Great machines 👍🏻 Being a Manc living in Urmston and born in 1957 I saw lots of the beats in my train spotting days in the 70s round the Manchester area especially Newton Heat depot on a Sunday 😀 Happy days 👍🏻
Wow brings back childhood memories this listening to whistling beasts on the transpennine lines around Leeds/York in the early 80s as a 8 year old with my dad grandma 😎
I did 40143 on that Leeds-Middlesboro footex. I recall it coming into Leeds, and my mate and myself couldn't resist the Class 40 haulage, no matter what train it was on. We had neither a ticket for the train, nor the match. We weren't to know the kind of reception that Leeds fans got at away days in the 1980's, we might have thought twice about jumping on if we had :-) The one good thing is, there was no sign of the guard the whole trip there and back, he stayed firmly hid in his guards van, and I don't blame him. Unfortunately for us, the Police had barricaded the platform at Boro to keep the Leeds fans all together. I'm not sure who was the scariest, the police on horseback cracking heads just for fun, or the Boro fans with twisted angry faces making cut throat gestures. It was a long walk from the station to the old Ayresome Park stadium, and we were dreading what we were going to do without a match day ticket. You didn't even need to step out of line to get belted with a truncheon, so we couldn't escape. Just outside the ground in the side streets, we saw our chance to escape, a small break in between the mounted Police, and we ran into a newsagent shop and hid for 15 minutes until the crowd had dwindled. We were glad to get back to the station and await 40143 for the return back to Leeds and safety. That's either myself, or my friend Andy in the first window as it pulls into Leeds at 1:51, I can't make out who it is. But we stayed in that vestibule and first window the whole trip there and back. Good old days, but I'd never do a footie excursion in the 80's again, not even for a Class 40 :-)
Wonderful to see 40 143 making all the noise that was once a familiar sound on our local railway, its an old favourite of mine. I've recently uploaded a photo of it on Flickr that was taken at Partington Junction on 11 January 1974. Being able to listen to it again after all these years was a pleasure. Thanks for sharing this and bringing back good memories!
It was actually exciting turning up at a big station with the announcer competing with the tinkle of turbos or a train pulling out in a crescendo of noise and fumes. BRILLIANT!! So, so , so dull and bland today. ( sheds tear for lost youth )
You know there are some really magic memories here,almost makes you want to go into the picture and experience it first hand. From the double flypast, to the windy hellifield station, and the shots of Leeds, atmosheric stuff.
Jake you've done a great service in recording all this precious footage of times when one could window hang and take in the railway atmosphere and when spotters were allowed on the locos to have a look at the controls and speak to the driver.
Hasn't Leeds has changed almost beyond recognition! I do remember the old station (though not before the wires went up) but the 40s were all gone by then. I wasn't aware some were still wearing green in the 1980s! Presumably that was a retro repaint?
soundseeker63 yeah, 40122 was withdrawn and dumped at Carlisle but because she was the prototype loco an appeal was launched which raised money to repaint her green and put her back in traffic. She lasted 3 years beyond the last other members of the class.
I know what you mean.I became interested in the locomotives in the late 70's but I've been really unlucky with my haulage. Went with school in 1979 to Kings Cross from Leeds (by HST) and didn't see a single Deltic. I've only ever ridden behind 31's, 45 and 47's on BR
Omg loved this, when we had a proper railway, proper loco's and stock, look at what we have today, boring trains run by useless private train companies.
What a lucky shot! Two 40s passing at Ais Gill! BTW last time I was there back in the summer of 2017 I seem to remember the absence of that wooden bridge. It this correct or is my mind playing tricks?
Great machines 👍🏻 Being a Manc living in Urmston and born in 1957 I saw lots of the beats in my train spotting days in the 70s round the Manchester area especially Newton Heat depot on a Sunday 😀 Happy days 👍🏻
Ah, 40's, the S&C and Mk1 coaches, oh for a time machine! Superb video, especially that last scene.
Wow brings back childhood memories this listening to whistling beasts on the transpennine lines around Leeds/York in the early 80s as a 8 year old with my dad grandma 😎
Doors open before the train stopped- hardly seems five minutes ago but a totally different era. Thanks for videos like these. Nice one Jake
highdownmartin cheers mate.
I did 40143 on that Leeds-Middlesboro footex. I recall it coming into Leeds, and my mate and myself couldn't resist the Class 40 haulage, no matter what train it was on. We had neither a ticket for the train, nor the match. We weren't to know the kind of reception that Leeds fans got at away days in the 1980's, we might have thought twice about jumping on if we had :-)
The one good thing is, there was no sign of the guard the whole trip there and back, he stayed firmly hid in his guards van, and I don't blame him. Unfortunately for us, the Police had barricaded the platform at Boro to keep the Leeds fans all together. I'm not sure who was the scariest, the police on horseback cracking heads just for fun, or the Boro fans with twisted angry faces making cut throat gestures.
It was a long walk from the station to the old Ayresome Park stadium, and we were dreading what we were going to do without a match day ticket. You didn't even need to step out of line to get belted with a truncheon, so we couldn't escape. Just outside the ground in the side streets, we saw our chance to escape, a small break in between the mounted Police, and we ran into a newsagent shop and hid for 15 minutes until the crowd had dwindled. We were glad to get back to the station and await 40143 for the return back to Leeds and safety.
That's either myself, or my friend Andy in the first window as it pulls into Leeds at 1:51, I can't make out who it is. But we stayed in that vestibule and first window the whole trip there and back. Good old days, but I'd never do a footie excursion in the 80's again, not even for a Class 40 :-)
Brilliant Phil!
Now Thats What we call propper trains the days when we could go trainspotting without any hassle pure memories and not a voyager in sight
Wonderful to see 40 143 making all the noise that was once a familiar sound on our local railway, its an old favourite of mine. I've recently uploaded a photo of it on Flickr that was taken at Partington Junction on 11 January 1974.
Being able to listen to it again after all these years was a pleasure. Thanks for sharing this and bringing back good memories!
It was actually exciting turning up at a big station with the announcer competing with the tinkle of turbos or a train pulling out in a crescendo of noise and fumes. BRILLIANT!!
So, so , so dull and bland today. ( sheds tear for lost youth )
highdownmartin great comment!
Great video, the pair passing each other on the Settle to Carlisle towards the end is brilliant.
Thanks for uploading.
Waverley47708 I know, one of my dads favourite shots that.
You know there are some really magic memories here,almost makes you want to go into the picture and experience it first hand.
From the double flypast, to the windy hellifield station, and the shots of Leeds, atmosheric stuff.
Just EXCELLENT!
Great videos of a by gone era 😎
The class 40 pass at Ais Gill is impressive timing :)
Such great locos :)
@@TransportMemories my dad was over the moon he caught that!
Jake you've done a great service in recording all this precious footage of times when one could window hang and take in the railway atmosphere and when spotters were allowed on the locos to have a look at the controls and speak to the driver.
Martindyna thanks mate, mostly my dad filming and he’s got Alzheimer’s now so it’s nice to know his efforts are appreciated.
Definitely appreciated mate and sorry to hear that your Dad's poorly.
Absolutely brilliant, good memories revived.
Made me cry! What has our railway come too????
Great seeing these old girls giving it what for .
Hasn't Leeds has changed almost beyond recognition! I do remember the old station (though not before the wires went up) but the 40s were all gone by then. I wasn't aware some were still wearing green in the 1980s! Presumably that was a retro repaint?
soundseeker63 yeah, 40122 was withdrawn and dumped at Carlisle but because she was the prototype loco an appeal was launched which raised money to repaint her green and put her back in traffic. She lasted 3 years beyond the last other members of the class.
Excellent timing! Great vintage footage.
Love the user name 😂
Good old days when you opened a carriage door long before it's come to a halt! :-D
Just think almost everything in this video has gone , locos' stock , wires up even HST's virtually gone , all history
I know what you mean.I became interested in the locomotives in the late 70's but I've been really unlucky with my haulage. Went with school in 1979 to Kings Cross from Leeds (by HST) and didn't see a single Deltic. I've only ever ridden behind 31's, 45 and 47's on BR
Very nice Jake cheers Steve ..
The short clip at 8:41, is that Horton, if so it couldn't be long before the signal box got torched.
Great video once again.
some nice old vids thanks
Omg loved this, when we had a proper railway, proper loco's and stock, look at what we have today, boring trains run by useless private train companies.
bloody hell, 004 must have blown ya eardrums to pieces...what a bastard!
Nothng like a litle 40 action cracking stuff.
What amazing luck for the cameraman at the top of Aisgill!
@aureol40012 You're too modest! If you'd said, "planned it for weeks", we'd have believed you! Cracking stuff, thanks.
Just boss 👍🏻
brilliant!
Yes indeed.
What a lucky shot! Two 40s passing at Ais Gill! BTW last time I was there back in the summer of 2017 I seem to remember the absence of that wooden bridge. It this correct or is my mind playing tricks?
Nathan N Farnell yeah, my dad was over the moon with that shot!
Fan bloody tastic
Yeah......blew the family fortune on it I believe.....should have got involved with Deltics 40'S et al
@Nigel16032009 Complete luck!
Good answer.......still don't get 'my lords', 'dreadful' and 'pure sex' in relation to old locomotives
Dreadful. most dreadful, my lords!
Hædes Pyrosis.
Thanks for putting this on t' tube
No!
Whats bellowing......when I was a spotter we were laughed at.....today.....rails fans are like soccer louts