BR in the 1980s - The Alan Harrison Collection Part 31 Return to Lickey, Birmingham (British Rail)
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- During the summer of 1986, my good friend Alan travelled around the UK, armed with a hefty VHS camera, recording the railway scene. I'm delighted to be able to bring you the results. In Part 29, Alan endured some atrocious weather in Worcestershire when he visited Bromsgrove and the Lickey Bank. Undeterred, he chose to return the following Saturday in order to film in more favourable conditions! Part 31 opens with a shot of a BR Blue liveried Class 47 descending the bank with a WCML Mk3 ‘Pullman’ rake. Venturing away from their usual Euston to Liverpool/Manchester business travel routes, these coaches were used briefly on Saturday’s Only (SO) services to the South West, offering the rare chance to travel in Pullman luxury in exchange for the payment of a minimal ‘Weekend First’ supplement to the train guard. Next up, 50024 Vanguard works hard to lift its 12 coaches uphill towards Barnt Green. There then follows a veritable thrash fest of 1980s traction, with Classes 31, 37, 45, 47 and 50 all represented, along with several HSTs, their Valenta engines howling. A pair of Class 31s head south with yet another Mk3 Pullman rake. This is presumably 1V49, the 0840 (SO) Liverpool Lime Street to Paignton service, which was actually booked for a pair of 31/4s from Birmingham. We see a host of Class 50s powering up and down the grade, including 50044 Exeter, 50049 Defiance, 50048 Dauntless and 50008 Thunderer. At one point, an unidentified Class 50 passes in the then new Network South East red, white and blue livery, eliciting an amusing “Innit ‘orrible?” comment from an accompanying photographer! I'd love to hear your thoughts about this video. Please leave comments below. Thank you.
خلال صيف عام 1986 ، سافر صديقي العزيز آلان في جميع أنحاء المملكة المتحدة ، مسلحًا بكاميرا VHS ضخمة ، وسجل مشهد السكك الحديدية. يسعدني أن أكون قادرًا على تقديم النتائج لك. في الجزء 29 ، تعرض آلان لطقس فظيع في ورشيسترشاير عندما زار برومسجروف وبنك ليكي. لكنه اختار العودة يوم السبت التالي من أجل التصوير في ظروف أكثر ملاءمة! يُفتتح الجزء 31 بلقطة لفرقة BR Blue ذات اللون الأزرق من الدرجة 47 وهي تهبط من البنك باستخدام أشعل النار WCML Mk3 "بولمان". مغامرًا بعيدًا عن طرق سفرهم المعتادة من يوستون إلى ليفربول / مانشستر ، تم استخدام هذه الحافلات لفترة وجيزة في خدمات السبت فقط (SO) إلى الجنوب الغربي ، مما يوفر فرصة نادرة للسفر في فاخرة بولمان مقابل دفع الحد الأدنى من عطلة نهاية الأسبوع. أول "ملحق لحارس القطار. بعد ذلك ، تعمل 50024 Vanguard بجد لرفع 12 حافلاتها صعودًا نحو Barnt Green. ثم يلي ذلك مهرجان صراع حقيقي في الثمانينيات من القرن الماضي ، حيث تم تمثيل جميع الفئات 31 و 37 و 45 و 47 و 50 ، جنبًا إلى جنب مع العديد من محركات HST ، عواء محركات فالنتا الخاصة بهم. يتجه زوج من الفئة 31 جنوبًا مع مجرفة أخرى من طراز Mk3 Pullman. هذا هو المفترض 1V49 ، 0840 (SO) Liverpool Lime Street to Paignton service ، والتي تم حجزها بالفعل لزوج من 31 / 4s من برمنغهام. نرى مجموعة من فئة 50s تعمل بالطاقة صعودًا وهبوطًا ، بما في ذلك 50044 Exeter و 50049 Defiance و 50048 Dauntless و 50008 Thunderer. في مرحلة ما ، مرت فئة 50 غير محددة الهوية باللون الأحمر والأبيض والأزرق للشبكة الجديدة في ذلك الوقت ، مما يثير فكرة مسلية "رائعة أم فظيعة؟" تعليق من المصور المرافق! أود أن أسمع أفكارك حول هذا الفيديو. الرجاء ترك التعليقات أدناه. شكرًا لك.
1986 年夏天，我的好朋友艾伦带着一个巨大的 VHS 摄像机环游英国，记录铁路场景。我很高兴能够为您带来结果。在第 29 部分中，艾伦在访问布罗姆斯格罗夫和利基银行时在伍斯特郡忍受了一些恶劣的天气。没有气馁，他选择了下周六返回，以便在更有利的条件下拍摄！第 31 部分以 BR Blue 涂装 Class 47 的镜头开场，该镜头使用 WCML Mk3 “Pullman”耙子从岸边下降。冒险离开他们通常的尤斯顿到利物浦/曼彻斯特的商务旅行路线，这些教练在周六唯一 (SO) 服务中短暂使用到西南，提供了难得的机会乘坐铂尔曼豪华旅行，以换取最低限度的“周末”费用首先是对火车警卫的补充。接下来，50024 Vanguard 努力将其 12 辆教练抬上山，前往 Barnt Green。然后是一场名副其实的 1980 年代牵引力的激流盛宴，31、37、45、47 和 50 级全部代表，还有几个 HST，他们的瓦伦塔引擎在嚎叫。一对 31 级车带着另一个 Mk3 Pullman 耙子向南行驶。这大概是 1V49，0840（SO）Liverpool Lime Street 到 Paignton 的服务，实际上是从伯明翰预订了一对 31/4s。我们看到许多 50 级车型在等级上上下移动，包括 50044 Exeter、50049 Defiance、50048 Dauntless 和 50008 Thunderer。有一次，一辆身份不明的 Class 50 穿上了当时新的 Network South East 红色、白色和蓝色制服，引发了一种有趣的“Innit 'orrible?”来自随行摄影师的评论！我很想听听你对这个视频的看法。请在下方留言。谢谢你。
Some nice footage. Really enjoyed the shots with the trespass notices which were being blatantly ignored 😂 (yes I know,different times etc..)
Really glad you enjoyed the video SMcS, and yes, the blatant disrespect of the notices does is indeed hark back to a time when H&S was less stringently observed by the authorities.
Absolutely brilliant, BR at it’s very best. A much better Railway than today.
I couldn’t agree more Ben…. Happy days indeed. Thanks for the great comments.
Impressive hillclimbing performance from the 50s with 11 or 12 coaches. Peaks sounding good as well with fans roaring. Amazing final shot with 50008 going over the top!
Absolutely Andrei. I think this is one of my favourite episodes of Alan’s collection.
This man has some fantastic footage from all around the country fantastic
Thanks fir the great comments Super Sprinter. Really glad you’re enjoying the collection.
Good catch of the NSe liveried 50. The Network Southeast livery and identity had only been launched four days earlier!
Thanks for the great info CS. I hadn't realised these shots were taken so shortly after the launch of NSE.
@@kartwheelkarl Here's a video of mine, looking at NSE. ruclips.net/video/I57C8N6TzJU/видео.html
I love the comment as it comes into view. "Horrible"!
Wow! Great classic high speed action!
Not necessarily high speed John, at least not when they're heading uphill. Great to see though eh?
My Lords 50008 Thunderer at the end top stuff as always, cheers for sharing.
I agree Gillinghamgus. Spectacular stuff eh? And to think, we took it all for granted. Really glad you’re enjoying the collection.
Awesome footage at some classic locations in the area, bought back many memories of climbing Lickey with premier motive power !
Thanks for sharing these clips.
Absolutely....really glad you’re enjoying the collection. (From one Mr C to another!)
Wow what an absolute gem of a video, thanks for sharing!
You’re more than welcome Phil. Really glad you’re enjoying the collection.
this is the site where the banking engines wait for the freight to pull in and then give it a push up the hill and also this is where the new platforms of Bromsgrove are as today
I haven’t seen the location in the flesh recently BRE but from the photos I’ve seen it all looks to have changed a lot. Lickey has electrification masts now doesn’t it?
It has changed a lot mate
Lovely set of vids..esp 50008 at the end :)
Thanks Desdemona. Really glad you’re enjoying the collection.
Bostin footage, I used to spend many a happy hour around there back in the 70's and 80's. I now live in Barnt Green and planning to move to Blackwell, it would not bother me if I had the noise again. I best I can hope for these days is an odd HST or 68 other heritage traction but once every few days. 🙁
Really glad you’re enjoying the collection Tim. It must have been a great time to have been living so close to Lickey.
I remember when certain mk3 coaches had names on Eg Kitty Wilkinson etc...
Missed out on going to New Street as a kid so missed plenty of 50s there which was a shame..
Hiya Christopher. Really pleased you're enjoying Alan's films. The named mk3 coaches were the Pullmans. They were named after famous people from Liverpool and Manchester and tended to be kept on the routes specific to those people. So for instance, John Lennon would usually be found on the Liverpool Pullman! Imagine? New Street was such a great station in 1980s that it had a major influence in my choosing to go to Birmingham University in 1987.
Caught the intercity pullmans on 10 .14 weston super mare to manchester from paignton got off at temple meads used be great days lots of different locos but boring n bland today
as of today the overhead lines are now here because the class 323s are now using Bromsgrove as the new cross city terminus
Shame we can’t do lineside shots now days called tress passing.
DelticMatt it was then too, they were lucky btp weren't on their case.
You can still film at Vigo (the foot crossing in the first bit of the vid) and thr bridge by stoke works jn
Great Video,the Peak at 2 minutes 52 seconds i assume is heading West? if it is it's propably 45105 on 1V45 08.29 Nottingham-Paignton,i was on 45105 Birmingham-Paignton that day.
So am I right in thinking you were driving 45105 Graham?
Thank you for your great comment by the way Graham. Really lad the vid brought back hopefully happy memories.
@@kartwheelkarl No i Wasn't Driving i was a Passenger Birmingham-Paignton matey.
@@kartwheelkarl I Have Detailed Information on Peak Workings from the Mid 1980's,Details i Wrote Down at that time-Travelling Behind Peaks.
A bit naughty with the chap trespassing. Great vid though.
I agree Paul. In today’s world, getting quite so close to the running lines would probably result in services being suspended and the police being called. Thinking back though, the eighties seemed to be a more liberal time. None of the drivers seem to react to such misdemeanours with even so much as a horn blast! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Freezing the frame, after many tries, the last digit on the NSE liveried 50 looks like a 2; that means it can only be either 50 002 or 50 032 as of the nine listed as being in that livery in the 1987 Combined Volume, only those ended in "2". I cannot see the other digit clearly enough to make it out, but it looks a bit bumpy with would suggest it is 50 032 in the video.
Very impressive detective work Peter. Well done. Isn't it great to get out those precious old books and use them for a purpose again? I'm using my old spotting books and my old copy of Loco Hauled Travel 1986 to write the blurb for each of Alan's films. It takes ages but it's great fun and so nostalgic. I just wish I still had a big old All Lines Timetable book as well. The on.y copy I kept was from the 1990s.
Core blimey. Excellent stuff. I miss br era. Soon all coming to an end with these new plastic shitachi crap. Bye br diesels :(
I couldn’t agree more Matt. Really glad you’re enjoying the collection.
Another great film in this series covering the BR scene nationwide in the 80s. I have enjoyed every one of them I have watched. Sorry, but I cannot give this one a Like as your photographer friend is continually trespassing on the lineside. Even when you have the Warning: Do Not Trespass sign in your footage, there he is abusing the rules.
Um, most of the shots are from public footpaths or foot crossings; that bridge halfway up, for instance, is a publicly accessible spot.
You’ve never done anything you shouldn’t have in life or on the railway? The drivers never cared
Think this is bad? You would crap yourself if you saw what happens in mainland Europe!
Tresspass shots with with warning sign in same shots lol,
Still gets a like but keep off the flipping tracks.
it's not trespass; see above
This shood all bee on DVD
When did they go on the tracks?