BR in the 1980s Liverpool Lime Street Station On 17th March 1988

[@thetrouserpressguy603]

Fantastic video. I spent my childhood and early adulthood travelling regularly between St Helens and Lime Street. It's great to see and hear it just as I'll always remember it. The sound of the motors of the 86s and the Sulzer engines of the class 47s bring back so many memories. One thing I miss is the sound of real human announcers. I love the well-spoken Scouse accents of the ladies in this video. I loved seeing the Pacers faithfully bouncing along performing their local duties. I was always envious of people going further afield on the loco-hauled trains as I sat in my St Helens-bound Pacer!

[@spompey]

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

[@flippop101]

There are many stations in the UK I really get excited about, whether for the architecture, or simply for their photogenic qualities or visual impact. Lime Street is right up there in my personal top ten! Thanks for this nostalgic reminder! Brilliant!

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@flippop101]

@@spompey no problem at all Mark, thanks for your kind reply!

[@Tornado922]

Another outstanding film! Great to see Liverpool Lime Street back then, such a huge difference to what we have now

[@spompey]

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

[@melodymonger]

What a great location visually and acoustically 😊. Excellent video, thanks 👍

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...Many thanks for your comment...best wishes...Mark

[@nottinghamman4839]

Only one word for this video……..SUPERB

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@111672balernabz2010]

I am still catching up on such great stuff from last week,it's so addictive more please,,,

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

I was there quite often then. Many Newcastle-Manchester-Liverpool 47s and London AC electrics and the Blackpool ‘club’ 31/4s. A monumental feat, building the approach to Lime St, similar to Glasgow Queen St. Another super offering, thanks for sharing with us👍

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@EM-yk1dw]

Thank you for sharing this, the days when the railway was a public service, not a business. It is also refreshing to her human announcements too.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@BibtheBoulder]

OMG they just get better and better...I put the headphones on for this one and maxed the volume...it was like going back to the late 80's.....

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@DavidPeacock1972]

So much nostalgia in one video there. I had a Lima 86401 and I was a RR member too. I used to love going to Liverpool Lime Street from Manchester, then I would try to catch a 37 to Crewe. Of course, I would use Casey Jones , loved their burgers.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@davidwolstenholme6413]

Superb video, it was also lovely to see my old mate 47 406 Railriders, one of my favourite class 47s. Brilliant.

[@spompey]

You're very welcome David and many thanks....Mark

[@thezebrafromheaven7568]

I really really like Lime Street, the station has such a great feeling.

[@spompey]

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

[@williamradford8817]

Liverpool lime street during 1988, good old Intercity days, I.C MK2 coaches in Trans Pennine livery

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and for your comment....Best regards to you.....Mark

[@pauldonohoe7343]

What a great video. Many thanks for taking and uploading this.

[@spompey]

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

[@duncancurtis5108]

47406 lost her RR plates to 488 that summer. From celebrity to forgotten overnight.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@8nedgehilldieselservicingd212]

Great video brings back many happy memories of Lime Street

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@richardbetteridge959]

thank you for another great video

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@andrewemery4272]

My late father always said that the most beautiful sight in Liverpool was the clock at Lime Street Station, disappearing into the distance.

[@spompey]

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

[@joshuanishanthchristian5217]

Trains have remarkable longevity! Some of those Sprinters would still be in service today, and I may have even ridden on one of them recently!

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@joshuanishanthchristian5217]

@@spompey Thank you as well!

[@beeble2003]

Even the Pacers were only taken out of service within the last few years.

[@spompey]

@@beeble2003 Yes...many thanks for watching....Mark

[@AndreiTupolev]

A coach detached at Doncaster 🙄 Mind you, it only seemed to result in about 10 - 15 minutes delay, going by the clocks

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching Andrei as always and for your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@puppets.and.muppets]

pure yes

[@train4905]

Awsome😊

[@spompey]

Many thanks and best wishes....Mark

[@AndreiTupolev]

47583 arriving17:55is a little surprising, but not so much as it once would have been since it was now allocated to Old Oak Common since 10.87

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark

[@stephenduncan3605]

At 10:54 typical Scouser swearing and saying get out of it lol

[@spompey]

Not saying a thing me,,,,,,Many thanks for watching and your comment, sorry for the late response was away for 2 weeks...best wishes...Mark