1960s Trains At Worcester

All credits for this video must go to Michael Clemens of B&R Videos who kindly gave me permission to use various clips of Worcester Shed and Shrub Hill Station in the 1960s filmed by his late father Jim Clemens who did a superb job filming the clips shown.
Any DVD by Jim Clemens is well worth adding to anyones collection of railway videos. Enjoy these superb steam scenes of days gone by at Worcester.

[@simonb630]

Great reminder of happy hours spent at Shrub Hill and Railway Walk in the late '50s and early '60s.

[@chriggle1]

I used to live in Worcestershire until 2005, and we moved to Swindon. I regularly visit what was the GWR works, it’s only a 5-10 min drive away. I grew up being taken to watch steam trains at the Severn Valley Railway, dad would take us to his favourite viewing spots. He always had a copy of the time table in his camera bag and in his wallet. The smell of steam trains takes me back to those moments.

[@LostsTVandRadio]

Brilliant! One of my first primary school outings was from Malvern Link to Worcester Shrub Hill in 1966 or 1967. I remember being enthralled by the whole thing even though we only travelled in a boring old DMU. The buffet was the highlight. It felt so grown up ordering a coffee. Must have cost around 2/- ... a king's ransom for a six year old.

[@cambo2910]

Brings back wonderful memories for me, I was an apprentice at the loco works from 1961 to 1966

[@klbird]

I was there 1962 -1968. It was both thrilling and sad to see the demise of steam.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Ken, I worked into and out of Worcester many times during my firing days during the early 60s. Thanks for taking the time to view and comment and I hope this video bought back some fond memories for you. Regards...Bill

[@MrPete1x]

Excellent, just excellent. Thank you for showing this

[@fredgrove4220]

Brings back many happy memories of travelling from Evesham to Shrub Hill and back. Really miss the wonderful days of steam.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Hello Fred, thanks for taking the time to view and comment. It's nice to know that by watching this video that it bought back some fond and happy memories for you from all those many years ago. Regards...Bill

[@johntaylor-tz6td]

Fantastic to c the best steam engines gwr worked at shrub hill for about 18 years happy days

[@84asrd84boxy]

+john taylor Cheers John, thanks for taking the time to view and comment, nice to know watching this bought back some happy memories for you. Jim Clemens did a superb job recording these scenes for all of us to enjoy. Regards....Bill

[@RAMezzone]

This is so evocative of days spent trainspotting on Shrub Hill station in the early 60s. The variety of locos shown in the film tallies with my recollections...right down to the day a Southern Pacific came through on a special. Living in Malvern Link it was a short trip to get there. The Cathedrals Express passed by my bedroom window every evening. Many thanks indeed for putting this up...a real gem.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Roger, It's nice to know that this video bought back some fond and happy memories for you. Thanks for taking the time to view and comment much appreciated. Regards...Bill

[@ianjones4116]

I keep looking for my Dad on the Footplate. Maybe one day I will see him. Thanks for sharing.

[@sam8alex12]

A very interesting film, wish I had a camera in those days. Thanks to Michael and you Bill for letting us see what it was like in the 60s.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Ernie, glad you enjoyed watching this blast from the past, and yes if only we had cameras ourselves during this time, we could have had a field day following our interest in railways, thanks for looking, take care...Bill

[@joystickmusic]

Couldn't have just used your phone? ;-)

[@BernieHollandMusic]

In the early 1990s I paid a visit to Michael who was then living near Pershore - he showed me some of his father's slides of the Honeybourne Line, taken in the late 1950s.

[@lennze1]

Thanks bill for sharing superb,

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers, thanks for looking, and thanks for your kind comment, it just shows what a great job Jim Clemens did filming these great scenes, so that we can all enjoy watching them now 50 odd years later...Bill

[@SYKAROST]

Absolutly Brilliant Bill, brought back a few memories of my own trips through Worcester on some of those 21A jobs/loco's at the beginning & at that time...... Lovely stuff, thanks for putting it together, regards, Brian.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Brian, I thought you may enjoy watching this great record of the latter part of steam days at Worcester in the 60s, brilliantly filmed by Jim Clemens, and that it bought back some great memories for you, thanks for looking, glad you enjoyed watching. I have Michael Clemens to thank for allowing me to show these superb scenes, cheers...Bill

[@roya2498]

What nostalgic memories of my own shed bashing days. And how lucky were those Worcester trainspotters from that high vantage point. No dull moments waiting for through trains what with the shed movements going on. And I thought I was lucky to live alongside the Snow Hill to Wolverhampton low level line .Perhaps I was as the Kings were passing every hour.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Roy, It's nice to know that this video bought back some fond and happy memories for you. You mention that you used to live alongside the former GWR mainline between W-ton Low Level and B-ham Snow Hill. There is a video on my channel called Snow Hill to Shrewsbury that may interest you as it shows this former mainline during the 60s. This particular video is 3 of 3 as I tried to recreate the route of the Cambrian Coast Express during my firing days at Stafford Road and Oxley Sheds. Many thanks for taking the time to view and comment, much appreciated. Regards...Bill

[@roscalen]

Some lovely shots of the signalling on here, too!

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Adrian, fortunately many of the semaphore signals still remain around Shrub Hill some 50 odd years later. Thanks for looking/commenting. Regards...Bill

[@bushburybertie]

Fantastic viewing!!

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers, many thanks for taking the time to view and comment, glad you enjoyed watching these superb clips filmed by Jim Clemens all those years ago....Bill

[@KenBrownekb71000duke]

What a wonderful record of steam at Worcester Bill, and great to see so many GW locos on home territory and with a few Jubilees and the Ex GCR ROD 2-8-0 amongst the many others. Although the film standard isn't what we would expect today, the sound of the Castles and Crab, Black 5 was excellent and very well recorded. Despite this, the excellent and knowledgeable commentary more than made up for any other shortcomings! Thanks for sharing this video Bill, and a huge pat on the back to the son of the original recorder. Best wishes, Ken

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Ken, thanks for looking/commenting, we are lucky today in that we have HD cameras, I think Jim Clemens did a marvellous job of recording these wonderful scenes 50 odd years ago, with what would have been then a top of the range camera, he can only be commended for all the great work he did then, so that we can now enjoy such scenes as these And I think Michael has done a superb job with his informative commentary throughout the video, glad you enjoyed watching...Bill

[@KenBrownekb71000duke]

84asrd84boxy I completely agree Bill, a wonderful legacy us to enjoy today!

[@jakedarling7549]

I wish I could have been around to see this

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Jake, It was good that Jim Clemens recorded these scenes from all those years ago for everyone to enjoy watching today. Thanks for looking/commenting glad you enjoyed the video. Regards...Bill

[@antman09ful1]

Amazing sights Bill.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Mike, those were the days eh, where all types of loco's could be seen on a daily basis, something we took for granted all those years ago. Thanks to Jim Clemens filming these scenes we can all wallow in nostalgia from these great bygone days, thanks for looking, glad you enjoyed watching...Bill

[@howarth004]

Nice to look back Bill

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers Dave, Jim Clemens did a superb job of recording these wonderful scenes, so that we can now look back 50 years or so and enjoy what we used to have, thanks for looking...Bill

[@ntmdisco]

it looks so different now

[@stephensmith799]

I have a memory of an immaculate small prairie tank taking us from Shrewsbury Platform 2 towards Aberystwyth around mid-afternoon. I was very disappointed it wasn't a Manor or Standard 4MT, but looking back it must have been about the last time small prairies were used on the Cambrian system. Any chance it was 4555? (I can['t remember it it went all the way through to Aberystwyth but I think it unlikely.) I guess I was lucky.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="606">10:06</a> - a similar set of cross-overs was a former feature at Gloucester Central

[@baking1472]

Excellent!. Fully bring back steam locos and get rid of the diesels!.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Cheers, Thanks for taking the time to view and for your kind comment. Nice to know you enjoyed watching this blast from the past. Regards...Bill

[@HeavensGremlin]

Great to see back in those day we had none of the utter bullshit of painting preserved GWR locos up in the crappy BR scheme. That was before the Grisers took-over. Fantastic to see a GWR loco resplendent in the correct scheme.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Thanks for looking/commenting. Regards...Bill

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

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[@silverfox2358]

I live in worcester and remember <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="655">10:55</a> the old gas silos but what is that taller silo behind?

[@84asrd84boxy]

Unfortunately I have no idea what the building may be that you mention sorry I can't help in respect of your question. Thanks for taking the time to view and comment, much appreciated. Regards...Bill

[@chunkychunks857]

Only a guess but I'm thinking a retort house with the gantry on top to load the retorts, a bit better view here www.miac.org.uk/images/d70xxworcester.jpg

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

Brilliant if any one is interested in creating a virtual reality Worcester in the 1800s. It’s very detailed I you will be able to see the vinegar express in action. Does anybody know if trinity church had a steeple ?

[@84asrd84boxy]

Many thanks for taking the time to view and comment much appreciated. Sorry I can't help regarding your query about whether Trinity Church had a steeple or not. Regards...Bill

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

Hi Biill i will be adding my progress on my youtube channel. Im building the great western hotel at the moment in great detail be sure to look and please subscribe, many thanks.

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

If you have any rare photos or videos it will help me a lot im working from victorian maps and photos.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Unfortunately I don't have the sort of material you are looking for. Sorry I can't be of any further help. Regards...Bill

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

Hi Bill a found an old picture of the engine works. Sorry I ment to say I am creating the Worcester project. I’ve made shrub hill, the engine works . And just finishing the great western hotel, I’m adding these to my my channel if your interested, I don’t live in Worcester no more as I’m in the peaks.

[@AutoWorldzz]

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[@thefunnywatermelon2983]

Why isn't this age restricted?