RMweb Premium PMP Posted July 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) On 10/01/2019 at 12:56, Metr0Land said: 31 110 Kings Cross 19-02-83 by Gray Callaway, on Flickr This is an interesting image, not so long ago I was being told that skinhead 31's didn't go into the cross. I found it odd that someone could tell me I hadn't seen things I regularly had. Looking at the date its quite possible I actually saw this loco and train on this date! Experts eh? Edited July 27, 2019 by PMP 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, PMP said: This is an interesting image, not so long ago I was being told that skinhead 31's didn't go into the cross. I found it odd that someone could tell me I hadn't seen things I regularly had. Looking at the date its quite possible I actually saw this loco and train on this date! Experts eh? Maybe your "expert" was confusing his toffee apples and skinheads? Mike. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted July 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2019 Any non headcode box 31 was a skinhead, simples. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 There's plenty of pics of parcels/newspaper trains at London Bridge on the web, but this one from 1987 caught my eye: https://www.flickr.com/photos/afc45014/16328147997/in/photolist-qSS2x4-dV3fyK-b4MB9F-J1EkJW-aXkxRZ-9XH5Bp-9xCJQt-9XH5Bn-e8Fa7V-jy5bDf-25dcsxn-b4Nbhk-hZnJun-eu1AD6-5UdFpw-b4NmqM-g54SWf-b4NmD6-eboVfL-b4NjfH-dBUkvY-pEJiCK-7wv3d7-au7u96-91H3jS-p8eEWt-qtAAje-dZAFuo-aXm6ha-3x59r-pFbmau-au7v1P-V2hmFP-r3NpVE-dFsco6-cDDA5q-quXmn1-9DkEkK-9F9mwS-dC2xv3-jZsaU6-qR1BcH-afXqjM-2foebWg-dGbBgA-25Xc5Vf-qFfxrR-duVuL9-hnov7V-au7Cv2 There's four in it, possibly another on the far left, and they're all short so very modellable. G. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2019 20 hours ago, PMP said: Any non headcode box 31 was a skinhead, simples. Depends on your age of course, they were all Brush 2's in my day! Mike. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 My take on a traditional parcels train: https://youtu.be/tEW2DVlphB8 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted July 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, robertcwp said: My take on a traditional parcels train: https://youtu.be/tEW2DVlphB8 Didn't notice any scruffy old BR 20t Goods Brake bouncing along in the middle. Must have been a warm summer day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 4 hours ago, grahame said: There's plenty of pics of parcels/newspaper trains at London Bridge on the web, but this one from 1987 caught my eye: https://www.flickr.com/photos/afc45014/16328147997/in/photolist-qSS2x4-dV3fyK-b4MB9F-J1EkJW-aXkxRZ-9XH5Bp-9xCJQt-9XH5Bn-e8Fa7V-jy5bDf-25dcsxn-b4Nbhk-hZnJun-eu1AD6-5UdFpw-b4NmqM-g54SWf-b4NmD6-eboVfL-b4NjfH-dBUkvY-pEJiCK-7wv3d7-au7u96-91H3jS-p8eEWt-qtAAje-dZAFuo-aXm6ha-3x59r-pFbmau-au7v1P-V2hmFP-r3NpVE-dFsco6-cDDA5q-quXmn1-9DkEkK-9F9mwS-dC2xv3-jZsaU6-qR1BcH-afXqjM-2foebWg-dGbBgA-25Xc5Vf-qFfxrR-duVuL9-hnov7V-au7Cv2 There's four in it, possibly another on the far left, and they're all short so very modellable. G. Good for all those Class 73s someone (I) bought with no real idea how someone (I) would put them to use 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Metr0Land Posted August 31, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2019 7001 Waltham 26 September 1973 by snatmann, on Flickr 131 Elstree 8 December 1969 by snatmann, on Flickr 31200 Sandy 27 June 1981 by snatmann, on Flickr 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 r Dont forget all those trains that ususlly started off from about 6pm which were basically mail/parcels but also included one or more passenger carriages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted September 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) The one of 7001 at Waltham might have appeared here before, or it was one very similar - memorable for the fact the two blue/grey coaches in the middle are dia.702 RK kitchen cars. Look very clean, so possibly a stock move back from works. Edit: just read a comment on Flickr, suggests it could be 5A06 Plymouth - Old Oak ECS Edit again: found it on p.23 of the thread. The Stationmaster commented it might be the 'Malago vans' which was an empty-van movement that sometimes picked up overhauled stock from Swindon https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/66383-modelling-a-traditional-parcels-train/&do=findComment&comment=2606546 Edited September 2, 2019 by keefer 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted September 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2019 5826 Didcot Stn. 3.72 by George Woods, on Flickr 31147 Newton Abbot 15.10.75 by George Woods, on Flickr 31xxx York Clifton 4.79 by George Woods, on Flickr 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Metr0Land said: 5826 Didcot Stn. 3.72 by George Woods, on Flickr 31147 Newton Abbot 15.10.75 by George Woods, on Flickr 31xxx York Clifton 4.79 by George Woods, on Flickr An interesting trio of photographs, all showing how common the SR wooden bodied vans were, and how widely spread during later BR days. The Thompson 6 wheeler at Didcot is nice as well. I have earlier photos of a BZ at Reading. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Recently viewed a film on construction of the Victoria Line in the 1960s - took me back. Right at the very end, at about 1:39:36, there's a view from the lighting tower over Northumberland Park depot and to the right of shot there's a fleeting glimpse of what I think is a parcels train - single diesel car hauling two vans: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 An excellent set of films there!.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 On that Vic line film, I reckon that the "parcels" is actually a class 125 3-car dmu. Stewart 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted September 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2019 5695 Betchworth 6 September 1973 by snatmann, on Flickr D7044 Swansea High St. Stn. 9.69 by George Woods, on Flickr D75xx Hest Bank 1.2.68 by George Woods, on Flickr 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted September 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 28, 2019 25324/25276 Ais Gill Viaduct 4.5.85 by George Woods, on Flickr 40 Sowerby Bridge by Barry Skilbeck, on Flickr 1983 (1H) 029 46026 Kings Cross Vans 28-1-83 by The Gang of 3, on Flickr 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted October 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2019 47488 at Sutton Park with (3V16) 1100 Crewe - Radyr parcels 11101991 by Keith Davies, on Flickr Pair Of Westerns In Swansea by Stuart Warr, on Flickr 31315/31xxx York Copmanthorpe 8.84 by George Woods, on Flickr 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbowilts Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Must be something incredibly heavy in those three vans in the last picture Tim T All packed up ready to move to Felinfoel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted October 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2019 27 minutes ago, timbowilts said: Must be something incredibly heavy in those three vans in the last picture Tim T Don't be silly those are class 31s! Skins and rice puddings come to mind 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2019 Lovely big comfy cab to sit in while you weren't able to pull the skin off a rice pudding... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted October 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2019 D7011 Betchworth June 1973 by snatmann, on Flickr 31xxx by Alan Padley, on Flickr 25169 Liskard Stn. 18.10.75 by George Woods, on Flickr 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiraffe22 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Foound this while searching D Class photos 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2019 11 hours ago, Metr0Land said: D7011 Betchworth June 1973 by snatmann, on Flickr 31xxx by Alan Padley, on Flickr 25169 Liskard Stn. 18.10.75 by George Woods, on Flickr D7011 is carrying an incorrect headcode; this is a class 6 train and if it is, as I am assuming, a Reading-Redhill working should be carrying 'O' as the second character for a train destined for Southern Region. If Redhill-Reading it would be 'V' for Western Region, but the position of the sun as shown by the shadows demands that the train is heading east or southeast. so towards Redhill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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