Hooton station 1976

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djp252

8 ай бұрын

DMU and class 40 at Hooton station in 1976, footage from DMU passing Bromborough signalbox.

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@thomasshepard6030 4 ай бұрын

I started as a fireman with BR 1974 eastfield traction depot springburn Glasgow

@user-oo8xp2rf1k 2 ай бұрын

One of my earliest locomotive memories (1973?) was standing on Brombrough station (a few miles from Hooton) and seeing a 40 (or 37?) come thundering under the bridge headed toward Birkenhead. Amoungst the more familiar DMU's it looked magnificent and dramatic. Every time i used that station in the following years of my childhood, i remembered that moment and would gaze at the bridge span, which now lacked rails which were lifted shortly afterwards - I only remember them being there that one time. Presumably a relic of when Birkenhead Woodside still took express trains from London(?)

@djp252 2 ай бұрын

It was reduced to two tracks in December 1973, the same weekend Hooton North signalbox closed

@user-oo8xp2rf1k 2 ай бұрын

@@djp252 Wow.. thanks for that info. I would have been five or less. I also remember my mum pointing out some stored wreckage from the Chester Station (Class 25?) crash as we approached Chester station from Brombrough.

@train4905 Ай бұрын

Wow😊

@boozapup1284 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic stuff - thanks for sharing. - 2:42 is, as I'm sure you know, Bromborough.

@HughTerry69 5 ай бұрын

Where is Hooton?

@djp252 5 ай бұрын

Between Rock Ferry and Chester/Helsby, now part of Merseyrail 3rd rail electric system

@fathernick9910 8 ай бұрын

Form factor is all wrong and frame needs to be widened as everything is unnaturally squashed

@djp252 7 ай бұрын

I've uploaded a few cine films which were all shot on Super 8 format but it seems to be pot luck how they come out on You Tube, some have correct aspect ratio but not this one unfortunately

@Embracing01 6 ай бұрын

@@djp252 Hi, have you used a programme called Handbrake? it might help in adjusting or correcting the aspect. You can change the framesize and aspect ratio with it. Normally footage like this would be in 4x3 fullscreen.

@djp252 6 ай бұрын

no, I just uploaded them from 'My Videos' folder on my desktop pc. I will have a look at Handbrake when I get a chance, thanks for the tip@@Embracing01

@damonrobus-clarke533 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, thought the 40 was a baby Deltic for a minute! 😂