Popular Post SouthernBlue80s Posted June 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2021 London HSTs Kings Cross. Paddington. St Pancras. I am guessing 1982/3 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 It's my opinion that the original Blue/yellow livery of the HSTs was never bettered, especially when it was shiny, ex-works. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SouthernBlue80s Posted June 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2021 Blurred 50s Poor efforts from a young man. 1982 Paddington and Plymouth in a blizzard. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Blurred 50s Poor efforts from a young man. 1982 Paddington and Plymouth in a blizzard. Great photos. I had to spend a couple of hours yesterday at Paddington for work , and it’s lost a lot of the atmosphere without any diesel noise, although it’s a lot lighter and airy Edited June 19, 2021 by rob D2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 10 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Blurred 50s Poor efforts from a young man. 1982 Paddington and Plymouth in a blizzard. Second one; When the real thing looks like a model! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterCitySpud Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 13 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Blurred 50s Poor efforts from a young man. 1982 Paddington and Plymouth in a blizzard. Superb shot, this snowy scene reminds me of a wintry trip on the Night Riviera back in the day. I had stepped off the train at Plymouth for a shiver and a smoke, which was allowed then! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 2 hours ago, InterCitySpud said: Superb shot, this snowy scene reminds me of a wintry trip on the Night Riviera back in the day. I had stepped off the train at Plymouth for a shiver and a smoke, which was allowed then! That night was very cold but atmospheric. I had got off a train from Bristol....I have no idea why. Glad the picture brought back some memories for you. Cheers Steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 6 hours ago, 62613 said: Second one; When the real thing looks like a model! It's the way there's been no attempt to disguise the abrupt join to the backscene 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 16/06/2021 at 19:39, SouthernBlue80s said: London HSTs Kings Cross. Paddington. St Pancras. I am guessing 1982/3 The first picture is a classic shot at Kings Cross HST,s always a place to watch them depart northwards. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SouthernBlue80s Posted June 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, lmsforever said: The first picture is a classic shot at Kings Cross HST,s always a place to watch them depart northwards. It's not a Deltic, but this shot kind of sums up Kings Cross back in the day. Hope you like it. All the best Steve. (It's like there is a little subset of the populus with which 70s 80s rail blue really stirs the soul...and understandably to 99.9% of folks it means nothing) Anyway my rail blue brothers. An every day shot from 40 years ago. Edited June 19, 2021 by SouthernBlue80s 19 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, SouthernBlue80s said: It's not a Deltic, but this shot kind of sums up Kings Cross back in the day. Hope you like it. All the best Steve. (It's like there is a little subset of the populus with which 70s 80s rail blue really stirs the soul...and understandably to 99.9% of folks it means nothing) Anyway my rail blue brothers. An every day shot from 40 years ago. Lovely shot that I think works on several levels. The human interest is placed just right, the arch of the station roof matches the 47 roof, and then there is the Brute and platform trolleys. Magic. cheers 18 minutes ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Rivercider said: Lovely shot that I think works on several levels. The human interest is placed just right, the arch of the station roof matches the 47 roof, and then there is the Brute and platform trolleys. Magic. cheers Thanks, I have never looked at it like that, now I see why I like it but I have never put my finger on it. Its always been one of my favourites. Kind of every day and mundane in one respect, but kind of captures that essence of that rail blue time for us. Edited June 19, 2021 by SouthernBlue80s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 33023 In the shade of Temple Meads on a hot day. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted June 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) On 19/06/2021 at 22:19, SouthernBlue80s said: It's not a Deltic, but this shot kind of sums up Kings Cross back in the day. Hope you like it. All the best Steve. (It's like there is a little subset of the populus with which 70s 80s rail blue really stirs the soul...and understandably to 99.9% of folks it means nothing) Anyway my rail blue brothers. An every day shot from 40 years ago. You mean like this shot, looking the other way. Someone can probably supply the details of the 'Grantham Executive'..... Edited April 12, 2022 by Davexoc Photo restored 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SouthernBlue80s Posted June 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2021 Depots Landor, Tinsley, Crewe all late in the day a long way from home. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 Clapham Junction And some very modern looking units. Which were a bit of a novelty at the time. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) West country large logo 47s Penzance and Bristol Zooming in - Is that a motor rail train behind 47572? Edited July 5, 2021 by SouthernBlue80s 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Nice pictures but I think the car is parked on the platform. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted July 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2021 I don’t know when you took that picture at Penzance but I’m pretty sure that if there was still any Motorail traffic by then, it would have been in GUVs on the back of the Paddington sleeper. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 47s at Canterbury East Heading up from Dover Town. Incidentally. I am modeling one of these 47 hauled freights with their variety of ferry waggons. Have any of the transfersea vans used to transport the onions ever been produced in some obscure kit form? Edited July 8, 2021 by SouthernBlue80s 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) Electrotren do a HO version of the Transfesa covered wagons. and some info on this thread Edited July 8, 2021 by 43110andyb To add thread link 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Westbury 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) Peterbourgh Edited July 28, 2021 by SouthernBlue80s 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Stratford 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted July 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Stratford Could have been the 70s with that class 31 c/w buffer beam cowlings and bodyside bands, a black breakdown crane and Mk1 SLC and Motorail flats in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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