Operational Excellence
Having had a day on the Spa Valley Railway travelling behind preserved Electro-Diesel 73 140, I spotted on Real Time Trains that Tonbridge based Snow & Ice Treatment Train working 3Y90 was top and tailed by 'EDs' 73 109 and 73 213. These locomotives started operating in 1966 and have provided excellent service over the years. 3Y90 was booked for an hour or so break at East Grinstead, so I took the opportunity to head down and get a few shots to complete a pleasant day with both operational and preserved class 73 locomotives.
GBRf operated 73 109 'Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary' sits in platform 2 at East Grinstead, having arrived on the front of working 3Y90. The train having run to the very end of the platform for the train crew to make use of the station footbridge.
In the distance, on the extreme left, can be seen the red lights of a Southern class 377 formation stabled in the siding for the weekend.
Operational Excellence
Having had a day on the Spa Valley Railway travelling behind preserved Electro-Diesel 73 140, I spotted on Real Time Trains that Tonbridge based Snow & Ice Treatment Train working 3Y90 was top and tailed by 'EDs' 73 109 and 73 213. These locomotives started operating in 1966 and have provided excellent service over the years. 3Y90 was booked for an hour or so break at East Grinstead, so I took the opportunity to head down and get a few shots to complete a pleasant day with both operational and preserved class 73 locomotives.
GBRf operated 73 109 'Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary' sits in platform 2 at East Grinstead, having arrived on the front of working 3Y90. The train having run to the very end of the platform for the train crew to make use of the station footbridge.
In the distance, on the extreme left, can be seen the red lights of a Southern class 377 formation stabled in the siding for the weekend.