Manchester Victoria Railway Station, 22nd April 1988

[@soundseeker63]

Was there just this week and I honestly can't recognise any aspect with what I see here! The whole area has changed beyond all recognition. Not entirely for the better but such is life.

[@adamhaigh9947]

I was born in 2000, so I never knew how big Victoria used to be.

[@stephenjones9623]

Time stops for no one. And these videos are proof of this. Amazing videos. Full of nostalgia.

[@brianrobertson1105]

Terrifyingly poignant for those of us who were there then. I was 22 days shy of my 27th birthday when you were filming that, Eddie. I'm now 59 and 2 days old.

[@jamesjameson4566]

And now....?

[@BobbinsB]

Good grief I closed my eyes and its just like I remember it, same old faces hard at work in the Card School playing "Myth Rhumy", must have been a Pay day judging by the cluster of Railwaymen round the "Bandit," TA Jones in his usual Joking manner, "Windy" Miller, Harry Baguley, Lees, Robbo and Eugene with the unforgettable McKay bellowing down the phone, is it really all that length of time back? Nice one Eddie RIP, good memory of a unique time indeed. 😉

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

harry baguley thank you was trying to remember his name

[@laszlofyre845]

R-I-P Ed. Top man, gone but not forgotten.

[@midlanddeltic]

I now feel old - Man Vic as I remember it in my student days! Thanks for sharing.

[@johnbaker2875]

Brilliant . Well done Eddie for filming this at the time, what a fantastic record for us to look back on. The quality is superb . Nice to see some old faces and Mckay on form ! Hope there is more to come. Well done and thanks.

[@michaelstup]

Wow - just look at those shiny smart new looking pacers - who'd of thought 30 years later!

[@pingpongpung]

*who'd HAVE thought

[@clagfest]

Cracking footage. The last five minutes or so are an absolute joy to watch.

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

for sure saw footage of a great old friend just being his happy self , not heard but i'd reccon he has passed on now either that or he'll be nearly due a telegram

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Why was the Cheetham Hill Line closed? It was an easier route to Newton Heath and beyond! The trackwork at this time was far better than today. Transpennine services were in the hands of class 47s and didn’t touch Piccadilly! Stalybridge-Stockport was there to assist joining services out of Manchester Piccadilly.

[@lawrencecody9316]

Brilliant insight into another world of BR,so good you have recorded the side of the railway,the public don't see.I wonder how many people on here, recognise themselves, or people they worked with\?.great film, thanks for uploading..I worked at Stockport,most of my signalling life,so don't know anyone on this film, but I am sdo pleased to see the way of life on the Lanky and Yorky side of Manchester.

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

i recognised a few

[@freespiritgb]

Thanks for posting Eddie. Some Victoria legends on here!

[@johnmasters504]

Great video! I first saw Victoria in 1974...

[@yorkshiresteve1361]

Fabulous video, how unusual and interesting to see in the signal boxes and back stage as it were, times have certainly changed, virtually unrecognisable. Thanks for sharing.

[@30453trains]

Great video. As somebody who never really got to know the 'old' Manchester Victoria as much as I’d like to, this was a real eye-opener.👍🏻

[@faltskog36abba]

Thank you Edwin for uploading this gem of a video. I remember this station as it was -a real nostalgia trip for me.

[@MartinZero]

Amazing footage , thanks !!!

[@mondeoboy6809]

Absolutely awesome and an instant favourite! Really made my day this footage 😀

[@christopherwright1795]

cracking !!!! me there at 33.24 talking to phil grundy ,my motorbike on at the start (white 1986 Kawasaki z400f2) lol brilliant !!! thanks very much eddie you got anymore gems like this ?

[@ianmccaffery3896]

Them diesel engines could pull more carriages than the modern one's, fantastic video

[@eeclass20]

Priceless, a few staff faces there I recognise, despite being there for 18 years I was surprised how much I'd forgotten. Like the ticket barriers, which must have been removed not long after this was filmed. Happy days, leave 10p on the messroom table if you went to the club, the photos on the wall next to the one armed bandit, better than a safety shoe poster. Cheers, Bob Taylor.

[@stephensmith4480]

Brought back some memories. I joined BR as a trainee signalman and the signaling school was upstairs in the offices at Victoria. I used to get the train off Platform 11a every day, back to Liverpool Lime st. About quarter to 5 it would be a 142 packed to the gunnels. Happy days.

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

captures everything about victoria at that time , i weep at the wanton destruction when i visit now , i avoid a lot as too many ghosts ,, many fondly remembered visited places for me east west junction , deal street ( never went in irwell bridge ) the train crew rest room balcony ate lunch there often with many great charachters never got on east junctions roof those shots were terrific happy days i'd happily go back to

[@zeddeka]

Surely it's so much better now? Victoria could be an incredibly dark, sleazy place back then.

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

@@zeddeka newer isn't necesarily better , at least we could afford the fares and get a seat

[@peca263]

Interesting footage , I liked the screen that had every train on time , i used victoria all week in those days and it was more delays than on time .

[@xavisdad8806]

This was the Victoria I remember

[@johndalton4800]

If only someone had recorded Station Staff etc So we could replay stories & events, be intersesting to put names to faces long gone.

[@stuartbroome1258]

Very good video Eddie, glad it was recorded back then. 👍

[@Andrea06081985]

My grandad worked as a driver at this station during this time I was hoping to see him in the mess room but he’s not there 😢

[@aidanB.]

I probably worked with your your grandad Andrea. What's his name?

[@Andrea06081985]

@@aidanB. Peter Earnshaw 🥹

[@aidanB.]

@@Andrea06081985 I remember Pete so well. He was a pleasure to work with and an absolute legend of a railwayman.

[@AndreiTupolev]

How ultra modern the Spacers and Printers - I mean Pacers and Sprinters looked in an environment that was virtually unchanged from the 1950s at least. Tyseley DMU 5:00 was a bit out of area.

[@AyeshDumindu]

Thank You for Posting

[@nov3019892008]

So much heritage destroyed for the metro

[@blooga3941]

Destroyed by the metro? More like destroyed by the arena built on top of the through platforms. In fact the through platforms were still there when the metro came into operation.

[@David1988Mufc]

@@blooga3941 Yep totally agree with you there mate. We didnt even need the metro full stop in my opinion not even to link Manchester Victoria to piccadilly as a perfect link already was there. The Windsor link alot to do with Victoria's downfall and then the Arena was the final nail In the coffin

[@stevelomas4119]

@ Richard Don't talk rubbish, it was the arena that obliterated Victoria as we knew it...the space the Metro occupies is about 3 platforms...stupid comment.

[@laszlofyre845]

@@stevelomas4119 MetroStink did its bit and all.

[@mistofoles]

"Why aren't we allowed to go past Crewe ? There's a huge tailback here ." "No, I said don't pass over the CREW, dickhead !"

[@laszlofyre845]

Made me laugh when Stuart was saying his men were not to pass Crewe. They still did, didn't they, Ormy?!

[@dpjones1]

was there a reason why when the sprinters were new they went to Newton heath first before moving to other depots, a couple of them I've seen on this brilliant video are now with arriva trains Wales.

[@mediacityavid]

Good quality. What camera ? I had a Panasonic M7 (VHS) camcorder in 1988.

[@zeddeka]

I remember reading that Victoria station had really bad problems with drugs and prostitution in those days. Is that right?

[@allansmith4447]

In case anybody does not know Eddie (Edwin ) passed away about two months ago, he was 88 years old.

[@zedcharlie]

Shame, Eddie was a gentleman . Charlie dobson. Good score though RIP

[@fortniteinreallifeepic4497]

Any videos of Salford Victoria Bus Station , in the 1980s ?

[@mistofoles]

@15:32 - Good to see the guys hard at work.

[@paulmason6474]

There’s something you don’t see - All trains on time!

[@anthonyobrien7043]

Happy days clap cha-cha cha

[@mistofoles]

Wow,. who'd want to go to Kirkby ?

[@mistofoles]

How did you get permission to film in the control centres ? Did you have to arrange it in advance ?

[@AndreiTupolev]

And a top of the range Lada 7:40!

[@mistofoles]

Who the hell would want to go to Kirkby ?

[@philipgrundy8530]

Great film, great memories but that hair style is a bit embarrassing

[@cteasdale1979]

Grim.

[@cteasdale1979]

Back then

[@talhasarwar3423]

I was only 6 days young at that time