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I'm not a fan of the owners names being under the number - it didn't look good on the last livery - a bit too cluttered.

But, as others have said, its nice to see it in a modern livery (I think its nicer than the GBRF livery on 007 & 049) and earning its keep.

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8 hours ago, John M Upton said:

Drab and dull...  Not a fan!

 

Indeed. The only redeeming feature is the lime green H.

 

It doesn't show well in many of the pictures so far, but the black (or very dark grey) headcode panel and roof going back to above the cab doors looks particularly odd.

 

Is it too late for Hornby's 2022 catalogue, I wonder.

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At Westbury.

I'm quite a fan of the livery.....and its better than no 50 at all....

The owners have an informative FB page and seem to welcome interest in their stock including publicising this week's test runs

Chris

 

W0906D 5Z50 0917 Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) to Westbury 1.JPG

W0906D 5Z50 0917 Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) to Westbury.JPG

W0906D 5Z50 0917 Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) to Westbury 2.JPG

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On 08/06/2021 at 23:42, John M Upton said:

Drab and dull...  Not a fan!

Perhaps it's battleship grey, a nod to the warship names they carried!

 

 

...waiting for someone to correct me on the exact shade of RN grey

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On 16/05/2020 at 13:35, ColinK said:

I didn’t know you got 50s at Bolton.

There were Glasgow/ Edinburgh - Liverpool/ Manchester trains that joined at Carstairs and split at Preston, vice versa going north.

 

The angle of light suggests this is the working south that reached Bolton around 12.45. There was a return that went north from Manchester through here 16.30 ish.

 

John.

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On 17/05/2020 at 14:49, montyburns56 said:

Between Bolton & Blackburn 1972

 

Waltons Siding 50s

 

I suspect this would have been a diversion, probably on a Sunday, routed S&C south from Carlisle, then Hellifield, Blackburn, Bolton, Manchester Vic., around east Manchester then to Crewe. No Salford link in 1972 IIRC so interesting as to what the route around Manchester would be, presumably Ashton, Guide Bridge, Stockport??

 

John.

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19 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

 A rare pic of one without MU cables.

 

D403 Lostock Hall 1968 by Anthony Guppy

 

D403 stabled at Lostock Hall

 

 

 

That would have been a superb photo in colour, with the sun shining on the Class 50's clean BR blue paintwork in complete contrast to the what would have been filthy steam locos around it. But better that B&W photo than none at all. Was Mr Guppy the only person to photo the diesel during that shed visit, I wonder.

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19 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

I have a feeling that this one is from Lostock Hall as well D404 by 67c42909

 

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The first 50 I ever saw was 404, passing through Rugby on the up goods late one Friday night with a southbound 'liner train ;).

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Since finding that picture of a 50 without MU cables I've become slightly obsessed about finding more of them so excuse my indulgence....

 

D402 and D406 Crewe

 

FMCCS395 D402 and D406 Crewe

 

D425 Perth 1968

 

JMB T64 20 Perth D425 with Up 1245pm freight 17061968

 

D425, 427 & 428 Crewe Works

 

D425, 427 & 428 Crewe Works

 

D411 Perth 1968

 

Trslid056f D411 on 1S53 at Perth 230368

 

D411 at Carlisle

 

D411 at Carlisle

 

D403 at Lostock Hall 1968

 

FMCCS132 D403 at Lostock Hall

 

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Superb collection of 50 pics Monty, really enjoyed perusing those and visiting memory lane. I was at Crewe last weekend with a mate when we were both working ballast train from Basford Hall, walking from the station to the yard we passed through Crewe Diesel and I was recalling my first visit there when it was absolutely heaving with 50s, all still with their pre-Tops numbers at both ends ;).

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