Only just come across this. Very atmospheric. I began my railway career in 73. Wagonload traffic was still hanging on desperately. I worked in a local yard dealing with car export. B/Leyland then and and Rover/Land Rover. We had local trip workings for carflats and cartic4s. A daily Toton to Southampton mixed goods either passed, or dropped into our passing loop, to wait traffic overtaking. The end days of the traditional railway. I remember steam as every day, and some of the earlier diesels. Blue Pullman passed every day for all its time in service. Saw Kestrel and Falcon, only once each that i can recall. Happy days. Thanks for stirring the old grey matter. 😄😄👍👍
Second viewing and it's still like looking a a model railway layout in action. Did anyone notice the manky old shed, with line in, with the odd roof tiles missing. There was a tree growing in the shed. A nice touch for a model railway scenic detail! Thanks again.
A great piece of history there, one of the 03s you caught there D2091 was the first TOPS registered locomotive to be withdrawn (21/03/1974 - not long after this was shot)
@5.45 directly above the bus is where my garage is built today, I have lived on George Street for 32 years and grew up exactly here, seems strange seeing it how it used to be. That same siding (where TESCO is now)...ugh...also had scrap metal trucks left there sometimes, we would scrounge the shit out of the trucks on Sunday afternoons, then go down the coalyard and throw "duck eggs" at each other, the coal was shaped like eggs LOL.
Brilliant stuff, thank you for posting this. Climbing into the wagons to kick out the sticking coal - never seen that before. You wouldn't get away with it now.
Wonderful video! It is great to see this type of action at this period. I went back to Sowerby Bridge (born there) to photograph the coal drops and have a few shots on Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/mng3985/albums/72157675726811514/) but B&W so your colour and activity make the difference! Thank you!
The Hamworthy branch line to Poole Docks passed right next to my school in 1972 and I'd watch the 03 179 and 03 183 Drewry shunters (and later their replacement 09 026 in 1976) hauling and shunting the wagons destined for Poole Docks and J.R.Smiths steel supplier's yard back up the line. The Drewry shunters would sometimes double head the trains if they were long. They officially had top speed of 29 MPH and 45 MPH if a 50p piece was placed on the governor. Occasionally a Class 47 hauling export Ford transit vans from Southampton would visit the line. My passion for modelling diesel shunting engines kind of started in 1972.
My grandfather worked on the railway (woodhead route ) at penistone he would have loved this keep em coming Dave 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Only just come across this. Very atmospheric. I began my railway career in 73. Wagonload traffic was still hanging on desperately. I worked in a local yard dealing with car export. B/Leyland then and and Rover/Land Rover. We had local trip workings for carflats and cartic4s. A daily Toton to Southampton mixed goods either passed, or dropped into our passing loop, to wait traffic overtaking. The end days of the traditional railway. I remember steam as every day, and some of the earlier diesels. Blue Pullman passed every day for all its time in service. Saw Kestrel and Falcon, only once each that i can recall. Happy days. Thanks for stirring the old grey matter. 😄😄👍👍
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Second viewing and it's still like looking a a model railway layout in action. Did anyone notice the manky old shed, with line in, with the odd roof tiles missing. There was a tree growing in the shed. A nice touch for a model railway scenic detail! Thanks again.
A great piece of history there, one of the 03s you caught there D2091 was the first TOPS registered locomotive to be withdrawn (21/03/1974 - not long after this was shot)
Thank you.
@5.45 directly above the bus is where my garage is built today, I have lived on George Street for 32 years and grew up exactly here, seems strange seeing it how it used to be.
That same siding (where TESCO is now)...ugh...also had scrap metal trucks left there sometimes, we would scrounge the shit out of the trucks on Sunday afternoons, then go down the coalyard and throw "duck eggs" at each other, the coal was shaped like eggs LOL.
Thank you very much for posting. Happy days they were, now look at the state of the railway. Disgraceful!
Brilliant stuff, thank you for posting this. Climbing into the wagons to kick out the sticking coal - never seen that before. You wouldn't get away with it now.
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Great footage of record. Thanks for posting.
Wonderful video! It is great to see this type of action at this period.
I went back to Sowerby Bridge (born there) to photograph the coal drops and have a few shots on Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/mng3985/albums/72157675726811514/) but B&W so your colour and activity make the difference! Thank you!
The Hamworthy branch line to Poole Docks passed right next to my school in 1972 and I'd watch the 03 179 and 03 183 Drewry shunters (and later their replacement 09 026 in 1976) hauling and shunting the wagons destined for Poole Docks and J.R.Smiths steel supplier's yard back up the line.
The Drewry shunters would sometimes double head the trains if they were long.
They officially had top speed of 29 MPH and 45 MPH if a 50p piece was placed on the governor.
Occasionally a Class 47 hauling export Ford transit vans from Southampton would visit the line.
My passion for modelling diesel shunting engines kind of started in 1972.
Thanks for sharing. a pity traffic such as this does not exist now on UK railways.
Fantastic
Splendid! I wonder what was in the vans?