Trains at Doncaster - 1984 + Barnetby Area 

Filthy locos and rolling stock, tired looking stations, dirty tracks and infrastructure, foggy weather, VHS footage, the fashions, the cars, the locos. It's all these imperfections that make this such an absolutely marvellous nostalgia trip. Thanks so much for uploading - I've subbed.

Happy train spotting days with my late dad, I miss those days.

I used to sit and spot trains for hours every Saturday out at the bit of carpark on the side of the North bus station where platform zero is today. I was at that open day and went on the footplate of Union of South Africa too. It was a great day.

Can’t believe the five-car Trans-Pennine units were still going in ‘84. Never saw them all the times I went through Doncaster on the ECML throughout the ’80’s. Shame no 00 gauge model railway manufacturer has produced a modern 00 version. Still see the odd secondhand TRIX H0 version from the ’60’s kicking about on eBay.

Lovely Memories ❤

The crew of that light engine 37 at Doncaster must have been on for an early finish! - and kudos to the signalman for getting the road set and the peg off so quick!

Superb, thankyou so much for this.

I did enjoy seeing the 144 alias a lettuce sandwich .good memories Roy as always thanks for sharing

What a marvellous video... very nostalgic and takes me back to the great days of BR Blue. Those great large depots are virtually all gone now, however, it's a testament to the quality of many classes of locos that many are still working for modern Freight companies. Loving those semaphore signals too.

Great selection of locos and especially the railcars of the time. Also Doncaster Works Day. Seeing the steam locos on show in LNER livery, reminded me of the book "LNER In Colour". Pics of those locos in colour: in 1935/36 up to "BRITISH RAIL" era. The video footage looked pretty presentable. There was also good angles and panning etc. It's good that you kept the vhs tapes as they are getting more valuable as time goes by. They are the first step in the transition to "RU-vid.

The world was more misty then. A lost ethereal beauty. Pure melancholy watching this.

Happy memories of my childhood.. Near my home town of scunthorpe.. Best era

Superb! Bought back lots of happy train spotting memories growing up in the Grimsby area.

I used to love the HST as a kid. Get excited if we were going on one.

The best thing about the these works open days was that you were free to climb all over the locos, even brand new Class 58s

another great look into the past, thanks!

Great video, fabulous days, I miss em more than words can say. This is a nostalgia overload.

Thanks for this film so much gone now . Love to have dvd of it.

What a wonderful video, thank you for uploading this ,great trains, great memories

Iconic footage ❤

Comprehensive and very evocative archive as usual. Thanks, Roy.

Thanks so much Roy for putting these videos up, it brings all the memories flooding back of a care free time just enjoying the excitement and pleasure of trainspotting with friends and family.

Bought back a few memories here, thanks... 🙂

Glad you put it on! - Great historical record.

Thanks for posting...nice piece of railway history.

Absolutely brilliant and fascinating video! I actually visited the open day at Doncaster works in July 84 and it is wonderful to see some footage. Really enjoyed this, thank you. 😊

Lovely sound of the Paxman Valenta ,Sadly missed nowadays ❤Lovely sight of Push Pull Locomotive operated trains ❤️ to the first Gen of Diesel Multiple units ❤39 years ago was still a boy when this were filmed as I myself am coming up to 50 in July 2023 ,Where does the time go? ❤ Remember the New Class 58 that replaced classic Diesel icons in the early 1980s .Love the fashion ,The Pop music to the memories of growing up in the 1980s as a boy back then reminded of this .❤❤ Especially seeing the open day where railfans can get close to steam or Diesel locos , Especially the flying Scotsman when she was just 60 going on 61 in 1984 ,Now 100 ,Just amazing 😍

Excellent video and footage, thanks for uploading 👍

Wow great footage. Thank you for uploading. The 58s where brand new and the class 50s where sent there for a refurbishment programme

The first half in the fog.....wow. took me right back...... And was the HST valenta one of the beat sounding diesels ever to grace the rails in Britain.......and you get another into the bargain shortly after!

great footage of the open day, I was there and remember it well, would have been great to see yourself on but alas, no!

Flippin' heck - a class 124 at 13:10, a screaming HST at 14:25, and some class 58's being built at 18:57 58015 must have been brand new at 20:19. Crying shame it's been scrapped. Class 101's were still out and about in '84 - 25:29 onwards. Good also to see the 37/0 split headcode gals sounding like 37's should sound and not those "wet fart" 37/4's (Welsh drivers name for that subclass) How's Spalding, Roy? You know 31106 (aka Spalding Town) should be back on Mainline duty soon?

Great memories, cheers !

Everyone seemed to be studying the amazing new Class 141 with interest

Great video, it reminds me of when i was a kid in the eighties! You used to see some good stuff at Moorthorpe and South Elmsall, (not far from Doncaster) plenty of coal trains about back then!

Happy days!

Brilliant thank you very interesting

Great video. That was "The age of the train"

Some nice old BR liveries there great video

Somehow a nice present on my birthday, this video. I do enjoy these images of yesteryear more than I would enjoy another bottle of after shave (I carry a full beard anyway, so would be of little use)

That 58 looked brilliant

Nice smooth panning around….was that a video camera you rest on your shoulder?

Still not seen a 50 at Doncaster since the 80s. How we took it all for Granted, thought those days would never end, I would go back at the drop of a hat,

Nice look back Roy.

Happy days…..

Fond memories

Tractors, Goyles, Rats and Bugs. Oh and a Flying Banana. Happy days..

Nice footage just before electrification.

None of those 37s were mucking about, were they?

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We need some real trains built!

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