RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 19, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2013 been scanning a load of pics this evening and rather than just placing them in one thread i've been distributing them in areas of interest, here are a few EMU pics for you, i have a few more i could scan if there is any interest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted August 19, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2013 Fantastic pictures, yes please, more please!!! Many thanks, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Yes more please big jim Would you be able to tell us the location and also what EMU is in the pic if not to much trouble please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Great pics, Jim, although I would dispute the description of the class 309 Clacton unit or the class 321 (?) as 'Southern'!! If you are a 'northerner' then perhaps they count as being south of you!!! Nevertheless, there is some wonderful detail in those shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Yes more please big jim Would you be able to tell us the location and also what EMU is in the pic if not to much trouble please. 1/ A 4 EPB and 4 VEP at London Bridge ( SED ) 2/ A Class 309 'Clacton' at Stratford 3/ A 442 'Wessex Electric ( Or Plastic Pig! ) [ 5 WES ] at Clapham Jnc ( SWD ) 4 A Class 321 ' Dusty Bin' also at Stratford. HTH Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 20, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2013 anything "sarf of the river" is southern to me, maybe i should have put "london electric units" anyway here are a few more, sorry dont know the unit nmbers and i'll put a location if i can work it out clapham jn not a clue of the location, but its a 411 unit 508? in stratford dover marine, unknown unit again not the foggiest of location! clapham jn wessex at clapham jn and thats about it, i thought i had more but i haven't, short and sweet but i hope the pics of of some interest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 anything "sarf of the river" is southern to me, maybe i should have put "london electric units" anyway here are a few more, sorry dont know the unit nmbers and i'll put a location if i can work it out clapham jn not a clue of the location, but its a 411 unit -- London Bridge, Platform 5 508? in stratford -- Almost, Class 315's dover marine, unknown unit - That'll be an MLV on the front of a Boat Train Jim ;-) again not the foggiest of location! - Ramsgate EMUD clapham jn wessex at clapham jn - Nope, Waterloo Mainline Jim :-) and thats about it, i thought i had more but i haven't, short and sweet but i hope the pics of of some interest Added answers in RED For you Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 The fog is Ramsgate, the unit in Dover Marine/Western Docks is an MLV (written while previous post was being composed!) Think Stratford's still north of the river - that was like an exotic trip abroad when I lived in Kent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 20, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2013 believe me coming from wales, anything that looked like a southern unit WAS a southern unit! thanks for filling in the gaps everyone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 anything "sarf of the river" is southern to me, maybe i should have put "london electric units" anyway here are a few more, sorry dont know the unit nmbers and i'll put a location if i can work it out dover marine, unknown unit and thats about it, i thought i had more but i haven't, short and sweet but i hope the pics of of some interest Looks like someone's just got out of the Army ('if it moves, salute it - if it doesn't, paint it white') and gone postal on the ends of the check rails and conductor rail lead-ins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Looks like someone's just got out of the Army ('if it moves, salute it - if it doesn't, paint it white') and gone postal on the ends of the check rails and conductor rail lead-ins. Standard SR PW department practice - anything to get out of digging wet beds or ballast profiling ! I'm told by an old Section Manager @ Ashford, it started (unsurprising) in WW2 when the blackout rendered everything invisible and the prospect of stepping onto the end of a conductor rail or tripping over a guard board was a real issue............... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwales Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hi All Just scanned some Southern DEMU pictures 205029 at Reading 14/5/93 207101 at Ashford 30/5/92 207001 at Southampton 25/9/86 Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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