Hooton station 1976

I started as a fireman with BR 1974 eastfield traction depot springburn Glasgow

One of my earliest locomotive memories (1973?) was standing on Brombrough station (a few miles from Hooton) and seeing a 40 (or 37?) come thundering under the bridge headed toward Birkenhead. Amoungst the more familiar DMU's it looked magnificent and dramatic. Every time i used that station in the following years of my childhood, i remembered that moment and would gaze at the bridge span, which now lacked rails which were lifted shortly afterwards - I only remember them being there that one time. Presumably a relic of when Birkenhead Woodside still took express trains from London(?)

Fantastic stuff - thanks for sharing. - 2:42 is, as I'm sure you know, Bromborough.

Wow😊

Where is Hooton?

Form factor is all wrong and frame needs to be widened as everything is unnaturally squashed