eastwestdivide Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) The Hasting unit on the previous post - that's not so much a thumper, more like a python after a heavy meal. Edited November 20, 2019 by eastwestdivide turned the page 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted November 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2019 Just found this one 25/07/86 Snowdown br Refurbished CEP 1614 As well as the unit there is some wonderful SR concrete 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eastwestdivide Posted November 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2019 Here's the same unit, 1614, in Sep 1983 at Headcorn. I like the way the long straight between Tonbridge and Ashford has gained a kink (behind the train) to accommodate the loops: 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said: Here's the same unit, 1614, in Sep 1983 at Headcorn. I like the way the long straight between Tonbridge and Ashford has gained a kink (behind the train) to accommodate the loops: Or to slow down the drivers who used to take liberties with the speed limits before spies in the cab and TPWS came along 455 approaching Twickenham Junction from Strawberry Hill An ex-Isle of Wight 1927-stock London underground trailer car with its NSE livery almost gone inside Acton Depot museum store; it will be restored to LT red And "Drain" motor S61 also in the Acton Depot store and repainted in NSE livery though not yet fully restored internally. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 A few photos from Clapham Junction in 2005. 377407 on March 19th. 442407 on August 10th 444024 on June 21st 450022 on 21st April 456002 on 22nd April 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted November 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2019 6 hours ago, eastwestdivide said: The Hasting unit on the previous post - that's not so much a thumper, more like a python after a heavy meal. Rather than a Hastings unit is that not two tadpoles coupled heads inwards? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_206 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted November 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, colin penfold said: Rather than a Hastings unit is that not two tadpoles coupled heads inwards? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_206 No, because one of those centre cars is a buffet. Don't think any slim buffets survived the gas axe.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 20, 2019 Isn't Inspection Saloon 'Caroline' one of the former narrow buffet cars? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
75B Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, colin penfold said: Rather than a Hastings unit is that not two tadpoles coupled heads inwards? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_206 The two centre cars in the Hastings unit are a Buffet car from a 4CIG and a trailer second from a 4Cep. 1 hour ago, Davexoc said: No, because one of those centre cars is a buffet. Don't think any slim buffets survived the gas axe.... No Buffet cars from the 6B's survived in their original guise, but two former Buffets do - 975025 Caroline (S60755) and 975386 Lab 4 (S60750}. Keith Edited November 21, 2019 by 75B 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 18 hours ago, Davexoc said: No, because one of those centre cars is a buffet. Don't think any slim buffets survived the gas axe.... ISTR they were withdrawn early due to severe corrosion issues on the underframes 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2019 A couple that don't appear to have been uploaded before - again rather random ones that I have come across while looking for something else. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted November 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2019 18 hours ago, 75B said: The two centre cars in the Hastings unit are a Buffet car from a 4CIG and a trailer second from a 4Cep. No Buffet cars from the 6B's survived in their original guise, but two former Buffets do - 975025 Caroline (S60755) and 975386 Lab 4 (S60750}. Keith A shot of Lab4 at Bexhill 24Feb01 taken on an early digital stills camera. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted November 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, phil_sutters said: Hope you don't mind and I may have posted this before but I took this shot from an almost identical position in August 1985. It's scanned from a 110 format negative which I haven't sorted the colour cast from. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted November 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2019 A quick attempt at a fix 17 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) The random uploading continues Edited November 22, 2019 by phil_sutters Additional photo 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2019 Might want to check that, no such beast as 377218, they stop at 215... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted December 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2019 Sparking up!!! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 1 hour ago, John M Upton said: Sparking up!!! Just a flash in the pan at CCH! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted December 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 13, 2019 16 hours ago, JohnDMJ said: Just a flash in the pan at CCH! Surely that joke should be in the AC thread... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted December 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2019 Sorting out a few old prints which I took in the late 1980s, which was a period of transition on the South West Main Line to Bournemouth... Still in blue and grey, 4 Vep 7827 at Hinton Admiral probably working the hourly '93' stopping service from Bournemouth. The new order at Bournemouth with 5 Wes 2415 waiting to depart from platform 2 with an Up service, and a sister unit having arrived at platform 3 4 Rep (as it was at that time before the later reformation to 6 Rep) 1902 stands at platform 2, whilst 33116 stands at platform 1. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I see Chart Leacon have signed off the unit! 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted December 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2019 As at the time 7827 was one of Fratton's finest, I assume it was somewhere around Pompey that it picked up the 'decoration', rather than the genteel surrounding of Bournemouth. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, 4630 said: As at the time 7827 was one of Fratton's finest, I assume it was somewhere around Pompey that it picked up the 'decoration', rather than the genteel surrounding of Bournemouth. Indeed. A bit hard for the residents of Bournemouth to get up that high, on their zimmer frames. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 "Genteel" and "Bournemouth" don't go together nowadays................ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted December 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: "Genteel" and "Bournemouth" don't go together nowadays................ Yes, I had the misfortune to visit my old stamping ground recently. I only get to visit once or twice year at most now and I know its been on a downward spiral for sometime, but as I said to Mrs 4630 on the way back to West Yorkshire, "I really don't want to visit there again". All very sad. Edited December 15, 2019 by 4630 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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