long island jack Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 A couple more 001 plymouth 001 totnes 014 Newton Abbot 034 teignmouth Ray 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekEm8 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Some un-refurbished class 50s A pair (not recorded)Teignmouth 50007 Paddington 25 04 1981 50009 Dawlish Warren 30 06 1981 (a very windy day) 50009,45122 Dawlish Warren (proper length train) 30 06 1981 50018 Gloucester 02 08 1981 50018 as above (showing the state of some 50s at that time) 50021 Bristol 26 06 1981 50024 Teignmouth 20 96 81 50027 DawlishWarren 30 06 81 50046 Teignmouth 21 06 81 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2014 St Austell station in 1987 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted September 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2014 Really enjoying these pics. Thanks to everyone for posting them. Somewhere I've got some cine film of them at Paddington! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 a few more 002 newport 017 woking 037 kings x 044 bristol t m Ray 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted September 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2014 I know most of the photos are of them on the Western, but I just don't see them as Western locos. Must be something to do with seeing them from new and working on one or two at Kingmoor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I Cant remember that many with mid body inter city signs. Glad it didnt last, They don`t look to good to me. It must have being one of the first western paint jobs on the 50`s. No nameplates and all that milarky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted September 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2014 96701, on 25 Sept 2014 - 20:26, said:I know most of the photos are of them on the Western, but I just don't see them as Western locos. Must be something to do with seeing them from new and working on one or two at Kingmoor. Its the complete opposite for me, but probably because the first time I saw one was at Castle Cary in 1978. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Some photos of 50's pre-refurbishment with the Loco number in the head code panel. All from August 1978 -36 Years ago - ouch ! 50007 50007 TGN 0876.jpg Just two slight corrections. The numbers in the blinds were in the late summer to autumn of 1976 not 1978 but the reference on your photo also states this. This isn't 50 007, the BR sign on the side is too high for it to be this loco. The blind was probably 0000 originally but has vibrated around. The only 2 locos with the BR sign that high were 50 002 and 50 016, both of these both got their numbers in the blinds by September 1976. Just as an aside I have been looking to model this time period for about the last 20 years. Books at the time said along the lines that "some of the Class 50s got their loco numbers (abbreviated) in their blinds", from photos posted on the net by people like your good self I now have a list of 38 locos of the class having this done. I must therefore thank you as I had no record for 50 013 until you posted your photos. For completeness 2 more had headlights in the box (50 003 and 50 035), 4 locos still had 0s (50 012, 50 022, 50 025 50 049), 1 loco was in works (50 026), 50 044 had 0044 and 1044 displayed which leaves me just 50 001, 50 004, 50 015 and 50 018 for which I have no information for September/October 1976. Edited September 26, 2014 by Flood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scott Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Anybody wondering about the spread of Siphon G's over the network, just look at the 4th vehicle You wonder about syphons - what about SR PMV - they got everywhere inc Fort William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2014 You wonder about syphons - Indeed - quite why the inside framed version isn't higher on the annual wish lists defeats me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted September 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2014 A quartet of 50s (8% of the fleet) at Penzance some time in the mid-80s. From left to right are 050 on the Paddington sleepers, 016 (hiding behind the third sleeper), 012 on a short rake of Mk1s and 039 on a rake of Mk2 aircons. Scanned from a negative. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted September 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2014 A quartet of 50s (8% of the fleet) at Penzance some time in the mid-80s. From left to right are 050 on the Paddington sleepers, 016 (hiding behind the third sleeper), 012 on a short rake of Mk1s and 039 on a rake of Mk2 aircons. Scanned from a negative. You've got to love the car parked on the platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Were they always BR blue? Or were the very first ones built in '67 ever BR two tone green? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted September 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2014 Were they always BR blue? Or were the very first ones built in '67 ever BR two tone green? Yes, and no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted September 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2014 Dawg, on 26 Sept 2014 - 15:42, said:Were they always BR blue? Or were the very first ones built in '67 ever BR two tone green? The only two tone green one was 50044 which was painted whilst its been preserved as a 'fictitious' one off, about 7 years ago I think. Not 100% certain about the date it was painted as I don't have much interest in fictitious livery's myself. They were all delivered from EE in all over BR blue and full yellow ends and D numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted September 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2014 A couple of Hoover portraits: 50024 Vanguard hammering past Shottesbrooke Farm on a Paddington to Oxford train 50040 Centurion passing Southcote Junction on a Paddington to Newbury train 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-e Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) 50019 through its life 50019 at Dawlish c.June 1979 50019 Andover c.Feb 1986 50019 Exeter in Departmental Rail Blue Livery c.1989 Cheers Steve Edited September 29, 2014 by Steve-e 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grampus Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Great snaps of Ramillies, thank you. A minor observation: think your second picture is possibly Andover, judging by the platform canopy in the background (and the trees). The canopy is the wrong profile for Salisbury. 72B for ever! Kind regards, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Temeraire Posted September 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2014 Another Ramilies variation. Original NSE livery 9th August 1988 approaching Battledown flyover. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekEm8 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 2 more of 50019 Evening freight Teignmouth 06 09 1984 At the end of it's BR life - dumped in Exeter yard 50019 Exeter 07 09 1991 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 50019. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I've really enjoyed the photos throughout this brilliant thread. Here's one of mine to add to the mix. An unidentified class 50 entering Par Station West bound. Best regards, Jeremy 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Here are three more unrefurbished in blue from the 1980s 50009 Conqueror waits at Didcot with the 08.23 deprture for Paddington 10/7/81 50020 Revenge is passing the site of Bleadon and Uphilll station with the 07.40 Taunton - Paddington, photo taken from Devils Bridge, 15/6/82 50021 Rodney stands at Newton Abbot, it is working the 06.35 Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth, I had just got off, it was a train I often caught from Weston when out for the day taking photos, 5/11/81 cheers Edited October 1, 2014 by Rivercider 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Love that shot of 020. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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