Recognise yourself?
A shot uploaded purely for historical value.
In the early 1970s I joined the Dalescroft Railfans Club and took part in a number of their bus trips trawling the depots of various regions of the UK. Anyone who has done them will realise they were pretty intense and trying to cadge some sleep during overnight journeys or even between depots during daylight hours, could be a challenge.
One such trip took me to the London area where we visited the following depots / stabling points: Bricklayers Arms, New Cross, Hither Green, Tennison Road, Selhurst, Stewarts Lane, Old Oak Common, Willesden, Finsbury Park, Straford, and Ripple Lane.
By now, getting more of an interest in photography, I went armed for the first time with an Agfa Billy Zero folding camera purloined off my Dad, together with a single reel of 127 monochrome film which gave me the sum total of 8 exposures! Needless to say I couldn't let diesel hydraulics go to waste and bagged this one of D1015 "Western Champion" at Old Oak Common shed, where I'm pretty sure the Hymek behind is D7030.
It's hardly the best of images but I figured any Flickr folk who were members of the DRC might just have taken this trip, and might even be in the frame here. However, you should note it was taken 46 years ago!
Incidentally I still have the Dalescroft Railfans Club badge, and indeed the Ian Allan Locospotters Club badge.
3rd March 1973
Recognise yourself?
A shot uploaded purely for historical value.
In the early 1970s I joined the Dalescroft Railfans Club and took part in a number of their bus trips trawling the depots of various regions of the UK. Anyone who has done them will realise they were pretty intense and trying to cadge some sleep during overnight journeys or even between depots during daylight hours, could be a challenge.
One such trip took me to the London area where we visited the following depots / stabling points: Bricklayers Arms, New Cross, Hither Green, Tennison Road, Selhurst, Stewarts Lane, Old Oak Common, Willesden, Finsbury Park, Straford, and Ripple Lane.
By now, getting more of an interest in photography, I went armed for the first time with an Agfa Billy Zero folding camera purloined off my Dad, together with a single reel of 127 monochrome film which gave me the sum total of 8 exposures! Needless to say I couldn't let diesel hydraulics go to waste and bagged this one of D1015 "Western Champion" at Old Oak Common shed, where I'm pretty sure the Hymek behind is D7030.
It's hardly the best of images but I figured any Flickr folk who were members of the DRC might just have taken this trip, and might even be in the frame here. However, you should note it was taken 46 years ago!
Incidentally I still have the Dalescroft Railfans Club badge, and indeed the Ian Allan Locospotters Club badge.
3rd March 1973