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Painted in Pullman livery and stabled at Derby on the 23rd September 2013 is Mark IIf Tourist Second Open (TSO) 5912.
Coach History
The Mark II fleet were British Rail's second design of coaching stock and were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975. They were of steel construction. The Mark II has a semi-integral construction, giving it more strength than a preceding Mark I coaching stock in the event of an accident, although a key driver of the changed construction method was to overcome the serious corrosion problem point in the Mark I at the base of the body, where it was attached to the underframe. The Mark IId introduced air conditioning and the Mark IIf was the final version of the Mark II fleet. 5919 is one of a batch of two hundred and seventy seven Mark IIf TSO’s built between 1973 and 1975 at Derby Litchurch Lane and is part of lot 30846 built in 1973. It was initially allocated to the Eastern Region for East Coast duties until displaced by the introduction of the High Speed Train fleet when it transferred to the London Midland Region for West Coast duties and remained on these duties for most of its career.
My son looked at this picture and said "how is that even possible?" Believe me, this is exactly how crazy the sky was yesterday morning. Wait until I post this morning's sunrise, it was a one of a kind as well.
September just does not want to quit!!!
View large on black!!
Have a great weekend everyone.
25093 passes Lenton South Junction with what I believe to be 4M22, Peterborough - Crewe parcels, 3rd September 1980. Of note are the two pre nationalisation designed vehicles (3rd and 5th) in the formation as these were getting rare by 1980.
Locomotive History
Originally D5243 it was one of a batch of locomotives constructed at Derby works during the last quarter of 1963, being delivered to Toton during January 1964. D5243 made its test run from Derby to Corby and back on the 3rd January 1964. D5243 would become one of the most transferred locomotives on British Railways when withdrawn and even included a spell at Hither Green in September 1964 to cover for a temporary shortage of electric locomotives. On withdrawal in November 1982 it had been transferred twenty eight times and had been allocated to depots within all of the BR regions except the Eastern. Its last classified repair had been at Glasgow works which is denoted by the bodyside numbers carried in this photograph. Following withdrawal it migrated to Derby works and would remain until the 23rd July 1985 when eight class 25’s left Derby works for the last time with 25093, 25105/64, 25234/48/60, 25312/19 running as the 9X12 17.05 Derby works - Swindon works hauled by 45060. Despite 25093 being dragged down to Swindon works for breaking up events overtook this action with Swindon works closing and the remaining withdrawn locomotives being consigned to Vic Berry of Leicester. Thus on the 3rd June 1987 25093, 25180/93 and 25306 were towed to Vic Berry's, Leicester arriving the next day. 25093, would linger until finally broken up in February 1988
Our Daily Challenge 14-20 September : The Shape of things.
The Antirrhinum majus seed pods look just like little birds
So August is officially over and it's September. Hope everyone has a very nice month of September. For those who go back to school, I hope it's the easiest fall semester ever!
Sorry friends, I won't be able to visit your streams today, gotta catch up with the studying for my damn final.
Uitschuiven, met de nodige pijn en moeite, van de oude bruggen.
Removing, with some difficulties, from the old bridges.
Island of Tears, Minsk
This memorial is dedicated to the Belarusian soldiers lost in 1979-1989 years in Afghanistan
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Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij stoomlocomotief 50 8139 vertrekt met een extra reizigerstrein uit het ondergrondse station van Best.
Veluwsche Steamtrain Company steamengine 50 8139 departs with a extra passenger working from the new station from Best.
Wegtakelen van de oude brug met behulp van twee autokranen.
Taking out the old bridge with two roadcranes.