Back to the Eighties - Birmingham New Street (Part 1)
This is edited content from an extract from the excellent Roy Bowden collection highlighting the vast variety of locomotives to be found at Birmingham in 1988.
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The full video can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iofEPv8WsGE&list=PLvZB0Z3nfAXmzb4B3WOV_vNUGbcDTyuL_
This video showcases locomotives at Birmingham New Street in 1988, highlighting the transition from BR blue livery as Class 45 peaks began to disappear. It features footage of multiple steam and diesel locomotives, including 31283 (Class 31), 50009 (Class 50), and 50036 (Class 50). The content is drawn from the Roy Bowden collection and provides a glimpse into the variety of rolling stock present at the station during this period. British Railways and South West Trains are noted as operators, though specific headcodes are not included in the record.
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