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52D · Post by **52D** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:17 pm

http://www.britishrailways.tv/british-r ... eo_id=1748

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:10 pm

Ay up!

OK, I'm from Points North tha knows, but thought that a damned entertaining 5 mins. Interesting to see the Thompson Pacifics performing...

giner · Post by **giner** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:28 pm

Thanks, 52D! I hadn't seen that one before. Lovely. All hail to those who possessed an 8-mil cine in those days long before i-phones, etc.

manna · Post by **manna** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:49 pm

G'Day Gents

Amazing how clean some of the stock was, that bought back some memories, great

manna

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:28 am

Yeah thanks 52D that was a GREAT place without doubt (before electrification spoiled it

)

I only remember Hitchin from about 1970 up to 1975 but it's 'glory days' were probably in the years before 1970 in the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s & 60s

Happy days...

giner · Post by **giner** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:57 am

Right on, Micky. My halcyon days in that area were 1954-59.

hq1hitchin · Post by **hq1hitchin** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:45 pm

Hooray!! Thanks, 52D. Oddest train to my eyes is at about 00:30 as the A3 running light passes what appears to be a passenger train in the Up platform, the motive power is a humble EE Type 1 (Class 20). Don't recall seeing them on these jobs around Hitchin, although they regularly worked Dunstable branch trains in the summertime. Checked with a retired GN line relief signalman and he reckons it could be working vice the failure of one of the dreaded North British Type 2s, which weren't exactly reliable

strang steel · Post by **strang steel** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:31 pm

If you type Hitchin into the search box towards the right top of the front page, you will be given a choice of six of these videos.

Not just 5 minutes of wonderful nostalgia, but getting on for 30 minutes.

I like the fact that the film is allowed to run as the coaching stock pass on the through trains, giving a great indication of the general make up of trains.

And if that is not enough, try experimenting with other ECML locations in the search box. I haven't tried many but I found 2 videos for Stevenage.

The LNER Encyclopedia

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