BR in the 1980s Millbrook Station & Southampton Station & Area on 9th August 1988

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BRITISH RAILWAYS IN THE 1980's
Millbrook & Southampton Area on 9th August 1988
Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Millbrook, Southampton and Southampton Parkway taken on 09/08/1988. 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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@johnabbott9401 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting. The South Western mainline was in transition at this period when 1967 REP and TCs were being replaced with the new 442s. Because in good Southern Railway tradition, the REP traction motors were being reused on the 442s, Class 73s were drafted into to cover the 91 fasts and 92 semi fast services. Sadly the 442s were the last decent quality trains on the SW mainline which has now descended to being nothing more than an outer suburban commuter line instead of one of Britain's most important intercity routes. Herbert Walker would be spinning in his grave!

@spompey Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@karimkekhia4369 10 ай бұрын

yeah i remember those days too…i used to stand at berrylands at hope a REP would thunder through, but they were so sparse at that point only covering a few diagrammed services in peak hours…but it was still nice to see their old mates still running on home their original home route coupled up to two 73s. but i did capture a REP…at berrylands…after being there for 6 hours..my cycle from wallington was all worth it..even if my family were worried sick as it was before mobiles become a thing and had no idea where i was!! hehe

@spompey 10 ай бұрын

@@karimkekhia4369 Worth the bike ride Karim, good way to keep fit is what I say....Many thanks for watching and for the comment....best regards...Mark

@geoffbarry9540 Жыл бұрын

An amazing day - this must be a treasured clip - so much variety and unusual stock formations (and variety) in one day's filming. I envy you both footage and the experience.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your appreciation....At the time it seemed an average day.....amazing to see the arousal it has stirred up....I am sure there were 5 car TC stock knocking around as the norm.....again many thanks and best wishes...Mark

@karimkekhia4369 10 ай бұрын

another beautiful video!!! the 442s do look utterly gorgeous!! i remember seeing them on test on the slow lines and thought..”yeah the fast is reserved for the REPs!!” hehe. at first i was not sure as they were replacing my fav units..but i did take to them…and they have retired!! where have the years gone!!! wowweeee

@spompey 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks Karim as always for watching and for the comment....best regards...Mark

@appliance004 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely bloody marvellous! My area, my era. That period when pairs of EDs were working the fasts was bonkers. I was only 15 years old at the time, but even then I realised it was a bit special. I had no idea at the time why that was happening! I have to say the highlights were the pair of shunters working light (never ever saw that at Southampton!) and seeing the old offices at the east end of platform 2 & 3, where the station announcer Stan (Dalek Man) and my Dad worked. Many thanks. One for the archives for me.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

You're very very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@locohauledforum Жыл бұрын

Nice video, a couple of really interesting things. The 4TC / 4REP / 4TC formation at about 5:20 is something I have never seen before, and the 4BEP on the Waterloo-Bournemouth stopper!

@spompey Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@AndyJHiscock Жыл бұрын

Great videos, bringing back memories of the 91 thundering though Woking on it way to Waterloo

@EM-yk1dw Жыл бұрын

Yes when 91 was fast to Southampton and Bournemouth from London and vice versa. Now the service is a feeble shadow of its former self. London Bournemouth used to be an Inter City route.

@AndyJHiscock Жыл бұрын

@@EM-yk1dw91 has gone the way of the Bournemouth Belle service - Sadly progress marches on

@EM-yk1dw Жыл бұрын

@@AndyJHiscock Yes Andy very true.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@EM-yk1dw Жыл бұрын

Great film, and when the replace loco hauled with 2 car Sprinter rot set in too.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@Night_Ferry Жыл бұрын

Wonderful videos. I'm loving the southern region videos. I wonder did you ever get down to Kent?

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Yes I did cover Kent in areas......will eventually post as the vids come up.....You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@mrpstapley Жыл бұрын

7:02 - An 8 car 93 service! I remember when an 8 or 12 car 93 service turned up, it would cause mayhem at smaller stations like Swaythling and St Denys. A lot of the school kids would jump down from the train onto the trackside!! Very dangerous! There were no tannoys and the guard never went through the train telling people to move to the front 4 coaches.

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Same happened at Woking on the odd occasion.....no reason for it....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@markedgar6437 Жыл бұрын

Looks like they'd been a fire in the buffet car in the train at the end 😂

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Or just charred.....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@dieseldave3879 Жыл бұрын

🚂👍

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave....Mark

@AndreiTupolev Жыл бұрын

5:00TC/REP/TC with the REP in the middle? 🤨

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Unusual composition......best wishes....Mark

@pascalfarful952 Жыл бұрын

12:03 Aha, the lesser-spotted 5TCB!

@spompey Жыл бұрын

Well spotted..many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

@geoffbarry9540 Жыл бұрын

@@spompey Fascinated to aee this. I have never read anywhere about a five car TC unit - was this the remnant of the 8 VAB (I think) that was produced because of production problems early in the piece?

@spompey Жыл бұрын

@@geoffbarry9540 Not really to sure....but someone may know the true answer.....best regards...Mark