Peterborough 1986

PETERBOROUGH

43 061 Peterborough 7.7.1986

37 168 Peterborough 7.7.1986

45 046 Peterborough 7.7.1986

(All pics 7.7.1986 copyright Steve Sainsbury/Rail Thing)

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On a trip to Peterborough in July 1986 less than an hour brought an HST, a couple of classic DMUs and a class 45 and 37 hanging around in the sidings.

The line was electrified soon afterwards, and some electrification poles are already visible in some of the shots.

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Micklefield 19.5.1986

MICKLEFIELD

47 524 Micklefield 19.5.1986

56 098 Micklefield 19.5.1986

45 120 Micklefield 19.5.1986

45 118 Micklefield 19.5.1986

(All 19.5.1986 © Steve Sainsbury/Rail Thing)

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One of my favourite stations for passing trains back in the eighties was Micklefield in Yorkshire, which had a succession of trains including HSTs, DMUs, freight and light engines.

An hour or so on 19 May 1986 saw most of these come through. It was a busy station even back in the 80s, set in a typical Yorkshire village.

More info (from Wikipedia)

Micklefield railway station serves the village of Micklefield, near Garforth in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the York and Selby Lines, operated by Northern Rail, 9.75 miles (16 km) east of Leeds.

The station was originally opened by the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834, with the line towards Church Fenton being added by the North Eastern Railway in 1869.

Just east of the station, the York and Selby lines split in their respective directions.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytime there is a half-hourly service all stations to Leeds with services continuing to Wakefield Westgate and Blackpool North both via Bradford Interchange. Evenings and Sundays, the service is hourly.

Eastbound there is an hourly service to York next stop Church Fenton (some direct to York) and Selby next stop South Milford respectively during Monday to Saturday daytimes. Evenings and Sundays. there is an hourly service to York only.

Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.123 million
2005/06	0.130 million
2006/07	0.138 million
2007/08	0.138 million
2008/09	0.184 million
2009/10	0.179 million
2010/11	0.194 million
2011/12	0.193 million
2012/13	0.179 million
2013/14	0.181 million
- Interchange	2,966

classic BR

Sometimes a picture just captures an era without really meaning to.

I love this classic shot (even if the colour light would be better a little to the left) with 45 130 pulling a rake of blue and grey coaches. The location is Thirsk, the date 29.9.1986.

micklefield 1987

(Micklefield 6.4.1987)

Back in the eighties I was a lorry driver (how uncool is that?) and got to travel all over the UK at someone else's expense, diverting all thetime to nice railway locations! This was at the tail end of the decline of rail and at the blandest point of the corporate livery days.

I was always trying to get both record and atmosphere shots, the top three here falling into the first category and the fourth into the latter.

I often stopped at Micklefield in Yorkshire and spent an hour or so at the station snapping whatever came through. These were caught on a misty afternoon in April.