Lancashire & Yorkshire Memories Part 6 - Manchester to Bury

[@martinu6]

The unforgettable sounds and images of my youth, many thanks.

[@petersmith4058]

Great video even though the quality is not at today's standard. I have an old Street plan of Manchester & Salford showing all of the extensive dock & freight lines serving the area so it was interesting to see the industrial locos working these lines. Thanks very much.

[@tristacker]

I've watched one or two of these film and found them very interesting. I'd have been about 8 when these were filmed so just recal the end of steam. I lived in the south east so it was all electric commuter lines where I lived but my Grandma lived right opposite Carlisle Upperby sheds. When visiting her I loved watching proper trains rather than boring EMU's with proper signals. I'd get a platform ticket for Carlisle Citadel station and pass and hour or two, but was never a hardcore number taker. I had an uncle who was a driver at Etterby diesel depot (now DRS) and would get shown round class 25, 40, 47 etc. and heretical as it may seem I preferred diesels and still do. I was fond of D400's double headed on Glasgow London expresses which made the window ratlle in my gran's house. A few years later when about 14 I;d moved back to Carlisle but it was all electified and the D400's had gone, so I lost interest or gained interest in other things.

[@keithsanders6554]

Very interesting and brought back lots of memories as I lived in North Cheshire until 1985. One correction, Tudor Minstrel was not the only A2 to visit Newton Heath mpd. On 19/20 August 1966, Blue Peter visited to have the fire brick arch rebuilt. I have the pictures taken on a sunny Satturday, 20 August 1966. The following day it worked the Holyhead & Brymbo Tour from , and back to, Manchester Central station. I was on that tour.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Many of these locos would be sent to Cashmores, Great Bridge, or Drapers in Hull for scrapping. Most of them sound and look as though they are ready for that!

[@Flint_Westwood]

My dad used to work on these lines back then. He's no longer with us but he told me plenty of stories including the runaway train you mention in the video. I wonder if he was o on the footplate of any of the locos shown in the film. I like to think so. Nice upload 👍

[@NTSCuser]

Loved everything except the overloud sound effects which made it hard to follow the commentary in places.

[@theovanstaden5766]

thank you for uploading Alan!

[@normank1144]

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[@stevenweasel2678]

some great shots / just a pity most of this 19SIXTIES Film was shot on 8 mm format , instead of 16mm which was somewhat dearer but gave sharper resulyts / nevertheless some fascinating records of the Manchester area. eg Street road traffic scenes / and the INdustrial works and sidings . Also liked the 47 Diesel on the 90 Ton Oil tankers getting banked up the Viciously graded Miles platting by the Black 5