(HD) Long Marston Open Weekend 6-7/06/09

On the weekend of 6-7th of June 2009, the Long Marston Storage yard held an open weekend courtesy of its operator Motorail. Long Marston is where many locos and coaching stock come to rust and rot, pretty much a railway graveyard. Here there are 87s, 86s 37s 31s 73s a 56 Class 08 Shunters and a array of ex BR coaching stock. It is a saddening sight, and I believed a sombre mooded piece of Spanish giutar playing would fit nicely. Also included is a small saddle tank 'Earl David' driven by Jack Boskett, a big thanks to him for organising the event, and to all the staff who rann it smoothly - even in the appauling conditions of saturday! Thanks.

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[myrnaloysboy]

some of those trains look like in very good 'nick' to be rusting away lol

[TheMysticEgg]

The ones in good nick aren't rusting away, they are visiting preserved locos :)

[jamielw143]

Excellent video Greg, shame to see so many usefull locos just sitting there doing nothing, excellent filming and editing, 5*

[TheMysticEgg]

Thanks very much Jamie. Yh I know, so sad.

[rorymacve]

Aww man, I was planning to go to this but my GCSE exams got in the way, (typical!). At least i can see what went on at the open day. Super vid m8, great shots of 86401 Northhampton Town!

[TheMysticEgg]

Cheers mate, yh exams got in the way for me too a few weeks ago meaning I missed a few specials :(

[ddowson21]

Man dose not care what he built. I think this will be the fate of the Class 390 Pendolino, and Class 220 and 221 Voyager. such a shame.

[battlestarone]

why are these locos mouth balled,nearly all will never go back into service so why not cut them up and scrap them,a lot of money sitting there in scrap..dont understand this...there loads of other scrap rolling stock down there as well,must be millions of pounds worth of metal just rusting away.

[soundseeker63]

This is really sad to watch. I have happy memories of travelling behind an anglia/intercity 86 between Norwich and London, and the 87s between London and Manchester.

It seems wrong to see such great trusty workhorses just rotting away like that. Really sad. I wish I could buy one and repaint it into Intercity exec or the early BR blue/white. Surely theres room for a few of the in some museums?

[MrJezza31]

@Albear20 yup me too

[MrJezza31]

@TheMysticEgg some of the anglia 86s look ok though?!

[Trainbuff2008]

86 401 still in nse livery absolutely amazing hope someone preserves her, shame about the euro vandalism on the other 86, anyone know when the next open day is?

[bronzeonion]

NSE blue fleck moquette in the cab!

[BRU11ROAD]

It will take someone with very deep pockets to buy all these locos but if Iwon the lottery Iwould buy a couple of these

[Albear20]

if i were rich enough i would buy all the locos restore them and then suw all the companies who dumped them and use them again (cheaper railways lol)