Thanks Simon for posting that wonderful bit of film - I had a jolly good wallow watching it!
I know it was filmed in "Superwobblescope", and the editing was a little frustrating but oh, what a gem. A precious and fragmentary reminder of a whole era now passed!
Back in the late seventies and early eighties I trolled around the railways with a stereo tape recorder. Trouble was that it weighed half a ton, both itself and the miles of cable, microphones, tripods etc., and had a voracious appetite for expensive batteries. The whole kit and caboodle was lugged around in the precious little spare time then available, so it is with huge regret that I have to admit that I missed the 4-SUB and EPB's.
I did however get some half decent tapes of "Shenfield" and Manchester - Hadfield units, Mersey 503's, North London 501 (EPB on steroids!), "The Drain", IoW Standard Stock and a smattering of old LT CO/CP, R, 38 and (last of the line) 59/62 tubes!
It feels like a lifetime worth of memories held in little boxes from a lifetime ago! I dare not play them for fear of accidental damage or loss, especially bearing in mind the natural tendency of magnetic tape to deteriorate anyway.
One day, I hope (before it is too late) to get them copied on to digital media so that others can share, but have no idea where to get started or even whether I could afford it now?!
Pete.