RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted March 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Are you and Western Aviator purchasers of the latest bachman 45022? I am hanging out for a run of the mill un named one. So may get a Heljan. Not guilty either! I sold my last OO models in about 1992. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Where are these? Can any of you helpful chaps identify the locations please. 08695 under a fairly distinct canopy Blurry but atmospheric......somewhere a long way from home. Sheffield? 47661 under another distinct canopy. I think it is Doncaster? Cheers Steve Edited March 26, 2021 by SouthernBlue80s 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted March 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2021 The 08 is Crewe and the 47 Derby. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted March 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2021 49 minutes ago, franciswilliamwebb said: The 08 is Crewe and the 47 Derby. I think the last one might be Derby. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 middle one deffo sheffield 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Crewe, Sheffield, Derby 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 56s at Westbury 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SouthernBlue80s Posted March 29, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2021 Reading Early to mid 80s. I seem to have spent a lot of time down the western end of the station. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 That class 47 heading west at Reading looks to be working the empty clay polybulks returning after a journey to Switzerland with export clay. cheers 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2021 17 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Reading Early to mid 80s. I seem to have spent a lot of time down the western end of the station. Me too. It wasn't common to see a Class 50 stabled in the centre road between platforms 8 and 9. For a while in the 80s there was a 50 booked to work an early afternoon cross country train from the BNS to Reading, then light engine to OC for an evening peak commuter. On the very odd occasion it stayed at Reading and worked back to BNS later. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Rivercider said: That class 47 heading west at Reading looks to be working the empty clay polybulks returning after a journey to Switzerland with export clay. cheers Which port would they have come into? Cheers Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Which port would they have come into? Cheers Steve They used the Dover - Dunkerque train ferry. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Worksop 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SouthernBlue80s Posted April 5, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2021 Bescot Seems it was raining every time I went there. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 StBlazey Around about 1990. I have some good memories of Summers in Cornwall. Atmospheric misty mornings. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures at Fowey, despite spending quite a bit of time there. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Bath Road Every day view, early evening. Northern visitor Welsh visitor 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 New Livery This obviously grabbed my attention in the sea of rail blue at Euston. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Oooh, Coeur De Lion, the first one. I repainted a friend's Lima 87 into that scheme back then. Even had a go at making a Hi-Speed pan (not too successful in overhead operation). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 4 hours ago, BernardTPM said: Oooh, Coeur De Lion, the first one. I repainted a friend's Lima 87 into that scheme back then. Even had a go at making a Hi-Speed pan (not too successful in overhead operation). Yes I was wondering if it was the first. Thanks for confirming it. Must have been special for me to expend 3 pictures of my 24 roll film on it. Although not world's best pictures mind. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 They never did the cab ends with that pattern of yellow and black again, save for the all Executive dark grey City of Glasgow (87 006) at the same time.That one had a large white double arrow on the side. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 On 17/04/2021 at 12:23, SouthernBlue80s said: New Livery This obviously grabbed my attention in the sea of rail blue at Euston. Oh dear.... the 'jam sponge' livery (as I called it) was the beginning of the end of my first phase of interest in UK trains. The writing was on the wall for BR Blue. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 35 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said: Oh dear.... the 'jam sponge' livery (as I called it) was the beginning of the end of my first phase of interest in UK trains. The writing was on the wall for BR Blue. -Just as I was becoming old enough to get interested! I love the crossover that always rears it’s head throughout time. BR blue/Revised,IC,NSE,Exec/ Sector liveries. I fell out of love with/during privatisation. It’s what makes us tick! No ones right and no ones wrong! We all love it at our own pace and era! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 11 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Oh dear.... the 'jam sponge' livery (as I called it) was the beginning of the end of my first phase of interest in UK trains. The writing was on the wall for BR Blue. I felt the same. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, 43110andyb said: -Just as I was becoming old enough to get interested! I love the crossover that always rears it’s head throughout time. BR blue/Revised,IC,NSE,Exec/ Sector liveries. I fell out of love with/during privatisation. It’s what makes us tick! No ones right and no ones wrong! We all love it at our own pace and era! However, despite being a rail blue man, I agree the late 80s early 90s provided a great variety of liveries and makes for a very good era to model. But also for me they represent the culling of classes and the slow creep towards privatisation and my gradual decline in interest Edited April 19, 2021 by SouthernBlue80s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 The mid-eighties was the zenith of my interest in railways; plenty of different classes still about and lots of variety livery-wise. Prior to that, visual excitement was a bit of white paint on the roof of a Stratford duff, the cab windows of a Finsbury Park Deltic or along the side of a 31/4.... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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