Summer Saturdays at New Street in the 80s - Part 2

This video captures busy scenes from the platform ends at Birmingham New Street station in the summer of 1988. It shows a variety of locomotives and multiple units operating during that time, before modern Pendolino services were introduced. The footage highlights the historic atmosphere of the station, with both young and old gathering to witness the activity. The video is compiled from the Roy Bowden collection and is available under a Creative Commons License.

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