Nice vid. Genuinely shocked at the negative comments. Dating from 1967 the depot is relatively unchanged from its original design (a rare thing nowadays) Starting with locomotives KY fuels and services 5 locos (+A exam when required) every 24 hour period for the intense biomass circuit and appleford flyash. The coaches on site are part of Riviera trains modifications to toilet compliance and window alterations. The wagon shed is in full service having recently repaied BVA wagons and is now on repair/service to intermodal flats tripped in from Wakefield Europort. The MPV is serviced here when on its Weedkilling/RHTT cycle. 50008 also lives here with RT 08704. Not so grim as it may look. Thanks.

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Good overview - Thanks for sharing 👍

@southviewtmd

11 ай бұрын

@@trainsplanes very welcome sir!

Looks small but mildly busy

I only ever managed o get around that depot once back in the 80's but remember going to the bank and looking down to get what ever was on shed, something you can't do now. Also looks very strange with you panning out and doing a 360 that there are no longer any cooling towers visible.....all gone and just memories now. I hope it remains a signing on point for a while longer. It'd be great if another TOC got it and made use of it and give it a new lease of life....who knows. Thanks for showing that one, great vantage point of the trackwork, ideal for those modelling Knottingley from days gone by.

@southviewtmd

11 ай бұрын

Please read my comment. It's substantially more than a 'signing on point' Another TOC? What's wrong with DB may I ask?

Great seeing the depot from the air. This was a depot I could never got round back in the eighties, even with an organized society. Only saw it from the top of the entrance gate and my last visit was 7th June 2006. I do enjoy your drone footage.

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - Plenty more to come 👍

Nice video great camera work as usual I am really enjoying your videos because the way you take your videos is absolutely incredible keep it up bye for now Philip

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Philip - Hope you’re keeping well. 👍

Great video 👍

That was Great Mate 👍

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

Lovely that bud.

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks mate - Hope all is good 👍

@PurpleandCoRailwayAdventures

11 ай бұрын

Yeah all good this end bud, fighting the good fight as always.@@trainsplanes

Recall visits there when the depot had a good number of 56s present. Spent a number of hours on the station with an excellent chip shop near by.

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Good combo there 😜👌👍

I think the Class 60s are still parked up in kinsley in Shires Removal Yard

What a sad place to look at compared to how it used to be What is the facility used for these days if you don’t mind me asking

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

I’m not fully sure however it’s likely to be culled by DB at some point I’d say unfortunately looking at it.

@terrigoddard3448

11 ай бұрын

Yes was a lot better in the 70s/80s. Full of 47s & 56s.

@arthurgrowler5749

11 ай бұрын

@@trainsplanes yes your probably right 😟

@arthurgrowler5749

11 ай бұрын

@@terrigoddard3448 demand for the depot them days with the busy coal traffic

Looks in good nick, compared to some others these days!! Quite weed , shrub, tree & grass free! A shadow of its former self though in not serving the purpose it was built for.

Great footage, sad to see the remaining depots looking so rundown due to the end of coal and the influx of road transport.

What drone do you use? Is it a sub-250 gram model like my DJI Mini2 SE. I agree that the depot looks depressing, like so many railway installations these days

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Hi, yes I also use a sub 250g drone for the revised rules that apply to that size of aircraft. 👍

Same as it was in 80s and 90s....? Minus the state of the art traincrew accommodation block built in the mid 90s it was all steel and glass ...quite revolutionary for a traincrew block as we where use to ex steam shed accommodation blocks

is that mk1 the the old RT generator vehicle?

@Shed87AProductions

11 ай бұрын

nevermind, support coach

What date was this video mate?

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Hi Mark, it was during the 2nd or 3rd week of July. I’m not sure exactly what date it was unfortunately.

Is the 60 operational?

Would you do Shirebrook next ?

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Hi Mark, I’ll call in when I’m next nearby - I’m not sure when but I’ll do my best 👍

Looks quite depressing tbh

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Yep - Wouldn’t surprised if this is closed at some point unfortunately. Hopefully not 🙏

Not anything like in the 70's and 80's 😒

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Agreed - Very different nowadays with no coal traffic.

Looks in a poor state

@trainsplanes

11 ай бұрын

Agreed - A shame to see if like this..