Third-Rail EMU Photos

[John M Upton]

A couple more:

Southern Class 423 4-VEP 3903 and 1858 Brighton 30/4/05 by John Upton, on Flickr

 

Connex South Eastern Class 411 3-CEP 1102 Three Bridges 29/9/01 by John Upton, on Flickr

 

South Central Class 421/3 1712 and Class 377/1 377111 Bognor Regis 12/7/03 by John Upton, on Flickr

[73c]

Bug**r!! Has anyone got any duct tape for these corridor connections?  

[Colin parks]

Bug**r!! Has anyone got any duct tape for these corridor connections?  

..and the 377's gangway is considerably shorter than the 4 VEP's one.   

[DavidB]

Showing my ignorance here, but can someone confirm the livery of the CIG in the background in John's Bognor photo? It looks oddly similar to the latest GWR livery.

 

David

[roundhouse]

Southern did repaint a few slam door units into a version of their new colours.

 

Here is one at Salfords in 2005 although it does look a little different to that one at Bognor

[DavidB]

Thanks Roundhouse - I agree that it looks different from the one at Bognor. Unless it's a trick of the light, the Bognor one seems to have the dark green going right down to the solebar, plus a GWR-style turquoise waist stripe.

 

Nice photos!

 

David

[jonny777]

Classes 442 and 423 meet near Worting Junction, in June 1990.

 

 

 

[John M Upton]

The one in the background of the Bognor picture is definitely a 4-CIG in the Southern/South Central green colour.  The thin light stripe below the windows I think is a reflection or shadow either from the shiny new 377 or the platform canopy.

 

Here is a CIG in the green:

South Central Class 421 4-CIG 1856 Three Bridges 9/3/03 by John Upton, on Flickr

 

And for completeness the solitary VEP in the same colours:

Southern Class 423 4-VEP 3514 Pulborough 23/4/05 by John Upton, on Flickr

Hornby, please note....  

[grahame]

Would be very interested in how you plan to do the Bullied EPB's. These units were one of the ones that me and Mr Farmer both had high up on our wish list.

I haven't given it a great deal of thought but would probably consider WWW etches as a starting point.

 

HTH

 

G

[bingley hall]

4-CIG 7307 heads a Victoria to Littlehampton via Mitcham and Horsham service, near Cheam sometime in 1977

 

Headcode 53 suggests a Gillingham via Lewisham and Sidcup service, waiting to depart London's Cannon Street terminus with 2-EPB (Class 416/2) no.5738 leading - sometime in the summer of 1977. 

[John M Upton]

Sunrise over Bognor Regis when I arrived to collect my mobile office for the morning at five this morning:

Southern Class 313/2 313208 Bognor Regis 31/5/17 by John Upton, on Flickr 

[roundhouse]

Different types of EMU's at the Cannon Street Network South East day in 1986

[bingley hall]

Already 30 years old Class 455/8 455822 slows for the stop at Kingswood with a Tattenham Corner bound service on 7 December 2013

 

455806 arriving at Sutton off the Epsom Downs branch - 28 April 2012

[bingley hall]

A pretty drab and deserted looking Manchester Victoria in November 1983 with a two-car Manchester-Bury unit awaiting departure. (Need to click on this one to get the whole effect.)

 

Edited June 6, 2017 by bingley hall

[anroar53]

 

Unusual Formation. 2MLVs + GLV + 4TC. At Hastings on a Railtour.

 

Andy.

[jbqfc]

395015 395016 at a very wet Horley 12-11-16

 

395015 by john brace, on Flickr

 

395016 by john brace, on Flickr

[CloggyDog]

Despite spotting across London from the late-70s through to the early-90s, it seems I took few EMU pics. I've still got a large box of slides and prints to scan, so maybe more will turn up.

 

This, however, is one of my all-time fave photos I've taken - refurb'd 2EPB 6404 (ex 6215/5715) at Addiscombe one evening, circa 1990.

 

6404 night by Alan Monk, on Flickr

[anroar53]

A few more of my photos, some being a bit grainy as they are older scans of the originals.

 

Old meets new. Waterloo July 2013

Full House. Engineering works blockade, Late 1980s

Water shortages late 1980s. Several sets of stock were loco hauled over the Marshes to St. Leonards to be put through the washer. To be honest, without 'hand bashing' first it was a bit of a waste of time.

'I wandered lonely as a 2EPB'. On Saturdays in the late 1980s Several EPBs worked down to Hastings on Mail Workings. On this occasion one ended up at St. Leonards.

Another grubby 8CEP arrives for a wash and brush up (without the brush up unfortunately)

A Jaffa CEP waits to leave St. Leonards on a Saturday afternoon in the late 1980s

Push-Pull VEP between Doleham and Winchelsea for 'Ashford 150'

A 4 CIG rattles by on the Main towards Eastbourne while another loco hauled EMU arrives on the Reception Road.

 

Andy.

Edited June 6, 2017 by anroar53

[Siberian Snooper]

I take it that there's a good story behind the 'roo with the HV vest on the sign,in the last picture.

 

Edit for predictive text again.

Edited June 6, 2017 by Siberian Snooper

[anroar53]

I take it that there's a good story behind the 'roo with the HV vest on the sign,in the last picture.

 

Edit for predictive text again.

Even after all these years naming names is probably best left out. However, his exploits were legion as they say. Having some Aussie origins, and a predilection for sorting the trains into colour and number order, that is until the Shunt Drivers found out the reason why they seemed to be a busier when he was on. His boundless energy was somewhat dampened afterwards! The C & W Examiners would wait until he had finished marshalling the shed for the night, and seeing him looking out the window would pretend to stick Repair labels on the stepboards of the units. Always guaranteed to send him leaping (kangeroo bounding) down the shed to see what was happening.

[Siberian Snooper]

Even after all these years naming names is probably best left out. However, his exploits were legion as they say. Having some Aussie origins, and a predilection for sorting the trains into colour and number order, that is until the Shunt Drivers found out the reason why they seemed to be a busier when he was on. His boundless energy was somewhat dampened afterwards! The C & W Examiners would wait until he had finished marshalling the shed for the night, and seeing him looking out the window would pretend to stick Repair labels on the stepboards of the units. Always guaranteed to send him leaping (kangeroo bounding) down the shed to see what was happening.

I thought there might be an amusing story, there usually is. There were certainly plenty in the 'yard.

[anroar53]

A few more relatively up to date pictures.

Contrasting Front End Line up. The Slam door VEPs days were numbered by now, and would soon be gone.

Mixed stabling. Seen from the Washer Road.

Sandite/De-Icing unit 930206 attached to a VEP, being shunted round the Depot.

930201 also in the Depot. On this occasion 930201/6 were being used as Tractor units to move 4VEP 3560 to Chart Leacon via Tonbridge.

When things didn't go to plan. An 8car 377 had become stranded in the cold weather and had to be rescued by a 73 with a GLV De-Icing Vehicle.

The last of the Coastway VEPs passes into history.

 

Andy.

[Southernman46]

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When things didn't go to plan. An 8car 377 had become stranded in the cold weather and had to be rescued by a 73 with a GLV De-Icing Vehicle

 

Doesn't this photo say so much ..................................

 

and look at the depth of that snow ................... seen EPB's keep running in snow feet deep with traction motors packed solid with ice

Edited June 7, 2017 by Southernman46

[John M Upton]

My last job of the night waiting to leave Brighton this evening:

Southern Class 313/2 313207 Brighton 7/6/17 by John Upton, on Flickr

[grahame]

Here's a pic from the last day of passenger service on the South London Line (8th December 2012).

 

 

G.