BR in the 1980s Glasgow Central 9th October 1986 Remastered 

Many thanks for the kind comment Chloe.....you are very appreciated....Mark

You're very welcome...glad it evoked old fond memories and they were a fine workhorse all too short lived i think.....best regards...Mark

Yes , it was a unique tannoy.....many thanks for watching Rob....Mark

When did they get rid of the tannoy intro? It was still going in the early 2000s.

jhclausen 2009 I think replaced by a drab auto announcer

Sounds like a train horn...

Many thanks soundseeker63 for the comment, yes they have a very distinguished sound. The Polish versions of the class 86 didn't produce such an evocative sound, but I have not seen the 87's abroad yet....best regards...Mark

And they will continue to do so..........Best regards to you.....Mark

Most defenately, best wishes and thanks for the comment....Mark

No problem and many thanks for liking it, much appreciated....Mark

I am most grateful for your appreciation and very kind comment, you are most welcome and I will try to keep up with the quality of remastering (eventually) all my archive material. My earliest visit to Glasgow was with my faithful old tape deck making sound recordings back in 1976 (which luckily I still have and am also preparing for audio placement on this channel in the near future...so many projects to complete it is a life time's work in progress......my best regards....Mark

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You're very welcome Chris, thank you for the kind feedback......I hope your TS Project/Scenario goes well, sounds very interesting as I have the Rail Sim, don't use it so much lately, but my best regards to you....Mark

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Many thanks John....much appreciated.....and have a good Christmas....Mark

Much appreciated Julian Yes the familiar whine of their thyristors....Mark

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Many thanks Dave.............much appreciated....Mark

Many thanks John.....Mark

Hi Andrei...Yes I believe the train was from Manchester or Liverpool. It is hard now to confirm. I will have it on record on paper somewhere....best wishes....Mark

That is the reason I upload these videos. To evoke old fond or bad memories .. I totally felt the same regards 1st Gen DMU's but now funny that I would travel miles to video one now.....Best wishes and thanks...Mark

@@spompey hi Mark, massive thank you for all your uploads, you have been a massive help with my Sanity during this lockdown. You and many others have helped me rekindle an old passion I thought was long gone. Thank you for risking your health and safety, going out filming, to keep us entertained while we are locked away. You are a an essential worker. Please look after yourself, be safe. I know you're only 21 !!!lol Big Thanx to you and your son. 👍😎🍻

Many thanks very much appreciated.....Mark

Many thanks for the comment Yes Train fares are outrageously expensive here, I drive everywhere nowadays.......best regards....Mark

It's a shame that the cost of travelling by train is so expensive these days, it's a lot cheaper to go by car. Also last year me and my partner went by train to York from Birmingham. It was the worse experience of train travel we ever had. We was on the class 220 train. The windows don't always line up with the seats. So couldn't see much out the window. If at all. Also the seats are to close to the ones in front. It felt claustrophobic. Not happy. That's put me off train travel more. It's a shame I have been a railway enthusiast all my life.

I agree entirely, the trains that run on the South Western are not too bad and are quite spacious , but I would never travel on these new high density little long haul units.....they are just so inadequate. The aim today is just to pack them in and make as much money as possible, how most businesses operate nowadays......many thanks for your comments Gazza B ...best regards and never let this modernisation put you off your enthusiasm for the railways.......Mark

I enjoy my model railway instead. I can run what trains I want. Depending on finances.

And no doubt what ever stock instead of these modern crammed in type....best regards....Mark

Yes real trains with unique sounds. Many thanks Mary for enjoying, promise their are more old ones to come......Mark

Yes it was quite impressive, even when I used to work with the sleeper trains back in the late 70's and 80's with 16 coaches an 85 or 86 had no problem climbing Beattock and acceleration was parallel to any sprinter nowadays! sounds incredible but if you get to see the rare freightliner with an 86 hauling just see what ease it has pulling it's rake....much obliged to you and PS who needs this modern "creep" control?

Many thanks for your comment...yes they were good days...they did a similar thing with the worker bus from paddington to old oak common where they deputised a loco when the worker bus was out of action back in the 70s and 80s, normally a class 31 or 50.....what memories....best regards Mark

Many thanks Daniel for the valuable historic info, very much appreciated and also for viewing...More archive from this era will follow waiting for a decent broadband speed still. Best regards to you....Mark

Very possible . Manchester or Liverpool perhaps ..... Many thanks for viewing Kevin.....Best regards...Mark

@@spompey I was thinking more along the lines of services to Poole; Bournemouth or the West Country, with loco changes at Birmingham New Street. One such was the "Wessex Scot", which at that time would have been made up of two portions - one from Edinburgh Waverley (hauled by a Class 47 as far as Carstairs Junction); the other from Glasgow Central (with an electric, which would take the complete train forward to Birmingham NS).

Yes of course the Poole services I completely overlooked these. As a driver on the Western at the time we worked these trains from "Brum" to Reading then a "Bomo" driver took them onto the Southern region and V.V. These were usually a rake of 6 - 8 coaches in a variety at the time of IC livery and CC and the B + G BR livery. Almost always 47 hauled, as you state as far as "Brum" As this video was shot in the morning it would have been too early for the "Wessex Scot " to arrive and Poole services too, but the departures could explain these diverse rakes....Many thanks Kevin....your interest is very much appreciated Best regards....Mark

I will see if this working I have any record of, if not I suspect it is the Glasgow portion of either a Liverpool/Manchester to Glasgow and Edinburgh service which had split at carstairs Jn.. many thanks for your interest and much appreciated....Mark

Yes, I wondered that as well? They did appear sometimes in summer dated services to Blackpool, but that would not be timetabled in October. I thought perhaps it was an incoming ecs rake for a later Carlisle via Dumfries service?

It may well have originated from Polmadie but I believe it is in service as passengers (unless they're staff) can be seen on board, most likely an anglo-scottish with the rare scotrail coach, I am still trying to see if I can match this up with my records (now 32 yrs ago!!)...my best regards...Mark

I think ECS from Polmadie for a cross country service where it would of joined at Carstairs. The 87s where often doing ECS then running on to work a passenger service. I suspect that was a Glasgow-Penzance ECS or there was a Glasgow-Poole as well that ran in the late 80s. A lot of 87s would run fro Mossend or Coatbridge to Polmadie after working freightliners overnight then work services from Glasgow. Occasionally paired with 86/4s as well which could end up on 87 diagrams as well.

Many thanks Jackodon74, Your reply is the most likely answer, been through the timetable etc, and my records but do not seem to be able to get a definate working....best regards...Mark I will keep looking though....

Not sure why so many short rakes, maybe just due to the early time of day......best regards....Mark

Dear John Yes I believe you are correct as the electrification was completed in that September so the class 316 EMU's had not been fully introduced. Many thanks for the comment and for watching......best regards.....Mark

Many thanks for the comment.....yes, the same happened nearly everywhere, certainly where I was based on the Western, only our replacements had the aerodynamics of a dinner plate.....best regards...Mark