Great Western Trains - The First Early Warning of Privatisation

Join this channel to get early access to new videos a week ahead of their public release: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8R7kmt-W14zWUcr8mymEQ/join Good morning! :D Launched on the same day as Southwest Trains, Great Western Trains was the first private franchise of the InterCity sector to emerge during the fraught and fragmented privatisation process, and while it would only last two years, and present one of the most iconic liveries ever applied to its trains, the company would become a test case for all that was wrong with privatisation, including blame culture, a disjointed and frustrating passenger experience, and deficiencies in practices that ultimately led to tragedy. Special thanks to Liam Dale for allowing me to use some of his footage from his superb Brunel and Stephenson documentary, which can be found at the following location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWZodTiExDo&t=2s I would also like to thank the good folks at the UK HST Enthusiast Facebook group who very kindly provided me with information on Great Western Trains' fleet of InterCity 125s. All video content and images in this production have been provided with permission wherever possible. While I endeavour to ensure that all accreditations properly name the original creator, some of my sources do not list them as they are usually provided by other, unrelated YouTubers. Therefore, if I have mistakenly put the accreditation of 'Unknown', and you are aware of the original creator, please send me a personal message at my Gmail (this is more effective than comments as I am often unable to read all of them): [email protected] The views and opinions expressed in this video are my personal appraisal and are not the views and opinions of any of these individuals or bodies who have kindly supplied me with footage and images. If you enjoyed this video, why not leave a like, and consider subscribing for more great content coming soon. Press the Join button to get access to new videos a week ahead of schedule by becoming a channel member for just £2.99 a month! Paypal: https://paypal.me/rorymacve?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/rorymacve Thanks again, everyone, and enjoy! :D References: - Key Model World (and their respective sources) - Wikipedia (and its respective references)