Crewe Works in the 80's remembered

[@simplyinxs]

The end of the line for so many loco’s. Train spotting for me would never be the same again when we lost all the loco hauled trains I loved to see all over the UK late 70’s early 80’s.

[@davearmstrong2296]

I used to love going to the Crewe Works Open Days. Great photos. Thank you.

[@stephenparker6476]

Brings back memories of the good old days Thank you for sharing your photos

[@graemekornicki6810]

Great footage of better times .

[@stephenparker6476]

I do my trainspotting in hungary and Romania seen the class 86's this week and class 92's last week at constanta doing what they are meant to do fantastic

[@justinobrien3593]

i had the pleasure to visit crewe works twice in the 1980s once in 1984 and 1986 i was only 12 the 1st time i went with my late father but they was the best exiting days ever! and a great video 🥰😘🤩

[@corsiboy]

Great photos of the works, the locos and the railway at the time. Thanks for posting. But that music! 🥺

[@stefankassbohrer2765]

Great video, if also sad ! Those were the days ... love these old DE- & Hydraulics of the BR. Best regards from south Germany

[@fatwalletboy2]

Great. Sad seeing 86 211 after recovery from Colwich. Its like it was only yesterday.....

[@europeandiecastracing2128]

Great photos from an era I feel privileged to have experienced. Just a quick note though. At the beginning there is a picture of the collision damaged and withdrawn 47282 dated 01/84, the loco didn't have it's collision until 04/86 and was moved to Crewe later in the year. Shortly after there is a picture of 47529 which ran light to Crewe for withdrawl as surplus in 02/87 and was completely stripped (even the hand rails were removed) and loco was cut-up by 04/87. I would suggest both pictures where taken in that time frame.

[@barryknapper]

Thanks a lot for that information.

[@MrDimcore]

What a great shots and music. Thank you!

[@daystatesniper01]

Nice upload and good choice of music too ,got hundreds of photo's like this at Crewe ,Derby, and Donny

[@paulsoane3464]

You on Withdrawn Locos forum? You’d be most welcome, be great to see photos

[@alantraish3368]

Fabulous music( Nelson Riddle or Marian McPartkand?). I missed doing Crewe. The big 16 wheelers taking it here:(

[@IS-L]

Love the music accompanying the video.

[@stephensmith4480]

Superb Video and the music as well.

[@37418]

Excellent video I like the song yesterday on the fate of the 40s Great choice.

[@Flyingscotsman19_23]

Well hello young engine

[@lawrencecody4085]

The last pic of 86211 is a sad one to end on, as the driver of this loco, lost his life in that collision..

[@brucetharpe762]

Class 37s in the video: Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly, I'm not half the loco I used to be There's a shadow hanging over me Oh, yesterday came suddenly

[@chandlerbranchrailfanprodu5928]

CGI Thomas be like

[@mrbluesky2050]

left a tear in my eye,

[@colinedward3147]

Some great pics, interesting to see.

[@mrp9957]

Inspired music I live in a large town house and nearly jumped out the top window at 06. 46 this morning , because of that music.

[@scopex2749]

This music is like they used to play in lifts or supermarkets in the 70’s 👍🏻

[@samanli-tw3id]

Isn’t this where Henry was sent after the Flying Kipper crash?

[@soulman3590]

It's not often photos can make me feel physically sick !

[@neilrobinson1956]

Fantastic video of days gone by😥, mesmerising stuff👌

[@iannicholls1845]

I was there for 6 or 7 months from Jan 84 after Shildon closed. It was like a jolly boys outing,, maybe about 10 of us in 'Rodgers' guest house, mostly 21 year old's. Those were the days!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Great video love it thank's

[@IanStewart-e8k]

Some of the dates must be slightly wrong, the green 47s were painted in 1985 (for GWR150) and 47529 was on the scrap line in early 1987…

[@roberthart9246]

Some one asked the question is Eagle Bridge still there the short answer is no, but the eagles have survived one is on the Heritage Centre positioned on the corner of North Signal box.

[@pambrown8697]

would like to see what is there now, like past and present.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Not much. The loco works has been demolished.

[@jamesrobert4106]

Poorly built houses of questionable value because of contaminated ground concerns.

[@markb7692]

Nightshift was the best, you could get your head down in the front cabin,,, if you could find a loco that was vacant. 😙😀

[@gazbrucia1654]

Hmm. Maybe it's this sort of attitude why we have Zero places like Crewe works anymore

[@jamesrobert4106]

​@@gazbrucia1654The same mentality was prevalent at Rolls Royce in Crewe during the 70s and 80s too. That didn't end well either.

[@sdmedia1323]

“Pah, what filthy things! This is your comeuppance for all those nasty things you spoke about us!” said Henry, who was on a visit to the very place he’d been rebuilt into a Stanier 5MT.

[@aidanamson8568]

Great Crewe days,

[@Ianb793]

Very very good indeed.

[@bobtudbury8505]

awesome

[@KeiranCounsellKC1994]

Its so sad to see at that rail history being scrapped

[@mcfcste99]

Quite a sad sight really seeing these great locos going for scrap

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

No, actually I like locos being scrapped. Crewe did a great job cutting up redundant stock. Now Crewe itself is demolished.

[@hongkongphooey78]

Emotional

[@Wooburnmusic]

Aw Gee sus ! That collision damage and death music is just far too spooky !

[@jamesrobert4106]

The Flag lane chimney 😁

[@stevedixon8567]

luckily 40012's fate was to be preserved

[@bhajojaswal8046]

Have no resemblance to my days in 1957 last days of steam.

[@theautolad9507]

You could make a real cool simulator with that cab

[@anth5122]

The music seems to celebrate the demise of the works

[@a11csc]

turn the clock back

[@joshteshek1155]

Some of these diesel locomotives were only 20 years old. A career cut short if you ask me

[@TheDaf95xf]

Oh how I remember Crewe back then 👍🏻

[@annescholey6546]

47s actually awaiting repair not scrap

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

No, they were all scrapped and good riddance too, to polluting locomotives. Crewe works itself has also been demolished.

[@jamesrobert4106]

​@PreservationEnthusiast You seem to think continuing to burn millions of tonnes of coal was the solution. At this stage the diesels of the 1950s, 60s and 70s are viewed fondly and rightly so. They are likely more iconic than the steam engines that preceded them.

[@CW56]

3:46 those cut-up class 40 cabs look like Class 22 cabs with their noses cut off.

[@timothysmith8300]

Thank god they scrapped all those electric locos plus the crappy diesels yes oh yes fantastic scene s. God live steam. May it never die. Long live steam. Steam is king steam rules .