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40 year old British Rail Class 315 4 car 25kV EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) 315837 leads the 8 car 2W90 10:42 (10:49 RT) TfL Rail London Liverpool Street- Shenfield service train northbound at Stratford Station on the Great Eastern Main Line in East London (UK).
Class 315 EMU's were built by BREL (British Rail Engineering Ltd) in 1980/1 and were based on the then new 1972 British Rail 'standard' EMU design.
315837 is one of the last 315 units still in service as most have been withdrawn/scrapped and replaced by the Class 345 Aventra Elizabeth 'Crossrail' Line EMU's which of course the TfL Rail London- Shenfield Metro GEML will form a part of.
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Relatively new(ish) British Rail Class 755 3 car diesel electric Bi-Mode Multiple Unit (BMU) 755327 working the 2D82 14:17 (14:30 RT) Ipswich - Lowestoft Greater Anglia service train at Woodbridge Station in the County of Suffolk (UK).
755327 was built for Greater Anglia by Stadler Rail at their facility in Bussnang Switzerland as one of the Stadler 'FLIRT' (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) modular family of trainsets.
The Class 755 bi-mode units should not be confused with the very similar looking Stadler Rail 'FLIRT' Class 745 Electric (only) Multiple Units which were introduced by Greater Anglia in 2020.
Note the Dellner type coupling system in the big ugly hole at the front of the train. The Dellner coupling is a version of the Scharfenberg coupler which connects pneumatics and electronics at the same point of contact. Also note the power pack vehicle located between the first and second coach.
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50020 at Exeter St Davids reversing stock into the platform for evening 19.48 Waterloo departure. Highly unusual at the time with this being a DCWA engineers loco. Hadn't see this occur before, as usually turned round with train engine. As quickly as 50020 appeared it uncoupled and headed back to stabling point. However managed to set up tripod to catch event before train engine arrived. NB departure only 8 mins away.
GWR Class 158 No.158745 passes Hawkeridge Junction,with the 11:06 Swindon to Westbury service,on the 19th of April 2022.
Unidentified Class 25 passing Manchester Victoria with a freight working.Unknown date,but most probably early 1980s.
British Rail Class 377 'Electrostar'' 750v DC 3rd rail EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) 377437 working the 1F20 11:47 (13:18 7L) Southern [Railway] London Victoria- Ore service train at Eastbourne station in East Sussex (UK).
Note the buffers. Eastbourne is a terminus station however the train is not terminating here and will continue on to Ore by leaving the station from the arrival direction.
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GBRf class 66 730 'Whitemoor' brightens up a dull Saturday lunchtime as it heads 4M64, the 12.20 Crawley New Yard to Wellingborough Up Yard, through Purley Oaks. After passing through East Croydon and Norwood Junction the train will continue through Tulse Hill, Brixton, Clapham Junction, Barnes, Acton Wells Junction and the little used route through Dudding Hill Junction, before joining the Midland Main Line for it's onward journey.
Real Time Trains showed this train was bang on time when I took this photo at 13.02. It was also on time when it passed Tulse Hill at 13.26, twenty four minutes later!
(with apologies to Gene Pitney!)
Number 1 end of preserved British Rail Class 14 'Teddy Bear' 0-6-0 diesel hydraulic locomotive 14901 at the heritage Colne Valley Railway near Castle Hedingham in Essex (UK).
14901 was built at British Railways Swindon Works and entered service as D9524 in December 1964. With an incredibly short service life D9524 was withdrawn from the mainline for use in the private sector in April 1969.
D9524 finally entered preservation In August 1981. The locomotive never wore this 'BR Blue' livery, 14901 TOPS number, twin headcode marker lights or British Rail double arrow logo in service. These have all been added post preservation.
In railway terminology, 14901 is painted in a 'fictitious livery' that has made it to the real thing. Diehard enthusiasts including me will argue all day long of the right and wrongs of locomotive fictitious liveries but in this case, I approve. ;-)
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My Colne Valley Railway album flic.kr/s/aHskWcUdQw
Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.
DB Class 66 No.66116 descends Whiteball,with the 09:09 Westbury to St Blazey RHTT working,on the 9th of October 2021.
DB Class 66 No.66003 heads towards Taunton,with the 14:00 Exeter Riverside to Didcot Yard light engine working,on a wet 11th of July 2021.
Class 506 EMU 59401 at Glossop.
Class 506s entered service in 1954 and the last run was in December 1984 when the line was converted to 25kV AC.
Beacon Rail livery Class 66 numbered 29001 (UIC number 266 461) and used by Heavy Haul Power International approaches Bremen Bahnhof with a coal train on 20/11/2013
British Rail Class 745 25kV 12 car Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) 745110 working the 1P27 10:00 (10:40 RT) Greater Anglia Norwich- London Liverpool Street service train southbound at Ipswich Station on the Great Eastern Main Line in the County of Suffolk (UK).
The Class 745 EMU's were a direct replacement in early 2020 for the ageing 30 year old plus Class 90 electric locomotives and their slam door British Rail Mk3b coaches which previously worked the Norwich- London Liverpool Street express services.
745110 was built by Stadler Rail at their facility in Bussnang Switzerland as one of the Stadler 'FLIRT' (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) modular family of trainsets.
Note the Dellner type coupling system in the big ugly hole at the front of the trains. The Dellner coupling is a version of the Scharfenberg coupler which connects pneumatics and electronics at the same point of contact.
Greater Anglia had an option to have a cover fitted in these coupling holes by Stadler but declined for cost and ease of maintenance reasons.
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Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.
BTH Type 1 - Class 15 - D8237, converted to ETH Unit ADB968002, at Toton in the early-80s..
The loco had been withdrawn from service in 1969, and converted, and was then finally scrapped in April 1985.
One member of the class - D8233 - has survived, and is currently being restored, at the East Lancashire Railway.
Restored from a faded unfocussed grainy original..
Original slide - photographer unknown
Class 37716 (with 37419) stands at Great Yarmouth with 2P33 1817 to Norwich on the evening of 13th November 2018. Photo: Ivan Stewart.
London Midland Class 172 172331 departs University station with the 12:07 1V15 Birmingham New street to Hereford service. These diagrams are usually worked by 170's. Taken at 12:07:46
British Rail Class 375 'Electrostar'' 750v DC 3rd rail EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) 375804 about to work the 1H82 14:50 (14:50 RT) 'South Eastern' Hastings- London Charing Cross service train at Hastings station in East Sussex (UK).
Photograph courtesy, copyright and taken by my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.
The first Class 700 EMU to enter the country
Seen here after arrival at the new Three Bridges Depot at 02:37 in the morning..
Hauled by GBRf loco 66769 running as 6X66 in charge was yours truly.
The 12 car unit was separated into three sections between barrier wagons.
Here we see one of the driving cabs of the new class 700.