BR in the 1980s Toton Yard in 1988 & 1991 Part Two

Back in the 1980s and early 1990s I made frequent visits to the Nottingham and East Midlands area to film the dying "MGR" services (Merry Go Round) trains which fed the various hungry Power Stations in the area. Most particularly the surviving large yard and sidings at Toton. Most of the "MGR" traffic was hauled then by pairs of class 20 locomotives or class 58 locomotives and some by 56 class locomotives. The occasional traffic from Bescot was handled by class 31 locomotives and workings from the North class 37 or 60 locomotives. In a usual day no less than 6 different loco classes could be seen in traffic, but mainly the area was dominated with "MGR"s feeding the nearby Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. I have put together film which has been digitally converted from primitive VHS format into 2 parts covering Toton and 1 film I made on a short visit to Worksop Station as seen in the recent preview. Most of the footage was taken in 1991 but the first part was filmed in 1988.... This second part was filmed entirely throughout 1991 and includes a short view of a line up of scrapped and retired Locomotives and a 1st generation DMU. This video features 45 loco hauled trains of which 29 are MGR's and 55 locomotives in many types of liveries of that era. I thoroughly hope you enjoy watching and it evokes memories of times gone by.

Locomotives featured in this part: 20007 20010 20016 20032 20040 20071 20073 20075 20081 20082 20084* 20096 20104 20135 20143 20169 20170 20187 20190 20194 20196 20197 20210 20214 25209* 31105 31116 31134 31533 31537 37051 37202 37422 37688 45015* 47125 47332 47362 56004 56012 56014 56016 56023 56026 56027 56042* 56048 58014 58015 58022 58028 58041 58042 58043 58046 58048 60033 60052 also features sandite unit T001 (975540) and sprinter 150101.