eastwestdivide Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Mike Storey said: It is incredible how much Strood has changed (and now changed since) - many thanks for those two photos EWDivide. Same everywhere really, but you tend to notice it with familiar places. I was spotting there late 70s-early 80s, and when I go back to visit, I often try and take "after" shots to match my "befores". Now there's an idea for a thread or gallery. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) West Worthing this afternoon. Brighton service passes what I think may be new Great Northern trains in the EMU sidings. West Worthing stopper from Brighton leaves to enter the reversing siding prior to heading back to Brighton. Cheers Darius Edited June 11, 2019 by Darius43 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2019 Great Northern 717's in warm storage as basically, they have a lot of issues which is seriously delaying their introduction and they were running out of space to park them! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) Not sure if interior views are allowed. Anyway, this is the 1st class section of Class 442420 (car 77401) on its second day in passenger service with the SWR. Edited June 11, 2019 by Peter Kazmierczak 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: Not sure if interior views are allowed. Anyway, this is the 1st class section of Class 442420 (car 77401) on its second day in passenger service with the SWR. Interesting to see that a 2+2 configuration has been adopted rather than the 2+1 of the old 1st Class Mk3s. The seats look marginally less uncomfortable than the ironing board planks that you get in second class these days but they don’t look a patch as good as the old 1st Class seats. The seating configuration also looks like it doesn’t line up with the windows so less legroom as well. Consistent with the give you less for more (£) of today’s railway companies. Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 At least its means extra trains in service in service with refurbished interiors ,with the number of passengers wanting to travel a few seats not lined up with windows is worth suffering. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, lmsforever said: At least its means extra trains in service in service with refurbished interiors ,with the number of passengers wanting to travel a few seats not lined up with windows is worth suffering. For which you have to pay the first class fare is my main point. Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DY444 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Looks better to me than the 1st class on the 444s and 450s though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jonny777 Posted June 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 23/05/2019 at 11:02, C126 said: Cher M. Claude, Thank you for your kind reassurances. Hoped you liked the E.M.U. shots. I am never quite sure what I am doing, but glad the info. is of interest to others. Classes 33, 47, and 73 to follow as time allows. Best wishes to you all. Don't apologise for lurching back in time; we like nostalgia here. And because of that, here is a 4-EPB at London Bridge. 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2019 12 hours ago, lmsforever said: At least its means extra trains in service in service with refurbished interiors ,with the number of passengers wanting to travel a few seats not lined up with windows is worth suffering. As market research by Virgin (and confirmed by lots of personal observation) showed, almost no-one spends a significant time looking out of the window anyway. On my regular commute, I'm would guess about 10% are reading a book/magazine/newspaper, 60% are watching/reading/texting on their phones, 10% are working on laptops or paperwork and the rest are asleep (that's often me too). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2019 I spend a lot of time looking out of the window, unless it's dark, even over routes I have travelled over for years. 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said: I spend a lot of time looking out of the window, unless it's dark, even over routes I have travelled over for years. Surely looking out of the window is one of the greatest pleasures of train travel ?! Cheers, Phil. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Siberian Snooper said: I spend a lot of time looking out of the window, unless it's dark, even over routes I have travelled over for years. 1 hour ago, Phil Mc said: Surely looking out of the window is one of the greatest pleasures of train travel ?! Cheers, Phil. But you and I are "enthusiasts", so aren't the general public as far as this is concerned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted June 13, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Phil Mc said: Surely looking out of the window is one of the greatest pleasures of train travel ?! I agree, but so is reading some of the backlog of books I've built over the years, whilst driving to work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2019 Taken at Hove this morning - whilst looking out of the window. Cheers Darius 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdlcs Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Out of interest, does anyone know what determined the curvature of the yellow wraparound on the 313? (And presumably the other classes of units from that generation?) Why that shape and size, rather than another, or simply squared off, or no wrap at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2019 The chamfer on the corners is to keep the cars within the loading gauge whilst traversing corners. The yellow extent is a stylistic thing I think. The Southern 313s don’t extend the yellow all the way to the bottom - unlike the BR scheme. Cheers Darius 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted June 13, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2019 The yellow on the front of a green 313 goes down as far as the top of the front cab windscreen access steps, on the infamous blue one it extends right down to the bottom. Also the bodyside profile bows out towards the bottom which may be the reason for the end champhers compared with later so called MK3 derived stock which have straight vertical bodyside. The contrast is best seen on SWT 455's which have a ex 508 middle trailer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 You can see the shape of the bodyside (and the section that's painted yellow above) fairly well on this Wikimedia Commons photo: via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Northern_Class_313_at_Moorgate.JPG 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I look out of the window when traveling especially on my annual trip to Glasgow also when I go up to Marylebone the back gardens are most interesting its good to be nosy! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 412303 seems to have had a new coat of paint in the works before moving into the station at Eastleigh in the early 1990s. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 53 minutes ago, jonny777 said: 412303 seems to have had a new coat of paint in the works before moving into the station at Eastleigh in the early 1990s All these years I'd thought the official livery included mucky sections behind the MU and brake pipes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Red Fox Posted June 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2019 On 12/06/2019 at 08:22, DY444 said: Looks better to me than the 1st class on the 444s and 450s though The 444's are in the process of getting the same 2+2 First Class seats, about half the fleet are done now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Desiros internally look quite smart with the new interior, a shame to lose the 2+1 seating in 1st Class though. Externally, they look somewhat unloved... By all accounts, repaints should start this year, whether Bournemouth Depot gets it remains to be seen... Anyway, I found these in some unmarked folders. Shots of the 1497 "Freshwater" working on the Lymington Branch prior to the withdrawal of MK1 units on the line. A real shame to have lost them. I never did any pictures of 1498 "Farringford" on the line unfortunatley. Lymington Pier - 16.05.2010 Lymington Town - 16.05.2010 Jealous Copse - 21.05.2010 Setley Plain - 21.05.2010 Brockenhurst on the last day of service - 22.05.2010 The rather basic cab of 1497 - 16.05.2010 Headboard - 22.05.2010 These are the only two pictures I have of 1498 "Farringford". To even out the flange wear on the wheelsets, the pair of units ran as 5Z98 Bournemouth T&RSMD to Fareham via Netley and then back as 5Z99 to Bournemouth T&RSMD via a reversal at Eastleigh. Both workings are seen at Beaulieu Road on 31.03.2010. And a pair of pictures of more modern units. 377122 heads onto the Netley line, as 450106 comes off it at St. Denys - 27.02.2015 444002 heads away from a gloomy Southampton with a London bound service - 10.11.2016 Andy. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Here is one of 1498 at Lymington, to even the balance a little. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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