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930202, a sandite unit converted from a class 416 2EPB, stands at Southampton Central on 2nd November 1997.
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Brand newish British Rail Class 755 3 car diesel electric Bi-Mode Multiple Unit (BMU) 755328 working the 2W20 15:20 (15:34 RT) 'Greater Anglia' Ipswich- Cambridge service train at Stowmarket Station on the Great Eastern Main Line in the County of Suffolk (UK).
Note the 25kV pick up pantograph is down and the train is running under diesel power despite running from Ipswich under OHLE. The train will head off the electrified Great Eastern Main Line just north of Stowmarket were the line to Cambridge is unelectrified.
The Class 755 BMU's were a direct replacement from 2019 for the ancient Class 156 'Sprinter' DMU trains that operated on rural Greater Anglia secondary lines.
755403 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 almost identical looking Stadler Rail 'FLIRT' Class 745 Electric (only) Multiple Units which are also operated by Greater Anglia.
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.
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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Another tidied up negative from this trip around the works. No idea what a solitary 27 was doing there!
Another local High School Building that is no longer with us... I try to document buildings and other artifacts while they are still here... before they disappear forever.
BREL (York) Class 508/2 (refurbished from Merseyrail 508/1) Standard Mk.II 750v dc 3rd rail 3-car emu No.508 203 (ex-508 106) freshly painted in South Eastern livery (which had actually been the new Connex South Eastern livery shortly before Connex lost their franchise) at London Bridge 11/08 on a Redhill and Tonbridge service, in the last days before this service was transferred from SE to Southern, so the newly painted livery became inappropriate for this unit almost immediately! The unit was then transferred to Merseyrail.
The Southern spec class 456 interior, ably demonstrated by class leader 456001.
At one time, the most comfortable trains on the South London Metro!
Class 503 EMU 28680 at New Brighton.
Class 503s were replaced by class 508s. They started being withdrawn in June 1984 and the final run in service was 2 weeks after these pictures were taken.
This trip was before I was recording trains however the moves were as follows;
13/03/85
47618 Oxford-Birmingham
86248 Birmingham-Stafford
14/03/85
86239 Stafford-Manchester Piccadilly (sleepers)
54275 Manchester Piccadilly-Hunts Cross
508135 Hunts Cross-Kirkby
52056 Kirkby-Bolton
53494 Bolton-Blackburn
53433 Blackburn-Colne
53482 Colne-Preston
52044 Preston-Liverpool Lime Street via St Helens Shaw Street
508134 Liverpool Lime Street LL - Hamilton Square
508108 Hamilton Square-West Kirby - Birkenhead North
508107 Birkenhead North-New Brighton-James Street
??? James Street-Hamilton Square
508107 Hamilton Square-Rock Ferry
508131 Rock Ferry-Liverpool Lime Street Low Level
51852 Liverpool Lime Street-Hunts Cross
507011 Hunts Cross-Moorfields
28394 Moorfields-James Street
29836 James Street-Birkenhead North
29141 Birkenhead North-New Brighton
??? New Brighton-Hamilton Square
508105 Hamilton Square-Liverpool Lime Street Low Level
86243 Liverpool Lime Street -Stafford
86251 Stafford-Birmingham New Street
50004 Birmingham New Street-Oxford
April 25th, 1987
Heaton Lodge Junction, Mirfield
Approaching the junction from the Healey Mills direction is immaculate Class 56 56089 (TO) with a tanker train for Lancashire
Preserved English Electric Type 1 'Chopper' Class 20 Bo-Bo diesel locomotive 20189 at Thuxton Station on the Mid Norfolk Railway in Norfolk (UK).
20189 was built at the English Electric Vulcan Foundry Newton le Willows as British Railways Type 1 D8189 in 1967.
The English Electric Type 1 Class 20 locomotives were first introduced onto British Railways in 1957.
20189 was guest locomotive at the MNR courtesy of Michael Owen and the Class 20 Locomotive Society.
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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Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.
Class 40 No. 381 (in green) stands at the head of a London express, Chester Station.
27th August 1973
Class 47 47403 is pictured at Newcastle Central on December 22nd 1977. Originally D1502, it has survived into preservation.
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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DB Class 66 No.66116 descends Whiteball,with the 09:09 Westbury to St Blazey RHTT working,on the 9th of October 2021.
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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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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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.
Basically a big FTL drive with 16x quicks attached. Basically it's a commerce raider and carrier for big fleets. I figured the quicks were a bit too small for long range FTL voyages so yeah.
Hauler Armament:
-16x Missile Tubes
-8x Heavy KEW's (mounted on 4x turrets)
Armor:
-mininmal most covering bridge and engine areas
Ship capacity:
-16x Quick-Class MissileBoats