BR in the 1980s Bournemouth Station on 9th August 1988

BRITISH RAILWAYS IN THE 1980's
Bournemouth Station on 9th August 1988
Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Bournemouth taken on 09/08/1988. The London to Weymouth services at this time were now mainly in the hands of a pair of class 73s. This I believe was to reduce overheating while the class were working under Diesel power. The oil train in the video is the Hamworthy Oil train. I hope the video takes you back to this period with fond memories. Feel free to comment, good or bad, all comments are read and greatly appreciated, but it is not always possible to answer each individually. Sit back and enjoy this latest production remembering all those now long gone Locomotive classes and other types of traction. Many thanks for all subscriptions and all of those viewers who have kindly shown an interest in my material.

[@1973ts]

Love the REP/ TC combo at the end. They were really special units.

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@philkirk4571]

Great video. Who’d have thought we’d miss these units so much!!!

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@robdingwall03]

Another fantastic video. Thank you for sharing. So familiar this location having lived in Weymouth then. 1985 I believe the electrification to Weymouth but have so many memories of the 33/1’s push pulling. Thanks again.

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@richardmatthews4302]

The passengers on the first fast '91' must have been enthralled with a single VEP!! Brilliant video, thanks for sharing!

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@EM-yk1dw]

Lovely film, happy memories.

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@trevsmith1189]

Wonderful video, great memories of Bournemouth station wth the 4 reps & 4 TC units being uncoupled & class 33 1 s being attached. Unusual to see trains leaving Bournemouth via the up line under the arched bridge. Never seen that happen before. 👍👍🇦🇺

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@100gpdriver]

I never seen that before and I grew up there how strange

[@115steve]

Another great video. I remember this time as Weymouth was now electric, but there was not enouh Wessex units delivered so VEPS being used from Bomo to Weymouth.

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@simoncollins-dryer2179]

😄 Great video. Brings back so many memories of travelling between Waterloo and Weymouth in the 1980s and so often having to change at Bournemouth, which is a great station, especially seeing trains coming around the curve into Platform 3.

[@spompey]

You are very welcome and Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark

[@100gpdriver]

Why did you change ? usually they put on a 33 to weymouth and removed it on the way back. the train changed but I didnt ? I think sometime you had to move forward if they shortened the train. 33 pull to weymouth and then push back to bournemouth. 😀

[@AndreiTupolev]

The 73s worked Waterloo - Bournemouth on supposedly Weymouth through trains that actually connected with trains starting from Bournemouth since not enough 442s were in service yet, and also on Poole semi-fasts. Two locis would theoretically have as much power as a REP and have a better chance of keeping to schedule

[@spompey]

Thanks Andrei....Mark

[@petes48]

As a resident of Bournemouth i loved travelling on the Wessex Electric trains to Lonfon, seemed so posh at the time

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@elnido4184]

That was an interesting spot to film from. Shame Platform 4 is now sealed off and not so much variety of trains these days.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for the comment and for your interest....Best wishes...Mark

[@nicksuckling2530]

Love the station announcer @ 1.12. Not sure which language he was using but it didn’t sound like English 😂😂

[@christhorne9542]

I think he was announcing to the train crews on the shuttle to leave without the RA from platform staff to the amusement of the Guard 😂

[@spompey]

Sounded like the door release was not working.....? May have been BomoGibberish....bit like me really....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@keef71]

Whatever he was actually saying, sounded like a guy at closing time spoiling for a fight😂

[@spompey]

@@keef71 Yes .....with arms flaying.... and Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark

[@Sidneyyoungblood75]

It was Lee Evans

[@100gpdriver]

Just a random question where did the Hamworthy shunter live ? I think it was an 08 class ? Is it still alive ?

[@peterharvey1762]

was the 2car unit a HAP ?

[@duncancurtis5108]

Either a 415 or an EPB. They often came out of London to assist in the peak season and weren't strictly confined to suburban duties.

[@EM-yk1dw]

2 HAP, regular performers on the Waterloo Bournemouth stoppers at that time.

[@AndreiTupolev]

I believe it was, yes. That was very very rare, I never ever saw one down Bournemouth way

[@spompey]

Yes indeed it was....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@MM0IMC]

Is the smoke in the later part of the video, caused by something shorting on the live third rail? Seems there's enough litter on the track bed to cause problems...

[@spompey]

It was an arc from the EMU that exited earlier...many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@taffboyslim]

Where was the tank train with the 47 going from/to?

[@adamc1272]

Probably Furzebrook Oil Terminal on the Swanage branch

[@spompey]

Hamworthy oil terminal I believe......many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@100gpdriver]

why 73 not 33 where did the 33's go? Hamworthy had a signal box when I used to get on there LOL As the years went by I watched slowly rot away till it was no more. I see the Poole harbour, Hamworthy branch line is getting ripped up now or has been already.

[@100gpdriver]

Its ok I read comments I guessed eletrification had made it to weymouth I just thought it was later than 85 But I will go with that 😀

[@spompey]

I believe the electrification was there when I videod this.....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@100gpdriver]

@@spompey When I was there 33's were everywhere. Did you ever visit Weymouth tramway or is that before your time. I used to laugh at the orange beacon on the front of the train.

[@spompey]

No I missed out on that working with a camera......You are very welcome and Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark

[@Sophiebryson510]

Shame I didn’t get to see the slammers and the 5-WES’…. It was a very special time.

[@spompey]

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

[@Georgeasaurus2001]

Bloody 47553 when you saw it in the distance you were tricked into thinking it was a newly named one or something because the LMR always kept it smart for royal stuff but the you found out 553.. again aarrrhh

[@spompey]

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

[@adamw2911]

11 carriages on an XC. Sensible.

[@spompey]

Better than anything nowadays......Many thanks and you are most welcome...Mark