Filmed over a couple of days at Crewe on the 20th and 22nd of October 1990 where we see a good variety of trains with Class 08 , 20 , 31 , 37 , 47 , 58 , 86 , 87 , 90 and HST's being seen.
@@Class43Harrison can even remember the old MK1 buffet cars on the long distance trains and the old MK1 sealink coaches that done the London Euston - Glasgow Central - Stranraer Harbour
DOUBLE HEADED CHOPPERS NICE!!!! Lovely video!! I love those drivers who spot someone filming and give it the thrash!!! I dont like electric but do miss the days of the 86,s and the lightning fast 87,s!!!
Great video- to think we used to get this level of entertainment for free everyday! We used to ignore the choppers, 31s and electrics and only photograph 37s, 45s and 56s - unbelievable! Just needed a close up of that huge bag of chips from the great chippy 5 mins from the Station- with the slurry of mushy peas poured right over the top and a dusting of salt like snow!!!
Yes can't beat those days and always plenty to see at Crewe was just a pity they have the freight lines that bypass the station otherwise it would really would be a busy place!
Proper locos all of them and original engined HSTs with their distinct sound when powering away. These were the good days, I remember spending a day there back when class 33s used to work in on the Cardiff services , I had recorded over 300 locos in a day !
Amazing footage of those great days which are very sorely missed. It's also food for thought that the steam locomotive has outlived the diesel (47615) which dragged it into the station (scrapped 2013).
Such eclectic times, full of colour and variety, and some truly fascinating movements. Crewe was buzzing back then. In October 1990 the final class 90 of the build had just entered service so 90049 would have been just weeks old in this clip, and only yards away from where she was built too! Even in the 1990s the UK still has some manufacturing and engineering kudos. Not so much anymore sadly.
Makes me sad to realise how interesting the British Railways were in the 20th century before I was born. I wish I could have been alive 20 years earlier to see all this great traction. Great to see some old footage! :)
@@rickybrett6846 Well when you had new loco's with maybe 95%+ availability against maybe 60%+ on a good day with most of the existing loco's it wasn't going to take long for the others to notice!
Seem to remember always lots of spotters at Crewe and Wandsworth Road was another place was always plenty. Crewe certainly won't be the same now although you can say that about the whole of the UK now!
Yes you are correct.The first 08 is missing it's rods and the other 2 there middle wheels. I would say looking at them that all those locos were withdrawn from Service and just being shunted around.
Thank you Brian and I hope you have enjoyed some of my other stuff! I still use cameras now as overall better quality and easier to use than your phone!
@@paekokstationmaster5032 you rarely see any locomotives hauling trains the 31s are gone alot of 37 the 33s i was lucky enough when I was a lad to be hauled from chester to crewe by one of the last 40s when it was going through modernisation according to my brother I only have a very vague memory of it but saw all the survivors at the east lancs on their 60th anniversary took my son for his birthday it was kind of magical got to see 135 at chester in 2018 so not a total loss
Unfortunately that's how it goes , and when you have an availability level of less than 60% with some of those loco's compared to 98% when the Yank stuff arrived you can see why!
@@paekokstationmaster5032The Clansman was rarely a uniform formation from what I can remember. Always seem to remember it being a mix of MK2 stock and mail even up to the late 80s. Think in the last year of operation it went over to about a load 10-11 rake of MK3 stock?
One word: privatisation. Here's a timeline on Alternate History Forums in which BR was never privatised (well, the freight operations get privatised in 2004, but passenger operations remain nationalised), starting with the Thatcher government choosing not to fund electrification of the ECML, and Britain's railway is better for it: www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/tl-the-double-headed-arrow-uk-trains.384467/
i miss these days the variety each class had its own personality was a fun day out back then nowadays i must say i get bored of the same predictable stuff bring back B.R
