BR in the 1980s Darlington Station on 20th May 1988

BRITISH RAILWAYS IN THE 1980's
DARLINGTON STATION on 20th May 1988
Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Darlington taken on 20/05/1988. 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.

[@WhiffTheRubbishEngine1869]

As my local station, it‘s awesome to see it so much earlier

[@spompey]

Many thanks and best regards....Mark

[@ukbloke5740]

8:43 - Unless you were actually there, you simply cannot imagine how ear-shattering this was.

[@spompey]

correct you needed ear defenders ....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@pj6641]

9:03 rear power car 43068 before she was turned into a surrogate DVT for working with class 91's I remember my dad taking me to Heaton Depot where he worked and showing us around The HST's then having my own cab ride experience when some of the sets transferred over to cross country services to Bournemouth hearing the Valenta Scream brings back plenty of memories thanks for sharing

[@spompey]

You are most welcome and many thanks....Mark

[@waynejones7856]

can definitely see difference between then & now without the overhead wires

[@spompey]

Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@UKTransportVideos82]

The boxes are long gone there is now a network rail siding where the box is in this video and the trains these days are rubbish apart from odd freight

[@stephenchecksfield632]

Fantastic video of Darlington station not much choice of traffic through the station these days sadly

[@spompey]

Many thanks Stephen....and best regards...Mark

[@stephenchecksfield632]

@@spompey thanks mark and all the best to you for Christmas mate 🍻🍺

[@cannadineboxill-harris2983]

I needed to know why they don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so that they can extend the unused abandoned underground train stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into Five cars per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers. A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it more Larger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Railway tunnel into a High-Speed Railway lines? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Railway line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. Then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 47 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project if that will be OK for London Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from the Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden more Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly Line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street can they also make another brand new underground train station in Chingford and could they extend the Piccadilly Line and the DLR right up to Chingford? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and can they order Every 37 Octagon and Every 17 Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 142MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 142MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units, can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!!!!!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 17 Tonnes for all of those 142MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are told!!!! And please do something about these very very important Professional ideas Please? Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.

[@frenchsteam7356]

"Fun Fact" ! Darlington Station used to have two boxes -North and South and I was convinced that on certain shifts the signalmen wouldn't speak to each other, usually if you were going south, 2/3 minutes delay at the North box was not unusual! Strange to see 143s actually running.. 37520 running round Eastgate Cement.

[@spompey]

Many Many thanks for the facts ?.... and for the info on 37520.....Best wishes as always....Mark

[@ianpark1906]

I'm amazed there wasn't a constant stream of bodies to clear up! How did they manage without "red lines, yellow lines and tactical pavement" 🙄

[@spompey]

especially the wandering child.....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@markcf83]

That Class 141 is lost.

[@spompey]

Where am I it is saying....many thanks and best wishes....Mark

[@ClydebridgeStation]

47468 on the parcels train, later, 1992, was stripped of ETS equipment, painted into civil engineers livery, and renumbered 47300.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for the update and for watching....Best wishes....Mark

[@rogerscott6254]

Can someone identify the coaches at 2:40 in NSE livery? Are they a mix of Mk1 and Mk2's and why were they that far form 'home'? Many thanks

[@spompey]

It is a bit of a puzzle to me as well, but I seem to recall it was heading for Newcastle, but from where I am not sure, Possibly Birmingham and was stock out of Paddington earlier in the day......many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@christopherruff2464]

What number was the 08 at the start? Next to the Trans Pennine coach & Track machine.. Looked like it had a Thornaby badge & a nameplate? Was it green also? Trying to work out what it was.. If you dont know.. No worries. Just curious.. Good video as always..

[@spompey]

According to my records the 08 was 08867......hope this helps you.....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@christopherruff2464]

@@spompey thanks for the info!

[@peterharvey1762]

Bit far north for NSE 😂

[@naturelandscapes-abovebeyo8179]

08876 'Ralph Easby' Black from Thornaby TMD.

[@christopherruff2464]

@@naturelandscapes-abovebeyo8179 thanks for solving the mystery! Much appreciated!

[@stevenholloway7268]

Love the fart at 9mins 6 seconds

[@spompey]

It was not me I cannot tell a lie....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark