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Today's it 's an everyday sight, it borders upon mundane.

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The day after tomorrow, it'll be history.

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I mentioned 'recording the mundane' or 'the everyday' in another thread.

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I'll set the ball rolling with a refurbished Canton Cl.116 Derby 'bug' at Cardiff Central on a Merthyr bound service Tuesday 15th. May, 1979

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Anyone else care to join in, it doesn't have to be historical, just . . . well, mundane ?

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Brian R

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We need to record the mundane to avoid all the 90% sunny front 3/4 locomotive only shots we pre-digital researchers have to deal with!

 

A wet Shrewsbury, 30 March 2007

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Barnetby, 31 July 2007 - 153375 on a Lincoln-Cleethorpes and a 185 on a Manchester Airport-Grimsby

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Exeter St Davids, 3 July 2008

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375920 arrives at Headcorn, 5 December 2008. Even non-enthusiast commuters know to avoid 3759s if at all possible with their cramped 2+3 seating. And they can't get the number spacing consistent either!

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A couple from me...

 

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390020 "Virgin Cavalier" pauses at Warrington Bank Quay whilst working a servcie for London Euston on the afternoon of 18.08.09

 

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153320 works the shuttle service from Shewsbury into Crewe on 24.07.09

 

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Merseyrail 507002 sits at Chester with a service for Liverpool Central on 05.10.08

 

I have loads of shots of regular services as when i am out i photograph most things that come past.

 

Danny

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A few from me. A good thread, today it's boring and samey but one day it'll all change. Imagine the day when a Desiro or a Class 66 is considered heritage traction! :blink:

 

66543 at Millbrook, Southampton 12/8/2009

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444035 & 444041 at Southampton 3/2/2009

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66250 powers up on the Didcot avoider 29/9/2009

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UID 158 at Romsey 14/10/2009

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On Monday, 14th. May, 1979 there was nothing more 'mundane' than a '25'

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In this case, 25236 stabled outside the servicing shed and beneath the footbridge at Canton

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Now the 'loco' side of Canton is gone, the footbridge closed off, the 25's are history, as is the 'Zenit B' camera and handheld exposure meter I used !

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Brian R

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A few mundane's from my area

 

Trimley local train

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Ipswich stabling

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Barham

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Couple from Shenfield, first early on a cold frosty morning, second later in the day.

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Some Sheds on the never ending and ever increasing converyor belt of Freightliners to Felixstowe.

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Some 90s on Freightliner and Express duties on the GE main line, Barham and Ipswich.

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Lastly a class 57 where I work, now long gone but always there in the back ground when they did work the Freightliners, we thought they'd be there for ever, they were not.

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Michael

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Now just a memory, Dean Lane, for Hewton Heath.

 

A very worthy thread. More mundane but so vitally important is the actual infrastructure. Make sure you are all snapping the whole scene which will be so important as reference when I and others have long since been scrapped.

Sincerely, Big Yellow Taxi.

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A very worthy thread. More mundane but so vitally important is the actual infrastructure. Make sure you are all snapping the whole scene which will be so important as reference when I and others have long since been scrapped.

Sincerely, Big Yellow Taxi.

 

And things like these....

 

Helsby, 31 October 2009.

 

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Now just a memory, Dean Lane, for Hewton Heath.

I'd just like to point out that what you've recorded there is far from Mundane - it was during the brief period that Sprinters were released to traffic without full yellow ends B)

 

mdavies - your pic of the Fred with the cranes behind is far from mundane - it's a really nice photo.

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3 photos at Bevereley on 20th October 2009. Not just trains but also infrastructure.

 

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158 at Beverley

 

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Beverley

 

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Beverley signal box and crossing

 

David

 

PS there are some "mundane" shots in my gallery here, as well as on fotopic.

David

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3 photos at Bevereley on 20th October 2009. Not just trains but also infrastructure.

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158 at Beverley

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David

PS there are some "mundane" shots in my gallery here, as well as on fotopic.

David

 

Wow. Believe it or not I've never seen Beverly Station before; what a gem! I did spot your Freightln'r wagon at Donny though!

Let's hope we get loads more mundane stuff on here 'cause it is very entertaining.

Sincerely, P. Latformticket.

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Steve, that 70s Buffet sign is indeed a curious survivor - not very mundane these days. :) Where is it?

 

Theres a similar pair in Perth. But thats the only other place I've seen one.

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