Woking and Old Oak

A rare visit to Woking was made whilst visiting my Parents and the main action was taken from the footbridge at St Johns near Woking Jn. We see some Locos stabled at the station, 47s on West of England services, a 60 on the Holybourne tanks and some slam door stock. Notice how full of Engineers wagons the yards are necessitating the need for an 08 to be deployed for shunting.
After the Woking action it is back 'home' to London and a visit to Old Oak showing lots of scrap 47s at the Depot following their withdrawl from the Thames Valley and Oxford services

[@davekirwin]

When the yard looked like a yard! Thanks for sharing Steve.

[@thegridnutter8377]

Cheers Dave, amazing how much it has changed!! And not for the better!!

[@johndean9582]

The bridge you took most of the footage from was known as twin bridges, (or tin bridges, depending on who you spoke to). Great footage. Thanks for sharing....

[@thegridnutter8377]

Thanks for your comment John

[@going2thedogs]

Great video. That must be nearly 30 years ago now….

[@thegridnutter8377]

Cheers, filmed in 1994 so not far off!!

[@mikewilsmore8762]

Very sad I still remember it in steam days 63 and 64 lots of brill memories

[@Sam_Green____4114]

Sidings all gone now on the upside !! Only Days aggregates use a few sidings on the down - Guildford side !! Local council trying to shut them down due to truck movements in residential areas!!!

[@MarkInLA]

Great great stuff !! Thanks ! M, Los Angeles

[@thegridnutter8377]

Cheers Mark, glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the comment

[@Towbridgejunction]

Absolutely superb video, it’s great to see the view from that bridge in Woking as I remember it with all sorts of wagons and locos in all directions, and of course many more sidings than there are now. Nice clips from OOC too. I very much enjoyed that video, and have subscribed to your channel. Look forward to watching more 👍👍👍

[@thegridnutter8377]

Thanks mate, appreciate the comments

[@leeheather3195]

At 611 on the video diesel going off around the bend heading for brookwood the siding that stops short of the house used to run past the house until freight train with empty rail carrying flat bogees was switched onto the siding of the main line and crashed into the back of a load of frieght cars the impact snapped one of them in half and it was up in the air like a large pyramid right next to the house it took hours and hours of them trying to figure it out so that the thing didn't topple into the side of the house that was about mid 1970s I lived in the Kingsway which is around 100 yards from that house the noise of the impact was deafaning

[@timosha21]

I'm a train and I approve this video! :)

[@batman51]

Old Oak was always great for a discreet stroll round - did you get n by the hole in the canal fence?

[@thegridnutter8377]

I used to live up in North West London in the late 80s/early 90s and i used to wander round a couple of times a week usually after work in high summer when it was light!! I even got familiar with a couple of the Foremen down there who were always obliging!!

[@formidable38]

What year was this shot, 94 ish?

[@thegridnutter8377]

Yes, it was from my footage taken between 1993 and 1995. One thing i regret is not keeping dates logged

[@dieseldave3879]

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