ACTON BRIDGE STATION - 1977
Here's another offering from Acton Bridge.
An unidentified Class 40 locomotive runs light engine through the station on the up slow line.
#Class40#Railway
Ashford Chart Leacon Open Day 7th June 1986
British Rail Class 50 diesel loco 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' showing off its GWR 150 celebratory Green colours. Still around today but in its original Hercules guise.
#BritishRail#Ashford#Class50#trainspotting#GWR150#diesel 🤓
This week in 1983 - Thursday 2nd June.
The Melts, BREL Crewe Works - where the bad stuff happened. 40103, 064 & 142 have reached the end of the line.
#FortiesOnFriday
OTD in 1983, Sunday 5th June.
It's Coalville Depot Open Day, but a quick run to Nottingham behind these two had to be taken first - it would've been rude not to!
(20072 & 075 waiting time at Derby with 1E28, 0856 to Skegness).
Reading Station 30th May 1987
British Rail Class 50 diesel loco 50040 'Leviathan' looks superb in BR Large Logo colours as it pauses at the platform.
Would soon get rechristened with 50011's 'Centurion' nameplates
#BritishRail#Class50#Reading#trainspotting#Leviathan 🤓
Reading Station 30th May 1987
British Rail Class 50 diesel loco 50044 'Exeter' in the original version of Network South East livery with a matching Mark 1 Coaches. The Hoover that followed me everywhere!!
#BritishRail#Reading#Exeter#Class50#trainspotting#diesels#Hoover 🤓
#DailyGronk Huddersfield Station 30th May 1987
Parked up in the siding with a GUV van, British Rail Class 08 shunter 08579 is on pilot duties. Fading BR Blue & a Crewe 1959 Worksplate.
Less & less to do on this duty.....
#BritishRail#Class08#Huddersfield#trainspotting 🤓
Well time to kick the #2024 review off better start with the first pic of 2024 50017 Royal oak on the Nightrider at Great Central railway in the company of @holtona72@Bennybizzle1