Rails in Carlisle 1989. 85/86/87/90 passing through

[@andrewcrisp9700]

Great film, the memories of traffic that will not be repeated.

[@hoffwell]

Great video. Like it was yesterday. The station hasn't changed much in 30+ years, the woodwork and bridge are now painted a different colour, that's about it 😀 Many thanks for uploading.

[@monkeymoo4834]

Fantastic video, brought back many, many happy memories of when Gramps took me to the exact same location in the early 90’s when I would have been a similar age to Nick. Carlisle Citadel was such a magical place with the constant activity and variety which you caught perfectly on camera here. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

Thanks for your support, I'm just so pleased I decided back in 1989 to keep all my VHS tapes and not wipe over them. Now the problem is keeping my VHS player in good order so I can edit for future clips

[@spectrumanalyzer3093]

That was really great to watch. Thanks very much for posting this.

[@soundseeker63]

Wonderful BR sectorised era footage, and also nice to catch the now preserved 85101 in action! A very evocative noise, you could tell when a roarer was approaching from some distance (often before you could see it).

[@davidh2608]

Fabulous video, brings back a lot of fond memories. Oh how I wish I could go back in time and live it all again. Thank you Mike! Subscribed!

[@airmax1973]

Good to see proper trains, a lot of these i spotted at Glasgow central back in 89 when i was 16. Thanks for posting.

[@hojomo]

Excellent Mike! Great to see Carlisle from your viewpoint - looking forward to more 🙂

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

I'm still looking at over 300 VHS tapes, keep watching

[@gosportjamie]

A lot of memories there of a variety of power that is unlikely to ever be repeated in the UK... A 08 was the first model engine I ever owned...

[@clivecobbold6815]

Hi mike another great video mate it was full of memorys for me of Carlisle in the 1980s mate thanks clive

[@ModelRailway]

Wonderful footage from Carlisle Mike .... good source of information for some modelling inspiration as well to recapture that really interesting era. Many thanks for uploading 👍

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

There's more where that came from, it just takes time checking all my 3 hour VHS tapes; I have over 100 !!

[@antman09ful1]

Great days with proper trains.

[@davewilliams174]

Cracking footage Mike, thanks for uploading. So much variety everywhere - traction, rolling stock, liveries. The modern railway is just so boring in my opinion.

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

I'm so pleased I kept my old VHS tapes and I've a newer VHS player now; so more to come soon

[@jezbo7827]

Fabulous footage! Thank you for sharing.

[@westerleighwerek1493]

Superb, I'd go back in an instant, check those speedlinks out!

[@mus256f]

That was excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed that. I look forward to the next one. Thanks for posting.

[@ClydebridgeStation]

Less than 6 months later, all 8 of the 86/5s were converted back to 86/2s, as Intercity needed them due to tightness of availability of locomotives.

[@CheshireCars]

I used to cycle to Carlisle station from Armathwaite to see the workings of the station. Exactly how it was during 78/79/80. And apart from the traction largely unchanged today I think?

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

Did you take many photos "back then"....

[@CheshireCars]

@@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways Sadly not just numbers

[@stephenduncan3605]

I was only 8 years old when this footage would have been taken but oh how I'd love to get a time machine and go back those days. Luckily I can do it in model form but nothing will match seeing it for real.

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

Thanks for watching. I'm so pleased I decided to keep all ( 600+) video tapes. YT wasn't even thought of back then!

[@AndreiTupolev]

86504 & 86505 are rare on video; the 865xx only carried those numbers for about a year before being renumbered back to 86/2.

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

I just wish I'd taken more clips in the 80/90s. KZbin didn't exist in those days, but at least I kept my VHS tapes

[@thekeenmoron1900]

Cheers for that. Was hoping to see my Dad who was a Gaurd working out of carlisle.

[@duncancurtis1758]

85101 the sole survivor

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

Great Video Mike! Have you upload the video Class 89?

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

I don't have many clips of the 89. May take a while to find them amongst so many tapes both VHS and Hi8

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

@@TheMichaelWilcock2016RailwaysHmm.. What about Direct Rail Service Class 57?

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

CAN YOU GIVE ME AN IDEA WHERE AND WHEN IT RAN ON NETWORK RAIL. Mike

[@planespotter1778]

Mans literally copied ‘back to the future’ @ND went back 23 years at the time of this comment, still great!