Ian Payne Urban Transport

The continuation of my terminated journey from Portsmouth

During the dwell time, an entitled passenger nocked on the drivers door, the driver actually come in to the car via the passenger door, the man asked when the train is moving, and further complained, expecting announcements, the driver explained he was being held at a red signal.

This just goes to show the entitlement of some people, just amazing!

I've included this full encounter in the video

Scheduled for 12:00 Sunday

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10 hours ago | [YT] | 4

Ian Payne Urban Transport

Join me for a disrupted Southern Railway journey from Portsmouth Harbour to Gatwick Airport, originally operating as a sceduled service towards London Victoria before the journey was heavily altered due to a medical emergency onboard.

This was a complex and unusual run. The train departed late, with Emsworth and Southbourne removed from the calling pattern and passed at speed. At Barnham, the original 4-car train coupled to the rear of an 8-car train, forming a 12-car service. As I was seated in the first carriage of the original train, this effectively became carriage 9 after coupling.

The journey was then significantly delayed due to a medical emergency onboard. At Billingshurst, my carriage was stopped on the level crossing beside the station for around 15 minutes. The train then ran fast to Horsham, with Christ’s Hospital also removed from the calling pattern.

At Horsham, the train remained stationary for around 51 minutes while awaiting the ambulance and while paramedics attended to the passenger onboard. During this time, several amended service plans were announced, including running fast to Gatwick and Victoria, possibly terminating at Horsham, running fast to Victoria without serving Gatwick, and finally terminating at Gatwick Airport while running fast through Three Bridges.

Several Victoria-bound Southern and Thameslink services passed through during the delay, and passengers were advised to transfer where possible. Many passengers left the train during the extended stop, while others boarded and later got off again as the service status continued to change.

The journey eventually resumed and terminated at Gatwick Airport, where this video ends.

Scheduled for 12:00 Saturday

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15 hours ago | [YT] | 4

Ian Payne Urban Transport

Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour

Scheduled for 16:00 Friday

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16 hours ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

Ian Payne Urban Transport

When I did my Paddington to Penzance, I mistakenly booked the outbound before I could actually get to the station, so I had to stay a night nearby so I could make the train.

Here's where I stayed, quite close to the station

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O1gs...

2 days ago | [YT] | 0

Ian Payne Urban Transport

Yesterday was a bit of a nightmare, I did a Victoria to Portsmouth, the return is where it gets funky, first I’m assuming to make up time, 2 stations are removed from the calling points, then there was a medical emergency onboard causing 2 separate delays, more stations removed and a termination at Gatwick, from Gatwick I was able to film the journey non stop to Victoria on the Gatwick Express.

Heading on now after staying a night at the Novotel London West and filming a hotel tour for one of my other channels

Videos will be scheduled for next weekend

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3 days ago | [YT] | 16

Ian Payne Urban Transport

Swansea to Paddington

Sceduled for 00:00 Sunday

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1 week ago | [YT] | 15

Ian Payne Urban Transport

Great Western Railway – London Paddington to Swansea via Gloucester | 3h 47m

Scheduled for 00:00 Saturday

I'm slowly coming back. I still need to take it easy due to my medical situation, but I'll try and keep them coming.

As I won't be able to film as much as I have been, for the next month or so I'm going to aim for weekend postings, with 1 or 2 videos each Saturday and Sunday.

Thank you all for your continued support, views, comments, likes and subscriptions. The channel has grown far beyond what I ever expected, and I genuinely appreciate everyone who takes the time to watch these journeys.

This weekend's pair of videos are a little different. Due to engineering works affecting the Severn Tunnel route, this Great Western Railway service was diverted via Gloucester, providing a rare opportunity to experience an alternative route between London Paddington and Swansea.

A special thank you to @oebb-us5nc for making me aware of the diversion. Had it not been mentioned in the comments, I may never have realised this unusual routing was taking place, and I'm very glad I had the opportunity to capture it.

I hope you enjoy the journey, and thank you for sticking with me while I recover.

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1 week ago | [YT] | 8

Ian Payne Urban Transport

Sunday I did Paddington to Swansea, on 2 busy services, the outbound is currently being processed on Topaz to enhance the clarity, they’ll be posted Saturday & Sunday.

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1 week ago | [YT] | 10

Ian Payne Urban Transport

Some bad news

I’ve spent most of the week in hospital, being released Thursday evening.

So i’ve had another bad health setback, the life and energy has been sucked out of me.

I’m currently not well enough to go out and film, I need to spend the next few weeks chilling out, but if and when I do I’ll have to stick to long runs, basically runs that have the very minimal walking, and I’ll probably need special assistance.

So scheduled for midnight is Paddington to Penzance, the return is still rendering so hopefully I can post that Sunday

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 24

Ian Payne Urban Transport

My valued viewers & subscribers, I'm ill, i've been in bed all day and just not well enough to do any journeys this weekend.

But, i do have plenty of journeys to keep posting daily until Monday 18th.

Here's 2 for this weekend, both sceduled for midnight.

Enjoy.

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