On This Day In History 24th June 1971

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Southall 24 6 71

 

812 828   D1001 D1005 D1007 D1008 D1016 D1018 D1023 D1038 D1058 D1072   1200   1110 1561 1585 1606 1670 1732 1767 1803 1913

 

3963 3999   D7036 D7053

 

One of the times I came home from school,did homework,wolfed down my tea then walked to Southall. I copped 812 on an up express,then later on 828 hurried through on the down main with 6V07,Kensington Olympia-Penzance milk empties.A working I saw a few times on evening visits was a Freightliner which appeared from the London direction,which stopped at signals opposite the depot.After waiting for expresses to pass,this train then crossed to the down main and continued westwards. I'm fairly certain 1110 was on this working,suggesting it originated from the Eastern Region,the 11xx series of Brush 4's would have been rare on the Western.

 

Neil.