BR in the 1980s London King's Cross Station on 28th October 1988

[@markcf83]

Incredible to think that the earliest Class 317 units,then only six years old, were already on their second or third line.

[@emjackson2289]

last of em only just went out of service too. If you accept TW Metros having a TOPS number due to running from Pelaw to Sunderland Central on Network Rail managed tracks then Id reckon they're they oldest regular service EMU/DMUs now operating (unless some old Class 43 + attendant sets still are in places).

[@markcf83]

​@@emjackson2289think there's a few HST sets running for Great Western.

[@spompey]

many thanks for watching. and for the comment..best wishes...Mark

[@Tornado922]

Another fantastic film. The amount of clag hanging in the air was amazing to see! Especially infront of the gasworks tunnels. Great to see the 91 on a test train and the 317s in BR and NSE livery.

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@paulknightley]

Nice! If I remember correctly, I was at Everton Gate Box level crossing near Sandy, Beds, on this day, specifically to see the 91s on test, so would have seen some of these services!

[@spompey]

A few miles apart eh......Many thanks and my sincere wishes to you....Mark

[@mrjhon8470]

New subscriber here. I absolutely love seeing this old footage of trains i remember growing up with in Glasgow.

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching..and the sub....best wishes...Mark

[@ClydebridgeStation]

The train being hauled by 31430 "Sister Dora", at 12:56, wasn't a newspaper train, but a parcels train. By this time, newspaper trains on BR had ceased, and whilst it's the case that many vans were still going about with "newspapers" on their sides, they were being used as general parcels vans.

[@spompey]

You're most welcome...Thanks for the correction....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@barrymorris7856]

Great video. Those 91+43 sets must have some grunt lol.

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@Perrygallo]

I hope this sort of footage is archived forever

[@spompey]

So do I and many thanks....greatly appreciated....Mark

[@duncancurtis5108]

Preps for electrifying north of Peterborough included, the same summer tidying up at Newark with both the old Bottesford line, down yard and Gypsum bays finally going. None had seen much traffic since 1983. Were there still liners from KX terminal?

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@oldskool7313]

That sir is excellent footage

[@spompey]

You are too kind.....many thanks for watching. and for the comment..best wishes...Mark

[@mrmrst9020]

Brilliant mark my old depot and 91 on test train 👍🏻👍🏻

[@duncancurtis5108]

A spare 85 and and 86 whizzed up and down on tests as well.

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@mrmrst9020]

@@duncancurtis5108 hi we only had 87 101 and 89 001 on test not 85s or 86s 👍🏻

[@Ash-928]

The 91 loco and 43 power car combo was a hybrid super train!

[@spompey]

Yes it was a test train for the intro of the NEW Class 91...how time flies eh.....many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@paulcaswell2813]

Paxman Valentas: the sound of heaven...

[@spompey]

And don't forget the Smell too...many a lung full I have purposely had....Many thanks and best wishes to you as always Paul....Mark

[@paulcaswell2813]

​@@spompeyThanks for reply.. They were great days. Have a good New Year. P

[@spompey]

@@paulcaswell2813 And you Paul....Mark

[@emjackson2289]

01:32 - Blue stripe, red stripe, third stripe white, its the train that'll make you feel alright . . . . . Network South East for your family! My apologies to anyone reading this who worked for Aquafresh - or now has an ear-worm of the 1980s advert (but after all, this is 1980s railway footage). Just think, their corporate colours could have reminded me/us of "Whoooooa BodyForm! BodyForm for yoooooo". I concur with @Tornado922 though, amazing, even in the 1980s to see the "clag" - Britain then, it must be said, was a scruffy place even if some of those HSTs were in complete Speedbird/Intercity liveried sets (and is there anything worse than a mismatched set?!). Think of 1988 like this, Japan had had Shinkansen trains for 24 years by now - even if HSTs were great (and they were), diesel was a folly (understandable one could guess), but if Class 86s were so good for the WCML, how come the ECML didn't get similar, sooner (and that's as good as the Class 55s were for the time).

[@emjackson2289]

PS. Can you ever see a train rolling north from LKX without thinking of Roy Budd's Get Carter theme tune?

[@LGCT]

All these HSTs have since been Replaced with AZUMAs.

[@spompey]

Depressing isn't it one suggests.....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@peterharvey1762]

All those fresh NSE liveries

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark