Derby 1985

From David Hughes:

Armed with your Midland Area Railtourer £3 ticket, the East Midlands was a popular spot to see a variety of trains. In the BR era, locos would work anything, with Peaks and 47s appearing on freight and passenger trains. The date of this visit was 27th August 1975 and the pictures show how busy things were through Derby. All long distance trains were ‘proper’ trains with up to 12 coaches on. No nasty 4 Car Voyagers about! Today, the station has been completely rebuilt and the track layout changed. It is still a good place for freight, although mostly Class 66s now.

1     47121 working 1V86 through platform 3 heading towards the West Country. 27 8 1975

2     20162 works a Tanker train from the north.  27 8 1975

3     45074 working 1E78 northbound. Note the old footbridge to the Works. 27 8 1975

4     20044 & 20070 running southbound through platform 1 with the unrebuilt station visible. 27 8 1975

5     45131 on 1E75 enters Platform 1. 27 8 1975

6     45003 on 1E94 heads north through platform 2. This is a split head code variation. 27 8 1975

7     An unusual freight train of vans going through platform 1, hauled by 08455. 27 8 1975

8     45125 on 5D05, an empty stock train at platform 2.  16 8 1975

9     45006 working 1V88 to the West Country at platform 4.  16.8.2975

10     47085 coasts northbound through Derby platform 1 with 1E54. 16 8 1975