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Terrible Trains: Britain's (new) worst rolling stock allocation

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Britain generally makes efficient use of its railways. But sometimes, there is absolutely dreadful allocation of resources, and in this video we'll take a look at what I believe to be the worst allocations of trains to routes, after my last attempt proved prophetic! CREDITS: Music: Llegando al Final - Cumbia Deli Photography & Imagery (images are attributed in rough. If an image does not have a given source, or its source is not obvious, then it is my own): Class 379 - mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMR Class 158s - Vanmanyo, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Liverpool skyline - 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Liverpool South Parkway - Liverpool South Parkway Station by N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pendolino at Warrington - Approaching Warrington Bank Quay station by Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Castlefield Corrido - GJMarshy, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Piccadilly Platform 13/14 Waiting for a train at Manchester Piccadilly by Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Piccadilly Station, Platform 14 by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hope Valley Line (Noe Valley) - Dave Dunford Sheffield at night by Trev Lea, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Midland Mainline (Chesterfield) - Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Old Market Square Tram Stop by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMT Class 158s at Nottingham - mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ECML - Kate Jewell A class 158 crossing the fens by Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Busy Norwich Station by Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMR Class 158 interior - mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMR 158773 - Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMR Regional Class 170 - kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMR Intercity Class 222 EMR Regional Class 158 - Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMR Class 810 - GalaxyTheoryz, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons EMR Class 810 interiors - East Midlands Railway Snippets of 222/810 information - their respective Wikipedia pages Oxford tourism stats - ONS Travel trends, 2023, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/leisureandtourism/articles/traveltrends/2023 IET kitchen - Railway Gazette International IET Standard Class interior - Peter Skuce, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Oxford station render - AHR consultancies Oxford station by Roy Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Electrostar completion photo - Rail Technology Magazine, "Last-ever Electrostar..." 28/11/2017, https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/last-ever-electrostar-finished-in-derby-as-18-years-of-production-come-to-an-end Class 365 - Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Press release regarding Oxford-Cambridge - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reeves-i-am-going-further-and-faster-to-kick-start-the-economy Cardiff skyline - Richard Szwejkowski, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Birmingham skyline - Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Midlands Rail Hub graphics - Midlands Connect Ben Brooksbank / Hereford to Paddington express at Ledbury #railways

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