Steves´s 1980s Rail Pictures.

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

33/1 at Clapham Junction on push pull services. We never saw them in depths of the South Eastern Divison. One however did make it to Dover town in the early 80s.

[Phatbob]

33 minutes ago, SouthernBlue80s said:

 

The location of this train, parked up between platforms 2 and 3 suggests to me that it's the empty "Kenny Belle" awaiting its next turn of duty.

[eastwestdivide]

3 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said:

33/1 at Clapham Junction on push pull services. We never saw them in depths of the South Eastern Divison. One however did make it to Dover town in the early 80s.

But in the “shallows” of the SED, they turned up for a while (occasionally) on the Westbury/Allington (near Maidstone) stone trains in place of the regular Eastleigh 33/0s. 

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

Seeing as I mentioned Dover town yard, here is 33050 on a sunny Summers morning in 1980.

My memories of the railways in these days as teenager in Kent are full of atmosphere.

 

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

Rats running through an empty Milton Keynes on a listless scorching hot day

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

New Units at Clapham Junction with the leaky footbridge in the background. These were quite a novelty when they first arrived in the sea of slam doors.

Edited July 10, 2023 by SouthernBlue80s

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

Class 56112 at Worksop. This was a cop for the southern guy that had seen all the 73s and 33s, as it was vice versa for Northern folks coping 33s at Waterloo and the like.

[ess1uk]

Great photos 

[SouthernBlue80s]

18 hours ago, ess1uk said:

Great photos 

 

Thanks, they are not great quality compared to most that are posted on the forum. However hopefully they sometimes capture the atmosphere and trigger a few memories.

 

 

Saturday morning, early 80s at Liverpool Street.

 

[sb67]

That's how I remember Liverpool St 🙂

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

Another Liverpool street memory for you.

 

This is a special picture for me as it the first non 73,33 or 47 I ever saw.  I caught the train to Victoria and the tube to Liverpool Street walked down the platform and saw 31160, took a picture and tried to print it and develop it myself at the age of 14. I didnt have much of an idea of what I was doing...but this was the result

[sb67]

That's a fantastic photo! I stand to be corrected but I think that photo was taken on the same platform that the spotters were standing on in the previous pic. I remember it being a stabling point for locos and a default place to look whenever I went there. 

[SouthernBlue80s]

23 hours ago, sb67 said:

That's a fantastic photo! I stand to be corrected but I think that photo was taken on the same platform that the spotters were standing on in the previous pic. I remember it being a stabling point for locos and a default place to look whenever I went there. 

 

I seem to remember walking down that platform and on the right was the stabling point and then further down the platform on the left is where the spotters were. It was a long time ago now. I just loved the smells and atmosphere on the railway then.

 

 

 

A misty empty Stratford on a Saturday afternoon.

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

A couple of views of Carlisle. I984 I think.

[Southernman46]

On 18/07/2023 at 20:46, SouthernBlue80s said:

 

I seem to remember walking down that platform and on the right was the stabling point and then further down the platform on the left is where the spotters were. It was a long time ago now. I just loved the smells and atmosphere on the railway then.

 

 

 

A misty empty Stratford on a Saturday afternoon.

Got through the foot tunnel without getting caught 👍 .........................................

[SouthernBlue80s]

1 minute ago, Southernman46 said:

Got through the foot tunnel without getting caught 👍 .........................................

 

I was never caught in that grim foot tunnel. were you?

I once stopped for too long near to where that 37 was and was thrown out. I soon discoved the secret was to keep moving.

 

[Southernman46]

11 minutes ago, SouthernBlue80s said:

 

I was never caught in that grim foot tunnel. were you?

I once stopped for too long near to where that 37 was and was thrown out. I soon discoved the secret was to keep moving.

 

Always made it but always went on a Sat PM or Sun when there less crew or maintenance staff about. Got caught inside SF works once but ducked out when we were told to "stay put and wait for the BTP to arrive" .................

[SouthernBlue80s]

3 minutes ago, Southernman46 said:

Always made it but always went on a Sat PM or Sun when there less crew or maintenance staff about. Got caught inside SF works once but ducked out when we were told to "stay put and wait for the BTP to arrive" .................

 

A close call for you. I always went on Saturday afternoon too. Here is a view you will be familiar with

 

 

 

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

A 33/1 and a Welsh 37 heading into Bath Road. I seem to remember that south wales 37s were not a common sight at Temple Meads.

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

A damp Old Oak Common 1982/3

[SouthernBlue80s]

I will not be able to post for a few weeks. Here are peaks at Temple Meads on an atmospheric summers evening. Will put up more pictures in a week or two.

 

 

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

Early Summers morning 1980. Ashford Station stabling point.

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

Kings Cross. A 31 on a wet day heading in with what looks like a train heating van.

 

 

Old and New at the Cross.

[SouthernBlue80s]

 

 

A withdrawn class 46 at the back end of Stratford works on a quiet deserted Saturday afternoon.

I think the last one a saw was 46011 at dusk, Margam just before the last few survivors were withdrawn.

[keefer]

Seems to have had a fair old side-skelp!

Looks strange seeing one on such a tight curve - very model-like especially with the buffers on the bogie.

EDIT: had a quick look-up and 46021 was withdrawn 16/1/83 (possibly due to the accident damage shown) and subsequently sent to Stratford works for component recovery.

 

https://www.derbysulzers.com/class46end.html

Edited August 19, 2023 by keefer