What the Same Train Ride Looked Like in 1953, 1983 and 2013

[CHamilton]

What the Same Train Ride Looked Like in 1953, 1983 and 2013

This fantastic video by the BBC compares that whole timespan. It shows the same exact train ride filmed in 1953, 1983 and 2013, to reveal the difference of 60 years.This project first started when BBC filmed a train ride from London to Brighton in 1953. BBC did it again 30 years later in 1983 and is completing the trifecta 30 years after that for 2013. It's easy to spot some differences: the train station has obviously modernized over the years, there are boring digital signs now, train conductors dress differently, stations have been eliminated and there are more trees surrounding the tracks.

But what's more impressive is how much of the ride has stayed the same. 60 years ago, the trip from London to Brighton took an hour non-stop. Now? 52 minutes (with two stops). 60 years is a long time but apparently not too long. [BBC via PetaPixel]

 

[GG-1]

The change in clothing is interesting.

Aloha

 

[jphjaxfl]

Great Video, Thanks for posting. I traveled from London Victoria to Brighton in 1971, 1974 and in 1993.

 

[cirdan]

The most famous train to ever run the London to Brighton was the Brighton Belle electric Pullman train. It was introduced in 1934 using cars that looked just like the typical art deco Pullman cars of the period, but were actually electric units. The service was discontinued amid much protest in 1972 and replaced by normal trains. However, virtually all of the cars have survived ins some form of other, and there is now a group who is seeking to put the train back together and use it for specials. You can read about them here: http://www.brightonbelle.com/

 

[SarahZ]

That was cool!

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

Cool vid, even though the time lapse makes it kinda crazy. It's hard for me to keep track of time lapses, maybe they should have made it slower.

That 2013 train sure is a local, stopping at all those stations before reaching Brighton. Anyone here play the Class 377 pack on Railworks?

 

[Anderson]

What's probably the most surreal for me is seeing places where the same trees are visible, or where clear-cut vegetation has been allowed to grow. It's up there with...well, there's a big tree at the entrance to a park not far from where I live. It's also visible in an old postcard from about 1940...same tree, but it's a sapling rather than the giant it is now.

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

What's probably the most surreal for me is seeing places where the same trees are visible, or where clear-cut vegetation has been allowed to grow. It's up there with...well, there's a big tree at the entrance to a park not far from where I live. It's also visible in an old postcard from about 1940...same tree, but it's a sapling rather than the giant it is now.

Also that big oil tank around 0:35 remains unchanged and kept in surprisingly good condition.