eastwestdivide Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 51 minutes ago, C126 said: Just wish I had not worn specs... There was an interesting side-effect of wearing specs with my early photos. The extra distance between eyeball and viewfinder meant that I always left extra space around the subject. It annoyed me at the time, when I was trying to take photos with a bit of in-your-face impact. But all these years later, I keep finding interesting incidental details at the edges. Good luck! Chris aka eastwestdivide 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thought I would add a few shots of these lovely locos, with a few minutes to spare this evening. Hope they are of interest. 73 105 1983. Not the best shot, but how I remember Brighton station: gloomy, grubby, decaying, but wonderful. N.b. 'Tesco's bag on buffer-stop, left. 73 113 16th July, 1985, driven by Johnnie Saunders, racing through Lewes during the naming of 'County of East Sussex', on an E.C.S. to somewhere further east. A 73 in a Sussex landscape, 1986. Trundling south with the tanks for Galley Hill, nr Bexhill. 73 111 1986, Brighton. 73 003 October, 1987. Lewes, during weekend engineering works. 73 139 +2xNJVs (all blue), 19th February, 1988, 09.00, passing beside Lewes's Priory ruins to Brighton. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 Some more, of the Newhaven aggregate train, when the '73's had charge of it, in chronological order... 73 003 6th September, 1988, 09.11. Southerham Ouse bridge, heading to Lewes. 73 003 back again, 12.33, Lewes. 73 002 8th September, 1988, 09.08. Lewes. 73 002, back again at 12.33. Lewes. 73 106 15th September, 1988, 09.05. Lewes. 73 106, returning 12.28. Lewes Tunnel. 73 106, pulling away from Lewes at 12.31. 73 106, a little further down the line. With the demolition of Lewes box, all this will be history, alas. 73 128 16th June, 1988, 09.08. Rounding the curve into Lewes, heading north. Drat; I did not get them in chronological order after all! 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted August 26, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) A bit of GBRf action at Pulborough today. 73962 heads the 11:23 Tonbridge West Yard to Brighton via Blackfriars and Littlehampton towards Cray Lane Bridge on a very warm August bank holiday Monday. 73963 brings up the rear. Edited August 26, 2019 by Claude_Dreyfus typo 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted November 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2019 Network Rail 73951 and 73952 out on 6th November 2019 passing through Brighouse working 3Q83, 20.17 Neville Hill T&RSMD to Derby RTC (Network Rail) via assorted lines in West & South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted December 30, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2019 73138 heads 73201 on a track recording train into Clapham Junction - 25 October 2012 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted December 31, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2019 a few form me mostly from open days 73006 by john brace, on Flickr 73006 by john brace, on Flickr 73101 by john brace, on Flickr 73102 by john brace, on Flickr 73109 by john brace, on Flickr 73112 by john brace, on Flickr john 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted January 27, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2020 Class 73 heaven! Four examples are stabled at Horsham yard earlier today (27th January). Not 100% sure why they are here, but wonder if it is connected to the line between Redhill and Tonbridge being closed. 73213 and 73201 top and tail the front train, whilst 73119 and 73212 are on the rear set. The usual fare of MPVs are scattered around, as well as a class 700 in the recently installed stabling sidings beyond. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted January 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Claude_Dreyfus said: Class 73 heaven! Four examples are stabled at Horsham yard earlier today (27th January). Not 100% sure why they are here, but wonder if it is connected to the line between Redhill and Tonbridge being closed. 73213 and 73201 top and tail the front train, whilst 73119 and 73212 are on the rear set. The usual fare of MPVs are scattered around, as well as a class 700 in the recently installed stabling sidings beyond. I think the wagons the 73s are topping and tailing are ones used to apply de-icing fluid to the con rail. Given winters not over and Horsham is the base for the MPV fleet also used on such duties, it may just be Horsham is a convenient place to stable them while its still winter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37420 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, phil-b259 said: I think the wagons the 73s are topping and tailing are ones used to apply de-icing fluid to the con rail. Given winters not over and Horsham is the base for the MPV fleet also used on such duties, it may just be Horsham is a convenient place to stable them while its still winter Yes there the snow and ice treatment trains they do usually run from tonbridge yard though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted January 28, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2020 It could be, but I don't normally see them there. The MPVs yes, but they normally share the yard with various track machines. Then again, at this time of year I normally pass Horsham yard in the dark, so it could be a regular thing. It's a good vantage point from that bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 Following government current restrictions due to the Coronavirus has given me the time to delve into the far corners of my photo archive and trawl up some images that might be of interest. 73107, named 'Spitfire' and owned at the time by Fragonset, stabled at platform 1 at Bournemouth on the 28th May 2005. The 73 is now in service with GBRf and is named Tracy. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2020 And looks like this. Cheers, Phil. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 E6002 at Folkstone Harbour... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmporiaSub Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) A couple from my archive..... Sometime in the early 1970’s. Mid 1980’s. Edited March 28, 2020 by EmporiaSub Captions 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: E6002 at Folkstone Harbour... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Did the first batch all have oval coach style buffers? the reason I ask is that I've just bought a Limby one and the buffers don't look right! I think mine's E6003. Hornby mech but won't pull 8 coaches.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted March 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: E6002 at Folkstone Harbour... Could've checked the buffers were straight before taking the photo. So unprototypical...... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DY444 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 10 hours ago, roythebus said: Did the first batch all have oval coach style buffers? the reason I ask is that I've just bought a Limby one and the buffers don't look right! I think mine's E6003. Hornby mech but won't pull 8 coaches.. Yes the JAs were built with oval buffers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted March 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2020 Notice the mounting for the collar when not in use, just like with coaches. With the JBs and 33/1s the buffer head was rotated to allow the buffer shank to be slid in/out, then rotated back again to lock the buffer in position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 73 003 at Stewarts Lane on 26th October 1982, photo by Nigel Rawlings.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Seems like I'll have to find some ABS coach buffers then. the Limby buffers don't look right anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2020 Scanned and labelled the last of my photos, so herewith the '73's, strting with four of 73 104 bustling round Lewes on 21st September, 1991, for the Brighton Open Day: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2020 Here are three of 73 101 at Brighton, on the 22d September: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) The last few, at Brighton and Tonbridge West Yard. 73 107, Brighton, 18th December, 1990. 73 118 and 125, Tonbridge W. Yard, 12th October, 1991. 73 103, Brighton, May 1992. Edited May 17, 2020 by C126 Typo. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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