Hi my name is Phil I did 50yrs on the footplate I started at edgeley shed on the 4th of April 1961 in1962 I was made a fireman I did 8yrs on steam i finished my time out at 9A as a driver and I drove a number of them as well as other locomotives when it was withdrawn and red painted I worked from London to Manchester the number was D 200 Regards Phil.
I remember being on Cardiff Central as a 12 year old boy watching the last class 40 pulling out on the Crewe service. So many popular classes were disappearing from the railways at the time 25's and Peaks were among my favourites.
So many fond memories of this loco. Saturday's at Leeds when it was the on the Carlisle run. So miles travelled behind that thing. Ah, the good old days!
A relatively rare class in south Wales. The majority of workings were to Severn Tunnel Junction from the midlands, with a few going on to other yards in the area such as Radyr. I remember watching D200 at Newport on the "Gwent Valley Explorer" rail tour to Ebbw Vale in 1987, a few months before this trip.
Got my Favourites that were fading away in the 1970s & 1980s, The Class Type 1 and 2 Sulzers, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 37, 40, 42,, 44, 45, 47, 50, 52 Westerns, 55 Deltic, and 56 Brush +The age of Steam . Most of these had Distinctive Sounds, More like Extinct now with the Sprinter Units that have replaced them since 1984/85 time, Even the Famed Thumpers with that Distinctive Thrash sound have disappeared off the Main Railways and What's replacing them Italian Made Pendelinos (Nothing against Italy 🇮🇹) Miss the Classic BR sounds, If you want to see or hear, Go to the Many Railway Preservation Society's around the UK 🇬🇧. TO see and hear them. ❤️and The Steam Train just leaving at the end of the Video was a Bonus ❣️
@@peterowbottom1110 ah! Now there is a story. Don’t know if you’ve heard of a basher called “foodbag”? Well, if you have this is where his nickname came from. Someone flung his bashing bag, which was always full of food, out of the window!!
@@aureol40012 I've known him since the 80's also. Got to know him when we both worked for British Gas. I was a uni student working for an agency there in the Summer and me and him would end up each day at the same time in our trucks unloading old cookers in Bolton. On my very last day before going back to uni he just happened to ask if I was doing anything interesting at the weekend and I just mentioned I'd be filming a train, and explained it was called a class 40 and the last time on a train to Skegness. Well that was it, he said he did the same and we both just stood there thinking, this is incredible. We've met so many times at Bolton and only finding this out now on the last day working there !! Incidentally, I saw your video of 181 at the Picc buffers with 'The End' headboard. I filmed from that spot also. I was probably standing right next to you,or your dad ??
@@aureol40012 Amazing, I was on it too. Went to Sheffield and then filmed out the window back to Picc from there. Mel also gave me copies of tapes filmed by him and probably your dad. The last I saw him was when he turned up at my house out of the blue and asked if he could borrow my tapes of 40's. He wanted to give them to Steve Marshall at Globe Video. Most of my stuff is on those videos. Last I heard of Mel was he was a driver with West Coast. Presume he's retired now. Is he still living in Stockport area?
JAKE ATKINSON THE VIDEO IS A BOTCHYOU HAVE INTERUPTION WHERE FILMS ARE COMING UP YOU NEED TO START AGAIN WITH A CLEAN VIDEO TAPE I CANT WATCH IT ITS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT TRAINS NOT BITS OF OLD MOVIES INBETWEEN
@ladytinka Harris I've got a great suggestion for you if'you can't watch this' - don't then, just bugger off and leave the rest if us to carry on enjoying this old footage that Jake has taken the trouble for us all to enjoy (except you obv.). Simples. And stop shouting.
Hi my name is Phil I did 50yrs on the footplate I started at edgeley shed on the 4th of April 1961 in1962 I was made a fireman I did 8yrs on steam i finished my time out at 9A as a driver and I drove a number of them as well as other locomotives when it was withdrawn and red painted I worked from London to Manchester the number was D 200 Regards Phil.
I remember being on Cardiff Central as a 12 year old boy watching the last class 40 pulling out on the Crewe service. So many popular classes were disappearing from the railways at the time 25's and Peaks were among my favourites.
11.34 brilliant commentary
😂😎👍🐢
Ah, the age old problem of people obliviously walking in front of your camera! Some things never change.....
@@aureol40012 felt your frustration, man 🤣
Absolutely Wolly! But the video was still good 👍😎 thanks for the upload!
So many fond memories of this loco. Saturday's at Leeds when it was the on the Carlisle run. So miles travelled behind that thing. Ah, the good old days!
A relatively rare class in south Wales. The majority of workings were to Severn Tunnel Junction from the midlands, with a few going on to other yards in the area such as Radyr. I remember watching D200 at Newport on the "Gwent Valley Explorer" rail tour to Ebbw Vale in 1987, a few months before this trip.
Love the 1980's fashion. Graham, Padders and Horse all looking like a Cure tribute band!
Ha! Happy days.
40s always sound best on vhs tape
Got my Favourites that were fading away in the 1970s & 1980s, The Class Type 1 and 2 Sulzers, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 37, 40, 42,, 44, 45, 47, 50, 52 Westerns, 55 Deltic, and 56 Brush +The age of Steam . Most of these had Distinctive Sounds, More like Extinct now with the Sprinter Units that have replaced them since 1984/85 time, Even the Famed Thumpers with that Distinctive Thrash sound have disappeared off the Main Railways and What's replacing them Italian Made Pendelinos (Nothing against Italy 🇮🇹) Miss the Classic BR sounds, If you want to see or hear, Go to the Many Railway Preservation Society's around the UK 🇬🇧. TO see and hear them. ❤️and The Steam Train just leaving at the end of the Video was a Bonus ❣️
Great bit of ad hoc swearing at 11:36 !
They’ll get those engines taken off.....!
@@aureol40012 Lol, PS what's that huge thing that goes flying out the window on 40099 at St Helens Jn on M22?
@@peterowbottom1110 ah! Now there is a story. Don’t know if you’ve heard of a basher called “foodbag”? Well, if you have this is where his nickname came from. Someone flung his bashing bag, which was always full of food, out of the window!!
@@aureol40012 My Lords!
Where's Mel Thorley. Thought he might have been on there somewhere Jake, especially as the video has bits of old films popping in 🙂.
Hi mate, I’ve got some of his footage on my channel if you look. I’ve known Mel since the 80s!
@@aureol40012 I've known him since the 80's also. Got to know him when we both worked for British Gas. I was a uni student working for an agency there in the Summer and me and him would end up each day at the same time in our trucks unloading old cookers in Bolton. On my very last day before going back to uni he just happened to ask if I was doing anything interesting at the weekend and I just mentioned I'd be filming a train, and explained it was called a class 40 and the last time on a train to Skegness. Well that was it, he said he did the same and we both just stood there thinking, this is incredible. We've met so many times at Bolton and only finding this out now on the last day working there !!
Incidentally, I saw your video of 181 at the Picc buffers with 'The End' headboard. I filmed from that spot also. I was probably standing right next to you,or your dad ??
@@AndreA-ke2id wow, amazing! I was on 181 that day so my dad was filming. I took over from 1985 when my dad got a new girlfriend!
@@aureol40012 Amazing, I was on it too. Went to Sheffield and then filmed out the window back to Picc from there. Mel also gave me copies of tapes filmed by him and probably your dad. The last I saw him was when he turned up at my house out of the blue and asked if he could borrow my tapes of 40's. He wanted to give them to Steve Marshall at Globe Video. Most of my stuff is on those videos.
Last I heard of Mel was he was a driver with West Coast. Presume he's retired now. Is he still living in Stockport area?
@@AndreA-ke2id he is retired, but guess what his last turn was? Driving 40145 on a railtour I was on!
JAKE ATKINSON THE VIDEO IS A BOTCHYOU HAVE INTERUPTION WHERE FILMS ARE COMING UP YOU NEED TO START AGAIN WITH A CLEAN VIDEO TAPE I CANT WATCH IT ITS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT TRAINS NOT BITS OF OLD MOVIES INBETWEEN
Ok, let me get my time machine fired up and a fresh VHS tape ready to go......
@ladytinka Harris I've got a great suggestion for you if'you can't watch this' - don't then, just bugger off and leave the rest if us to carry on enjoying this old footage that Jake has taken the trouble for us all to enjoy (except you obv.). Simples. And stop shouting.