British Rail-Stratford Old Station Freight Trains 1994

A vid from February 1994 now shot from and showing the original platforms 9 & 10. It was around this time they started to demolish them and the old station buildings that sat in the V of platforms 10 & 11, the old entrance to the station before the rebuilding for electricifation in 1949. A rare shot of freight liveried 87 101 'Stephenson' is seen along with mostly freight workings ( a 312 creeps by on theDown Fast) with classes 37, 47, 56, 86/6, 87 & 90 featured. From these platforms you get a more unusual shot of trains snaking round the Channelsea Curve and what was a rather complex junction layout. If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel, there are lots more transport & quirky vids to upload!

[@keithsyers5833]

You must know Andy Grimmett

[@mirvids5036]

Stratford was a mecca for southern spotters. We used to do Old Oak Common, Willesden then Stratford. I used to have mega strong ribena lol. My mates wanted a drink and went phwaa ! when they tried it.

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

Put your hands up if you ever walked through the tunnel into the depot 👐👐👐

[@Keithbarber]

At the time of watching this, July 2021, there are 3 links to 1994

[@going2thedogs]

Another great video. 27 years on, there are some significant changes to the station infrastructure with the International Station being built & operational a few years later. And then there is the rolling stock.

[@garykillington4172]

The new Stratford so different now how times have changed i do remember this old station rustic

[@jlewis997]

This is the old Stratford I knew and loved. Nice to see the station before the underground makeover

[@johnyoungieyoung123]

Just how I remember it in the late 80's, dark wet and damp. The long tunnel over to the depot with the trespassing signs. I can't count how many times I bunked that depot, never got thrown off once, although I did get sent back half way through the tunnel one day, waited five minutes and then tried again. Result. Always plenty to see on the depot and in the workshops. I guess it's all gone now.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Looked very limited clearance indeed between the engineering train and the Norwich Mk 2 set at

[@AndreiTupolev]

Did look pretty grotty. Some interesting glimpses of the old LNER colour light signalling, where the single yellow aspect was at the bottom (

[@chrisbrown3078]

Platform 10a that where you find me.. chrips and a can of coke.. and my spotter book.... again good time's.. i spent few hour over in the depot.. there was a little green patch that where fine me out of the way ..

[@ccjelley2390]

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[@annescholey6546]

87101 made one appearance at Preston in March 1996.

[@MSmifffy]

So where was the depot in relation to these scenes?

[@dgattenb]

late 80's .. mmmmm in the tunnel .. walking about the depot... out to the markey a bit iffy .. but it was fun

[@alexcantlow2920]

I'm the same age as this vid many of my favourite artists used these canvases

[@petersmith4455]

I remember all this and now all the old buildings are gone, someone should hang for this, I thought all these were listed buildings. nothing is safe anymore.even Stanmore village station was knocked down in 1971 along with Belmont station

[@MrGriser]

So when did they get rid of those 2 bay platforms and replace them with the island platform of today? I understand fewer trains topped at Stratford at that time.

[@rogerclark5869]

Another great video

[@nickrockall2845]

Those class 90s looked in a rite state