BR in the 1980s Rotherham Station in February 1987

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ROTHERHAM MASBOROUGH STATION in FEBRUARY 1987
On a short visit on a chilly Winter's day I visited Rotherham station and in the short period I was there I witnessed a variety of traction on a variety of stock. A few MGR trains were seen surprisingly hauled by class 47's and local as well as cross country passenger services. 1st generation DMU's were abound on local trains in and out of Sheffield nearby and "LE" movements including a single class 20 locomotive also a "Peak" was seen being dragged by a solitary class 20, (not heading for "Booth's Scrapyard" around the corner thankfully) Not yet anyway. Enjoy this one off memory from this location, just over 36 years ago!....

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@roysaywell2138 5 ай бұрын

My local station now closed and deserted. In the days of steam when coal was king it was a joy to spend a day there the amount of freight was unbelievable. Thanks for the memories.

@spompey 5 ай бұрын

I just wish I could have gone that far back with the video. You must have had a wonderful day's watching the trains then, most anywhere really...best wishes to you Roy and many thanks....mark

@justinobrien3593 5 ай бұрын

Nice old-school video I miss a screaming Valletta class 43 hst storming out of stations blasting loads of clagg out! the class 20s was probably from Healey mills/tinsley I was at Rotherham station recently it's well changed!!! Good video 👏👏👏🥰

@spompey 5 ай бұрын

Many thanks Justin and my best regards...Mark

@martinsmith1538 11 ай бұрын

The days when train travel did not cost a mortgage. Wonderful memories. Thanks for uploading. It's great to see the grid irons on Mgr trains.

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

You are most welcome Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@thezebrafromheaven7568 7 ай бұрын

Watching this makes me calm. Don´t know why.

@spompey 7 ай бұрын

Many thanks and you're very welcome....Mark

@ontrackrailfilms1652 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing this as it brings back so many memories of how great the railway scene was back them. We're lucky to have been around at that time.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

We were definately fortunate.....Mark

@Oddly1970 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video use to love watching them come round that bend .

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

@jonathandnicholson Ай бұрын

Thank you fir sharing.

@spompey Ай бұрын

You're welcome and many thanks....Mark

@DistrictDriver Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Can never get enough of these "proper" trains! Happy days.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome...more to come....Mark

@andrewbullivant8936 3 ай бұрын

I had forgotten how busy the line to canklow was!

@spompey 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks and best regards...Mark

@christopherruff2464 Жыл бұрын

No pacers sprinters or 150s! Bliss! More 45s would have been great.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Yes agree but even so the variety for such a short visit was beyond expectations ....Much appreciated.....Mark

@johnreyortiz6154 Жыл бұрын

Hi used have Ian allens numbers book hardback with pictures of locos love it write down what ive seen and travel from kings cross to aberdeen by train over night in york charging 47s locos over long journey best days of my life trains were so different

@spompey Жыл бұрын

They certainly were....best regards....Mark

@emjackson2289 Жыл бұрын

Makes you realise just how recent it was that the country ran on coal as much as oil and gas. Love the Class 20 in BR "BIg" livery that you had at 14:03 - Am I the only one that's thinking "Blimey, how long did the Type 1 DMUs last up North?" 1987 and its not all Pacer's and Sprinter's?!

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark

@BenDover-ln6ns Жыл бұрын

Such a busy station the old Rotherham. Sheffield was a maize of railways. Shame it all ended not helped by loss of coal etc.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Certainly did not help....Our beloved Maggie.......Best wishes....Mark

@TheSmittenman Жыл бұрын

@@spompey I think you mean Queen Maggie who was years ahead of her time by realising we needed to reach net zero as soon as possible

@spompey Жыл бұрын

@@TheSmittenman Yes she would have done what Beeching did anyway....best wishes...Mark

@TheSmittenman Жыл бұрын

@@spompey Not sure what makes you think that, and why every political party over the last 40 years has sacrificed us common folk on the altar of "climate emergency" but while we obviously differ on politics, let us enjoy videos of our childhood with the rail network of our youth ....cheers....Phil

@spompey Жыл бұрын

@@TheSmittenman Thanks Phil.....I'm not sure if Maggie had the world's climate in her thoughts, but if she did, very good insight.....but I know little about politics, yes I best stick to our fondest memories and again thanks for watching them Phil....My best regards...Mark

@jacobmoss6830 4 ай бұрын

God I don’t even recognise it. I’ve been thorough Rotherham by car more times than I count and Rotherham station has always been a two track station. This view is a complete 180 to me, I didn’t even know Rotherham used to have four platforms.

@spompey 4 ай бұрын

Many thanks for watching Jacob...best wishes to you....Mark

@grahamallen1970 3 ай бұрын

May be your thinking of Rotherham central that was built to replace masborough?

@jacobmoss6830 3 ай бұрын

@@grahamallen1970 possibly

@spompey 3 ай бұрын

@@grahamallen1970 I am not too sure on this Graham....The atlas said at that time the station was Masborough...many thanks and my sincere regards...Mark

@grahamallen1970 3 ай бұрын

@@spompey up to 4 years ago all 4 platform faces and tops still in place...platform buildings on up old road side was a curry house

@James47298 Жыл бұрын

You've got to stop putting so many top quality vids from the past on lol, I dont have enough time to watch them all lol.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

@mrmrst9020 Жыл бұрын

Just brilliant 👍🏻

@spompey Жыл бұрын

So many thanks....Mark

@taxisss 9 ай бұрын

My dad was a driver here

@spompey 9 ай бұрын

Many thanks for the comment and for your interest....Best wishes. to your Dad as well..Mark

@duncancurtis5108 Жыл бұрын

20046 outlived 45104 by a good few years.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

@daveyboy19761 Жыл бұрын

Think the transpennine trains to Cleethorpes go through the old station, or they used to.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

@robertward7382 Жыл бұрын

I remember the new station being "new", but don't remember using masborugh station. Long train full of coal does bring back memories though!

@spompey Жыл бұрын

I believe it was Masborough.....Many thanks for your kind comment.....best regards...Mark