'Along These Tracks' Train Photos Site : 2019-03-24

Saturday, 30 March 2019

Photo Class 411/5 1541 4-CEP British Rail EMU Train Kearsney Kent 1980s

Class 411/5 1541 4-CEP EMU Train

photo of class 411/5 1541 4-cep electric multiple unit 1980s

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Class 411/5 4-CEP, 1541 electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter passenger train, in 'Jaffa Cake' livery, leaves Kearsney station near Dover, Kent, heading for London Victoria in the late 1980s.

My apologies for the quality of this photo. It was taken in really contrasty light in late afternoon on a pre-digital 35mm camera.

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Photo Class 170101 Turbostar Midland Mainline Livery DMU Train Wellingborough 2001

Class 170101 DMU Wellingborough

photo of class 170101 Turbostar diesel multiple unit train in Midland Mainline livery about to enter Wellingborough 2001

Photo: Charles Moorhen

In Midland Mainline livery, passenger train Turbostar Class 170101 diesel multiple unit (DMU), enters Wellingborough station en route for London St. Pancras 2001.

News Update:

Seeing East Midlands Trains colourful livery of red, white, orange and red flashing along the railway tracks, will soon become a thing of the past.

Abellio will take over the East Midlands Trains franchise on Saturday 18th August 2019. The Class 43 HST Intercity 125 and Class 222 diesel multiple unit will gradually be phased out by brand new Hitachi trains that will be a variant of the bullet-nosed Class 800 bio-mode DMU.

The new trains will have a lavender livery and be branded with 'EMR' on both sides.

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Photo Class 170109 Turbostar Midland Mainline DMU Train Wellingborough 2001

Class 170109 DMU Wellingborough

photo of midland mainline liveried class 170109 turbostar DMU entering wellingborough 2001

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Passenger train Class 170109 Turbostar diesel multiple unit (DMU), in Midland Mainline livery, enters Wellingborough station after leaving Kettering 2001.

Note the use of warning lights each side of the track-crossing walking boards. These lights are triggered, and go out as seen above, when a train passes over a certain part of the railway track whilst approaching the station.

The need for such lights were superflous when the platform ends with safety features such as barriers and 'black crocodile teeth' pads were installed.

News Update:

Seeing East Midlands Trains colourful livery of red, white, orange and red flashing along the railway tracks, will soon become a thing of the past.

The new trains will have a lavender livery and be branded with 'EMR' on both sides.

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Photo Class 170108 Cross Country Turbostar DMU Train Ely Station 2014

Class 170108 Cross Country DMU, Ely

photo of cross country class 170108 diesel multiple unit train at ely station 2014

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Cross Country Trains Turbostar diesel multiple unit (DMU) 3-car passenger train, Class 170108, photographed in the late afternoon, entering Ely station in June 2014.

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Photo Class 168005 Chiltern Railways Clubman DMU Train Banbury 2017

Class 168005 Clubman DMU Waits at Banbury Station

Photo of clubman class 168005 diesel multiple unit train standing in Banbury station whilst en route to Leamington Spa 2017

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Chiltern Railways diesel multiple unit, (DMU), Class 168005 Turbostar, waits for the green light at Banbury station before heading off to Moor St. station, Birmingham, in May 2017.

Clubman diesel multiple units, such as Class 168005 commuter passenger trains, were constructed between 1998 and 2004, with the earliest examples entering service on the 20th May 1998.

In all, 19 trainsets were built with 2/3/4 cars per set. With a top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h), 4-car unit Class 168005 offers 272 seats with air-conditioning throughout.

The 168 Clubman Class of dmu can be found operating on the Chiltern Main Line, London to Aylesbury Line, London Marylebone - Oxford, Princes Risborough - Aylesbury Line.

Network South East, then operated by British Rail, originally planned the Class 168 for their expansion of services on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill or New Street stations. In the event, privatisation put and end to the NSE plans.

Video Clip - Class 168005 DMU Leaving Banbury Station

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Photo Class 66729 and 66717 GBRF Diesel Loco Wellingborough 2014

Class 66729 & 66717 GBRF Diesel Locomotives, Wellingborough


Photo: Charles Moorhen

General Motors EMD diesel locomotive Class 66729, in GBRF livery, photographed in the early evening passing through Wellingborough station on the freight-only line behind Class 66717.

More Class 66 Locomotive Images on 'Along These Tracks'.

Class 66005 at Wellingborough

Class 66013 & 66502 at Rugby (Scroll down for '502' image)

Class 66044 at Northampton

Class 66086 at Didcot

Class 66086 and 66237 at Didcot

Class 66117 at Northampton

Class 66130 at Banbury

Class 66145 at Banbury

Class 66187 at Wellingborough

Class 66206 at Northampton

Class 66414 at Northampton

Class 66509 at Wellingborough

Class 66536 at Banbury

Class 66551 at Rugby

Class 66765 at Wellingborough

Four Unidentified Class 66s Didcot.

Four Unidentified GBRF Class 66s Wellingborough

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Photo Class 66117 EWS Diesel Loco Approaches Northampton Station

EWS Class 66117 Diesel Locomotive, Northampton

photo of ews class 66117 diesel locomotive at northampton

Photo: Charles Moorhen

EWS Freight diesel locomotive Class 66117, photographed amid a tangle of wires and gantries, enters Northampton station on the West Coast Main Line loop from Rugby heading south.

Note the rusty water tower still in place on the right; a relic from the age of steam.

Photo: Charles Moorhen

More Class 66 Locomotive Images on 'Along These Tracks'.

Class 66005 at Wellingborough

Class 66013 & 66502 at Rugby (Scroll down for '66502' image)

Class 66044 at Northampton

Class 66086 at Didcot

Class 66086 and 66237 at Didcot

Class 66130 at Banbury

Class 66145 at Banbury

Class 66187 at Wellingborough

Class 66206 at Northampton

Class 66414 at Northampton

Class 66509 at Wellingborough

Class 66536 at Banbury

Class 66551 at Rugby

Class 66717 at Wellingborough

Class 66729 at Wellingborough

Class 66765 at Wellingborough

Four Unidentified Class 66s Didcot.

Four Unidentified GBRF Class 66s Wellingborough

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Friday, 29 March 2019

Photo Class 66717 GBRF Diesel Loco Wellingborough 2014

Class 66717 Freight Loco, Wellingborough

photo of gbrf class 66717 diesel locomotive at wellingborough 2014

Photo: Charles Moorhen

General Motors EMD Class 66717 diesel locomotive, in GBRF Freight livery and carrying the name 'Good Old Boy', passes through Wellingborough station on the freight-only line heading towards Bedford in June 2014.

More Class 66 Locomotive Images on 'Along These Tracks'.

Class 66005 at Wellingborough

Class 66013 & 66502 at Rugby (Scroll down for '502' image)

Class 66044 at Northampton

Class 66086 at Didcot

Class 66086 and 66237 at Didcot

Class 66117 at Northampton

Class 66130 at Banbury

Class 66145 at Banbury

Class 66187 at Wellingborough

Class 66206 at Northampton

Class 66414 at Northampton

Class 66509 at Wellingborough

Class 66536 at Banbury

Class 66551 at Rugby

Class 66729 at Wellingborough

Class 66765 at Wellingborough

Four Unidentified Class 66s Didcot.

Four Unidentified GBRF Class 66s Wellingborough

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Photo Class 66206 EWS General Motors Diesel Loco Northampton

EWS Class 66206 Freight Loco

photo of ews class 66206 diesel locomotive at northampton

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Using the Rugby to Northampton loop line, General Motors EMD Class 66206 diesel locomotive, in EWS Freight livery, enters Northampton station heading south hauling a train of motor vehicles.

More Class 66 Locomotive Images on 'Along These Tracks'.

Class 66005 at Wellingborough

Class 66013 & 66502 at Rugby (Scroll down for '66502' image)

Class 66044 at Northampton

Class 66086 at Didcot

Class 66086 and 66237 at Didcot

Class 66117 at Northampton

Class 66130 at Banbury

Class 66145 at Banbury

Class 66187 at Wellingborough

Class 66414 at Northampton

Class 66509 at Wellingborough

Class 66536 at Banbury

Class 66551 at Rugby

Class 66717 at Wellingborough

Class 66729 at Wellingborough

Class 66765 at Wellingborough

Four Unidentified Class 66s Didcot.

Four Unidentified GBRF Class 66s Wellingborough

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Photo Class 47790 Diesel Loco 'Galway Princess' Heads Northern Belle

Class 47790 'Galway Princess' Loco, Northampton Station

photo of class 47790 diesel locomotive galway princess pullman

Photo: Charles Moorhen

A 'grabbed' photo of Class 47790 UK diesel locomotive bearing the name, 'Galloway Princess', heading the Northern Belle luxury train through Northampton station. Sadly, the date when I witnessed this, was for some inexplicable reason not recorded.

A section of a Class 350 electric multiple unit in London Midland Trains livery can be seen stabled on the station's sidings.

Class 47853 diesel loco in Direct Rail Services livery at the rear end of the Northern Belle Pullman train passing through Northampton in 2004.

Class 47853 'Tail-Ending' the Northern Belle Train Photo: Charles Moorhen

Direct Rail Services Class 47853 locomotive forms the rear motive power for the Northern Belle train. In 2004, this locomotive carried the name, 'Rail Express'.

More Class 47 and 57 images on 'Along These Tracks'.

Class 47100 'Merlin'

Class 57316 'Fab 1'

Class 57305 'John Tracy'

Class 57308 'Tin Tin'

Class 47822

Class 47701

Class 57307 'Lady Penelope'

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Night Photo Class 168002 Chiltern Railways Clubman DMU Train Banbury 2017

Class 168002 DMU, Banbury Station On a Wet Night

night photo of class 168002 diesel multiple unit train at banbury

Photo: Charles Moorhen

A night photo of Chiltern Railways Clubman UK diesel multiple unit, Class 168002 commuter train, as it waits in the rain at Banbury station before continuing on to Royal Leamington Spa on a stormy night in January 2017.

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Blog update:

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