Who remembers the Nuneaton Drags. 

Thank you Jake, if you want to see what you missed like this video, I upload old footage once or sometimes twice a week.

Yeah I saw that myself, thanks for your interest.

Yeah I remember you telling me of your early days of this hobby Matthew.

Yeah I know what you mean Mark, brilliant days we will never see again. These days they put a bus on if you are lucky.

As long as Ray on the barrier didnt recognise you (he knew most of us locals) and shout across "oyyyycome ere" as you moved between platform 5 and platform 2 and grip you. LOL Les on the other hand when he was on duty didnt give a hoot

Thank you very much matey, so pleased you enjoyed this old footage of mine. Regards Mike.

@@antman09ful1 Anytime!

But there is no high speed country, therefore they could do the job ! Nice Video ! Regards from Germany !

Good days Mark, thanks for comment.

Oh well you are a long way from Midland David, thank you for taking a look David.

That is good Keith, I lov to find them signs.

Yes mate they were very happy days indeed, I wish we still had loco hauled trains to travel on instead of these plastic units. These days they stick a bus on if there is any diverts around the Birmingham area. Thank you for your interest in my latest old unseen video.

That's great mate, I remember them going past SY many times but in 80s I didn't have a video recorder, But I must have photos of them as I took photos of nameplates in them days. Thanks for watching my old footage.

@@antman09ful1 Our paths definitely crossed! Went to SY regularly back in the day.

OK Mike, will sort another for the weekend, I need to catch up with your last two uploads.

Thanks mate I have more from other years of the Nuneaton drags.

That great Kevin, I was into taking photos of nameplates in them days, I never got a camcorder till 1995 so I missed the good stuff on the drags.

Thank you so much mate.

Glad you enjoyed this old stuff Syd, think I might have said before that I have a lot more I've never shared. Mike.

Cheers Barry, days we will never see again. Thanks Mike.

Thank you Tony, I will be getting out out Jail on the 29/03.

You are so right mate, thanks for a great comment. Mike.

Wow the platform would be very crowded Ben. Cheers.

Cheers Paul, I call them the great days of our hobby.

@@antman09ful1 100% Dead on.

Oh now I don't remember that bit about Birmingham International diverts, but I had only just got into the hobby in mid 1974, but I was there when the Queen opened the station.

@@antman09ful1 by 74 the diverts may have ended, I just can't remember that much detail of my early (wasted!) teen years. It probably wasn't 1972 because that was the year of my first summer Railtourers, it may then just have been 1973. I remember it being very hot one Sunday and the Nuneaton panel failing with us stuck just outside. We sat for a very long time - the 47 had no ETH so everybody was baking. I was hanging out of the window for most of the journey anyway so I already had my spot. There were very few enthusiasts around which looking back is quite surprising.

I have footage of the drags up to around 2001 I’m sure with the virgin class 57s doing the job.

@@pappakilo3965 It sounds like you had some interesting days.

@@antman09ful1 Those 1970s Railtouring days were superb - no cares & no brain back then! Hopefully we'll be back to normal next year so I'll try to copy a few of my Railtourer days over the spring, summer or autumn (led by weather & family commitments) because that will be 50 years since my first ticket and I can see what's changed. A typical day in '72 was from hometown to New St, a quick trip to Solihull and back for a Western/Class 52 journey. Then possibly to Wolves/Shrewsbury-Hereford (Class 37 + 3 coaches because of DMU shortage)/ Worcester/Gloucester/New St (to check on the evening Western)/possibly Wolves & back (Class 81/86/85) then back home. There were a couple of side trips back then to Reading, Bristol and London Euston using Excess Fare tickets bought from the Guard. Me a youngster leaving home at 8am and returning at 10pm including a trip to London - no mobiles, no support & just enough cash for a cuppa or 2 and Underground tickets to Waterloo, Liverpool St., Kings X & Paddington

Yes they were great interesting days which we will never see again Paul. Thanks for viewing.

@@antman09ful1 spent many sat nites on new street for the first one Sunday morning which was usually a 56.

@@delticnapierdccsound4236 You was very dedicated to your hobby, sitting on New St all night, you can't do that these days I bet.

@@antman09ful1 new street is a morgue now...In those days we were young. 56s on the cannock drags to new street for the nunny drags. It was a full time hobby in those days..

Thanks Simon.

Thanks mate.

Well it was the norm in the 80s and 90s for that line Tom, now you get a bus to take you from A to B.

Now I don't know about them drags. Cheers.

@@antman09ful1 There are pictures of electrics at St. Pancras on the net....also sent you a message on a different video about 43 103....

Remember those drags into London st Pancras,due to engineering around Euston, services from Liverpool lime St ran via Nuneaton,South Wigston curve onto mml dragged from Nuneaton by cl47 etc, then switched to the juice at Bedford, October 91',when this happened think also holyhead-euston hsts went this way,or not sure thought some sets came into Leicester, reversed???

Yes I do recall them taking place now.

That was really bad luck Paul, I bet that was in the 70s or 80s. Thanks for watching.

That line has seen some amazing sights on the Sunday drags in the 80s and 90s

Yes I agree AT, we forget what Central trains did long distance services from Brum. I have always liked the virgin livery. Cheers Mike.

Now them were bloody great day Garth, with I had a camcorder in them days, I do remember seeing 58s doing the drags passing SY.

Yes wish we still had times like that, these days they just put a bus on. Will have to look up Burslem, is it by Nottingham, will check to see if it is. Keep safe Stevie. Mike.

Oh yes Stoke on Trent.

That is right Bryan, I will share footage of that operation one day. Cheers Mike.

Don't think a Pendo has ever been dragged Darren, I have seen many locos passing SY on a Sunday afternoon, but didn't have a camcorder in them days. I think Water Orton platform was better in the old days than it is now, and you can't get to the end of it.

Yes, it is on that said line George, and filmed just past Whitacre Junction. thanks for checking out this old footage.

Thanks Mark, I will have a look at your channel. Mike.

No Stuart Birmingham Rugby line closed.

No filming was done in Nuneaton.

Yeah I'm sure it was you who mentioned that not long back. I've been informed its possible 43102 is working 1C15 tomorrow mate.

@@antman09ful1 yes it was m8 I don't recall the 58s number as I was more of a basher back then .and it would be great if you could find the gen for the hst as I only live up the road from attenbrough Junction thanks for your time my friend its much appreciated 👍

@@antman09ful1 ps I forgot to say another fantastic video 👍I'm jealous of your footage

I don't have anymore info about tomorrow mate, sorry.

@@antman09ful1 no worries m8 I be out on the prowl any ways tc m8

Yes Mark.

Well he is in the news at the moment.