BR in the 1980s Woking Junction Down Yard Woking On 3rd May 1989

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11 ай бұрын

BRITISH RAILWAYS IN THE 1980's
Woking Junction (Down Yard) Woking on 3rd May 1989
Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Woking junction taken on 03/05/1989. A little shaky at times as this was a handheld job. See how the skyline of the town has changed so much. I hope the video takes you back to this period with fond memories. Feel free to comment, good or bad, all comments are read and greatly appreciated,but it is not always possible to answer each individually. Sit back and enjoy this latest production remembering all those now long gone Locomotive classes and other types of traction. Many thanks for all subscriptions and all of those viewers who have kindly shown an interest in my material.

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@dieseldave3879 11 ай бұрын

Great times, great trains! 🚂👍

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

You're most welcome Dave....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@user-tm8pc5xg9u 11 ай бұрын

Was a secondman at Eastleigh, went to Wimbledon Pk for my drivers job and finished at Fratton. Spent what seemes like a lifetime working these trains through Woking , and shunting the yards. Happy memories. Fantastic stuff

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

You're most welcome....Many thanks for the info on your career my friend and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@stephenrice4554 7 ай бұрын

And a couple of good shots of the old junction gand huts into the bargain 👍🇬🇧

@spompey 7 ай бұрын

You are welcome and many thanks Stephen....Mark

@neilmuggeridge7790 10 ай бұрын

The good old days from someone born in Woking.

@spompey 10 ай бұрын

You are very welcome and Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark

@AndyJHiscock 11 ай бұрын

Happy memories. 😀

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

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

@EErail26 11 ай бұрын

A few 47s on Waterloo to Exeters that day, by the look of it. Cracking opening image.

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

You're most welcome....Yes a few more than usual on that day...Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@martinsmith1538 11 ай бұрын

Grid irons class 56s. Great trains

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

You're most welcome Martin....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@djtrainspotter3079 11 ай бұрын

And there goes 47587, another one of the curved 7 large logo blue 47's :)

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

Again.....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@davidnolan1692 11 ай бұрын

The car train seen at the start is probably 6M93 14.28 Southampton Up Yd -- Willesden Brent conveying Ford Transit vans & booked to call at Woking 17.05 -- 17.20.

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

That would sound right as I recall it was around 4PM to 6.30PM that I was there...Many thanks for your info and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@australianwanderer2217 11 ай бұрын

Fond memories my grandad was a shunter at woking

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

You're most welcome....I may have known him....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@australianwanderer2217 11 ай бұрын

@@spompey Thank you for sharing gday best regards

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

@@australianwanderer2217 You are most welcome....Mark

@duncancurtis5108 11 ай бұрын

Colin Marsden took a shot exactly where the 56 is stood in 1971 of a 4COR passing a Warship Class 42. Indeed the townscape wasn't as prolific as by 1989.

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

I used to meet Colin often when he was still on the railway back in the day....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@duncancurtis5108 11 ай бұрын

Then there was John Scrace and Gavin Morrison as well.

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

@@duncancurtis5108 Indeed, all excellent photographers......Many thanks for your comment and for watching Duncan...best wishes...Mark

@James47298 11 ай бұрын

Why was the water being pumped out to rear of shot?

@devilscoachman79 11 ай бұрын

I think they did this to prevent dust from blowing everywhere

@spompey 11 ай бұрын

To dampen the dust down in the wagons so not to blow the dust when in travel...Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

@aimdrummer 9 ай бұрын

@@spompey Day Aggregates used to dampen their stock piles rather than the stuff in the wagons. The Foster-Yeoman trains would come in to the Down Yard and Days would unload them with a clamshell excavator... that must have been a tedious job for the operator. The aggregate got piled up in its various grades and that is what they were dampening down. Most aggregate left the yard by road rather than rail so most of the stone wagons going out were empty.

@spompey 9 ай бұрын

@@aimdrummer Many thanks for this info and my sincere regards to you....Thank you for watching....Mark