Brilliant! What I’d give to go back in time just for one day!

Wow, that brings back memories! I worked on the footplate, based at York between 1981 and 1986. I often worked the shift shown as 2:45 class 08 pulling wagons from Rowntrees (Nestle) to Dringhouses then back to Foss Islands with Coal etc. More great memories driving the dual head 20s (mostly P-Way), dual head 37s pulling steel from Tyne Yard and so many 31s, 45s, 47s. I also had the pleasure of driving almost all the Deltics before they were withdrawn. Wow, thanks for memory lane!

Fantastic memories ❤ not ever forgotten! X

These were the gold old days & I used to go by York by train in the 1980’s this was a Mecca for train enthusiasts 🇬🇧👍

top stuff, a couple of rare ones, Scotrail shove duff 47704 on a trans pennine working at 4.00 and the mk3 intercity executive saloon at 5.45.

Really enjoyed watching this Happy memories of when York was busy all day and night with passenger parcels and freight.

Well done, Roy, a great selection as always. How I miss the sound of those big Sulzers and the various EEs from down the years. I can manage without the eardrum-rattling screech of the Paxmans, however. Finally, some lovely footage of the big green kettle to close. Terrific!

Thank you, most enjoyable brought back many happy memories of my time spotting on York station in the 70s

So many great locos, I loved the 20's and the Peaks in the video. I remember school summer holiday visits to York and how exciting it was to see so many trains there.

I was a freight guard at Tees Yard in that era and remember the old track layout well, it lost it's character once they removed the main lines through what were platforms 8 and 9. I was having a few beers in York with friends one night when they were electrifying the station, when we came back to the station to get our late night train home to Middlesbrough they were in the process of lifting the main line footbridge in order to get clearance for the electrification wires. I wish I'd had a camera that evening :-(

Fantastic footage. Brings back many happy memories. When the railways were a much more interesting place.

Another great video Roy. The railways in Britain were so much more interesting and diverse in those days. Your uploads bring back happy memories.

Also nice to hear an actual person with a proper regional accent on the mike at the beginning.

47704 was a rare sight south of Edinburgh. The Rowntree Express coming through at 2:57!

Once again, Roy, many thanks for posting this. I'm gradually working my way through all your videos. They bring back many happy memories of trains in the 80s.

Thanks for posting the video Roy a real time capsule perfect to watch and have a brew whilst viewing.

Been to York a few times spotting in the very late 80's & only went through there a couple of months ago from Aberdeen. God its changed a lot! .......i noticed every diesel was in BR Blue, fantastic. 👍👍

Wow that video captures every thing that was good about York station. Thank you for sharing.

Nice footage of ECML traffic pre electrification days! Also liked the variety in types of coaching stock on these trains, MK1, MK2 a,b,c,d,e,and f were all there (I have to admit, keeping b and c, and e and f apart is difficult without seeing interior and ends properly)

Good to see the old track layout and additional platforms facing Scarborough. Bit like Crewe in that when it got changed in the mid eighties it lost a bit of its intrigue. Great video.

I love the new fast electric trains that are around now. It's the future. But, nothing beats the sound of those traction engines.

So glad you found this Roy. I was there regularly trainspotting only a few years prior to this - much was the same but the little differences are interesting. The spotters though hadn't changed at all! Great memories!

very happy days many thanks for the memories

Thank you for this video! You talk about the quality but you're wrong - as every moment passed it sharpened my memories of days on York's platforms - and others - in that era. Worth every second and share any more that you have! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing this Roy, really interesting. Good passing shot of Dringhouses yard including the hump.

Thanks for putting this on.

York was one of those places that was a very special treat, always a few hours on the station, NRM, and of course the rail riders HQ then a few more hours on the station. Maybe a stop off at Doncaster. Wish I’d kept all my platform tickets and rover cards. Great video

Great footage 39 years ago ❤️ Great memories also of British Rail Locomotion ❤️Miss the sounds of these classic Diesels to the sound of the Paxman Valenta Sadly nowadays a memory .Great footage of the Union of South Africa puffing through York back in the day ❤️

Wow amazing video , I’d love to go back to those times , I love it 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Wonderful footage of all the diesel/electric locos taken 25 years before I first visited York plus museum. Coincidently as I got out of the car at the car park, Tornado reversed into the yard. Lovely city.

happy memories from the 80s at least we had a decent variety of motive power instead of the crapy class 66s and class 70s

How refreshing. "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the guard speaking" Brought back some happy memories, thank you. Chris.

A fantastic compilation Steve., Very good quality for the year. I really enjoyed it. in my posession I have the cad side nombers of a 20, 25 and a 45. must av ad em for 20 years now. Might be worth a bit when the kids get to my age' Cold not possibly lift one now.....hell of a weight.

One of my earliest memories is of visiting York minster (not long after the fire), the railway museum and having a brief look into York station which in my memory seemed like a surreal and magical place with so many different classes of engine and train, all in rail blue. This video confirms that my memory was accurate.

Can only echo previous comments. Brilliant step back in time. The 47/7, IC saloon, also noted the two Class 111 DMUs.

Looks great, shame York isn't as busy as that these days

Another great Video -keep up the good work.

Some great footage there

Great video brought back good memories

Great footage. As someone with roots in York and Spalding I really enjoy your films

I think your recordings are memorable ,especially Devon and Dawlish ,happy days.

Brilliant film, thank you

Wow I had forgotten just how much trackwork and sidings there was at York back then . It’s all rationalised now with no through tracks in the middle,and i think some of the bay platforms have been removed.

Nice great to see the 08 on the Rowntrees express !!

Absolutely fantastic,wish York was like it now.

Loved the shots of No.9

Unlucky not to get a 40 at York, even in 1984.

Brilliant to see and hear the 'Peaks'.

Happy days, great footage.

Wasnt expecting to see Number 9 thats for sure!

Superb footage

Outstanding video compared to today’s locomotives

Class 47/7's occasionally turned up on Newcastle Liverpool services, I always assumed they were enroute to/from Crewe as northbound loco's always ex works.

Great video... Real trains on a real railway

Love seeing all the rolling stock especially the BR Eastern regions HSTs in mixed liveries but I wish Hornby would release BR MK3 the carraiges they always bulls up the IC Executive and IC Swallow livery buffets MK3 coaches they bulls up the tooling with the incorrect roofing with the missing roof vents and incorrect underframe with missing battery boxes etc.

York Station was a very busy station in the 1980s until 1990 yor Station had charector in them days. I really miss that York Station has remembered seeing in 1987. Those class 20s were great in that film., sadly they have ruined once my favourite station, a lot of lines have long gone. It would be nice if they could bring two middle lines, and put extra more lines on

i had 47451 between leeds and york on the 20th August 1982

What took over the Newcastle-Plymouth service as far as York, which used to be a Deltic?

Brilliant

i gad 47704 between Aberdeen and Glasgow on the 28th September 1985

Must been luxury those coaches

I wasn't even alive then but I wish I was

2:52 gosh those 08s were very powerful weren't they

So sad that the Deltics had all been banished by this point in history. Their conspicuous absence is palpable throughout this footage.

When trains were trains,not like the modern things they all look the same

Why would the Guard tell people to change at York for Thirsk or Northallerton, when the Train had come through those places to get to York in the first place...?

1984 was the year York Minster was struck by lightning in the July and set on fire.

I've pretty much lost interest in railways now. When I visit York station it is just shiny soulless units which have names that sound like Italian food.

What’s that at 6.52 ? Looks like a ghost of a Victorian car !!!!

Tragic.

When the guard started speaking he sounded like Winston Churchill...

totally confused me with some of your higher shots as to where you where standing

At 5.48, you show an Intercity Executive Saloon. This is the first time I have come across such a vehicle, being WCML. Do you have any further information on this?

And also Old Oak's 47511 Thames 6:30 🤔

GOOD TO SEE 60009 WAS THAT ELTON JOHN WITH HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW WHEN IT WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE SCARBOROUGH BRIDGE?

Choo choo

WAS THAT ELTON JOHN AT THE END ON THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA WITH HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW? OR WAS IT ANDY PIPKIN? DONT LIKE IT

Proper trains. No Japanese/spanish nonsense

Rot Diezel trein 🚆😠

I`ve cabbed Union of South Africa!!