I loved the sound and look of the 20's My favourite of all 33 & 73 too

All those lovely locomotives. Makes me when to go back 40 years. Thank you Soi.👍🤩🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🚄🚅

At 3.16, that's the Liverpool Street pilot, in full Great Eastern blue. Stunning..

I was stationed at SX 1957-1965,during the good old days of steam' and diesels starting to creep in.SX was in a sorry state then, but compared to these pictures, it was heaven.And steam, though in decline, was reasonably plentiful.The diesel shed was being built after pulling half the jubilee down.Drivers assistants in those days would have been firemen working on special-odd, with plenty of WD's and knocko's etc. wanting the fire's cleaned, and then prepaired for their next turn of duty.Plenty of grime and ash flying about,especially if the engine had no drop-grates or rocker bar's etc. and all done with a slice,bent dart and pricker.Moving up from the country, to get my firemans check, and lodged at the Ilford hostel for nine years,I loved every minute of it.Then electrification and the diesels came along and spoilt it all.I managed to get my driving check,but found life with D's and E's so uninteresting and like a fool I packed it all in.Going on strike in those days was just that,six weeks with ASLEF strike pay was hard going too.How many of todays footplate staff would have stuck it?Those were the good old days!

I worked at BREL Temple Mills East London from 1977 till 1984. I was a shunter. Drove those old diesel engines several times. I didn't know it then but they were great day's!!

Stratford and Finsbury Park depots in the 70s, we could just walk around and no one bothered us. Happy memories,

Rest in peace Stratford shed and all her children, thanks for posting. 😢

great memories of stratford, all gone because of the olympics,i remember the class 31 over the edge at staples corner, i was driving my old l/rover at the time, also remember in the 80s a class 31 down the bank near Hanwell in west london. was at southall railway centre at the time

I went to the Open Days there as a kid, never thought I would be one of the last mobile shunters/ ground staff to come under SF, before it went round to Temple Mills.

I've driven a few of these locos. I was at Stratford from 95 to 97 as a spare driver doing ballast and engineering work

A great but depressing video - it captures the end of an era.

I used to go there trainspotting in the late 70s.We used to go there. Finsbury Park. Hither green. Willesden. A few of the main line stations. Kings Cross when the deltics used to rule there. Brilliant memories.

Truly a sad sight . But I’m glad it’s been recorded for posterity. Best shed ever on the eastern region !

I can't thank you enough. I was a drivers assistant at Stratford depot 1978.-1983. It is so sad to see it on its death throws. I could tell you a few stories😅. May it rest in peace. 😒😢

great ole place....went there often to collect...back in the 80's -early 90's...& usually always found ones which I needed...!!!.

Excellent video! Interesting to see 47542 there with in such a sorry state. Bristol Bath road was my depot for a few years, think i can remember seeing it there! Look forward to seeing more videos. 👍

As a lowly spotter, not a worker, I used to love Stratford back between 75 and 83, ish ! If we were daring enough as kids, we'd walk along the tunnel into the depot. What a fantastic range of locos. I have loads of stills but no footage. Used to be 03s there back then and one or two other older things, made into departmental vehicles I think. A big thanks to all the workers there who never threw us off. Stratford is a prime example of where we went wrong with our railways. Nice vid, keep them coming !

That was very dismal looking place back then, quite sad really, but all good things someday come to an end, so I'm glad I experienced that shed in the good times..Thanks again, Regards Chris

Weedkilling train first up, good catch.

ill was coming down staples corner in kellogs lorry saw two31s s over the top ,yes good times then

My uncle was a driver there (john head) many times I snuck away in the cab, great memories.

Very sad and of course it's all gone now. I visited once in the early 70's when it was fully operational. That tunnel from the station was quite daunting for a 14 year old and seemed to go on for ever!

Amazing how attached we get to these loco's, all over the country filming them, great memories now if nought else, thanks for sharing one of my favorite locations when i was a lad early 1980s

Interesting. Brings back memories of walking through the staff pedestrian tunnel to the Depot! Hard to believe Westfield Stratford + more now sits on this land.

you could always tell a non-30A loco was on the GER - it looked so scruffy in comparison. Even the station pilot at Liverpool Street was always immaculately turned out. Great video again.

Gone but never forgotten the cockney sparrow will live on 👍

Superb video, we had such amazing variety of engines,vast rail network. Shame its all changed now

Great vid, funny to think that 2 of those 3 Class 50's were later saved for preservation.

great video i wish they would run all them classes more often in kent 😀👍

worked there from 79-81 as drivers assistant, len and jack stannard were the foreman my brother was there also, he was involved in a crash at temple mills where two drivers were killed , he was the d/ assistant

So sad seeing all those diesel locomotives on death row just like the steam in 68 😟 Great video as always cheers Stevie 😎

Sadness all around, but fond memories x.

Seem so sad these lovely , Machines worked so hard in the day all the places they must’ve travelled all the miles now waiting for the final mile from being dismantled to the scrapyard sad 😞

Been round there a few times

Glimpses of Stratford in 1998 before it all vanished

Looks more like Stratford on Avon . Garbage by then. .we used to go under that tunnel to the first shed which had 03's and industrials... Never worked out what it was...and the tunnel you walked under from the BR station had a weird smell... Does anyone else remember that??

I can't believe this was only 15 years after I'd left there... kinda sad ?!

Now that was a blast from the past..... Anymore from Stratford depot?

a great dept but sad sight of 08 and class 50s.cant believe its not there anymore.same with Devons rd shed all gone

So sad!