Remember in 1976 and 1977 seeing rakes of Mk 1 Coaches being set light to at Bird's Yard in Long Marston - some of the coaches scrapped were better than those on the main railway sometimes! Birds set light to the whole rakes when they arrived and then cut them up wholesale - Asbestos contaminated vehicles went straight to the Snailwell (Cambs) incineration tunnel
I have this on CD. Yes, it is my favourite Look At Life transport section where the scenes of the London Transport buses filmed in 1964 that will never be equalled!
As a child and teenager, it was a common site to see roads closed as a brand new coach was transported by road on the start of a journey that would see it going to one of many countries around the world. They were built a short distance from where I lived. I remember once 5 going in convoy.
In many ways those of us born between the mid 50s and mid 60s are the luckiest generation. Old enough to remember the original 'horsepower', young enough to be almost able to work out how to use our mobiles…with a little help from the grandchildren.
What a waste. There was some beautiful wood in those old carriages that would have gladdened the hearts of many woodworkers.
Thses series of videos are amazing and a show a different world from today in every way ... great archive
Remember in 1976 and 1977 seeing rakes of Mk 1 Coaches being set light to at Bird's Yard in Long Marston - some of the coaches scrapped were better than those on the main railway sometimes! Birds set light to the whole rakes when they arrived and then cut them up wholesale - Asbestos contaminated vehicles went straight to the Snailwell (Cambs) incineration tunnel
It was good to see the coaches and locomotives being saved. It was sad to see the Stanier coach being destroyed.
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Magnificent - if brief - footage of a Blue Pullman right at the end. Thank you for posting!
.... and 3 years before I was born, Ooh! Fancy that!!
The Beeching report was one of the biggest disasters in the UK's history.
I heard Ceylon. That's my country.🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🙏🙏🙏👈👈👈
...after watching this I'm gonna treat myself to a spot of 'FRED DIBNAH', and other choice films to be sure....
Those who made those locomotives will cry watching this waste!
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The future etc, and all I heard from those numbers were "cutbacks", they were paving the way for the automobile.
I have this on CD. Yes, it is my favourite Look At Life transport section where the scenes of the London Transport buses filmed in 1964 that will never be equalled!
As a child and teenager, it was a common site to see roads closed as a brand new coach was transported by road on the start of a journey that would see it going to one of many countries around the world. They were built a short distance from where I lived. I remember once 5 going in convoy.
In many ways those of us born between the mid 50s and mid 60s are the luckiest generation. Old enough to remember the original 'horsepower', young enough to be almost able to work out how to use our mobiles…with a little help from the grandchildren.
Love every video.👍🇬🇧 Cheers.
The UK was still building steam locomotives until 1960. Many ended up with short working lives because of the Beeching Plan t modernize UK rail.
Omg look at that pollution!
The year I was born. ☺