Owd Bob Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Springs branch in the early 1980's. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 D7659 still in green livery at Willesden on 29th December 1973... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southof1E top tmd Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 25300 approaches Leighton with a down electrification train for Bletchley, its Sunday session over on June 5th 1983. This train used to be stabled in between the Up fast and down Slow just North of Bletchley station,all long gone NR 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Photo by David Hardy : 25 049 waiting for the road at Midland Junction, Nuneaton on 28th January 1983... 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted March 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, Southof1E top tmd said: 25300 approaches Leighton with a down electrification train for Bletchley, its Sunday session over on June 5th 1983. This train used to be stabled in between the Up fast and down Slow just North of Bletchley station,all long gone Known locally as the "Middle Long" Siding. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southof1E top tmd Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Pannier Tank said: Known locally as the "Middle Long" Siding. Off topic as the 25s had long gone by about 2005 when some sort of shambles affected the WCML at Bletchley. Pendolinos etc were being switched from the down slow to down fast at Bletchley North via the "middle long siding" crossover. We watched several drivers get our of their Pendos to query the route set at Bletchley station, "is it wired" was overheard, of course it was , Bletchley PSB the "nerve centre" never got it wrong! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 D5188 @ Mickleover early 1964 (I think) - as far as I know the only diesel to have visited the line before closure. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) A few preserved examples - 7671 at Butterley in 2004 (digitised negative) D5185 at Loughborough 2008 Edited April 22, 2022 by Bill Radford Reup 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) D7629 at Ruddington 2010 Edited April 22, 2022 by Bill Radford Reup 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
50031Hood Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 25251 in the company of 87031 & 86224 Euston 6/1/84 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 39 minutes ago, 50031Hood said: 25251 in the company of 87031 & 86224 Euston 6/1/84 Hi There Where is Ted Rogers, or was it him that took the picture of Dusty Bin ? 3-2-1 ! Gibbo. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Gibbo675 said: Where is Ted Rogers, or was it him that took the picture of Dusty Bin ? 3-2-1 ! The 321 class was introduced later, in 1988... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2020 A Sulzer at home... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapland Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 21:30, 50031Hood said: 25251 in the company of 87031 & 86224 Euston 6/1/84 Every building in that shot has now gone to make way for HS2. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 A 25/9 in Devon 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 25236 backs on to the 1300 Blackpool at Euston, Sunday 8th April 1984. The rat dragged its train + 86247 as far as Willesden. 25059 stands at the head of the 1000 Euston Wolves, with 86259 the train engine. Edited July 5, 2021 by rodent279 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Looking almost like it could be Toton or Cricklewood in the early 70's, shiny 25321 stands outside the shed at Butterley, after a heavy rain shower. March 2001. Edited April 4, 2020 by rodent279 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, rodent279 said: Looking almost like it could be Toton or Cricklewood in the early 70's, shiny 25321 stands outside the shed at Butterley, after a heavy rain shower. March 2001. I know a preserved locos condition is entirely uptown its owner but why fit it with a marker light panel they never carried in service and my preservation pet hate bloody headlights!! They are not there to see where you are going they are for track workers and to highlight speed restriction signs. So track workers shouldn't need extra warning at 25mph and if you can't remember where all the speed restrictions are on a short preserved railway you shouldn't be driving! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D826 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Cracking 25 on the Milks from Torrington, at Barnstaple circa 78. http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/north_devon_line_okehampton_web_optimised/16 25 058 on milk Summer saturday 1978.html There's lots of images of 25s on passenger, clay, milk and other workings in North Devon and at Exeter St David's on the fantastic cyber heritage website. Wait till the suns out, and later this afternoon, settle yourself in the garden with a beer, and lose yourself in it for an hour or so. Best regards Matt W. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grid56104 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Some of my black and white shots north of the border. Max Fowler 25901 at MC Metals 2 - 25s await their fate at MC Metals 3 shots of 25 249 at Motherwell Depot 25 325 at MC Metals 97 251 in BRML Glasgow Couple more to follow 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 41 minutes ago, russ p said: I know a preserved locos condition is entirely uptown its owner but why fit it with a marker light panel they never carried in service and my preservation pet hate bloody headlights!! They are not there to see where you are going they are for track workers and to highlight speed restriction signs. So track workers shouldn't need extra warning at 25mph and if you can't remember where all the speed restrictions are on a short preserved railway you shouldn't be driving! Can't say I'd noticed the marker light panel before, but now you mention it, yes it's wrong. The light doesn't bother me, it's only what BR would have done if they'd continued in service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 38 minutes ago, grid56104 said: 25 325 at MC Metals Couple more to follow And 25325 in happier days, with 25279 running round at Shrewsbury with a Euston-Aberystwyth summer Saturday holiday train. Edited April 4, 2020 by rodent279 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grid56104 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, grid56104 said: Couple more to follow Here are another couple of pics. Max an unidentified pair of 25s running north through Bristol Temple Meads Ethel at rest at Fort William depot 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlandRed Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) On 4 April 2020 at 09:00, rodent279 said: Looking almost like it could be Toton or Cricklewood in the early 70's, shiny 25321 stands outside the shed at Butterley, after a heavy rain shower. March 2001. I too don't mind the lamps etc but BR were very fastidious in the early days of corporate blue (symbol on each cab) about the alignment of numbers with the gap between the horizontal (rails?!) of the BR symbol - so this sort of hurts my eyes slightly as the symbol is either too low (at least some of the 18 built in blue had the symbols mounted just below the cab windows to avoid the works plate - the last few had the works plate moved to the door - not sure if the symbols were lower but whatever, the numbers aligned as stated) or the numbers are too high. That said, it looks cracking in that livery. Edited April 10, 2020 by MidlandRed 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 5 hours ago, rodent279 said: 25059 stands at the head of the 1000 Euston Wolves, with 86259 the train engine. What's the story with that then? The pantograph's up, so presumably the electric loco is OK. Could the power be off in the station and the 25 is dragging the train out a short way? That would be hard work up Camden bank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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