Class 45s Devon 1985/86 on super 8 film

Photographed 1985/86, locations are Newton Abbot, Torquay, Paignton and Goodrington Sidings. Captured on super 8 Kodachrome film.

[@brizzolglover7518]

Days when you go from Exeter to Paignton all day with an endless procession of engine and coach formations. Unrepeatable times...

[@deanf6573]

This is fantastic. The Peaks were great machines. Really happy memories- perhaps I’m looking at it through Rose tinted glasses but the railway was great back then.

[@Keithbarber]

A great era now sadly passed but whilst many enthusiasts may not like today's offerings the railways have had to modernise and become more efficient and variety is now sadly almost a thing of the past

[@BibtheBoulder]

I asked over a hundred train drivers who had signed Peaks amongst many other engines, and ALL bar 1 said the Peaks were the best of the lot, utterly reliable, and would get you out of any situation. These were men I worked with, old hands I respected.

[@jedkendray9814]

Days when trains were great, very happy memories 👌👍

[@shidzngigglez]

Great to see my hometown as it once was. Shame its all gone

[@Qwerty1235945]

Superb quality and brilliantly filmed. Thank you for sharing. God I miss those days.

[@kalicom2937]

Awesome, the Newton Abbot of my youth. Half expected to see me standing at the end of the platform....!

[@mrmrst9020]

Brilliant footage at 2.25 is 45 132 which is on the Epping and ongar railway in Essex all she needs is her main generator sorting then she will be back in service 👍🏻

[@captainboing]

ah! those summers... truly the best of times. Peaks & Westerns vying for space in Goodrington sidings... bliss

[@nickoaten8460]

Happy days there and just by Paignton South Signal box, summer Saturdays inter-city trains every 15 minutes to all over the country.

[@SpoonyMcSpoonface]

Splendid. Peaks,Mk1s and semaphores. An Atlantean,some of Harry’s bread vans and probably a vac basher winding out the peak about 2.35. Poor chap!!

[@OlafProt]

My goodness the film quality is extraordinary

[@AndreiTupolev]

A bit of everything in the departure shot from Paignton; Peak, Bedford CF ambulance (I think), Devon General Bristol VR, even a Vauxhall Viva!

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

I think the ambulance is mk3 transit 😷💀🇬🇧

[@antonysmith9173]

Fantastic memories, spent many at family hols in paignton, never thought they would end at the time. Lovely.

[@beyergarret123]

My favourite diesel, the mainstay (along with the 47's) on the Midland Main line for so many years, so much more character than the stuff we have these days.

[@Keithbarber]

Character and variety is sadly missing from today's railway but I think their *MORE EFFICIENT*

[@johnpiper3416]

Great film. Very high quality .

[@scopex2749]

OMG i live in Devon now and all the ‘real’ locos are gone! I wish i had been there when these beauties were stopping!

[@norburycrossing3426]

Happy days,when we bashed the peaks,to the south west from Birmingham,thanks for sharing,brought the memories back of my own peak haulage days.

[@johnkeepin7527]

Good to see some super 8 output with audio attached to it. Enjoyable to come across some footage taken around Newton Abbot just before it was resignalled (when Exeter panel was new); I had a fair bit to do with that in those years!

[@andrewganley9016]

Back In The Days When We Had a Real Railway With Proper Trains

[@Keithbarber]

What are you talking about? Proper railway with proper trains - we've got far more efficient trains these days and We've got an even better railway these days with even better trains, but with hardly any variety that's all peaks had their time but at least the footage is still with us

[@andrewganley9016]

@@Keithbarber Better railway with better trains? kidding right! must be a First Group shareholder or need to go to Specsavers as for 'proper' trains presume you include all the Japanese/Spanish built plastic rubbish,rock hard seats,noisy under floor engines and bad as the old BR may have been don't think they would run trains with cracked frames i.e Class 800s

[@Keithbarber]

@@andrewganley9016 no, I'm not kidding, I'm just telling the truth and being realistic You're OBVIOUSLY *DELUDED* and need a reality check

[@fatwalletboy2]

The departure from Torquay sounded better than I remember peaks sounding......that could pass for a valenta scream.pulling away

[@captainboing]

020s fantastic turbocharger screaming the place down? Magnificent. I agree peaks didn't sound memorable but maybe I was wrong.

[@Channel205UK]

Great capture and transfer👍

[@ThePanzer6]

Shame the railways aren't this interesting anymore.

[@Keithbarber]

Variety on our railway is a thing of the past

[@BibtheBoulder]

Blimey, this video brings back happy memories....

[@michaelsandford1015]

A world before corona

[@neilmuggeridge7790]

Nostalgia❤

[@bryanthomas3178]

What memories and miss them now

[@dazzapie9058]

Some great footage 👍

[@prof.hectorholbrook4692]

Great memories.

[@julianmoody9768]

Just seem so odd down there and not at man vic cool video though happy days time machine here I come 😎

[@paulbarlow2527]

excellent video!

[@harryshouse007]

Ace 👍🏻

[@sebastian351]

I prefer "improper" trains, but faster

[@AndreiTupolev]

45020 looked a bit of a state.

[@kalicom2937]

Exactly the way a lot of them looked at the time!