BR BLUE ERA 1970's Archive Cine Film With Pullmans.

This is interesting however the quality is quite poor in places. Take by myself in the 1970's with a cine camera. Aged about 12 onwards. There is brief footage of the Ex Blue Pullmans in the final reverse livery. 2 power cars a waiting transfer from the yards at Briton Ferry, Neath in South Wales to the scrap yard of T.W.Wards of Briton Ferry. The set shown being broken on some nearby waste ground had become derailed whilst trying to negotiate a sharp curve and was broken on site away from the seclusion of the yard itself.

[@martinbitter4162]

Thank you for this time machine.

[@delticnapierdccsound4236]

The era of love but even better PROPER trains!!!! Superb 👌

[@RazSux]

Great footage and a perfect soundtrack!

[@vambo67]

Great footage, especially of my home depot Landore, trying to work out where the bulk was shot I'm thinking by the Briton Ferry bridge by the looks of it. No clapped out DMUs though? or the Triple 37s that went down the Felin Fran line and made a hell of a noise from what I can remember.

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

Genuinely amazing sequence, also showing how many longer passenger trains ran and even a peep at a class 24. The 47 were busy and the 37s were still freight only. About 1975-78?
Thanks

[@BROADTRAIN1979]

Fantastic my friend i wish i had a cine camera then i was 11 in 1976 and an avid train spotter all the dmu's The diesel loco's 31's 37's 47's Emu classes 305 308 306 501's 3rd rail that would've been great to have on film then Brilliant mems!!!!!

[@johnhealy8513]

How lovely to see the saviour of Britain's rail network between 6.26 and 6.50.

[@mholiday]

Amazing footage thanks.
First time I've seen footage of the scrapping of a Blue Pullman.
Do you remember much about that part of filming?

[@simonturner1209]

Hi there. Can remember it quite clearly, even though it was 40 years ago and I was aged about 11. Thought it might be quite unique footage. Its great that modern technology has permitted me to be able to share it. Remember being shocked at what appeared to be very modern in my eyes being scrapped in such an undignified way. The scene way I believe 2 of the 8 car sets. The footage was taken weeks or months after they first arrived at the scrap site. There is much more to tell. No space left.Sorry

[@tre243t]

Nice film from the roof of the hut at Toton....

[@captaintimba]

Can you change the music as this is causing it to be blocked.

[@andrewlong6438]

LintonVC I agree it’s a bit of a shocker!

[@kristinajendesen7111]

Detest BR blue and grey (Blue Pullmans looked good though). We had all sorts of wonderful colours and then it went virtually monochrome with that livery.

[@dannycarter1966]

That was the problem, we had all sorts of colours. Modernisation meant standardisation. In 2023 the railways are a mess of colours.

[@kristinajendesen7111]

@@dannycarter1966 'A mess of colours', and virtually every one better than the dreary BR blue and grey 🤢🤮

[@dannycarter1966]

@@kristinajendesen7111 depends what you grew up with.

[@kristinajendesen7111]

@@dannycarter1966 BR Blue & Grey, that's why I hated it

[@dannycarter1966]

@@kristinajendesen7111 well, you're perfectly entitled to your opinion. I saw a Pendolino recently in rainbow colours, presumably supporting gender fluidness. That was the final straw.

[@marceljagger3347]

Awful music but video ok