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1) 33+TC off the West London line? Could it be the Kensington Olympia shuttle?

 

2) A going away shot of a Salisbury-London train?

 

3)  The aggregate hoppers look more like ARC to me - darker than the Yeomans. The Allington-Westbury was 2x33s at around that period (switched to 56s during 1984), and it looks like headcode OF which was right for that working. If that's that case, would the train be empties coming from the SE division, under the Waterloo and Victoria mainlines and out towards the Windsor lines?

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5 hours ago, BernardTPM said:

Those are aggregate hoppers (like the Lima model), Yeoman I think, possibly worked from Acton Main Line.


Yeoman were white with blue lettering. I think they are Amey Roadstone and by the position of the end of the train they’ve come from Wandsworth Road and the SED.

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As eastwestdivide and brushman47544 have already pointed out, the pair of 33's are inded working the 6V17 1000 Allington to Westbury which was booked to run TWFSO from 16/03/1983 and EWD from11/07/1983 to 13/05/1984. Interestingly, after a crew stop at Clapham Junction the service returned to Westbury via Barnes, Woking and Salisbury, maybe as a way to stop the WR getting there hands on decent locos !

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2 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said:

 

I always wondered if that was 31117 lurking in there.

 

With 50050 around the back of The Factory, the latest it can be is very early Jan 1983.

New ballast in the yard points to the time when the open wash-pit was being replaced with a purpose built washing shed alongside No.4 road.

The other notable feature is the breakdown crane, which was still steam powered at that time. I reckon '81....

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16 minutes ago, Davexoc said:

 

With 50050 around the back of The Factory, the latest it can be is very early Jan 1983.

New ballast in the yard points to the time when the open wash-pit was being replaced with a purpose built washing shed alongside No.4 road.

The other notable feature is the breakdown crane, which was still steam powered at that time. I reckon '81....

 

Thanks, nice to put a date on it all.

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1 hour ago, SouthernBlue80s said:

A day out at Milton Keynes.

 

I used to go to places outside London that were far enough away but cheap enough to get to. To see what came through. Not the most inspiring of locations.

 

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Lots of 25 came through, one of many.

 

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You mean you missed Superman fly past?

Must admit, Bletchley had a bit more character about it than MKC back then.

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20 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said:

If ever there was a diesel that did deserve the Steam-lover's put-down description of "a box on wheels", the Class 73 was it. :mosking:

 

Shoe Boxes is what we used to call them. I have fond memories of them in rail blue. But for the southern steam guys, units and 73s must have been like watching paint dry.

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33 minutes ago, SouthernBlue80s said:

 

Shoe Boxes is what we used to call them. I have fond memories of them in rail blue. But for the southern steam guys, units and 73s must have been like watching paint dry.

 

Very true. But the 73's were, in reality, one of the most sophisticated locos on BR metals, at least for a while, and the most versatile. Hence their continued use today, some 60 years later. Not many kettles can say that. No steam, but a bit of a plume when on diesel though!

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44 minutes ago, Mike Storey said:

 

Very true. But the 73's were, in reality, one of the most sophisticated locos on BR metals, at least for a while, and the most versatile. Hence their continued use today, some 60 years later. Not many kettles can say that. No steam, but a bit of a plume when on diesel though!

 

Yes  - they were a very versatile bit of kit. Definitely one of very best locos BR had.

 

Did they have any niggles or poorly designed aspects to them? As, as a whole they were great bits of engineering.

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On 25/02/2021 at 17:08, SouthernBlue80s said:

 

I did end up at Bletchley once but for some reason didn't take any pics.

 

More rats at Milton Keynes.

 

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Great pics thanks, just the period and close to the area (not Milton Keynes!) which I have always wanted to model, never been able to, but hoping to start soon!

 

Just need to solve the Class 310 dilemma, cant believe such an important EMU, around from steam to Pendolinos has never been produced in RTR?

 

Maybe its just me?

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3 hours ago, InterCitySpud said:

Great pics thanks, just the period and close to the area (not Milton Keynes!) which I have always wanted to model, never been able to, but hoping to start soon!

 

Just need to solve the Class 310 dilemma, cant believe such an important EMU, around from steam to Pendolinos has never been produced in RTR?

 

Maybe its just me?

 

I agree with regards to the 310s.

 

Here are some more from Milton Keynes for you. You could model an electric on a liner, a 25 on an electrification train or what I seem to remember as a Scottish 47 on a PW train.

 

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5 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said:

 

I agree with regards to the 310s.

 

Here are some more from Milton Keynes for you. You could model an electric on a liner, a 25 on an electrification train or what I seem to remember as a Scottish 47 on a PW train.

 

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There's certainly a lot more around now to be able to get closer to modelling this southern end of the WCML more accurately, especially BR blue TOPS era. The Bachmann 85, the upcoming Heljan 86 and 25/3, Oxford MK3a's more freightliners, I've always wanted to model this period but its never been totally possible!

 

The correct OHLE and the elusive 310 are nearly here...I hope!

 

Thanks again for all the amazing photos.

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