80s Class 121 Twyford & others

[Andrew Thompson]

All

Thought you may be interested in this from the 29/07/82 . Found whilst clearing out some old cupboards . Some more to come from the same era when I have time to scan and resize .

 

[Andrew Thompson]

 

[iploffy]

Correct colour, correct classes, lovely shots, pass me a cold flannel I am off to have lie down totally overcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Steph Dale]

That variant of blue/grey is still the best livery HSTs ever carried isn't it...?
Lovely pic.

Steph

 

[Andrew Thompson]

47 is at York and was a Gauge o Guild excursion from Preston . late 70's ?

 

[Andrew Thompson]

That's all for tonight folks.

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Buxton



Preston

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Some explanations.

47444 Ladywell sidings
37 Preston heading north
47 Highland Rail Ladywell sidings
56 Oils Preston dock prior to new Bridge .
40's Wigan Spring Branch.
20 Wigan SB
26 Haymarket .

 

[Andrew Thompson]

All Haymarket or Waverly .

 

[Andrew Thompson]

First pictures Tinsley
Oils Preston
40 on the approach to Skipton
25 Blea Moor
Derby works .


Andrew

 

[Andrew Thompson]

As an aside the picture of 56107 shows the driver looking at the damage having had an near encounter with a school bus at Strand Rd crossing when he had failed to stop at the red signal.

One that got missed at Buxton and Tinsley.

 

[Andrew Thompson]

And one from the Green period . Easter Monday 1969 Wigan Spring Branch (printed from 2 1/4 colour slide some of the quality has been lost ) When I locate the slide will try a direct scan and photo shop together with a blue Deltic at Doncaster and a Green Brush 2 both on shed ).

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Final ones today .

Newcastle.
St Ives
Penzance Sleeper
Lostwithel Clays
47 Skew Bridge Preston
40 Lady well sidings

 

[40126]

Hi Andrew

Firstly, great pics

Secondly, Do you know the dates of the pics of 40012 / 97407 please ?.

Thirdly, Keep um coming.

Steve

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Sorry
I don't off hand would have to search for the neg but that would only give a general approximation .

If I come across in the future will post .

Andrew

 

[Andrew Thompson]

The first pictures posted from the Reading area relate to a weekend break where people of a certain age may remember . 2 nights for 1 at a Berni Inn stayed at the St George in Reading . Called off at Habitat at Wallingford on the way down (the main warehouse of only a few stores at that time .) Also had a very expensive and not very good meal on the Sat night at the The Swan Streatley which I noticed was on the news this week as being one of those hit by the floods .Showed the very room we dined in lovely view of the river but not worth the price they were charging plus service charge (No wonder they kept coming round asking if we wanted liquors ) Well it seemed dear at the time some thing like £30.00. in the early eighties . Stopped off at Oxford and Blenheim on the way back .

NB Remember plenty of fashion conscious Punks loitering with intent around Reading .

Hi Ho

Andrew

 

[iploffy]

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That's all for tonight folks.

does any body notice anything strange about the Leccies

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Does this help .

 

[iploffy]

Yes but there is still something not normally done with leckies