British Rail 1988-Manchester Piccadilly with Classes 86, 87, 303, 304, 142, 150 & DMU

This video captures a scene from Manchester Piccadilly during the evening peak in May 1988. It features various railway stock, including classes 86 and 87 on Inter-City services, as well as classic slam door DMUs and EMUs. Among these are ex-Scotrail class 303s, a class 142 Pacer, and some class 150 Sprinters still in Provincial sector livery. The footage highlights the diversity of rolling stock present at the station during that time.

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