Been working on my Doncaster map and decided to time travel and spend a day trainspotting on the station. I chose 1981 for the Deltics, but allowed a space/time rift for a Class 58 to pass through!
"Typical, isn't it. The day I decide to go trainspotting at Doncaster, it decides to rain! So, after quickly noting what was on the station and around the Works sidings, I headed over to the multi-storey car-park and set up for the day between a red Datsun Sunny and a white Ford Escort. So, this is a very small glimpse of a typical day at Doncaster sometime in 1981, and since it's my fantasy, there's even a Class 58 thrown in too, albeit a few years too early!
For the record, the following trains are seen from the platforms: 13001 and 25303, 08877; and 31204 and 40035 awaiting entry to the Works.
I got to the car-park and glanced at my watch. It said 10:07. Over the next 20 minutes or so, I saw the following:
P6 Cl 101 DR – Leeds
P3 47131 Newcastle – Kings X
P8 47304 Peterborough – Newcastle Additional
P5 Cl 101 DR – Hull
P4 Cl 123 / 124 Sheff – Cleethorpes
P6 Cl 101 Leeds – DR
Freight North 08745 Cripples to Works
Freight South 56015 MGR's
P1 55006 Hull – Kings X
P6 Cl 101 DR – Leeds
P3 47423 Leeds – Kings X
Freight North 31221 + 55002 Failed Deltic to Works
P8 43085 + 43087 Kings X – Leeds
P4 Cl 123 / 124 Sheffield – Hull
P3 47464 Inverness – Kings X
Freight North 58001 Test Train
Mainline South 43096 + 43100 Edinburgh – Kings X
P4 55018 Kings X – York
Freight South 56022 MGR
P7 Cl 101 Lincoln – DR
P5 Cl 101 Hull – DR
P4 Cl 123 / 124 Sheffield – Cleethorpes
P5 Cl 101 DR – Hull
Mainline South 43107 + 43115 Glasgow – Kings X
P6 Cl 101 Leeds - DR
https://youtu.be/olg40odWqVw
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A Day at Doncaster, 1981
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Re: A Day at Doncaster, 1981
After the rain stopped about midday, I headed over St. James Bridge to check out the Works, but stopped at the bridge for a while to watch the trains go by. Forgot to record any numbers though...
https://youtu.be/FuxYNmh_xOA
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https://youtu.be/FuxYNmh_xOA
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Great Yorkshire Railways - a Great idea that never was!
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