now you’re motoring – car style advert on the IC125, 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejz-tPP2lno
InterCity sleeper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFiIyl2MyHM
Anglia Railways, 2002, Norwich to Cambridge service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu3JQgptfuo
Anglia Railways, A-train: Advert on the new 170 Turbostars, 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOb11j96gs
First TPE, Advert for the new 185s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGv1-CIfuRM
Now you’re looking at Railtrack, 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2JQ1uxMAUg
Midland Mainline, The train takes off: A short film about the refurbished MML HST, introduced in 1997.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIMpPnYLEkY
Midland Mainline, Business Travel Takes Off: A film about the new first class offer introduced by MML in 1998.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl48ujdkn5U
Other Documentary
The Story of the London Overground: Recent railway history about the creation of the London Overground.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJzHXFsU8UQ
Equinox, Trouble on the Line: A documentary examining the pressures faced on Britain’s Rail network. 1990.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJfaKKVS5Hc
The Bashers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFm2rWn41g
The Day Britain Stopped (BBC 2003 Mockumentary) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6BxSbx1Fm0
It goes without saying this is not intended to be a definitive list and if you have any additions please post the youtube link below and I will add them to the list.
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