BR in the 1990s Reading (Lower Diesel Depot & Station) in May 1999
Reading (Lower Diesel Depot & Station) in May 1999
This was more of a testing of some camera equipment I had kept back as a back up in case of equipment failure out in the field. I gave it a test at Reading Lower Diesel Depot on the 16th May 1999 and captured on film an everyday scene looking at the Berks and Hants line first and then the Mainline towards Didcot and Oxford. Later in the month I did a morning vies from the Cattle Pens to the West end of the station, capturing a few Thames Turbo's (165/166) entering the station and departing. This was also a very brief glimpse long before the station was totally redeveloped and before any sign of electrification. An absolute different view than it is today... If you enjoy the video please like and subscribe. I hope the video takes you back to this period with fond memories. Feel free to comment, good or bad, all comments are read and greatly appreciated, but it is not always possible to answer each individually. Sit back and enjoy this latest production remembering all those now long gone Locomotive classes and skylines that have also disappeared. Many thanks to all subscribers and for the likes, also to all those viewers whom over the years have kindly shown an interest in my material.
This video captures scenes from Reading Lower Diesel Depot and Station in May 1999, showing the Berks and Hants line and the mainline towards Didcot and Oxford. It includes footage of Thames Turbo services (165/166) arriving and departing the station, as well as a view of the Cattle Pens area. The content provides a glimpse of the station before major redevelopment and electrification. British Railways, Intercity, and Network South East are identified as operators, with locomotive 47841 (class 47) also appearing in the footage. The video offers a nostalgic look at railway operations during the late 1990s.
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