BR Class 85 1990/1991 footage

[@fatwalletboy2]

At the end it brings a whole new meaning to the phrase window hanging....jesus youre almost in the opposite 4ft 🤣 Cracking sights and sounds from start to finish......

[@soundseeker63]

Wonderful roarer footage and of course the cans and vans too. All now much missed. Can't beat the sound of the old AC leccies on power up. They announced their arrival to all with thier unique and often loud running noises. A stark contrast to today's quiet and bland units.

[@hughesy45108]

Glad you enjoyed mate, I drive 331s for a living and also 319s which still have a decent bit of traction motor thrash so still have a remnant from my youth for now least.

[@soundseeker63]

@@hughesy45108 319s have a bit of old school character, but nothing beats the air-raid siren sounds of the old locos. I also like the tick tock noises they made when they were just parked up. They used to scream when the rheostatic brakes were working too. What fun!

[@ModelRailway]

Great video; thanks for uploading! Quite rare to see quality early AC traction footage … some interesting workings and carriage formations as well! 👍

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

It blows my mind that this was 30 years ago !

[@rorymacve]

Fantastic video of a unique part of British railway history! :D I was just wondering, would it be possible for me to use this footage as part of an upcoming documentary I'm creating about the history of the Class 81 to 85?

[@hughesy45108]

Go ahead. Anything on my channel your welcome to mate . It's there to share .

[@Simonize41]

Takes me back. Brilliant footage. 👍🏻

[@hughesy45108]

Better days all round mate !

[@squeaksvids5886]

Fantastic video, thanks for posting this. Love the stock transfer at 2:25. 👍🏻

[@hughesy45108]

Thanks

[@mikehooz]

Lovely to see the loco change on 6A40 on the Up Goods at Preston. Happy memories of summer evenings perched on the end of the P3 ramp next to PN109 sig. :)

[@hughesy45108]

The Workington - Dover was one of the last decent mixed rake freight we had before the death of Speedlink . PN111 was also a seat of choice in my spotting days 76-82 ish before the lure of bashing . I drive out of 3/4C bays for a living these days and picture myself sat spotting on a brute 45 years ago! Thanks for the comment

[@duncancurtis5971]

So did we, seeing the now long finished Burn Naze tanks go south behind a 56.

[@delticrobo]

Brings back some memories of spotting days. Thanks for sharing uploading.

[@hughesy45108]

Cheers!

[@EM-yk1dw]

Lovely AL5s. The railway was so much more tidier then.

[@russb2286]

I miss that roar

[@hughesy45108]

Seems like yesterday, not 30 years

[@390h8er]

Hilarious attempt by the Pacer to out-squeal 85018 at the end. And not succeeding by a long shot.😁

[@AndreiTupolev]

Very nice. Nice to see a Leyland National at Leyland as well in the first clip 🏎

[@gusrohan9868]

pro tip : watch series at flixzone. I've been using them for watching loads of movies these days.

[@gageshiloh6760]

@Gus Rohan Definitely, been watching on flixzone} for since december myself =)

[@swearingkevo]

Love it

[@Lowlandlocomotives]

I would guess that the two EMUs are 303060 and 303082 which had been in store after they were displaced from the Manchester area services. Only three 303s returned north to Glasgow from Manchester, the celebrity 303048 in July 1989 and 303060/082 following a period of storage in May 1992, neither of the latter two units return to service, and languished at Yoker and Shields Road depots before being cut up by MC Metals in March 1994. If the date of the video can be confirmed as 1992 then it is definately those two units

[@hughesy45108]

Hi mate , the date is 100% June 91 . 85114 was the last 85 through Preston under is own power.

[@Lowlandlocomotives]

@@hughesy45108 Then it is definately 303060 and 303082. The date I had was the official transfer from Longsight to Shields Electric, which was most likely later. 303048 was by that time refurbished and repainted into the oriinal blue. Great video.

[@owenevans83]

Nice

[@barryhargreaves3311]

All the way out the window like it Lol

[@russb2286]

Proper a.c's mate

[@hughesy45108]

The best ones pal

[@AndreiTupolev]

That was a highly random empty stock working at 2:22!

[@ModelRailway]

It looked like a one way trip to the scrap yard … 😢

[@duncancurtis1758]

Last stop MC Metallica!

[@BenDover-ln6ns]

Weren’t them 303s off to longsight for passenger work, doubt that charter rake was going for scrap.

[@spunkospunko4800]

Are they same as 86,s please?

[@hughesy45108]

No , completely different

[@soundseeker63]

@@hughesy45108 Well the bogies are quite similar, they both have the removable upper body section and they were both built at Doncaster works with EE and AEI equipment used... cab layouts very similar too. You can tell one was evolved from the other.

[@duncancurtis1758]

If the al5s had lasted just a bit longer!

[@hughesy45108]

If the Speedlink network hadn't been wrapped up in June 91 I'm sure they would of enjoyed a little longer in service