Trains In The 1980's Midland Mainline Freight, Kettering Area 1986 1988

[@msdes82]

Was always by the railway in Desborough in late 70s/early 80s. Remember the 56s on redland and tarmac hoppers and always a double headed 25 going north with flat wagons full of bricks, we just called it the london brick. We biked to glendon in summer holidays and spent the day on the embankment opposite the Corby line at Glendon Junction. I always remember the signal going up for a freight off the Corby line ages before the train actually arrived. This was before the Corby DMU started so you knew it was a freight. What great memories!

[@thistledroyd]

Excellent work again. The early 80s were the last few years my Grandad worked on BR, He was a freight driver out of Wellingborough. Brings the memories back.

[@markdixey3180]

Thanks for the upload. I'm modelling the early - mid 80s in N gauge and was looking for ideas on freight trains. THis is useful modelling reference! Wishing you all the best this year!

[@darrenhillman8396]

Very enjoyable! Thanks for posting it!

[@kennethhume8628]

Great selection of locos , excellent video .

[@LongStripeyScarf]

It’s amazing how quickly this area is changing. It’s nice to see it like this, especially before they had to chop the canopy back to make space for the overheads.

[@scottford6476]

Wonderful reminds me of warm summer days spotting at Kettering in the mid 80s it was such an interesting railway then

[@AndreiTupolev]

Love the Peak speeding through with the very short coal train.

[@richardchadwick4028]

Happy days ...spent many evenings at Finedon road Wellingborough in the late 1970 s and early 1980s ..

[@edwardmoran1738]

You don't know what you've got until it's gone

[@johncollins8071]

True. Today it's 66, 66, 66...

[@antman09ful1]

We had loads of freight working then, but the camcorder let us down.

[@Alexhangar]

Nice! Brings old memories!

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Wow.. great freight of yesteryear many of which still operate.... Hey...did you see that sneaky HST show itself... great video.

[@tonywilson4704]

Wonderfull video.....good old BR

[@anoneshot]

Nice video

[@mikeb4432]

Great stuff

[@StephenMarlow-y9n]

always called it blue bridge not glendon

[@MrDeltic15]

Yep, being local that's what we knew it as too - although I guess most wouldn't know that as many bridges used blue brick in the area.

[@th3rty321]

First (I miss the Class 45's)