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Euston
Just an everyday scene at London Euston prior to the introduction of Pendolino units.
From right to left stands: 86243 The Boys Brigade, 87017 Iron Duke, 87020 North Briton and 87030 Black Douglas.
15 November 1985
From right to left stands: 86243 The Boys Brigade, 87017 Iron Duke, 87020 North Briton and 87030 Black Douglas.
15 November 1985
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Perth
BR blue 47524 stands in for the more regular Class 47/7 at Perth hauling a push-pull set with the DBSO leading.
The service is 1T14 08:50 Dyce - Glasgow Queen Street seen in some lovely morning light.
20 September 1988
The service is 1T14 08:50 Dyce - Glasgow Queen Street seen in some lovely morning light.
20 September 1988
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Holyhead
A period when the North Wales coast line was experiencing rare and unusual traction due to non availabilty of Class 37/4's.
Dutch liveried 37058 stands at Holyhead having arrived on 1D57 05:06 Birmingham New Street - Holyhead.
New to traffic on 10 October 1962 the locomotive was finally scrapped on
29 April 2009 after some 46 years of service, including a spell in France.
29 May 1999
Dutch liveried 37058 stands at Holyhead having arrived on 1D57 05:06 Birmingham New Street - Holyhead.
New to traffic on 10 October 1962 the locomotive was finally scrapped on
29 April 2009 after some 46 years of service, including a spell in France.
29 May 1999
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Liverpool Lime Street
25279 and 08532 stand in one of the middle sidings at Liverpool Lime Street. The Class 25 was withdrawn from BR service on 15 March 1987 and eventually brought for preservation, it is currently based on the Great Central Railway (Nottingham).
22 May 1986
22 May 1986
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Bescot
Possibly due to prolonged use on a carriage washing plant (or similar) a very work stained 08832 is seen stabled on Bescot shed. To the left is 45077 with evidence of its pre-TOPS number 136 still visible to the left of the cab door. The Class 45 was withdrawn from BR service four months later.
17 April 1986
17 April 1986
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Woking
A typical line up of traction at Woking, twenty years ago.
A soggy Sunday afternoon and 33030 tops 33008 Eastleigh and Thornaby beast 47363 Wilton Endeveour whilst 33027 (ex Earl Mountbatten of Burma) occupies the adjacent siding. Proper job!
05 May 1991
A soggy Sunday afternoon and 33030 tops 33008 Eastleigh and Thornaby beast 47363 Wilton Endeveour whilst 33027 (ex Earl Mountbatten of Burma) occupies the adjacent siding. Proper job!
05 May 1991
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Shrewsbury
Summer Saturday at Shrewsbury. BR blue 37298 leads 37158 with 1J19 07:40 Euston - Pwellheli, large-logo class mate 37427 Bont Y Bermo awaits its next turn of duty.
21 May 1988
21 May 1988
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Poole
Oh dear, looks like a bit of a bogie fire from 47824 Glorious Devon pictured at Poole has left this scorch mark down the body side, obviously not that bad as it awaits departure with 1M87 20:19 Poole-Birmingham N.S sleeper service. Large-logo 47552 arrives on the opposite platform.
18 June 1989
18 June 1989
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Stratford Works
The first Class 47 to recieve the new (and original) Inter-City livery was 47487 seen here at Stratford Works. This was an early withdrawal especially for an ETH fitted Class 47 with retirement coming in December 1988 and final disposal six months later. Note the front end damage, presumably the reason for its visit to Stratford in the first place?
08 July 1985
08 July 1985
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Inverness
Withdrawn 26035 dumped coutside Inverness shed awaiting a one way journey to the knackers yard? Well thankfully not as it now resides at the Caledonian Railway at Brechin.
06 August 1994
06 August 1994
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Manchester Piccadilly
Only a 170 miles to go!
37426 Y Lein Fach / Vale of Rheidol stands at Manchester Piccadilly with 1V18 18:17 Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central. These days the best you could hope for is a two-car Class 158 or 175 unit; delightful.
06 June 1988
37426 Y Lein Fach / Vale of Rheidol stands at Manchester Piccadilly with 1V18 18:17 Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central. These days the best you could hope for is a two-car Class 158 or 175 unit; delightful.
06 June 1988
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Yeovil Junction
Carrying the name previously carried by 47403 and then 47411 is 47503 The Geordie at Yeovil Junction on 1V09 10:03 Basingstoke - Exeter S.D.
This locomotive is now preserved and under restoration at the Colne Valley Railway. Still carrying its most recent numbering as 47771 which it carried when transferred to Rail Express Systems before withdrawal back in 2000.
01 April 1991
This locomotive is now preserved and under restoration at the Colne Valley Railway. Still carrying its most recent numbering as 47771 which it carried when transferred to Rail Express Systems before withdrawal back in 2000.
01 April 1991
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Bournemouth
Yet another freight flow long consigned to the history books is 6W56 13:35 Furzebrook Sidings - Eastleigh East New Yard seen here with Dutch liveried 33108 in charge as it passes Bournemouth on a very gloomy afternoon.
08 May 1991
08 May 1991
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Hunmanby
Pathfinder Tours 'The Yorkshire Coast Explorer' 1Z27 06:54 Bristol T.M - Scarborough led by 47762 stands at Hunmanby awaiting the unit to clear the single line section from Bridlington.
30 July 1994
30 July 1994
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Stockport
British Rail's attempt at retro livery on 86426 / E3195 here at Stockport awaiting the 'right away' to Manchester as 85023 runs in on an up train.
18 September 1987
18 September 1987
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Poole
Deputising for the booked Class 47 and a rare visitor to Dorset is 'slim Jim' 33209 leading 33013 in a very wintry Poole sidings before working 1M40 17:05 Poole - Liverpool L.S. These days you can't even get a direct service from Poole to the north as all cross country services start / terminate six miles away at Bournemouth; such is progress.
07 February 1986
07 February 1986
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Nuneaton
The driver on 86207 City of Lichfield redies for the off at Nuneaton with 1A20 13:50 Wolverhampton - Euston, the train being diverted due to engineering works and diesel hauled as far as Nuneaton.
31 July 1994
31 July 1994
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Newcastle
A scene once taken for granted at many places on the rail network, a van train during the hours of darkness being unloaded / loaded, all now a thing of the past though. 31404 stands at Newcastle on one such working.
02 April 1985
02 April 1985
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Manchester Victoria
37077 and 31156 stabled beneath Manchester Victoria West Junction signal box, it's all history now.
06 June 1987
06 June 1987
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Nottingham
Running round its two wagons in the distance is 37096 at Nottingham.
06 June 1988
06 June 1988
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Reading
Both in the DCWA departmental pool Dutch liveried 47315 leads GWR150 Brunswick Green 47484 Isambard Kingdon Brunel at Reading with the heavy lifting crane presumably for Old Oak Common.
04 April 1991
04 April 1991
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Eastleigh
Hard to imagine 45's were a near daily visitor to Eastleigh not so many years ago. Still with split centre headcode as opposed to the more standard marker lights 45036 propels its train back towards Eastleigh East New Yard having worked in off the Romsey line into the Marshalling Yard with 6O42 08:30 Severn Tunnel Junction. - Eastleigh Speedlink.
12 June 1985
12 June 1985
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Basingstoke
A stranger in town with 45143 on 1V13 13:10 Waterloo - Exeter S.D standing at Basingstoke.
To celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the '5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards' an additional notation '1685-1985' was added to the nameplates of 45143 in a ceremony performed by the Duchess of Westminster at Waterloo Station. The locomotive had worked up on the 05:48 from Exeter to get it to Waterloo for the ceremony making this a very rare working for the class and the route.
11 June 1985
To celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the '5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards' an additional notation '1685-1985' was added to the nameplates of 45143 in a ceremony performed by the Duchess of Westminster at Waterloo Station. The locomotive had worked up on the 05:48 from Exeter to get it to Waterloo for the ceremony making this a very rare working for the class and the route.
11 June 1985
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Basingstoke
The interim period on the Bournemouth line.
As Class 430 4-REP units were being taken out of traffic and their traction motors re-used in the new build Class 442 'Wessex Electic' the Weymouth line saw Class 73's haul certain trains in there place. Here 73136 prepares to get away from Basingstoke on an up semi-fast service from Bournemouth to Waterlo as 33025 'Sultan' stands alongside on a service from Salisbury.
13 August 1987
As Class 430 4-REP units were being taken out of traffic and their traction motors re-used in the new build Class 442 'Wessex Electic' the Weymouth line saw Class 73's haul certain trains in there place. Here 73136 prepares to get away from Basingstoke on an up semi-fast service from Bournemouth to Waterlo as 33025 'Sultan' stands alongside on a service from Salisbury.
13 August 1987
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Leicester
The humble '350'. Once in there thousands, now down to a mere handful in comparison as 08908 rumbles past Leicester North signalbox. The box and associated signalling was abolished on 29 June 1986, the box being demolished on 03 November 1986. How ironic then that the very same signalling centre that replaced it a few hundred yards to the north was itself closed on New Years Eve 2011 with control passing to the East Midlands Control Centre (EMCC) at Derby.
15 November 1985
15 November 1985
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