BR in the 1990s Woking Station on 8th February 1991 After Heavy Snowfall

BRITISH RAILWAYS IN THE 1990's
Woking Station on 8th February 1991 (After Heavy Snowfall)
Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Woking Station taken on 08/02/1991. On this day the South East awoke to a heavy covering of snow which had fallen from the previous evening and throughout the night. It caused the expected chaos with roads and railway, but did not stop me from visiting Woking Station in the morning. Trains were battling through for the morning rush and seemed to cope quite well from this clip. As always the snow thawed and most was back to normal soon later. 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.

[@EM-yk1dw]

Many thanks for this, a Class 207 on a Bournemouth stopper, very rare.

[@spompey]

It seemed a good idea.....Many thanks....Mark

[@gail7961]

Many a winter morning spent staring at the snow covered platform and tracks hoping the train will show up. No mobile phone and live updates in those days. "The garble garble to garble garble has been cancelled". ❤

[@spompey]

Those were the days Gail....many thanks...Mark

[@karimkekhia4369]

ahhhh brilliant. my old depot..and another fab fab video. Great to see these great trains whipping up the snow..i love it when it’s a firework show too. crackle!!! excellent as always

[@spompey]

Many thanks Karim....best wishes....Mark

[@derekmeller5873]

First, thanks for the video. Second, thanks for braving the cold with your camera. You’re an absolute hero recording this stuff and sharing.

[@spompey]

You are most welcome and many thanks for watching.......best wishes to you....Mark....PS I have thawed out now....

[@115steve]

February 1991. Sussex Coast lines had EPBs running for weeks after that snow whilst the backlog of failed CIGs & VEPs was dealt with. Remember it well.

[@spompey]

Yes I do too.....much appreciated Steve....Mark

[@bernardt874]

i know that spot very well....this i s a real treat. youve caught some great sounds . there use to be a chap who recorded the frieght on tape deck around that time on the platform. what a thing to have been barbed wire height ...i had to make do with the mesh. ! superb !!

[@spompey]

Yes.....the crackling of the arcing shoes, most spectacular in the dark....I notice the keen PW chap taking pics.....many thanks Bernard....Mark

[@aimdrummer]

Crikey, that one at about 12:15 had some flats on it! Must have been sliding around.

[@AndyJHiscock]

Giving the rail head a good hammering!

[@spompey]

Threepenny bits we called them.....lovely noise......best wishes....Mark

[@duncancurtis5108]

Ah yes winter returned with gusto for the first time since 1987! No snow oop north but windy chasing Choppers.

[@spompey]

Yes I did a bit of that myself.....best regards....Mark

[@davidwolstenholme6413]

I once made it all the way to Woking from Leeds just for the 50s, this was before 47/7s had come down, and the first train I got I had to board before I knew what was on it because it was just about to leave Waterloo. When I made my way to tbe front to see which 50 was on I found a 47/8! Gutted!

[@spompey]

Best wishes to you and what a rotten stroke of luck there....Mark

[@duncancurtis5108]

I blew my last chance n all for the remaining 50s that month.

[@spompey]

@@duncancurtis5108 At least some still survive so not all is lost...and I can sympathise with you as I too missed out on traction on it's way out....many thanks Duncan.....Mark

[@Thunderer0872]

I had to go into Salisbury that day or I would have stayed at Home, anyway the 50's after this were turning around at Basingstoke by midday, I went up on Elgar and got it back an hour later after saying stuff this in this cold. Note the Wessex hated the snow with their REP motors and the juice needed another de-icer through by the looks of things.

[@spompey]

Yes indeed....still it was a memorable experience.....best regards...Mark

[@Thunderer0872]

Ahh yes "The wrong type of snow!" :P

[@spompey]

And Ice and everything, but it still kept running, unlike todays railway....best wishes...mark

[@PadisherCreel]

Was going to write this. Yup 3 days later that infamous phrase, though it was the BBC guy who said it not the BR guy

[@spompey]

@@PadisherCreel Many thanks.....Mark