Mike Storey Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, John M Upton said: This was my office for most of this morning. A bit cleaner this time too! Southern Class 313/2 313211 Portsmouth & Southsea 19/2/19 by John Upton, on Flickr Most excellent. Had the cleaners managed to get all the dried chewing gum off the underside of the console, from the last time you captained this unit? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, John M Upton said: This was my office for most of this morning. A bit cleaner this time too! Southern Class 313/2 313211 Portsmouth & Southsea 19/2/19 by John Upton, on Flickr Go on you photo shopped the picture !!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) On 18/02/2019 at 22:23, John M Upton said: There was an interesting shot on a Facebook group this morning of a BR design 2-EPB unit in plain blue FYE which was actually two Driving Motor Brakes from a 4-EPB numbered 5800. Apparently it got used as a 'tractor' unit for a while. Must have had quite some power to weight ratio on it!! I would be very interested to see this picture... 5800 was the '1957' type 2EPB outshopped in January 1960 to replace 5766 destroyed in the St. Johns accident in December 1957. It was disbanded in March 1964, DMBSO 61624 going to 4EPB 5352 to replace accident-damaged DMBSO 61614, and DTS 75636 used to reinstate 2EPB 5710 (disbanded so that its DTS could be used in 3R 'Tadpole' DEMU 1205) in December 1964. I have no record of 5800 (or any other EPB unit receiving the number 5800) being used as a depot tractor unit at any time in its short life, at which time it would have been in green livery. Unless modified, it was difficult to couple two EPB power cars back-to-back unless one had its centre buffer replaced by a rubbing plate normally seen on trailer vehicles, something not lightly done. There was a two power car tractor unit, 021, which was formed in October 1986 from the DMBSOs of ex-Tyneside units 6287 (5787) and 6292 (5792) after they were withdrawn from service. By then they would have received Blue/Grey livery. 021 was withdrawn in January 1993. Edited February 19, 2019 by talisman56 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) Try this: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rtelectricsanddiesels/permalink/2137515556328377/ This 'unit' is not to be confused with the original 2 EPB unit 5800 was was disbanded in 1964 after only a short life. The unit in the picture is a 'power unit' formed of two BR type 4 EPB MBSs back-to-back. These were from unit 5343 which had lost a trailer to IRA bomb damage near Cannon Street. 5343 ran in traffic briefly as a 3 EPB unit but this caused issues so the two MBSs were paired (as 5800) as used between 8-76 and 10-76 as a 'tractor unit' for CM&EE test trains. It was never used in passenger traffic. Both these MBSs were later split and used on other 4 EPB units with damaged cars whilst the various damaged coaches were repaired. I have never seen a photo of this later '5800' before, so this is a rare shot as it was not around for long. Edited February 20, 2019 by John M Upton 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) On 20/02/2019 at 05:31, John M Upton said: Try this: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rtelectricsanddiesels/permalink/2137515556328377/ Thanks for that - it's unusual for vehicles drafted into departmental service to be given a unit number in the service range, rather than the departmental (three digits starting with zero) - will look into that group Edited February 22, 2019 by talisman56 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted February 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2019 313202 at quarter to five this morning, waiting to be awoken from her sleep in the rather remote Platform 4 at Bognor Regis prior to running empties to Barnham. Southern Class 313/2 313202 Bognor Regis 21/2/19 by John Upton, on Flickr 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SR Chris Posted March 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2019 Green, white and blue. De-branded Southern liveried 377164 leads South Eastern liveried 377505 Up past Plum Pudding Island, Birchington with 1P50, the 1553 Ramsgate to London Victoria on Saturday, March 2nd 2019. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jonny777 Posted March 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2019 A 4-LAV unit leaves Brighton in summer 1968. A DEMU is in the stabling sidings together with a green class 33. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted March 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2019 The “Thumper” might be off an Oxted via Lewes diagram there. Great pic. which I am guessing was taken standing on the grit bin in Howard Place as were so many others. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 The thumper looks like a 3H. It could also be used on a Shoreham Horsham service. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2019 22 hours ago, jonny777 said: A 4-LAV unit leaves Brighton in summer 1968. A DEMU is in the stabling sidings together with a green class 33. I really like this pic - are there any more like it where this one came from? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2019 34 minutes ago, KeithHC said: The thumper looks like a 3H. It could also be used on a Shoreham Horsham service. Keith Indeed it could. 3H units worked the Brighton - Steyning - Horsham service for its last couple of years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 My office for the next few hours this morning: Southern Class 313/2 313205 Littlehampton 4/3/19 by John Upton, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 18 hours ago, 45156 said: I really like this pic - are there any more like it where this one came from? There may well be, 45156. The slides are all mixed up in a box. I would imagine the photographer took more. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium zarniwhoop Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 03/03/2019 at 16:46, Gwiwer said: Indeed it could. 3H units worked the Brighton - Steyning - Horsham service for its last couple of years. But if so, surely not summer 1968 ? The shadows look like a summer afternoon, would that not make it 1965 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2019 Blue/grey 313201 is back in service this morning after about five weeks off, currently shuttling between Brighton and West Worthing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Some great photos! Being a 25kv kid I have very fond memories of 4 days out of Waterloo London Bridge etc in April 1983. The sheer volume of units. 4 SUBS being my favourite. The first and last time I ever wrote every number down i could in respect of unit types seen and travelled on. Great memories. Regards Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Having a little catch up with this thread, some excellent images! Here's a few more from me, all Plastic stuff though. South Eastern 'Electrostar' 375818 leads a classmate through Wandsworth Road working 1S40 London Victoria to Ramsgate - 15.09.2015 'Capitalstar' 378219 rolls into Kensington Olympia with a cross London service - 15.09.2015 Arriving into Clapham Junction together are 378221 & 378213 - 15.09.2015 On a dull mid-summer day, 'Desiro' 444002 races through the New Forest at Bishops Dyke - 22.08.2015 A place lost to the undergrowth now, 444017 speeds down the SWML at Shawford - 24.02.2017 The sole 444 in SWR colours, 444040 leads a classmate through Shawford with 1W94 Weymouth to London Waterloo - 26.02.2019 450077 slows for the Botley stop as it works 1T50 Portsmouth Harbour to Basingstoke via Eastleigh - 29.11.2014 One of the handful of High Capacity units, 450558 heads through Millbrook with 1W61 London Waterloo to Weymouth - 21.01.2014 Andy. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted March 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2019 Tonight finds me making three consecutive visits to the eastern extremity of my manor, Seaford: Southern Class 313/2 313219 Seaford 11/3/19 by John Upton, on Flickr 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jonny777 Posted March 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2019 Taken on the same day as the 4-LAV photo, the Brighton Belle approaches the station. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 A couple from Dover in the early 2000's. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 16 hours ago, jonny777 said: Taken on the same day as the 4-LAV photo, the Brighton Belle approaches the station. Interesting photo - as the BEL units rarely had a chance to be turned in service it looks as though the leading unit has been 'off piste'... they usually had the two first class cars at the London end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 A few pictures of Class 442's before they came back home. 442404 sits in the carriage sidings at Eastbourne - 20.08.2016 442407 flys through Clapham Junction with a London Victoria bound working - 15.09.2015 442415 & 442418 are seen on home turf as they race through Denny Londge (Nr Ashurst New Forest) with 1Z42 London Waterloo to Poole excursion - 28.09.2016 Heading through Bishops Dyke (Nr Beaulieu Road), 442415 & 442418 return with 1Z43 Poole to London Waterloo - 28.09.2016 Having had a good thrash along the SWML, 442415 & 442418 return to warm storage at Eastleigh Works, working 5Z44 from London Waterloo - 28.09.2016 442422 & 442417 roll into Clapham Junction working 1U09 Gatwick Airport to London Victoria during the evening rush hour - 15.09.2015 Andy. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 444007 working the 1520 Weymouth - Waterloo, passes a fellow unit waiting to form the 1650 Poole - Waterloo this afternoon. A steam loco seems to have crept into a corner of the picture..... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Some more of the mundane in the form of Class 444 and Class 450 Desiro's at various points along the SWML. All of these shots would have been taken while waiting for something 'interesting'! 444006 leads a classmate through Millbrook - 04.08.2014 444009 leads a 10-car formation through Andwell, to the North of Basingstoke - 28.12.2015 A pair of Class 444's and 450's pass at Potbridge - 28.12.2015 444023 heads away from the camera at Foxhills, near Ashurst New Forest - 30.06.2017 444040 passes 43187 & 43188, at the time the only HST in GWR Green, at Old Basing during the period when Reading was shut and GWR diverted services to Waterloo - 28.12.2015 450115 leads a 12-car service through the New Forest at Beaulieu Road - 08.09.2018 Andy. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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