Classic British Rail - Reading on the 20th September 1990.

[@keef71]

47 715 with a pristine coat of NSE livery and still named 'Haymarket'!! hahaha. just noticed though, a right-hand number and data panel. Also most of the HST coaches are Swallow lettering but the first two power cars are still in original Executive @8:30 an XC working (?) with all 1st class + RMB @9:50 the Executive power car where they forgot to put the '125' on!

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Was certainly a great mix of locos and stock in those day's and I seem to remember plenty of 1st class stock had been "turned into" 2nd class!

[@jameshowitt2463]

A great piece of history. Now totally transformed.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thank you and yes that is the price of progress unfortunately

[@12crepello]

Great memories of my times on Reading Station especially 47's on the"Network Expresses" and 56's on the stone trains. Thanks.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Always plenty happening there especially with the trains to and from the north having to run there locos around the train or attach a different one on the other end! Hope you have checked out some of my other stuff!

[@iainmaturin8460]

happy days , spent many afternoons there in the 70's watching Hymek's, Brush 2's, westerns and warships and the occasional appearance by Kestrel

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Always plenty to see at Reading but definitely not as good as would have been for you in the 70's for sure!

[@annescholey6546]

Lucky!

[@djtrainspotter]

Excellent upload sir! Cor blimey, when and where she started thrashing loco's along here ooof! That 59003 on the 'jumbo' was mad enough, then along comes 'our' 59001 Endeavour . . . Oh the stories uh, i wouldn't know where to start!!! . . And according to my calculations, after a bit of difficult research, i believe class 59/0 loco's have/had the highest ratio of female drivers of any type across the globe! (2 driving 5). . i'm off to meltdown again lol!

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Always loved Reading in those days as always knew you would get plenty and usually something different!

[@gridler]

Excellent this time from 1990 great stuff, got any from the late 80's?.

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

No sorry this is the earliest stuff I have unfortunately

[@gridler]

To be honest if you have footage from 1990 onwards that's great, keep em coming I've really enjoyed watching you clips😁

[@055deltic]

Agreed, this is all excellent footage from the 1990s! But if you really want to see video from the classic blue-grey era of the 1980s, you could try the channels from - MrDeltic15 and brian hancock - on here also.

[@owenevans83]

Good stuff

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Thanks very much and I hope you are enjoying my other stuff.

[@owenevans83]

The wagons at 7:16 look ancient!

[@paekokstationmaster5032]

Yes and I am thinking they are maybe European Wagons that would have come over on the train ferry?

[@djtrainspotter]

​@@paekokstationmaster5032 Indeed, looks to me like the 6V16 07.48 Dover - Morris Cowley (which she drove i think!). I painted a model of 47049 in that livery too!

[@annescholey6546]

Via Maidstone and Bromley