BR in the 1980's SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION STATION on 21st July 1987

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Enjoyable video, worked on nearly all the locos in this clip at Canton. The area is now a shadow of what it used to be. Freight has declined so much.

[@spompey]

I imagine it has now.....Many thanks and much appreciated...Mark

[@Tornado922]

Another tremendous film. Severn Tunnel Junction really is a shadow of its former self now. Such a shame that the vast yard was closed and all we have now is the station and empty land surrounding it.

[@spompey]

You're very welcome and many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@BibtheBoulder]

Another cracking video bringing the 1980's right into our lives....just love the sound of the 33's.....

[@spompey]

Thank you so much....Mark

[@PerthMRC]

Absolutely agree, these are all good videos but this one is a gem.

[@spompey]

@@PerthMRC Many Many thanks for the comment and best regards....Mark

[@spompey]

@@PerthMRC Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@vicsams4431]

I loved Class 33s. What grand versatile little engines they were with a fair amount of power and speed. Fondly remember them between Waterloo and Salisbury, Bournemouth and Weymouth Town and Quay, Portsmouth and Bath (on Bristol and Cardiff turns) and Swansea to Fishguard. Plus the summer Saturday semi-fasts to Barnstaple. Ventures to Carlisle and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

[@spompey]

Again more memorable great times.....many thanks Vic and all my regards to you...Mark

[@sundayakpan2663]

Great video's from the 80s

[@carolinecleaveley]

how i remember it with growlers every where. sadly most now gone and just a through station now.

[@brooklynroad8581]

Excellent. Cheers Chris

[@spompey]

Many thanks for the comment and also for watching...much appreciated....Mark

[@BrianTuckerRailvideos]

Remarkable video ,considering how famous this location is or was,there is not a great deal of good video around or published,thanks and well filmed.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@davidsnapebrcrosslane8782]

Ah the Cromptons, always a joy to see these. Had to go to Crewe to see them in the 80s, if you were lucky you would see 3. Then in later years workings to North Wales and Manchester also. ( see Flickr David Snape for images)

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@OlafProt]

An HST, a 33, 56 and numerous 37s all before 1 minute. Great days. Thats some downward gradient at 5:10! Those fences at 5:40 were all across BR and were always filthy - I reckon they still had steam engine soot on them from 20 years prior!

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@dgattenb]

thast my time..... used to go from portsmouth to cardiff .. via seven T spend 4 hrs there onto cardiff .. then back to bristol and home on behind a 33... awsome time

[@spompey]

great times.....Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@James47298]

Amazing vid, funny how locos look timeless but cars in background look so old lol.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@peterharvey1762]

Was the 33 with the NSE coaches on a Portsmouth harbour Cardiff service ?

[@taffboyslim]

Yes. I used to get the '89' most weekends in term time 1986-1987 to and from Cardiff to Portsmouth - usually 33 hauled, but occasionally would get something different on the Cardiff to Bristol TM leg... once had a 50, and once IIRC a 37, which is the only time I have ever been hauled by a 37, slightly ironic in that I grew up in the Rhondda and 37s were the only locos I would see, apart from 47s on summer mystery trips. I always sat facing the rear leaving Cardiff, as the train reversed at Bristol. Highlights of the trip back then would be Alexandra Dock Junction. Newport Godfrey Road, East Usk Yard, Severn Tunnel Junction ( very much a shadow of its former self), Bristol TM, Westbury (the 59s had just been introduced and those shed-shaped locos were a novelty... if only we knew). Salisbury (50s on the Waterloos and Thumpers in the bay), Southampton Freightliners (all knackered 47s at the time), Fareham (had a stone terminal and would occasionally have a 56), Fratton (my first experience of an EMU depot). For some reason, the 14:00-ish service from Portsmouth would be 47 hauled and not stop at Westbury, so I always tried to bunk off and get that home so I could get home for opening time. Best days of my life 🙂

[@duncancurtis5108]

Yeah still using draughty Mk1s until 1988, when 155s took over.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@duncancurtis5108]

STJY was being wound down by now, hence the bare sidings.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@davidsnapebrcrosslane8782]

Is Severn Tunnel Jnc busy for freight nowadays, are sidings still there ?

[@spompey]

I have not been there for some time but I believe the yard has all gone and depot too....Many thanks for watching and for your comment best wishes...Mark

[@pokeboi5438]

The yard is completely gone, it’s now a park

[@spompey]

@@pokeboi5438 many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark