In the good old days,most trains had a proper engine on the front of them. Sadly, that's all gone, but we can relive the fun times for a couple of minutes thanks to this video from Nick Tozzer. I know the quality isn't amazing, but you can almost smell the fumes, and the anticipation of something worth spotting.
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Excellent - rail blue and grey!
I also really liked those Modernization Plan DMUs - complete with something very important that's been missing from their 80s and 90s replacements - that's right, the view of the line ahead through the driver's cab.
Come to think of it, I was also rather keen on the Mk2 coaches - and the locos of classes 37 and 47.
I've also got memories of some extra platforms at Crewe - which seemed to be hidden away - a bit like a railway version of Narnia.
It's amazing how much we've lost in the last few decades.
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