That is true, I was the same.

easy on the big words pal

Glad you enjoyed this as you say rabbit out of my vast amount of old unseen footage Mark. When I heard these Brush 4s were going to be replaced I did a lot of filming of them. Mike.

Great that you enjoyed the video, there will be lots more old footage to come.

Oh great that you have found yourself on one of my videos Mr Gallagher, brill days in my mine when we had lots of classes..

Don't know if I've already said this to you Jeff, but I'm enjoying looking back at the filming I did when I first had a camcorder as some of the footage I had forgot about. Cheers Mike.

@@antman09ful1 so much we had on the railway then and before we thought run of the mill and took it all for granted ,we then look back through yours and others vintage ? Filming and our own bits photos and other memberbelia and say yeah I do miss so much .but we still head the linesides and platforms ....cos it's a drug

Well BI was a good place in them days.

Thanks 👍 Andrew, such great days.

Meet too Tony, such a different sort of station now. cheers Mike.

@@antman09ful1 back in the late 70's my former wife and the lovely Mrs Jane Scandrett were the two train announcers. 🤓

Shame I haven't got any footage from that far back Tony, I was there when the Queen opened the station.

My pleasure Syd, Cheers Mike.

Well that's life Paul, pleased you enjoyed the video, there will be more.

@@antman09ful1 can't wait! I'm a big 37 fan but those duffs sounded wonderful pulling away from International

So you worked trains down my local line Phil, was that electrics or both. Thanks Phil for watching this old footage and I'm pleased it give you some good memories. Mike.

@@antman09ful1 Hi Mike,yes I did one job we did a run round at Birmingham International with a electric locomotive one I was on it we had class 90 it Regards Phil.

Oh that's great Jakey, I say great day, wish we had them back. Mike.

Still in mainline service now with locomotive services 47 853 but with its old number, so should see it about for some years yet.

I Agreed such great days Marcus.

Same here Kenneth, its great we still have them on our network. Regards Mike.

Many thanks Theo, the old day were great.

@@antman09ful1 Yes i second that!!

Yeah they had that nickname spoons didn't they. Thanks David they were ace days for me.

Thanks mate.

@@antman09ful1 your welcome mate :)

Yeep Rob, thanks for viewing.

Thanks Keith, Its been very cold today.

Such great days we had Bryan. Thanks Mike.

Nice to see a Class 87 as well!

@@davidknowles3459 I agree its always good to get a class 87 on film.

@@davidknowles3459 Absolutely.

Oh really, nice one, didn't know you worked on the railways. Regards Mike.

@@antman09ful1 I was a guard in the 1990's...loved every minute of it to be honest....

Thanks very much for watching JR👍

Me too Josh, great day.

Really.

Took the thought right outta my head and she wasnt even born then

Thank you kindly Tom for watching my old footage. Mike.

Yes that was a good idea virgin doing them paint jobs towards the end.

I think of the top of my head there is about 14 or 15 still on the main line. I'm pleased you have watched my video, thank you. Mike.

Thanks John for watching the footage. Regards Mike.

When I was driving it, 100% definitely!

Thanks for visiting my channel again Barry, you many get some of this class down your way in 2021.

Many thanks David for your comment on my old footage I filmed all them years ago, regards Mike.

These class 47 were just get on departing a station wasn't they.

@@antman09ful1 Definitely are mate👍

Many thanks Simon.

Fair enough Phil, we all have our favourite, don't get me wrong I think they have been a superb loco. Regards Mike.

@@antman09ful1 Indeed, I wasn't implying anything, just I once got booted out of a 47 group for calling them "Duffs" as that was what I was brought up with. I like pretty much anything BR era, I adore 47s, 37s are nice to look at, sound great and are fun to drive, 31s have a nice look and sound etc... :) I can't wait to see what else you've got stashed away :)

No problems Phil, sorry if you thought that, oh yes Phil I have still got a lot of old footage from what I call the great day of our hobby. Keep safe Mike.

Thanks for coming to watch Sam.

Oh yes the proper days.

Yes I know what you are referring to Simon, cheers for your interest in my video.

Thanks Mike for watching.

Great wasn't it Rob to see proper trains.

We didn't have any choice with the timings we had to keep to! Fantastic old beasts the 47s, and loved driving them.

@@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf I don't doubt that! They were fine machines in their heyday.

@@brushhead Still going strong with LSL, WCRC, GBRf & ROG to. Will for many years yet.

Well no, If I had there wouldn't be enough time to share them. But there is a lot of hours still to see. Cheers Mike.

Thank you for your interest.

Freight drivers stopping at red signals using the countryside, others in the toilet of the passenger train I would say. Thanks for comment and for watching the video.

No Cliff not seen any in the UK, thanks for watching.

Ok Thomas I will remember that. Cheers.

The WCML was closed and trains were coming through this station.

That is news to me what you have said on this comment, have you any proof that these trains to BI and Paddington stopped at Lea Hall and Marston Green

@@antman09ful1 yeh I will find the old timetable the train waited in Stafford sidings all day then ran Stafford wolves Birmingham new street lea hall Marston green Birmingham international Coventry think it was in 1988 or 89 the service ran to either Paddington or Brighton. we also had a dmu shortage in the 80s and there was an evening loco hauled class 45 3 mk1s ran for about a week from moor street to dorridge calling bordersley green small heath tysley acocks green olton solihull widney mannor dorridge then return rush hour only think a 47 ran last few days I lived in between olton and Marston green so spent me childhood on a 75 p scratch off daytripper also many people don't know why the bridge at the end of dorridge doesn't have arches it because a class 52 ran in to the back of a shunter on the main line killing the driver also the service was supposed to be a blue pullman but a western was brought in late on quite an interesting history we have on our local railways

This info you are saying is very interesting which I didn’t know, and I live local to these stations.

@@antman09ful1 i don't live local no more but you must no jed if you do ask him about the 47 lea hall Marston green service he was on it most nights winter only timetable sure it was 88 89 its an old school spotter you need to speak with and if you know mad Mark from nuneaton he will give you all the unusual services that ran around the west midlands is best mate was a railway planner around Birmingham i no these guys are still around because I seen them at midlands railway diesel gala last year

If Jed was on them trains you must be right, I have certainly forgot about these services stopping or I didn't know about them matey, thank you for your local history from the Brum area.