Lostock Hall Sheds.mp4

Were you there? Here is some great footage around a very busy Lostock Hall Sheds Saturday 3rd. August 1968. You will see footage from the footplate of Black 5 45318 (inc. being turned on the turntable), and from the footplate of 70013 "Oliver Cromwell". Loads of loco's in steam as well as the storage. Hard to belive this was 43 years ago!

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Last day's of steam
• steam trains
• trains
• locomotives
• British Rail

[bigblue1402]

i remember lostock mpd just !.the place were the steam engines went to die.row after row.my dad and grandad never went that way after my first view.sad times as when i found out what was to happen i cry'd all the way home.and yes i still have a passion for steam as im now a fireman on a black five

[blobs2blobs]

@bigblue1402 It seem's this video had mixed emotions for you. Hope you enjoyed it though, and thank you for the comment.

[notdrivingaminimetro]

this is brilliant! I live on Moss Lane in Lostock Hall and have always wondered how the old sidings and sheds looked, this gives me some idea. We get loco's coming through at least once a week during the summer :)

[blobs2blobs]

@notdrivingaminimetro I am glad this has helped, thank you for watching.

[PNEKarl]

Superb footage. Thanks for sharing. I was only 8 years old the time but I can still remember all the scenes. I spent many a summer's weekend sneaking round the shed in its closed days.

[blobs2blobs]

@PNEKarl Pity I didn't have the camera I have now, but then the old 8mm dates the footage for that era.

[northshore2uk2002]

Great footage it took me back I spent many days at Lostock Hall in 1967 and 1968.I was 16 at the time and took many photos with my still camera.I am sure I must have been there at the same time as you.I am still following steam and will never forget the last days of steam.

Davec

[idh3854]

I visited Lostock hall many times in 1966/67 before I moved away from the area,

I have many fond memories of the locos My friend Eric & I saw there.

Just as a point 3rd of August is my birth date :-)

[loosegrip99]

Excellent film. I was there on the 1st August 1968 and this brings it back very vividly. Thanks for posting

LG99

[blobs2blobs]

@percomotion No H&S at all that day, it was a wonder no one was injured (inc. me I suppose). I was on and off the footplate of a few loco's that day......what a great, but sad, day.