Popular Post astropsidings 622 Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) Birmingham New Street, 1978, and a Class 317 at Kings Cross Midland City Station, 29 October 1984. Edited October 27, 2020 by astropsidings 21 Link to post Share on other sites
mpb56125 789 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 86609 passing Runcorn on 30th October 2020 with Felixstowe to Garston working. Mark 14 Link to post Share on other sites
44690 289 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 The shortest lived livery on the class 90s? 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DBC90024 374 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) On 31/10/2020 at 21:59, 44690 said: The shortest lived livery on the class 90s? Shortest lived livery on the 90? @44690, technically, yes, as they are now debranded, but still in bumblebee and if you think of the case of 90021, still in Barbie EWS First Scotrail long time after last running on the Cally Sleeper and likely to return to Intermodal workings before being repainted into DBC then it stands to reason that this may not necessarily be the end for the striking black and orange 90s just yet. Edited December 17, 2020 by DBC90024 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Barclay 1,493 Posted November 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2020 Some Euston shots from 1986. The new liveries seemed interesting at the time but I now look at the Rail Blue era with great affection (rose tinted specs maybe). 27 Link to post Share on other sites
johnw1 723 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 84001 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/50516323891/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites
johnw1 723 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 86216 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/50572319758/ 87010 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/50585527438/ 86232 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/50600624051/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Rugd1022 31,236 Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2020 Photo by Bryan Trent : Crewe on 25th August 1972.... 22 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post DY444 1,240 Posted December 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2020 Not sure if this has been mentioned (can't find anything on search) but a few weeks ago the restoration of 89001 reached a major milestone as the pan was raised at Soho depot and it moved (a couple of inches!) under its own power for the first time since it was withdrawn 18 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ClikC 95 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Saw the news on Facebook, an amazing achievement! Regards Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Northmoor 4,395 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, DY444 said: Not sure if this has been mentioned (can't find anything on search) but a few weeks ago the restoration of 89001 reached a major milestone as the pan was raised at Soho depot and it moved (a couple of inches!) under its own power for the first time since it was withdrawn I'm impressed but not at all surprised. Tim was involved in the original build of 89001 and what Paul has forgotten about the workings of electric locomotives, amounts to more than most of us will ever know. Well done chaps. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DBC90024 374 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Ex-Grand Central Class 90026 paired with DB minus Schenker 90036 on 4m25 last friday at Stafford station. 10 Link to post Share on other sites
DBC90024 374 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 DB Cargo Class 90019 dragging ex-Grand Central Class 90020 and 90029 back to Crewe from Wembley Carriage sidings. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Ray M 1,637 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 90012/48/16 Midland Road, Mon 4-1-21 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold 4630 14,151 Posted January 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 31 minutes ago, Ray M said: 90012/48/16 Midland Road, Mon 4-1-21 ...and here they are a short while earlier at Thornhill LNW Junction, Ravensthorpe included in the consist of 0E90, 07.52 Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road. 15 Link to post Share on other sites
DBC90024 374 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 27/01/2018 at 00:33, Dava said: Stafford was one of the coldest stations I remember, That brutalist 60s architecture was not warm and traveling via Coventry recently [seeing the City of Coventry nameplate] it's not changed much. I used to change traveling from Macc to university at Bristol. I recall the last sight of one of the 84's on a freight there in 1981. Dava It still is... cold... lol... But it's still a great place to catch a train or two. [email protected] 3 Link to post Share on other sites
johnw1 723 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 86246 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/50750383498/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Dava 2,782 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 05/01/2021 at 06:18, DBC90024 said: It still is... cold... lol... But it's still a great place to catch a train or two. [email protected] Agree - 2 x 90s on freight look great! Dava 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DBC90024 374 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) On 04/01/2021 at 14:15, 4630 said: ...and here they are a short while earlier at Thornhill LNW Junction, Ravensthorpe included in the consist of 0E90, 07.52 Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road. Saw this shot and thought of @WrattingRoad Great consist there with three of five of the current skoda liveries, just missing Powerhaul and G&W Edited January 6 by DBC90024 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Southof1E top tmd 1,312 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 hard to recognise now but perhaps the station roof helps. the late Tony Ewer catches 86233 still in BR blue with an empty van train probably for Thornton Fields at Liverpool St on August 8th 1987 NR http://www.leightonlogs.org 14 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce 1,863 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Found a couple of pics for this thread, both taken at Manchester Piccadilly on 4 June 1968: E3029 E3154 20 Link to post Share on other sites
DBC90024 374 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 4 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: Found a couple of pics for this thread, both taken at Manchester Piccadilly on 4 June 1968: E3029 E3154 That would have been a great time to photograp Piccadilly with the 1500v DC Woodhead line terminus to the left of this, with the boxy looking 76s with their double pantos alongside the comparatively sleeker 86s - hard to believe Woodhead wasnt converted to 25kv at a time when electrification was, as it still is, the way forward for the railways 3 Link to post Share on other sites
johnw1 723 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 91101 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/50815876068/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce 1,863 Posted January 13 Popular Post Share Posted January 13 Class 86 at Hademore Crossing, between Tamworth and Lichfield in 1980 to show how high the pantograph was expected to go, and still perform effectively, at a level crossing. 23 Link to post Share on other sites
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