Memories of Stratford TMD with Class 31, Class 37, Class 50 power.wmv
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- Raised to the ground and all thats left are videos and photos of the once mighty Stratford depot.
These few clips are all I have and show various shots around the depot and in the maintenance shed.
I have identified some of the locos...of course 31165 is there in the shed is 37015 and 47301. The 50s waiting dispo9sal / preservation are 50004-50016-50021-50044. The class 33 is 33038 and I can spot 31299 also. If you recognise any other locos then please drop me a line.
The dates of filming are 19th October 1991 (struth, nearly 20 years ago) and 30th November 1991.
My first day at Stratford was 1 March 1976 starting as a traction trainee with a depot walk around accompanied by Len the yard foreman who reminded us new starters that these things (loco's) only hit you once! After a week on the night shift cleaning cab windows we started a one month traction trainee course with Bert pell. I spent the next four and a half years as a secondman before becoming a driver at Shoeburyness and soon to call it a day!! I have very fond memories of Stratford depot and am very proud to have worked at a depot with so much history, a time when railways were railways!
I was a 'spotter' in the 70's and 80's before 'life' got in the way. My dear old dad (welling up thinking of him) used to take me to Watford Junction on a Wednesday evening, Kings Cross/St. Pancras on a Friday evening and either Old Oak Common or Paddington on a late Sunday afternoon, with the odd train ride out to Reading thrown in if I was lucky. The one place he never took me was Stratford. That was a one boy/young man daytime trip. Saturdays when I was still at school and weekday afternoons when my shift finished as a young sparky. Looking at this lovely video brought the memories flooding back. The lines and lines of Loco's ticking over. The smell of Diesel. I remember getting so excited as I took the long walk through that tunnel, occasionally nodding at a driver finished for the day. As has been said. No Hi Vis, nothing. But I wasn't confident enough to be 'brazen'. I ducked and dived through the lines of locos, the running sheds and even the 'heavy' workshop, with locos often stripped to the core. I would never of dreamed almost 30 years later I'd be driving 377/456/455's out of Vic and Bridge. Okay, nothing like driving one of those old work horses, but hey, it was still a thrill. Retired now. Thank you for jogging such wonderful memories.
Yare very welcome, i am so pleased you enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing your story.
I had the pleasure of working at Stratford depot from 1972-1976 where I finished up in link 15 the Kings Lynn link with Driver Bill Donald as my regular mate. This video brought back some fond memories but I see the jubilee shed had been demolished. Great video.
I used to go there 1967/8/9 just to look at the engines - not a spotter just an enthusiast. No h&s, no high vis, no one challenged you and no one got hurt. Fantastic place, worked Carpenters Rd Stratford too, now all gone and just distant memories, no photos either! Anyone else remember - Stratford by tube then walk that long tunnel under all the tracks, exit station, sharp left, there was a door....and you were in! Good memories.
Les Fez - went to barking the other week, walked out of the station - African cooking a dog on barbecue, right outside the station
I started at stratford 27/11/78 was there till 88 when left to become a driver at chingford then east ham ,sad to see it all gone and forgotten now, best years of my life then in the 80 s / 90 s i loved the job then
Thanks for the vid.
Spent many Saturdays travelling up there from down Sussex, back in mid/late 70s and early 80s. Always seemed eery walking through the tunnels under the lines to get to the depot but when you got there, it was like an oasis ! Locos everywhere, some off, some idling, many in shed being worked on. As said elsewhere here, no one challenged you, they knew you weren't causing trouble and were like minded railway fans.
Absolute waste and disgrace demolishing it all in favour of a one off Olympic site and converted football pitch for West Ham.
Saturday trips used to be up to London, across to Liverpool Street and on to Stratford, back and round to Kings Cross. The Pancras, Euston, up to Willesdon, round to Paddington, maybe Old Oak Common, back round to Victoria and home. Never challenged once by railway staff. Had to ask permission at Willesdon but they never said no.
You look at those pictures of the 50’s Amazing Rodney & Exeter made it out of there with a solid future ahead of them .
Here I am now 2020 typing this as a part of team Rodney being involved to bring this fine loco back running.
I remember this place in 1970 when I started my apprenticeship at Finsbury Park. I had to to Stratford for a few weeks to get some experience in the railcar shed. In those days it was like a bee hive, work going on everywhere, loco`s moving about, horns sounding and the smell of oily diesel that was unique to a diesel loco shed. I last went back in 2000 as a contractor, it was so sad to the the place virtually abandoned and derelict.
i was a secondman there late 80's found thoughts "thanks for posting"
I heard shortly after 2000 that a Venture Capital company owned by Virgin had bought much of the former BR land. This land was subsequently sold - by Virgin, ergo Richard Branson - for development of the Olympic site. I believe the outcome, London's victorious the bid for the games, was known well before it was made official, allowing the necessary palms to be greased, and contracts put in place. Its no coincidence the Chunnel link station at Stratford was started in 2000,
I lived in student accommodation overlooking the former railyard. At that point large parts of it were being used as a satellite car-park for the Millennium Dome! Guess what? It never had more than three cars in it. There was a free shuttle bus running 4x daily with no-one on it. Outrageous waste of money and resources.
In 2000 work began on the high-speed rail link between St Pancras and the Kent Coast, I have photos of the work starting but at that time I didn't know what the work was for.
I've been visiting Stratford on a fairly irregular basis for the past 6/7 years now. Sadly, I only visited once of twice during its heyday and I just cannot put the two together. Of course, with the new shopping centre and Olympic park, it's getting even hard to visualise the depot.
Nice Video
I went there for an Open Day in 1984. Fantastic place. Can't believe it's completely gone :(
think it was 1983 form memory
I was always spotting here in the late 70s magnificent!! unlike now it seems like it never happend
I would like to thank you for this video i used to work at Stratford up to when it closed down
When I left in July 1988 little did I dream what was going to happen to my former depot.
+Tin Boxes Rule Ok Is the depot no more?
No.It's the International Terminal now AFAIK but feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
@limehouse11 Thanks for taking a look Ian, The 50s were en route to the scrappy and it was all filmed during November 91.
I will check out your Stratford shots,
Cheers Eddie
Two of the 4 50s shown survived to make preservation, and still survive today. These being 21 and 44. The other two shown, 4 & 16 were very heavily stripped.
Very good video
do not understand why the world must have the depredation of the rolling stock ... I hate that
Greetings from Argentina
gus
@balmesh I agree Alan, anybody who visited Barry Island scrapyard has the visions of rusting hulks indelably etched on their memory forever. I have some footage of MC Metals which I will upload soon which may bring a lump to your throat.
Not sure what day it was...I think towards the end it was quiet most days.
Thanks for taking a look.
Eddie
@MrStapletonRoad So they the 50s would have come from old oak , i went down to old oak 2 weeks ago the buildings are still there but it looks very bleak . kind of strange to think that there is no major depot in london anymore.
Definately the best shed, for me anyway, great vid, lovely memories cheers for uploading :)
At the risk of being controversial, I dare say that I think that diesels lack the pathos of steam when awaiting the torch? Still very sad, decline of railways for goods even more sad. Thanks for posting - was it a Sunday? . . . Alan
I was a secondman here 1978 to 1983
Wicked vid lots of locomotives
Real trains.
Very nice video , ive posted some from stratford but of a later period strange to see class 50s there , what date was this video filmed . i used to go on a saturday morning very quiet then not much going on.
A very sad video. 😭😭😭😭
@argenvia Thanks Gus, me to.
My dad was a stores manager there his name was bill Hughes any memories or if you knew him let me know he passed away a few years back.
I was looking to see if there was any old footage from Temple Mills. My Granddad was a steam train driver based at Temple Mills from around 1919 - 1967. I was recently sent some old photos from the 20s & 30s. The only thing I can make out on the engine is number 263 - does that mean anything?
K
A sad sad sight...I never like to see locos awaiting the breakers! I have subb'd to your channel, please feel free to check out my 00 gauge model railway layout channel and comment. Cheers. Dave
is stratford TMD no longer there?
Best shed? no way, that honour shurely went to 34G; FP; Clarence yard better known as Finsbury Park, Home of the racehorse Deltics.
what a waste
Great memories as a mega-spotta there, and where a future girlfriend of mine would be driving loco's into and out of !!!!!!!! Loco's i can id 100% for you are: @0:43: 47361 'Wilton Endeavour', @0:53: 31283, 50004, 50021, 50044. @01.01: 33038 47542, 47542 again @1:58.
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