Fastastic footage from an era and location not often covered! This must have been the really early days of the AL6/86s as they still have the small yellow end with original lion/wheel crests and the AL5s were still equipped with two pantographs. The liveries of this period were very stylish in an understated an elegant way. Something that was lost a few years later when rail blue was applied to everything indiscriminately. Original 1960s colour footage like this is a gem, despite the unfortunate lack of sound.
What a sad sight to see the old 1E steam shed in ruins.I worked in there after leaving school in 1961.First as an engine cleaner,then as a bar-boy cleaning out the fire box`s and then as a fireman.Done all the branch line and main-line passenger and freight traffic.Just loved hauling the heavy iron-ore trains from Oxford to Northampton.I really miss the chatter and the tea brewing in the track-side cabins when handing over at the end of the run prior to returning with either a different train or as a passenger back to Bletchley.I left in 1964 when the dull diesels were taking over...sorry they did not float my boat. Happy days! And thanks for showing.
What a fantastic piece of film. One of the rarer periods to be covered - moving footage and in colour. Thank you so much for taking the time to digitise and share this film. Brought back a lot of memories. Gems like this and your stills compilations are why I stay subscribed to your channel.
what a shame the earlier old ciny cameras did not always have sound recording like some more advanced sophisticated video equipment does now I used to love the sound of the older school diesels and electrics and the sounds of mark 1 and 2 carrages but sadly the cost back then for sound recording equipment was too expensive for most people sound recording back then was probably expensive and much harder to obtain for non professionals and even some professionals who did record videos or ciny films etc had to cut costs and make do etc I still have some photos of old trains I took in the 1980s with old style cameras with 35 ml films no digital back then I took some great photos of old school diesels and electrics back in the late 80s even last ever class 40 loco to leave liverpool street street station in london in 1988 and some I took @ Stratford maintenance depot in the late 80s sadly I believe stratford maintenance depot is probably closed down now many years ago
