BR in the 1980s Twyford East Ruscombe & Sonning Cutting Reading on 8th December 1988

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  • Опубліковано 2 лип 2023
  • BRITISH RAILWAYS IN THE 1980's
    Twyford East and Sonning Cutting On 8th December 1988
    Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Twyford East (Ruscombe) and Sonning Cutting near Reading taken on 8th December 1988. HST's dominated most trains to the West and from the West. Newbury and Oxfords were mostly still in the hands of the popular class 50's (Hoovers) and cross country's were mainly 47 hauled. I hope the video takes you back to this period with fond memories. Feel free to comment, good or bad, all comments are read and greatly appreciated,but it is not always possible to answer each individually. Sit back and enjoy this latest production remembering all those now long gone Locomotive classes and other types of traction. Many thanks for all subscriptions and all of those viewers who have kindly shown an interest in my material.
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  • @ispivideos
    @ispivideos Рік тому +5

    Love this one. It reminds me of staying at my aunt's house in Waltham St Lawrence and going spotting at Chalkpit Bridge, inthe early 1980s. A flask of coffee, some sandwiches, and a Kodak Instamatic. Loads of numbers and tones. Happy memories 😊

    • @markcf83
      @markcf83 Рік тому

      Which bridge was that? I grew up in nearby Cox Green......

    • @ispivideos
      @ispivideos Рік тому

      @@markcf83 My aunt called it The Chalks. Not really a road bridge. Hard to remember back 40 odd years....

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому

      You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

  • @formidable38
    @formidable38 Рік тому +3

    So many memories in this one. I started my railway carreer at Twyford in 1987 and I regularly walked all of these lines from Twyford through to the Reading end of sonning cutting, I also came within about 4 seconds of losing my life to an HST at Twyford, a very nasty near miss caused by someone elses negligance, it was like that on the railway in those days!! My late father also commutted from Reading to Paddington back then too.

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому +1

      You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

  • @calebmumby5803
    @calebmumby5803 Рік тому +1

    Oh Brilliant video there pure 1980s thrash

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому

      You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

    • @kimsnet1
      @kimsnet1 Рік тому

      Warren lane bridge over Sonning cutting. Fantastic, spend many an hour there in the 1980s. Brilliant video and wonderful memories

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому

      @@kimsnet1 You're most welcome and Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

  • @derekantoine4396
    @derekantoine4396 Рік тому +1

    This is pure 80s nostalgia. A wonderful piece of film. Well done, and thank you for the happy memories that have come flooding back to me. Yrs gratefully.

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому

      You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

  • @Thunderer0872
    @Thunderer0872 Рік тому +3

    Excellent footage as per usual nice with no Meccano and spaghetti hanging up, plenty of Trams and Class 50's most enjoyable. I notice the DMU driver at 14.41 hiding in the corner expecting a brick or something to be thrown I'm guessing?

    • @alfwedarf7764
      @alfwedarf7764 Рік тому +1

      I couldn't have said it better ! 😅

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому +1

      You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

  • @JDam6014
    @JDam6014 11 місяців тому

    Even got a cheeky cop of concord. D6700 hiding behind the lead 37 was a great catch to

    • @spompey
      @spompey  11 місяців тому

      You are very welcome and Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark

  • @43177VP185
    @43177VP185 9 місяців тому

    Lovely video. Thank you for sharing it. The Cl.43 at 11:32 has a Mirrlees engine.

    • @spompey
      @spompey  9 місяців тому

      Many thanks Aaron...best wishes...Mark

  • @dieseldave3879
    @dieseldave3879 Рік тому +2

    🚂👍

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому +1

      Again many thanks Dave....Mark

  • @peterharvey1762
    @peterharvey1762 Рік тому

    Sobering thought , this video was filmed 4 days before the Clapham rail crash which in turn lead to in part the demise of the slam door stock

    • @spompey
      @spompey  Рік тому +1

      Yes that had not escaped me and my heart and thoughts still and will always go out to the 32 victims and all who were effected by the tragedy....You're most welcome Peter....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark