OLD OAK COMMON OPEN DAY 2000 INCLUDING THAT MASS START UP!

The last open day held at old oak common august 2000, a fantastic open day they had really pulled out all the stops with an amazing line up of exhibits. Those that stayed until the end were treated to a mass start up of almost every loco on site inside and out! It was a phenominal sight and an amazing sound which could never be repeated these days! I have looked on the internet before and never seen that last hour so if you didn't see it enjoy.

[@ianjones4116]

Great vid. Loved the mass start up and tones.
We wont see the likes of these open days again. Sadly.
Thanks for sharing. 👍😎

[@matthew0605]

Old Oak Common always put on a good open day , always plenty of locos on shed and always different classes too. It was always a great shed to "bunk"for me, I was never challenged or gobbed off by the shed staff, in fact I remember them being quite the opposite to me personally, I often spoke to the fitters and they were always very knowledgeable and answered my teenage enquiries about the maintenance of the locos etc friendly like . Old oak, now all but a memory, a shadow of its former self. I used to sit on the bank next to the turntable and watch the goings on . I miss those days 😢.

[@avocet89]

Wonderful bit of video, that last hour or so looked fantastic!! Whose idea to put the claggiest locos inside and start them all up!!

[@tinsley.tmd.41a52]

I don't remember it being planned particularly but everything that ran was started inc hymeks and westerns around the turntable and the fgw& virgin 47s in the yard as well. Wouldn't get away with that these days!