Fascinating and sad in equal measures. Thank you for taking the time to post these wonderful pictures from a bygone time.

Thankyou, melancholic music and obviously sad pictures of the past historic features of eastern Lancashire.

@Clivestravelandtrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, glad you appreciated the music. It's always hit and miss deciding what to do for sounds!

Very interesting as I was born in Urmston in 1957. I can just remember getting the train into Manchester Central 😀 So sad that it closed ☹️

Fantastic Film ...... lots of very happy memories for me

@Clivestravelandtrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment - how I loved trainspotting at Manchester Victoria in the 1970s, pity I couldn't afford to take more photos then.

I like looking at photos of old rail stations and trains of that era, I was born in the 70s so find it interesting to see how things were then. Thanks for sharing. 😁😁

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments. Looking back, the 1970's seemed a golden age with so much history around and so little H&S rules spoiling our fun. But equally, it was a bit gloomy as we thought railways were in terminal decline. People sometimes laughed at me when I said I liked travelling by train.

@toddhunter3137

2 жыл бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains ..and now look.. some of the Beeching cuts are being reversed. As a train fan myself I'm glad some old lines are being brought back to use, whether it be for national rail, metrolink, or heritage lines. Plus some new lines. The UK is steeped in railway history and sometimes when you see line closures it's always a sad day.

Great pictures. Brought back memories of my trainspotting days in the 70s.

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that. The 70's were a good time to take photos as a lot of the "old buffs" had put their cameras away when steam ended. Several times guys would ask me why I was wasting my time taking pictures of those "boring boxes on wheels".

When I started visiting Britain in the early 1970s, North West England was the usual choice. Scenes like this were always so exciting, even if most stations were past their best. They were relics from an age of grandeur. To be fair, to maintain and restore these Victorian splendours would have cost a fortune, so many were sacrificed. It is lovely to have these photographic memories

@Clivestravelandtrains

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I feel privileged to have been able to afford a camera in those days!

I remember when Victoria and Exchange stations were linked by one platform, reputedly the longest in the world. I also remember when Diggle had a station.

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that was correct about the longest platform, you could walk along it from one station to the other, even after Manchester Exchange was closed in 1967. After that the honour fell to Colchester, I believe. There is also a long platform at Limerick Junction, though I'm not sure what status that holds record-wise. Certainy the longest platform in Ireland!

@thomasburke2683

10 ай бұрын

Sadly or thankfully, depending on one's perspective, only the northeastern half of the long platform at Limerick junction remains in use, by up trains. Down trains now use a new platform on the down side; passengers having to cross by footbridge for the branch trains to Limerick and Waterford. Operationally, it's simpler but for passengers it's more inconvenient. Part of the decommissioned platform was removed to increase parking spaces. They call it progress!

Thank you for bringing back memories of my teenage years.

Great old school videos of Manchester Victoria and other Lancashire stations i live in ashton under-Lyne and I love old pics and videos of the by gone days I loved the video 🥰🤩🤩

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Amazing

@Clivestravelandtrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

What an awesome station Blackburn was, and how tawdry its replacement.

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

I always admired Blackburn station and was dismayed that it had to be demolished.

I remember the Diesel Parcel vans one shown at 0:37. There was regularly one to Buxton on the train I took from Stockport when I was at Stockport College back in 1982 to carry Newspapers. I think they were rated at 500hp so gave the DMU added power which was handy on the climb to Buxton beyond Hazel Grove.

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, I often wondered where they went to.

@Isochest

2 жыл бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains I think they were based at Newton Heath MPD. I saw more than one in the sidings there once.

Place was more interesting in those days , and no security kings stopping you from going on the platforms

I remember the subway under Victoria station leading out to each platform .

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I recall the subway too, the other side of the ticket barriers.

Thanks mate

@Clivestravelandtrains

Жыл бұрын

OK

A really nice video, with great music to accompany the fantastic stills. Thanks for sharing!

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that.

@Keithbarber

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable video - interesting photos but the music made me turn the volume down

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

@@Keithbarber Thanks for your kind comment. The music volume can always be turned down or off - I'm glad you drew people's attention to that.

@Keithbarber

2 жыл бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains No worries- what makes me laugh is when I've watched other videos on other peoples videos and comments have been made criticising the music that is *EXACTLY* what the uploader has said *_TURN THE VOLUME DOWN_* And if people are like me, watching on a smartphone or tablet I cannot understand why people can not move a finger a fraction of an inch? its a mystery - surely it's far easier to turn the volume down than leave a whining comment about the music You upload it, so it's your choice if you want to add music or not - if I was uploading a video like this, I would prefer to do a voiceover - but each to their own If we were all the same what a boring place the world would be

Superb insight into the early 70s

@Clivestravelandtrains

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I never encountered many other enthusiasts taking pictures then, a lot of the older guys told me they'd "put their cameras away" after the demise of steam in the late 60's as they found diesels and electrics boring. Photography was more expensive in the pre-digital age as you had to count the cost of every photo - and of course sometimes run out of film!

So tragic that those stations closed.

@Clivestravelandtrains

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment - glad you enjoyed the pictures.

Very interesting but also sad....

These are amazing. Do you have your slide collection online anywhere such as Flickr?

@Clivestravelandtrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I am only putting my slides on KZread, and doing this gradually when I have the time. If you subscribe to my channel you will see them as they come on. I also do contemporary videos and at the moment have a backlog of material, so I can't say when the next ones from the 1970s will appear.

2:30 looks almost apocalyptic but in a good way. The same cannot be said for it's replacement at 3:10. I'd rather suffer the apocalypse than use that tawdry, bland station.