1987 Cab Ride Ellesmere port to Birkenhead Docks. Class 47

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This amazing footage shows a Cab Ride in 1987 between Ellesmere port to Birkenhead Docks (Duke Street) in a Class 47.
The footage shows Ellesmere port, Hooton, Bebington, Rock Ferry and Birkenhead Docks
On route we compare then 1987 and now 2017.
Driver Neville Amey & Guard George Nelson RIP.
Driver's Assistant Lee Davies
The Wirral channel had a variety of Wirral Videos including, 'Hidden Wirral', ' Wirral Railways' and Sport. All filmed on the Wirral Peninsula
The Peninsula includes towns such as
Birkenhead, Wallasey, Liscard, Moreton, Hoylake, West Kirby, Heswall, Neston, Eastham, Ellesmere Port, Brombrough, Bebington, Oxton, Tranmere
Produced by the Wirral Channel for You Tube,
1080p50
ref wikipedia,
Creative commons reference.
Richard Szwejkowski
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@train4905 3 года назад

I remember Neville well.my dad jimmy Allen was a guard on Mersey rail ,when Neville drove the 503/8s.I used to go to work with my dad,he let me operate the door controls and do the bell ,and often had cabrides with Neville and other drivers. Going down to mollington street and sitting in the drivers seats of all the 47,37,40 20 class locos.Neville was a lovely kind hearted man.a gentleman.as was my dad too. Thankyou so much indeed for posting up this video.it has brought back many happy memories. Thanku kindly.

@elizabethclayton2587 3 года назад

My dad was born in Duke st and I would stay at my nans so I new it well At Ann's grove. The decline of Birkenhead is so sad . Thanks luv that was great 💕

@stokefan316 4 года назад

The second man on the 47 is my dad when he was a driver at Ellesmere Port

@stephensmith4480 3 года назад

I worked with a couple of Birkenhead lads, later E Port but sadly, none of these lads. I started on the Railway in 1990. I just caught the last of the great BR days before we all succumbed to Privatisation. Happy days.

@MM0IMC 4 года назад

The then and now video clips put it into perspective.

@MAPFWH 6 лет назад

The driver Neville looks about 15 here. Well thrashed in places. RIP George, I bet you were a hoot to work with.

@stephenharper9961 6 лет назад

Thank you for sharing this, have followed this route many times and its great to see the absolute correct alignment

@christopherhulse2041 5 лет назад

I started on the railway in 1986 this brings back great memories.

@Grimbo798 6 лет назад

Really great to see. I have a few photographs of the dock railway back from the eighties but I really wish I had taken a photograph of the original Hooton signal box.

@colinbrooks228 3 года назад

i did a railtour round there in 24th June 1989 but never seen any pcis of that tour - was called the cheshire Cat from memory run by Hertforshire railtours

@carlarthur4442 3 года назад

There was two signal boxs Hooton North Jcn and Hooton South Jcn , Hooton Sth was the bigger box , I was a Signalman at Hooton North in 1969 / 70 , then it closed , before that I'd worked Signal boxs at Wallasey Grove Rd , Canning St nth , Brook St , then went on to work all the boxs on the Wirral , including James St P S B , and then Sandhills before I finished I'd worked about 23 boxs including Rock ferry box , happy days .

@willofirony Год назад

So, there was I, thinking 'a taxi ride from Elesmere Port to Birkenhead Docks????'. Well its the Wirral Channel and it's free.... Great Video and my thanls to the doner. Two things I picked up from this was: one always expect train stations to look exactly like they did the last time you used them and 30 years is a lot shorter when you are looking back at them than looking forward.

@kayned47 6 лет назад

Ur channel and informative vids r great thanx. I luv the train vids.. Very interesting

@iannang 4 года назад

Absolutely loving this video

@WhiteCharcoalTV 6 лет назад

I've always wondered why there are abandoned railway tracks in Birkenhead town, always thought they should do something with them, it's a shame they are just left there to rot

@banksroadmodernimage7358 6 лет назад

Very nice footage here

@HenrysAdventures 3 года назад

Interesting archive footage!

@edwardbarnes2702 3 года назад

Great, video, certainly captures the time 🤓👍

@scouseroadtruckers3953 5 лет назад

amazing to see it all. good to see the level crossing at canning street in operation.

@paulgriffiths8488 4 года назад

Amazing. I remember it well. Its changed even since your recent clips. Footbridge now gone

@TheWirralChannel 4 года назад

We have a video on the canning street bridge removal too.

@matthewmiller8048 5 лет назад

The days when you could run through points, drive from the wrong cab and buffer straight up. A year later second men were gone...

@albertpopwell 4 года назад

Great video thanks. Bridge at 5;56 is Green Lane not St Paul’s Rd, Brittania Pub on corner.

@majorpygge-phartt2643 3 года назад

Even the remains of the level crossing on Canning street shown at 7:22 are all gone now, and the old footbridge, just in case anyone's watching who doesn't know. You can see it on google maps street view. I can remember when it was still there, and the signal box.

@TheWirralChannel 3 года назад

Thanks for watching. We have a Video on the Canning Street Bridge Demolition

@richardsanders4624 Год назад

"Little Lee" Young Driver, think he moved North Eastern Region..🤔

@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf 2 месяца назад

He did indeed. To Newcastle and with XC. JG

@ianchristopherson1973 3 года назад

Brilliant vid but I think the bit that said St Paul's Rd was Green Lane, with The Royal Standard pub on the corner

@TheWirralChannel 3 года назад

Could be, i will check it out

@Theoriginalbigbrillo 6 лет назад

I like Nevilles Moustache very 1980.s me thinks ;)

@stevehughes275 6 лет назад

Great footage do we know anything about the crew ? Driver looks young could still be driving now

@jonnywalker2112 6 лет назад

It's the second man driving. Lee went to Tyne and is now a Driver for XC at Newcastle.

@grahamallen1970 3 года назад

@@jonnywalker2112 bloody rough driver then just a rough now! Only kidding...Lee is a good driver....honestly!

@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf 2 месяца назад

Good old Lee, or young Lee as he was then. Bet he'd rather be driving a 47 to Birkenhead Docks than driving a 220 out of Newcastle now! Superb video of great times gone. JG.

@Jakeso 2 года назад

Eastham Rake, Bromborough, Bromborough Rake, Spital and Port Sunlight are just not there... I knew it was bad but jez.

@TheWirralChannel 2 года назад

Only Eastham Rake and Bromborough Rake were not built at the time of Filming. Not all of the line was in the recording. Why was it bad?

@alisonowens2822 6 лет назад

I have justsn a mesiy

@TheClayfoxes 5 лет назад

Supurb this is

@ericjohnwade1985 Год назад

Now they've ripped up the track from Bidston docks (next to b'head North TMD down towards corporation Road and put a stupidly big cycle lane and some grass

@TheWirralChannel Год назад

Yes Beaumont road I think.

@alisonowens2822 6 лет назад

Were

@flateman3150 5 лет назад

nostalgia is great in 420 video if hd or god forbid 4k was about when this video was made you would see every shitty nappy every pissy mattress every platform turd the run was a shit hole if tetanus had a body it would get a tetanus shot