Western Region in the 1970's

[Phill Dyson]

Penzance
Hi :wave: , here are the pics I mentioned earlier & as a bonus for Rob the last one has a reasonable view of the signal box


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I think this is all the Penzance ones, but I can post some other locations later if anyone wants to see some more of my dodgy old pics :lol:

Cheers Phill

 

[lancer1027]

Penzance in the 1970's

Thanks Phill, great pics Just wish i had a time machine . I would go back to 1970/71

 

[Jordan]

Penzance in the 1970's

... I can post some other locations later if anyone wants to see some more of my dodgy old pics :lol:

Cheers Phill

:wave: you really need to ask, Phill..?!? :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Phill Dyson]

Penzance in the 1970's

Thanks Phill, great pics Just wish i had a time machine . I would go back to 1970/71

[quote=""Phill Dyson"":3lmpxbau]... I can post some other locations later if anyone wants to see some more of my dodgy old pics :lol:

Cheers Phill

:wave: you really need to ask, Phill..?!? :lol: :lol: :lol:[/quote:3lmpxbau]

Cheers Guy's :lol: .....If anyone else has BR(WR) or dare I say BR(SR) ERA pics dodgy or otherwise please feel free to ad them

Phill

 

[28ten]

Penzance in the 1970's

Nowt dodgy about those nice to see some semaphore signals too

 

[Phill Dyson]

Penzance in the 1970's

:scratch: I wonder if 47484 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' had hasty collision damage repairs as the front without the headcode panel appears to have been painted without primer (judging by the way the paint is falling off)

 

[Phill Dyson]

Newton Abbot

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[Phill Dyson]

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Phill

 

[lancer1027]

Top pics Phill

 

[28ten]

I like those. Was it about '72 when the 25's were introduced?

 

[Phill Dyson]

The first class 25's were introduced to the Western Region in November 1970 (to Newport), but they were introduced to Devon & Cornwall in June 1971 .
Phill

 

[Phill Dyson]

Along The Sea Wall

A few more slides taken between 1977 & 1979, a bit more variety than can be seen now , although I wish I had a camera here a few years earlier when the Westerns & Warships would have been hauling these services

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[lancer1027]

Great pics Phill, ah the memories The 50's however make me feel a little sad as you know they took over from the WHizzo's . The 31 at Teignmouth is great
Rob :wave:

 

[Phill Dyson]

: The 50's however make me feel a little sad as you know they took over from the WHizzo's . The 31 at Teignmouth is great
Rob :wave:

Yes me too Rob, I do wish I had a camera that little bit sooner as all I managed were a handful of very poor Hydraulic pics, how about you? did you take any pics at the time either Diesels or Hydraulics ?

Phill :wave:

 

[Jordan]

... I do wish I had a camera that little bit sooner as all I managed were a handful of very poor Hydraulic pics, how about you? did you take any pics at the time either Diesels or Hydraulics ?

Phill :wave:

Hey, at least you guys got to actually see them in service...!! As I've said elsewhere, my mate didn't get me into spotting until the summer of 77...

 

[lancer1027]

[quote=""lancer1027"":evqcvtpp] : The 50's however make me feel a little sad as you know they took over from the WHizzo's . The 31 at Teignmouth is great
Rob :wave:

Yes me too Rob, I do wish I had a camera that little bit sooner as all I managed were a handful of very poor Hydraulic pics, how about you? did you take any pics at the time either Diesels or Hydraulics ?

Phill :wave:[/quote:evqcvtpp]
Hi Phill, yes i took alot of pics from 81 onwards,but only a handfull before. I had to rely on my dad for pics of westerns as i was abit too young to have my own camera . However most of my prints i sold on e-bay as they were stuck in boxes in the loft and at the time i needed to raise some much needed cash. I did get quite a bit of cash overall, selling the prints at ?1.25 for a pair of 6x4. That was the starting price and of course some of the better stuff (more unusual or more popular) went for more. In one case two 76's went for ?7.85 for the pair . As for westerns my dad got a few but i have bought copies and cd's of images etc. I'm always on the look out for them , in blue of couse :lol:

 

[iploffy]

[quote=""Phill Dyson"":1so3s4b3]... I do wish I had a camera that little bit sooner as all I managed were a handful of very poor Hydraulic pics, how about you? did you take any pics at the time either Diesels or Hydraulics ?

Phill :wave:

Hey, at least you guys got to actually see them in service...!! As I've said elsewhere, my mate didn't get me into spotting until the summer of 77...

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I agree I didn't see any in service and to my shame didn't hear a warship drone until 1994 on the west somerset, but that day I was lucky enough to meet up with a kindly sole who worked there and he took me through the engine room of a hymek er wow almost as good as driving a 47 from Shrewsbury to Oxley

Ian