Trains at Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Chester & Manchester

Trains at Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Chester & Manchester - 1987

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Roy Harrison

5 жыл бұрын

A short video from my Archive VHS tapes of trains at the above stations seen in 1987. I hope you enjoy watching.

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@albertpopwell 4 жыл бұрын

Peak at Chester on a TPE! Must have been very close to the end for them in this video. Great days! Thanks for sharing Roy.

@RickyNowis 5 жыл бұрын

Epic coverage from BR days of the 80's. I wish things were like they were then :-)

@Tom-Lahaye 4 жыл бұрын

Shrewsbury was and partially still is one of the most beautiful stations in the UK, and its junction must be the best after the rationalisation of that in Newcastle. Man Victoria nowadays is a far cry from what it once was, half of it turned into a tram station, lots of trackwork gone and the remains of the old station buried in concrete and glass. Although the old station was dark and grimy, its layout and trains were much more interesting, funny detail; the pacers and 150s can still be seen, Northern rail is slowly replacing them now with new stock.

@cravensdmufan4449 5 жыл бұрын

Another superb video; excellent footage which is most useful to modellers of the era. I love the way you have captured and zoomed into details. Thank you for taking time to upload your prescious material for us to enjoy. Well done Roy

@AndreiTupolev 5 жыл бұрын

Woo, doubleheaded 50s,both under power! That would be a highlight of anyone's day

@Georgeasaurus2001 5 жыл бұрын

It might have been the 735 cardiff glasgow&Edinburgh that was good for a pair

@OlivierGabin 5 жыл бұрын

Great historical document ! 1987, it's the year i'm modelling. Superb idea you have there, and great shots on the brand-new by then class 150 DMU, priceless ! Thanks a lot !

@thearsenalmisfit2414 3 жыл бұрын

Double hoover equals double the pleasure. Brilliant stuff.

@royharrison4122 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@derekmeller5873 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant stuff. I was sure i was going to see a young me charging up and down Victoria platform 11 with excitement as the 47 came in. Happy days remembered, thanks so much for posting!

@ianjones4116 2 жыл бұрын

17.50 the bounce from that Pacer made me chuckle. Superb ride quality. Lol. Great vid thanks again.

@royharrison4122 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Ian

@devilscoachman79 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video Roy, Outstanding! The thing that surprises me the most is an actual human being is doing the platform announcing, not the pre recorded robotic voice we have today. I will look forward to your next video! Regards Kev

@ianjones4116 2 жыл бұрын

Notice no vegetation/ weeds at Shrewsbury, unlike today. That was my patch, 1985-95. We used weedkiller. The Chopper in p1 was there for Crew training, my dad was doing his refresh on it. 37428 David lloyd George,, in Cripple Sidings, ready for a turn over the Cambrian or Central Wales line. The other loco's probably waiting for Sunday engineering work. Ahh 47479 working the Euston, before the Dvts appeared. Walked those tracks , every Wednesday, weekly maintenance patrol. One day I will see my dad in somebody's video on KZfaq. Massive Thanks for posting this. 🤩👍

@royharrison4122 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian, always Interesting to hear from a Railwayman with knowledge of the area, I am a ex Signalman, joined in 1953.

@ianjones4116 2 жыл бұрын

@@royharrison4122 I'm only a baby Roy,, wasnt born till 1963 lol. Dad was Footplate by then , started as cleaner then Fireman. Said he really enjoyed 2nd man job, when the Westerns came along . He would come home, tell my mum he had a hard day lol. Bit like me after many Hand signal man jobs for weekend possessions. Protection is out 'Bobby'. Then get my head down for the night. Slept in all Shrewsbury boxes. Lol. Signal men are a great. Take care Roy. All the best, Ian.

@philipholt9112 5 жыл бұрын

Hi,Roy brings back memories of the days when I was on the footplate I did 50yrs on the footplate I stated as a fireman in steam days 4th of April 1961 I finished my time out at longsight as a driver working trains out of Manchester piccadilly all over the place Regards.Phil.

@royharrison4122 5 жыл бұрын

Pleased you enjoyed the Video Philip, I was a Signalman in Lincolnshire in the 1950s & 1960s.

@replay68pete14 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always.

@et9233 5 жыл бұрын

Loved Chester back in the 80s. Not so many locos pass through anymore

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 4 жыл бұрын

wow that's excellent roy as of today new street station is now electric multiple units and diesel multiple units coming and going from this station

@AndreiTupolev 5 жыл бұрын

5:05 see, Tyseley got the decent WR Class 117 sets and the Western got the worn-out Derby Lightweights. Hardly a fair deal was it.

@bonkeydollocks1879 5 жыл бұрын

Never be repeated

@woodlandsteve 4 жыл бұрын

Was looking for myself on Man Vic , proper station then

@robtyman4281 5 жыл бұрын

Watching this footage, you forget how completely reliant on diesel (outside the south east) much of our railways were, back then. Despite overhead electric wires being present - not a single electric loco or EMU!

@robtyman4281 5 жыл бұрын

Seems funny seeing a Diesel loco at BNS, given that it's on the line from Euston....which was electrified!?! ....still nice to see the Diesel loco, but funny given they had overhead cables there.

@30453trains 5 жыл бұрын

The 50 and 47 haulage at New Street are probably services going to and from the South West (Reading/Bristol and points beyond) rather than Euston, which would’ve been hauled by an 86/87 AC loco by this point. The 50 is certainly going to or coming from the Western or Southern Region as that’s where they were based. The routes to Reading via Oxford and Bristol via Cheltenham still aren’t wired now.

@keithdoherty8809 5 жыл бұрын

Actual the class 50s generally operated Birmingham -Paddington via Oxford and Didcot these were timetabled services by Western Region

@calibrais 5 жыл бұрын

Curious about the Class 08 in LMS livery, if anyone is able to shed any light on how it managed to obtain the 'LMS' livery, please? Thanks, Greg, NZ

@royharrison4122 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry Greg, I don't know why it was painted like this, hopefully someone else will.

@AndreiTupolev 3 жыл бұрын

It was painted by Tyseley as a sort of mascot. There was one in GWR Green as well (now I think at Didcot)

@s125ish 5 жыл бұрын

Where would the InterCity service at Shrewsbury be going?

@The1977joey 5 жыл бұрын

Probably a terminator from London Euston. They would normally arrive at Platform 4 then go empty to Cotton Hill yard where the loco would run round to form it's return working normally from Platform 7

@robtyman4281 5 жыл бұрын

@@The1977joey Wouldn't it have gone on to Chester?

@The1977joey 5 жыл бұрын

@@robtyman4281 There was one through working from Euston to Chester via Shrewsbury but I think that finished around 1986. In 1987 there was an InterCity around every 2 hours between Euston & Shrewsbury with one continuing on to Aberystwyth behind a 37 from Salop.. great days from what I remember as a kid 👌

@ianjones4116 2 жыл бұрын

@@The1977joey pre Dvt too. 47479 was a regular on the Euston, coming off at Wolves , waiting for a return working. Happy days, my Pway days, 179 gang Shrewsbury.. Notice, NO VEGETATION , like now 2021.

@andrewbowen4544 4 жыл бұрын

It's weird a modern Pacer and in the background a what 30 year old 08 still in service

@nigelkthomas9501 5 жыл бұрын

If only they hadn’t buggered Manchester Victoria in 1994!

@evangelosntavaris7445 5 жыл бұрын

British trains are the most wonderful and beautiful than everything else! In my Country (Greece) I'm the 0.1% who love them (everybody likes Geman-marklin, fleischmann, brawa,...).I don't know why!!!