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A Class 115 DMU with M51677 leading heads North from Amersham, past Hervines Wood foot crossing, on a Marylebone - Aylesbury service.
With British Airways operating large long-haul bases from both London Heathrow and London Gatwick, it is not surprising to see its short-haul fleet and their Boeing 777 fleet transferring between the two.
For British Airways, its their Boeing 777-200ER that consistently transfer between the two bases, except for the 3-class General Electric examples based at London Gatwick, and the 4-class Rolls-Royce based at London Heathrow. Every other Boeing 777-200ER examples are commonly transferred over but that's not to say it doesn't happen.
At present, British Airways are currently in the process of reconfiguring their London Gatwick Boeing 777-200ER fleet with the first currently undergoing treatment in Singapore. The winter is particularly popular time for the Caribbean (great emphasis at London Gatwick) due to the Hurricane season being over.
To compensate for the current refurbishment, British Airways often loan Boeing 777-200ER's over from London Heathrow to compensate for the drop in aircraft allocation. That said, with some destinations seeing a drop in demand during the winter, a 3-class General Electric Boeing 777-200ER has been loaned only briefly to London Heathrow before being returned back to London Gatwick.
Here is the current list of Boeing 777-200ER fleet and their respected bases:
-Gatwick: G-VIIF/O/P/R/T/U/V/W/X/Y, YMMC/D/R/S
-Heathrow: G-VIIA/B/C/D/E/G/H/J/K/L/M/N/S, RAES, YMMA/B/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/N/O/P/T/U
Currently, British Airways operates 58 Boeing 777's, which includes 3 Boeing 777-200's, 43 Boeing 777-200ER's and 12 Boeing 777-300ER's. 3 Boeing 777-200's are expected to withdrawn in favour of used 3 Boeing 777-300ER's.
Victor India India Foxtrot is one of 43 Boeing 777-200ER's in service with British Airways, delivered new to the flag-carrier in March 1997 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GE90-85B engines. She was delivered new in Landor colours until August 2002 where she gained BA's latest corporate identity, the Chatham Dockyard Union Jack livery.
Boeing 777-236/ER G-VIIF on final approach into Runway 27L at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA176 from New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK).
British Rail Class 170 Turbostar diesel-hydraulic multiple unit No. 170509, operated by East Midlands Railway, at Derby station on 16th January 2025.
Hero Arts Cling set So Sorry CG318
Envelope Pattern S5507
Distress Inks various colors, your choice
(sample uses: scattered straw, tumbled glass, shabby shutters, wild honey)
Dark Brown Dye ink
Versamark ink
Clear Embossing Powder
Gold gems
Scallop Border Punch
White cardstock
A Class 105 Cravens driving trailer leads a hybrid set into Althorne, a remote unstaffed station between Woodham Ferrers and Burnham-on-Crouch, after a summer shower in the mid-1970s.
Class 67 67020 is pictured heading south through Platform 4 at Newcastle Central, with the Bo'ness Junction Exchange Sidings - Tyne Yard South Sidings ECW, on July 6th 2018.
Towards the end of their careers, DMU sets were thrown together with whatever was available. DMS number W51141 was allocated to Laira, but the centre car M59387 (class 108) and DMBS M53071 (class 116) were officially still Tyseley based when seen at Temple Meads on 14th May 1993.
BREL (York) Class "508/0" Standard Mk.II inner-suburban 750v dc 3rd rail 4-car emu No.508 025 in BR Rail Blue & Grey livery leaving Waterloo on an Effingham Jct. service, 09/82. Scanned slide taken with a Canon AE-1 Program.
In the sidings east of Chadwell Heath station. I remember that afterwards I was challenged by a representative of the firm using the adjacent yard: "Oi! Who gave you permission to take photos? Maybe I should call the police."
"Call them if you like," I replied, protesting my sole interest in the 306s (and not any dodgy dealings that might have been going on).
Chiltern Railways Class 168 No. 168003 with the 11:40 London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill service passes through Dorridge on 10th March 2016.
The Sovremenny class destroyer is the principal anti-surface warship of the Russian Navy. The Soviet designation for the class was Project 956 Sarych (Buzzard).
Its primary role is to attack enemy warships while also providing sea and air defense for warships and transports under escort. It complements the Udaloy-class destroyers in anti-submarine operations.
It was used in the sovjet navy, later until today in the russian navy and China bought some vessels too, which are still in use there.
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03 078 at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Before the demise of wagonload freight, even some relatively small stations had a shunting loco, this example being for shunting Tweedmouth yard. The 03 class was once a common sight in eastern England where duties were less onerous and would not justify a more powerful 08. Seen on 2 June 1984.
The tiny 01002 on Holyhead breakwater on Anglesey Island Wales around 1974.
Whilst on a family holiday in Llandudno I persuaded my father that he wanted to see Holyhead breakwater one day.
Sunday 5 May 1991, a special rail day was held at Hereford resulting in a number of extra trains being run to Abergavenny and Worcester Shrub Hill for enthusiasts. These were very packed and featured pairs of class 37s, 50015 Valiant, a class 56 and a pair of BR Blue 20s.
5-11-83 Tinsley Traction Maintenance Depot
A very weather worn 13003 stabled over the weekend
Olympus Om10
Kodak gold 200
A Class 40 comes off the Chester line at Crewe North Junction, with a lengthy up freight, consisting of open and mineral wagons.
Class 40 40036 leaves Chester station on a Bradford bound train.
Nasty looking dent in the front.
13th July 1974
Class 25 D5185 'Castell Dinas Brann' prepares to depart Loughborough Central during the Railways at Work Gala on the Great Central Railway.
387110 approaching Royston working 0705 Kings Cross to Cambridge on 10 October 2016. This was the first class 387 passenger service at Royston.
British Rail Class 69 Co-Co diesel locomotive 69003 as operated by GBRf (GB Railfreight) working a rake of empty JNA box wagons from Mountfield (East Sussex) to Southampton Western Docks at Eastleigh Station in the County of Hampshire (UK).
I think this is a daily GBRf service for the collection of gypsum from the Port of Southampton back to Mountfield.
69003 was originally built by Electroputere S.A. of Craiova, Romania and entered service for British Rail as Class 56, 56018 on August 23rd 1977.
56018 was rebuilt including a new low emission engine and other major improvements by Progress Rail for GBRf then reclassified as Class 69, 69003 in 2021.
Note the 'speed whiskers' which are a tribute to some pre yellow panel British Railways diesel multiple units from the 1950's/1960's.
All my Class 56's www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/class56
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_69
Photograph taken by and copyright of my occasional photostream contributor Mr Michael Foreman and is posted here with very kind permission.