THORNABY DEPOT AND STATION IN 1990s 

Good to see footage from the days when things seemed so mundane but are now distant memories.

Amazing video of Thornaby TMD, so sad to see the desolate landscape nowadays where the Depot once stood. Had many visits to TE especially because my amazing Dad worked there for 36 years as a fitter, keeping those amazing machines on the rails with his truly brilliant colleagues, Pembo, Carrie, Winter, Lamberts etc. A magnificent piece of North East Englands history. ❤

Great piece of history. We will never enjoy days like these again. Sadly all but a memory now. Big Thanks for sharing. 👍😎

Excellent historical record; not just the traction and trains but an overview of their environs too. Thank you for sharing, sir 🙂

Excellent video, i may have been the chap pulling points and getting in the cab of the 37 towards the end

Visited once on a special, but always wondered what a visit on foot would look like - now I know! Great stuff!

Had a few visits to Thornaby shed back in the 70s/80s - sign of a mis-spent youth ! All gone though... The sidings are still there, but the turntable & buildings are long gone.

Very nice, thanks for sharing. Dave

Brilliant piece of history 👍

Another slice of history 😀

37 with 37350 is 37063. Cheers for uploading!

I think Thornaby is where my mother's cousin spent most of his working life. He was an engine driver.

Cheers

Yard speeds were pretty brisk back then.

45041 was another lucky loco being used as a load bank at Thornaby TMD, when ideally she'd have a one way ticket to Leicester!

Interesting to see the 1 car 156 as I can't remember every seeing them run singlely in the north east, usually 2 or if you are very lucky 4.Guessing a Bishop Aukland to Saltburn rather than a Newcastle to Middlesbrough (at that point they did 2 ways;via Hartlepool and also via Durham on the ECML to Darlington).

The NE was a much better place when there was real work to be done. Not much of that in evidence now.

Preserved for posterity.