Memories of Trains at Spalding In the 1980's

[@johncollins8071]

A wonderfully interesting half hour with lots of variety. Most enjoyable, thank you.

[@johnemsden735]

Ron many thanks for bringing back happy memories, looking at the area the railway covered then to what there is today is amazing but such a sham all the lines and those wonderful semaphore signals are no more

[@royharrison4122]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cravensdmufan4449]

A real treasure trove on this one Roy. So much interesting stuff. A great selection of DMU formations - never realised the 110s worked through Spalding, or maybe that was a tulip special? And I never saw a Class 110/105 in multiple before. And a 3x2 car Class 150 pretty rare as well. And the Class 100 Directors saloon....! Great shots of the breakdown train, and the 56's were looking and sounding great. Loved all the sounds as well, particularly the 31 creaking over the pointwork. Thanks yet again Roy for sharing your wonderful archive material. Vivian.

[@royharrison4122]

Thank You, I am glad you found it Interesting, its good to know that my work is appreciated.

[@cravensdmufan4449]

@@royharrison4122 Roy, just wondering would you have any DMU cab ride footage, especially Class 101 or 105? Vivian

[@bc312070]

Great day at Spalding, thanks Roy

[@royharrison4122]

Glad you enjoyed it Peter.

[@bryannewman5012]

Don’t worry too much about the quality Roy it’s content what counts, and you have it here. Great stuff.

[@royharrison4122]

Thanks Bryan, if only we had HD Quality in those "Good Old Days".

[@bryannewman5012]

@@royharrison4122 Absolutely!

[@michaelgamble296]

It was the latest two beakers and a length of string technology. But it worked! Enjoy.

[@rocksreynolds3642]

Great footage, thanks for filming the rolling stock in the sidings during the track rationalisation. So many films from these times only feature locos, modellers have little record of freight train formations to work from. Thanks !

[@royharrison4122]

My pleasure!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Some very fine footage again, they make you realise what the 1980s were a different time.

[@royharrison4122]

Glad you enjoyed it Tom.

[@werringtonjunction]

Another great video that's just jolted my memory back to life of how things were many years ago.

[@royharrison4122]

Glad to hear it

[@trainsonthebrain]

Another great Spalding comp Roy. Wonder what the railways around Lincolnshire would have been like today without as many cuts!

[@andrewchaston503]

Useful!

[@royharrison4122]

My thoughts exactly

[@markedgar6437]

Bought a 7 day East Midlamds Rangerover ticket in 1981 that had Lincoln on it, i never went because i thought id only see DMUs..... I was mistaken and now i have deep regrets in my life :).... Ok it wasnt that bad but i still regret not going. What a great video, thanks for sharing

[@royharrison4122]

Glad you enjoyed it Mark.

[@paulwilson3083]

Another Great video Roy, what Great memories, I worked on the joint line in 1979 alas gone in this video towards March. It's hard to believe that they built houses on those brick pits where those fly ash trains were heading for. Do you know of any footage of the Peterborough to Oundle and Northampton line, a few years ago I approached the archives man at the NVR and found him very unhelpful and he didn't seem to want to give me any information. Again Roy thank you for the memories in your video's.

[@royharrison4122]

Glad you enjoyed it Paul, sorry I have nothing of the Peterborough - Northampton Line in the old days, plenty of NVR from 1980 to present.

[@VespaT5]

Lovely stuff,

[@PenzancePete]

All those semaphores! They'd terrify to-day's drivers.

[@NELincsTransport]

Great video, enjoyed watching this

[@royharrison4122]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@leey7h]

practically unrecognisable today

[@dan8400]

I really enjoyed this one, Roy. I also liked the March to Spalding video (1992) that you uploaded. I wondered if you had any photos or footage of the line that used to be on the embankment at the Hawthorn Bank end. I have only seen two photos that show it in the background and an old map. Thanks, Dan

[@royharrison4122]

No, sorry Dan, I lived at Boston back then and haven't any photos on the Spalding Avoider.

[@davidwolstenholme6413]

Doesn’t that 31 at 1.58 mins in sound awesome? English Electric engines sound so beautiful, I don't understand their detractors at all - sure they're under powered and overweight, but they sound and look marvellous!

[@cameronjohnston3186]

Good to see some nice memories of this. I was just a boy when this was taken

[@royharrison4122]

Thanks Cameron.

[@harveyquinn5494]

Six car sprinter not often you see that!.

[@royharrison4122]

It was a Special for the Flower Festival.

[@harveyquinn5494]

@@royharrison4122 thanks Roy. Good old days when rail men ran railways and did proactive things like that ☺

[@replay68pete14]

Great video and not a Latvian in sight.

[@royharrison4122]

You are right!