Classic British Rail - Eastfield Depot - 19th August 1992

[@ianrankin5686]

Hi,the video footage is perfect!,I'm currently building an exact copy of this depot in 00gauge at present .thankyou for capturing these now long gone scene's when it really was interesting to watch trains cheers IAN RANKIN.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thanks Ian and you are most welcome. I was glad I was able to record these scenes when I could!

[@girlsundpanzerundrailways2482]

Good luck my guy

[@stuartmoran4711]

Absolutely brilliant I grew up watching the sprinters from my grans window from the balgrayhill tower blocks i remember it was closed with a few sidings then seen it getting reopened also seen freights and few shunting manoveres going to st Rollox that’s what got me being a rail enthusiast

[@craigymac5386]

Great footage. I used to cycle up there a few times in my younger days from the east end of Glasgow. Eastfield in on the north side of Glasgow.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Walked up there once and probably should have just joined all the spotters that were wandering in the front gate lol

[@ryan1mcq]

Awesome memories hearing these loco's. My wee nana used to live in the Parkhouse scheme directly opposite (west) on Crowhill street and i'd listen and watch out the window for hours fascinated by the trains and noises, we had a perfect view of the whole depot :D

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

That sounds like an awesome spot you had to watch the depot. I'm pretty sure that was my 1 and only visit there!

[@thomasshepard6030]

I was a fireman at eastfield depot used to drive all these engines day shift and night shift 1974

[@djtrainspotter]

Some excellent footage there, the workings of the ultimate place, a diesel locomotive depot! Cheers for sharing mate :)

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thank you and that was certainly a nice spot although I think that was the only time I visited it!

[@ewoodrailway]

I only saw Eastfield once. August 1993 , I passed on a service, there were two 37s outside. I believe the depot was closed at this point. Sad really

[@thomasshepard6030]

This was my old depot when I was a fireman with BR 1974 my uncle was a mainline driver we spent many shifts together I drove all these engines class37s queen st to Oban day shift and night shift on the ghost train and push &pulls class 27 queen st to Waverley Edinburgh triple header 37s from barassie Ayrshire with massive coal trains a life time ago

[@Thornaby37]

Excellent footage 👍 Incredible to think that Eastfield depot closed later that year

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thanks for that, and yes was on the run down by this time and I think that was probably the reason why I finally got around to visiting!

[@joeking5310]

Went there several times in mid 70's when it was always packed with 26's & 27's. Only Toton ever had more locos back then. Only Crewe and Stratford came close to coming second for most locos on shed.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Would have been awesome seeing all those depots in the 70's and 80's while they were still big depots!

[@itsablack1]

Nice to see , but it was so better in the early 80's... More 27's 26s and 20's... Even 25's .. Use to visit Eastfield often as a young teenager in my trainspotting days .. Amazing on a winter's day when they would run a lot of engines.. All those whistling 20's 😅

[@johnwigington2434]

Great video

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thanks John

[@davesimmonds9338]

Great video - even by 1992 just a shadow of what it used to be like. All gone now !!!

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thank you and yes in a handful of years there was less and less to be seen and I was lucky to make my 1 and only visit when I did!

[@BlackAndDeckerBoy]

Awesome video

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thank you and I hope you have seen some of my other stuff!

[@michaelfeeney8437]

Great footage, showing very grimy worn out looking locos.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thanks Michael , certainly wouldn't see those sights these days!

[@XDFRailRoadCooler]

I know to deal the line at the bottom of the screen. Use a DVD player & zoom 1 step in, while recording to a DVD or PC.

[@anthonysaunders7345]

Eastfield. East Glasgow on main line Queen Street to Edinburgh. 64A /ED

North Glasgow

[@marshallman7608]

Eastfield wasn't 64A, it was 65A. 64A was St Margarets on the east side of Edinburgh, 64A later transferred to Millerhill after St Margarets closed.

[@TheAudiostud]

East fields ? Where about's was this depot? Thanks in anticipation

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Eastfield. East Glasgow on main line Queen Street to Edinburgh. 64A /ED

[@split_pin]

I remember this being closed by the time I started getting the train to Glasgow from Linlithgow every day in 1997.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

I believe it closed sometime in 1993 as I think the next time visited and went past the buildings were all gone.

[@thomassweeten462]

@@paekokstationmaster5032 eastfield very much still operational it's Cowlairs that is no longer operational as a carriage yard but network rail have built a signal control center in its place

[@XDFRailRoadCooler]

Nice loco's, nbot like those ugly Azuma's trains.