Overhead EMU Photos

[Taigatrommel]

The Ardrossan pic has inspired me to contribute to this thread.  I've not taken many photos over the last 18 months or so, but this is one of the few.

 

380014 Saltcoats 30 August 2020 by Richard Self, on Flickr

[Northmoor]

One from nearly 20 years ago.  This was the Class 312 Farewell tour during a brief stop at Clacton, alongside the typical replacement 321.  Now of course they are on their way out too.

[Vanfit]

September 1983 Stockport?

 

 

[mpb56125]

308147 at Runcorn on 10th August 1994

 

 

 

309613 at Crewe on 1st May 1995

 

 

 

308's at Leeds on 6th April 1995

 

 

321334 at Stratford on 16th March 1995

 

 

312720 at Stratford on 16th March 1995

 

 

 

Mark

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[eastwestdivide]

A damp rush hour at Bethnal Green, 5th April 1983, with a 302, 305s, a 309 and the down East Anglian running parallel with a 315...

 

[Titan]

1 hour ago, eastwestdivide said:

 

 

 

 

I have often wondered how easy it was for Clacton depot to get the right number of coaches for the service in the early eighties with various configurations of 2, 3 and 4 car units to work with.  Looks like they have managed a 7 coach train on this occasion, with a 2 car strengthened to a 3 car leading. Other 3 cars were 4 cars with the griddle removed, not sure if the 3 car in the picture had any first class?

Edited October 17, 2021 by Titan

[Jeremy Cumberland]

7 minutes ago, Titan said:

Other 3 cars were 4 cars with the griddle removed, not sure if the 3 car in the picture had any first class?

The middle vehicle's a composite (1st class closest to us).

[montyburns56]

AM1 EMUs at Morecambe, in September 1963

 

 

[montyburns56]

305146 at Manchester Piccadilly 1994

 

 

[eastwestdivide]

A couple of "moonlighting" AC EMUs from the last 6 months or so.

 

At Kings Cross, this one reads "Great Northern - operated by Gatwick Express" which makes not a lot of sense to the average traveller, as the train goes nowhere near Gatwick. In fact it might cause confusion, as other trains on its route do serve Gatwick:

Sorry about the bin. I was already on board my northbound train when I noticed it!

 

And at Crewe, this one reads "London Northwestern Railway - Stunt Double Train - I also work in the West Midlands":

[Mol_PMB]

This one was almost moonlighting too!

At Liverpool St, is this a Class 309 that survived long enough to get First Great Eastern colours of blue, green and grey? It almost matches that 321 in the background.

Only the headboard gives it away, it's the farewell railtour and that's the North West Regional Railways livery.

[33C]

On 19/09/2021 at 19:04, montyburns56 said:

 304039 Cheadle Hulme 1977 by Hugh Searle

 

 

Fantastic photo and very modellable!

[montyburns56]

303060 - Altrincham 1990 by Martyn Hilbert

 

 

[eastwestdivide]

Don't think I've posted these before, early days of the "Bed-Pan" service to Moorgate before Thameslink was a thing. Moorgate, Barbican and Farringdon, all x2:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[phil_sutters]

I have recently re-uploaded this album to my gallery. I initially overlooked the fact that the other EMU thread is for third rail types and was graciously invited to put this link over here.

[Davexoc]

Didcot-Padd starting out in yesterdays heat....

 

[BernardTPM]

Those overhead wiring gantries are really hideous.

Edited August 16, 2022 by BernardTPM

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

310090 at Coventry on 17/04/87 (my photo)

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

312202 at Coventry on 17/04/87 (my photo)

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

323223 at Crewe on 17/09/99 (my photo)

Edited May 25, 2023 by franciswilliamwebb
(Steve 2 - RMWeb Colour Gremlins 1)

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

Class 304 number 023 at Coseley on 29/09/79 (my photo)

[woodenhead]

Four cars with compartments, that's how I remember them.

[Jeremy Cumberland]

6 hours ago, woodenhead said:

Four cars with compartments, that's how I remember them.

Not all compartments, were they? They didn't often come my way (I was in AM10 country), and they seemed old fashioned (but a little exotic none the less). The big let down was not being able to kneel on the front seat and watch the driver and look through the front window. Was it a bench seat in the AM10 DTS, without a door between the cab and the saloon? That's what my memory is telling me, but it was a long time ago.

[woodenhead]

1 minute ago, Jeremy C said:

Not all compartments, were they? They didn't often come my way (I was in AM10 country), and they seemed old fashioned (but a little exotic none the less). The big let down was not being able to kneel on the front seat and watch the driver and look through the front window. Was it a bench seat in the AM10 DTS, without a door between the cab and the saloon? That's what my memory is telling me, but it was a long time ago.

Just some compartments, they lost them completely when they were reduced to three cars and the first class compartments were opened out.

 

But I can just about remember using them on trips to Crewe from the Styal line.

[Johann Marsbar]

Was surprised to find a couple of 321's on the Colchester - Walton/Clacton services today when I went to the Colchester Winter Ales Festival - I thought they had all been replaced by now!

 

Colchester Town station........