British Rail Network SouthEast-Portsmouth & Southsea 1996 

I'm so grateful that you captured this video. any videos of the 80's-90's on Portsmouth railways is non existent! This and your other video have been a great help to me! thank you.

Those were the days, when my Grandfather used to work for British Rail before privatization as a ticket inspector in order to gain access to the platform, Handy having him on shift, let me on to the platforms to watch the trains, occasionally jumping on a train down to The Hard, and back again, he did not know :) Only once did I get asked for ticket between P&S and the Hard, got a stern talking to after that :). Merlin (Class 33) would have ended up back at Fratton Yards, like the Class 50's on the Cardiff service after disengaging at The Hard. When the Cardiff to Portsmouth came through, the reserve engine would follow it down out of Fratton, hook up, and take it back out on the next service, the remaining lone engine would shunt to Yards, and wait for the next service (hourly).

Brilliant footage yet again 👍

So amazing that this was captured

Excellent video thank you! its not that long ago yet the rolling stock has now completely changed 👌

I remember when the line was still in to the dockyard at the Harbour end of the high level. They left the points and line in for many years after trains stopped running down there. Also remember when there where 3 lines into the lower level and the big booking hall with the wooden floor. Then working there in my early railway career in the Telephone Enquiry Bureau in the offices and up in the pigeon poo at the clock

I wish i could go back to the 80s and spend time at Portsmouth, i used to spend hrs there

Great footage, thanks for sharing!

First to comment 🥇 Great to see the now demise 442 in action - superb train And a 47 class loco hauling a special

Great railway video as always Soi Buakhao

Great location for variety, used to spend time here in middle 80s, crimp tons, Thumpers, slam door units & odd inter regional working.

Great video

Great stuff Soi.

Nice ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍😎

0:46 - 1:29 - What's the OLD class designation of this rig? 3-CIG?

You Brits change rolling stock like we Yanks change drawers.

Why do so many of these videos have that tube train at the end?