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This 1982 TRIUMPH TR7 CONVERTIBLE on numberplate XKV 831X was first registered on Wednesday 24th of February 1982. The numberplate XKV831X was first registered near Coventry. At an estimated 104,748 miles, this vehicle has done a lower than average number of miles for its age.
In 1982 it was still possible to “bunk round” depots and on 9th May 1982 I am doing just that my local depot, Toton. Amongst a line of Class 08 shunters stabled in the yard is 08021.
Locomotive History
08021 was originally 13029 and then later under the 1957 renumbering scheme D3029. It was built at Derby Works and entered traffic October 1953. For the first half of its career it was based in the West Midlands with its first Allocation being Tyseley. In August 1960 it transferred to Stourbridge Junction and then to Bescot when Stourbridge closed in April 1967. It transferred to Toton in July 1968 (one of the Class 10 replacements) where it remained until withdrawn in December 1986. Following withdrawal it has entered preservation and is the resident shunter at the Tyseley Locomotive Works, its first home in 1953.
Toton Diesel Shunter Allocation – 1967/68
In the 1950’s and early 1960’s British Railways built/purchased around two thousand diesel shunters which replaced considerably more steam shunting engines. By the middle of the 1960’s changing operating methods and the reducing size of the network lead to a surplus of diesel shunting locomotives. Withdrawal commenced with the classes containing only a few locomotives however as the surplus grew a start was made on the larger less reliable classes.
I first started visiting Toton MPD in the summer of 1966 and in November 1966 Toton MPD had an allocation of twenty five diesel shunters. Over the next two years this fleet would be totally replaced and was also reduced to fifteen locomotives. The diesel shunter allocation in November 1966 consisted of four types of locomotive:
Class D2/2 - (TOPS class 03) –204bhp diesel mechanical shunter built by Swindon and Doncaster works between 1957 - 1961
Class D3/3 – 350bhp diesel electric shunter (mechanically a class 08) fitted with a Crossley ESNT6 engine and Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment, built by Derby Works in 1955.
Class D3/4 - (TOPS class 10) –350bhp diesel electric shunter (mechanically a class 08) fitted with a Blackstone ER6T engine and GEC electrical equipment built by Darlington and Doncaster Works between 1953 and 1962.
Class D3/8 (TOPS class 11) - 350bhp diesel electric shunter (the prototype for the class 08) fitted with an English Electric 6KT engine and English Electric electrical equipment built at Derby Works between 1945 and 1952.
Those allocated were as follows
Class D2/2 (class03) – D2116
Class D3/3 – D3117 – D3126 (complete class)
Class D3/4 (class 10) – D3476/93/95/97-99, D3500-02, D3632
Class D3/8 (class 11) – 12038/55/63/82
Of note is D2116 which had officially arrived in September 1966 but despite regular visits at this time I can not personally ever recall seeing it at Toton.
The first change was the transfer of the four D3/8 locomotives in November/December 1966 (with 12038 going to Speke Junction and 12055/63/82 going to Crewe) and the withdrawal of four of the class D3/3 locomotives D3122-24/26. These were replaced by eight class D3/4 locomotives, D3446/47/48/49/50 from Peterborough, D3452/75 from Tinsley and D3473 from Doncaster.
In April 1967 a further class D3/3 locomotive was withdrawn D3121 and in July 1967 the remaining five class D3/3 locomotives D3117-20/25 were withdrawn.
In September 1967 the class D2/2 locomotive D2116 was transferred to Barrow
In November 1967 the first two class D3/2 (TOPS class 08) locomotives D3400/02 arrived from Cardiff
In December 1967 two further class D3/2 locomotives D3050 and D3997 arrived from Willesden and Bescot respectively as did two class D3/4 locomotives D3442/89 from Colwick however a start was made on withdrawing the D3/4 locomotives with the withdrawal of D3449.
So the situation at the end of 1967 was an allocation of twenty five diesel shunters (the same total as November 1966) of only two types:
Class D3/2 (class 08) - D3050, D3400/02, D3997
Class D3/4 (class 10) – D3442/46-50/52/73/75/76/89/93/95/97-99, D3500-02, D3632.
This was to be the high point as over the next nine months twenty of the class D3/4 locomotives were withdrawn with the remaining one D3497 being transferred to Colwick. As replacements eleven class D3/2 locomotives arrived, D3021/25/29/34/36/37 from Bescot, D3026 from Tyseley, D3039 from Derby and D3340/45/90 from the Scottish Region (Thornton Junction, Dunfermline and Eastfield respectively). One class D3/4 D3490 also arrived from Colwick but was withdrawn one month later.
So by September 1968 in less than two years the Toton diesel shunter allocation was totally replaced initially by additional class D3/4 (class 10) locomotives which were in turn quickly withdrawn and replaced by class D3/2 (class 08) locomotives. Also in the first nine months of 1968 the fleet was significantly reduced, being reduced from twenty five to fifteen locomotives as follows.
D3/2 (class 08) – D3021/25/26/29/34/36/37/39/50, D3340/45/90, D3400/02, D3997
As a young spotter this meant plenty of new “cops” on a regular basis.
Praktica LTL, Boots Colourslide 5
The fourtth generation of the Opel Kadett was built between 1979 and 1984. It was the first front wheel driven Opel. This one has a 1.3 litre engine and automatic transmission.
This is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age. Construction began under the Emperor Vespasian (r. 69-79 AD) in 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir, Titus (r. 79-81). Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (r. 81-96). The three emperors who were patrons of the work are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was initially named the Flavian Amphitheatre by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius).
The Colosseum is built of travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock), and brick-faced concrete. It could hold an estimated 50-80,000 spectators at various points in its history, having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles including animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, dramas based on Roman mythology, and, briefly, mock sea battles. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early mediaeval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.
Although substantially ruined by earthquakes and stone robbers taking spolia, the Colosseum is still a renowned symbol of Imperial Rome and was listed as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. An entirely free-standing structure, it derives its basic exterior and interior architecture from that of two theatres back-to-back. It is elliptical in plan and is 189m long, and 156m wide, with a base area of 24,000 sq. m. The outer wall is 48m tall. The central arena, seen above, is an ellipse 87m long and 55m wide, surrounded by a wall 5m high, above which rose tiers of seating.
Seen during an all-too-short weekend visit to Rome in the summer of 1982, this is a scan from a negative. A temporary floor protecting part of the hypogeum has been installed since then, and there are apparently plans to install a retractable floor across the entire floor. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
Paris, juin 1982. Fontaine des Quatre-Parties-du-Monde (Jean Baptiste Carpeaux sculpsit), jardin des Grands Explorateurs. Leicaflex + 50mm f/2 Summicron-R I. Diapositive Fujifilm, numérisée avec un scanner Minolta 5400 II
Back in 1982 I was in a band called Team 23. We played a brand of soul akin to Atlantic Stax. We toured extensively. Recently I picked up the guitar and started singing, writing songs and playing again? Great fun. I've seen our single out there on discogs and worth quite a bit (rare you see). I'm on the right.
I-AMIC MM6305 Italian Air Force FIAT G91R/1A c/n 169 ex 2-57 restored as Frecce Tricolori Pony 10 G.B. Molinaro livery
BR closed the line to Brechin in 1981 and it was quickly acquired for preservation. Some photos here taken in May 1982 as things were just getting going.
The station frontage remained in surprisingly original condition, just needing the glazing replaced.
Preston, Lancashire registered - first registered in the UK September 1996 - untaxed since October 2021 - last MOT expired September 2022.
I don't remember when I bought this signed postcard of Dave Stevens' "Rocketeer" character Betty. It's one of my treasures, though.
Dave Stevens died of cancer in 2008 at the age of 52. A real shame. He was a gifted artist - arguably the best of his generation of comic artists - and from all accounts a warm and well-loved man.