Class 20311 Loco at Banbury |
Class 20311 Diesel Loco Photo: Charles Moorhen
New Underground Trains En Route To The London
HNRail Class 20 311 diesel freight locomotive, at the rear of a train delivering new London Underground rolling stock, pauses a while at Banbury station on the evening of the 11th April 2017.Class 20311 was built in December 1961 and is allocated to GBRf Peterborough.
Between 7th July 2007 and the 30th September 2010 Class 20311 was named 'The 20 'Fifty' Class. Other locomotives used in the train were Class 20 20107, 20096 and 20314.
The train diesel multiple unit trying to muscle in at the right of the top picture is Chiltern Railways DEMU Class 165015, about to leave with a service to Marylebone station, London. Don't forget to subscribe to 'Along These Tracks' railway blog to get all new posts and updates sent directly to you. Blog update: Previous photo posts are now easier to find. All blog posts are now listed alphabetically on the right side of your screen; under the heading, 'Previous Photo Posts'. "I hope this makes your search easier". |
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Friday 23 June 2017
Night Photo Class 20311 HN Rail Diesel Loco Banbury Station 2017
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Sunset Photo Class 45 'Peak' Type 4 Diesel Locos Whitemoor Yard 1980's
Class 45 'Peak' Locos In The Sunset
Photo: Charles Moorhen Three unidentified 'Peak' diesel locomotives withdrawn from service, in the twilight of their lives, stabled on sidings at Whitemoor Yard Depot, March, Cambridgeshire, in the late 1980's.Don't forget to subscribe to 'Along These Tracks' railway blog to get all new posts and updates sent directly to you. Blog update:
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Tuesday 20 June 2017
Photo Class 47 Network SouthEast Diesel Loco Oxford Station 1990
Unidentified Class 47 'Network South East' Loco |
Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Unidentified Class 47 diesel locomotive, in Network Southeast livery, passes through Oxford station on the 23 February 1990.
Unfortunately I had somehow left behind my spotting notebook on this particular day. Needless to say it has never happened since!
512 Class 47s were built, of which 30 have passed into preservation and can be found (at time of blog-page publication) at the following locations, though this may be subject to change for various reasons.
D1524 47004 - Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway.
D1693 47105 - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
D1705 47117 'Sparrowhawk' - Great Central Railway.
D1842 47192 - Crewe Heritage Centre.
D1855 47205/47395 - Northampton & Lamport Railway.
D1994 47292 - Great Central Railway Nottingham.
D1787 47306 'The Sapper' - Bodmin & Wenford Railway.
D1886 47367 - Mid Norfolk Railway.
D1895 47376 'Freightliner 1995' - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
D1500 47401 'North Eastern' - Midland Railway Butterley.
D1501 47402 - East Lancashire Railway.
D1516 47417 - Midland Railway Butterley.
D1566 47449 - Llangollen Railway.
D1662 47484 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' - (Private Location).
D1107 47524 - Dean Forest Railway.
D1778 47183/47579/47793 'James Nightall G.C. - Mid Hants Railway.
D1762 47167/47580/47732 'County of Essex - Carnforth.
D1933 47233/47596 'Aldeburgh Festival' - Mid Norfolk Railway.
D1606 47029/47635 'Jimmy Milne' - Epping Ongar Railway.
D1970 47269/47643 - Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway.
D1948 47505/47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' - Crewe Heritage Centre.
D1619 47038/47564/47761 - Midland Railway Butterley.
D1643 47765/47059/47631 - East Lancashire Railway.
D1946 47503/47771 - Eastleigh Works.
D1755 47541/47773 - (Location Not Known).
D1909 47232/47785/47820 - Wensleydale Railway.
D1656 47072/47609/47834/47798 'Prince William' - York Railway Museum.
D1654 47070/47620/47799/47835 'Prince Henry' - Eden Valley Railway.
D1966 47266/47629/47828 - Carnforth.
D1661 47077/47613/47840 'North Star' - West Somerset Railway.
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Oxford Station, Park End St, Oxford OX1 1HS, UK
Monday 19 June 2017
Night Photo BRCW Sulzer Class 33 Diesel Loco Cab Front at Night 1980s
Class 33 Cab In the Dark, Basingstoke
Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Cab front of an unidentified Class 33 diesel locomotive stabled for the night on a siding at Basingstoke station in the late 1980's.
The Class 33 stands close to where one of Basingstoke's lever-operated signal boxes once stood, opposite the current signal box (see photo below) where the track diverges to Reading station.
As a young boy in the early 1960's, I was lucky enough, with a friend of mine, to be able to visit the older wooden signal box in question and watch for a while as a variety of Southern Region steam-hauled trains passed by in both directions.
A treat I will never forget.
Basingstoke Signal Box Photo: Charles Moorhen |
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Friday 12 May 2017
Photo Voyager Class 220006 Cross Country Trains DMU Truro 2017
Voyager Class 220006 DMU Photo: Charles Moorhen 'Cross Country Trains', Class 220 006 Voyager diesel multiple unit, pauses at Truro railway station while operating the 20:18 service to Penzance station, Cornwall, on Wednesday the 10th May 2017.Class 220006 was built between 2000 and 2001 and was allocated to Central Rivers Barton-under-Needwood.Class 220006 unit coach numbers are as follows: 60306 60706 60206 60406. Truro signal box in the background dates back to the days of the old Great Western Railway. Don't forget to subscribe to 'Along These Tracks' railway blog to get all new posts and updates sent directly to you. Blog update:
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Truro, Station Road, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3HH, UK
Saturday 22 April 2017
Night Photo Super Sprinter Class 153364 London Midland DMU Bedford 2015
Class 153364 DMU Alone At The Platform |
Photo: Charles Moorhen |
This night photo London Midland 'city' DMU, Class 153 364, was lucky to make it onto my camera's memory card on one particular visit to Bedford railwaystation in 2015.
I
hadn't seen an example of this class of diesel multiple unit up until
then and I was eager to photograph it. However, there was a problem. I had no tripod with me, which I
really could have done with for a long exposure time.
Looking
around for something stable on which to place Nikon D3200 camera, it quickly
became apparent that nothing was usable within the area. So, if I wanted to record the image, there
was nothing for it but to hold the camera in the usual way and hope
for the best.
Setting
the camera to a four second exposure I planted my feet shoulder width
apart, tucked my elbows into my sides, framed the shot, held my
breath, pressed the shutter button...and prayed that I would not
cough, sneeze or feel the need to scratch my nose.
After
what felt like four minutes, rather than four seconds, the shutter
clicked closed and my breath came out in one loud whoomph!
Tentatively
I looked at the rear screen, dreading that the whole exercise had
been a complete waste of time.
However,
my anxiety turned to delight when I saw, apart from a little softness
to the picture that, in the end, all things considered, things had
worked out quite well in the end.
Though
I would not want to repeat the same process too many times.
The
sprinter Class 153 diesel multiple units such as the example above,
were built by Leyland Bus between 1987 and 1988 as two-coach commuter
train units before being converted to single-car units in 1991/92 by
Hunslet-Barclay.
Other 'London Midland Trains' blog posts you may wish to see:
Class 350 250 EMU at Wolverton Station
Other Class 153 DEMU's:
Class 153 366 DEMU at Bletchley 2015
GWR Class 153 370 Super Sprinter DEMU Entering Truro
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Other 'London Midland Trains' blog posts you may wish to see:
Class 350 250 EMU at Wolverton Station
Other Class 153 DEMU's:
Class 153 366 DEMU at Bletchley 2015
GWR Class 153 370 Super Sprinter DEMU Entering Truro
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bedford station, Ashburnham Rd, Bedford MK40 1DS, UK
Friday 14 April 2017
Night Photo Class 66013 and 66502 GM Diesel Locos Rugby 2016
Class 66013 & 66502 at Rugby Lit By Lamps |
Class 66013 Loco Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Class 66013 was built in October 1998 and allocated to Toton TMD (Notts.).
Photographing a Class 66 diesel locomotive, or any other class for that matter, alongside a platform at Rugby railway station at night has, for one reason or another, always been out of reach for me.
At least that was the position prior to the 25th August 2016 when everything changed.
I was visiting Rugby station on that day photographing the station buildings on a windy, rainy night.
At one point during the evening I was sheltering beneath the platform canopy waiting while a shower of rain to pass by before venturing out into the open once more.
Glancing towards the southern end of the platform I saw EWS Class 66013 diesel freight locomotive coming slowly into the station, stopping about 25 yards from where I was standing; my camera on its tripod stood close by and ready for action.
As I jotted down the number I noticed someone jump from the cab and walk towards one of the nearby station buildings. Was it the driver?
I didn't wait to find out. Grabbing camera and tripod I ran as fast as was safely possible towards the EWS liveried freight locomotive. At the instant the tripod feet settled on the platform surface I saw a man - the driver or new driver? - leaving the same building. Would I have time to grab a shot?
Knowing I would need around twenty seconds exposure for a photograph I framed, focused as fast as I could, prayed, and hit the shutter button.
The seconds crawled by and I willed them to move quicker towards the magic 20 seconds. I was certain that Class 66 66013 would begin to move before the time was up.
Finally exposure time was up and the shutter closed with a satisfying click. I'd done it!
But this was not the end of capturing a diesel locomotive on my camera that night.
Freightliner Locomotive Class 66502 Photo: Charles Moorhen |
A short while later, after photographing Virgin Trains Class 390 128, I was amazed to be going through the whole nerve-shredding process again. I could hardly believe my luck.
The second time the diesel locomotive in question was Freightliner liveried Class 66 66502 'Basford Hall Centenary 2001'.
As I headed home that night, damp and happy, a random thought kept running through my mind - 'photograph one, get one free!'
Class 66502 was built in July 1999 and allocated to Leeds Midland Road TMD.
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Rugby, Mill Road, Rugby Railway Station, Rugby CV21 3LA, United Kingdom
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Night Photo Class 20314, 20107, 20311 Diesel Locos Banbury 2017
Class 20314, 20107, 20311 HNRail Locos |
HN Rail Class 20314 Diesel Locomotive Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Class 20107 and Class 20096 heading London Underground rolling stock Photo: Charles Moorhen
Late evening, on the 11th April 2017, a Derby to London train of new London Underground S1 rolling stock paused for around forty-five minutes at Banbury railway station.
Motive power for the train were four classic Class 20 diesel locomotives. Heading the train were Class 20107, built in December 1961, and Class 20096 built in October 1961, both in BR standard livery.
At the rear of the train, in Harry Needle Railroad Company livery, were Class 20314, built in February 1962, and Class 20311, built in December 1961.
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Class 20311 standing next to Chiltern Railways DMU 165 015 Photo: Charles Moorhen
The new London Underground stock, sandwiched between the four ageing diesel locomotives, built by Bombardier in Derby, have air-conditioning, more space, improved accessibility and better customer information systems.
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Banbury Railway Station,Station Approach, Banbury OX16 5AB, UK
Sunday 2 April 2017
Photo Class 222015 DMU East Midland Trains Wellingborough 2014
Class 222015 DMU In Black & White
Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Although
the weather was slightly overcast I did manage to record enough
images of the old building to make the trip worthwhile. (The results
can be seen in a 'Along These Tracks' blog post by clicking here).
In
addition to photographing this surprisingly well-preserved example of
railway architecture, I also fired off a few frames of DMU's,
locomotives and Intercity 125 Class 43's that came and went
throughout my time at the station.
Noting
that the available light was deteriorating as the day wore on, I
reluctantly made the decision to pack up and go home.
However,
as quickly as I had made that decision...I reversed it.
I
was at the furthest point I could be at the southern end of platform
one when the sound of a diesel engine attracted my attention. The
noise came from an approaching East Midlands Trains Class 222 DMU.
It
was obvious from its speed that it was a stopping service, but, even
so, the distance between train and station was shortening rapidly.
Would
it be worthwhile going for the shot I thought as I instinctively
grabbed the camera from its bag? Class 222015 - one of a fleet of 27 trains sets - was by now making an
impressive attempt at completely filling the frame by this time.
Acutely
aware that the dmu was bearing down on me, I hastily checked the
exposure, framed the shot, hit the shutter button – all in one
panicky movement - and prayed as I was aware a second later of the
air turbulence as 222015 swept by me.
Had
I been too late? Would this shot become yet another victim of my
camera delete button?
Fortunately,
this time, there was no need for the dreaded delete button. As I
examined the picture on the rear screen I saw that I had captured
the only decent image of a train that day!
Class 222015 DMU was built between 2003 and 2005 and allocated to Derby Etches Park.
News Update:
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Class 222015 DMU unit coach numbers are as follows: 60255 60925 60635 60535 60175.
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.
East Midlands Trains Class 222 002 Train at Wellingborough Station
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Wellingborough, Midland Rd, Wellingborough NN8 1NA, UK
Sunday 26 March 2017
Night Photos Various Diesel Multiple Units Leamington Spa Station 2016
Various Diesel Multiple Units Travelling at Night
A selection of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains photographed at night operated by 'Cross Country', 'Chiltern Railways' and 'London Midland Trains', following a photography session at Leamington Spa railway station towards the back end of 2016.
Class 220010 DMU at Leamington Spa Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Cross Country Trains, Class 220 220010, 4-car Voyager DMU stands in Leamington spa station before continuing on to Southampton Central.
Class 165006 DMU at Leamington Spa Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Chiltern Railways, Class 165006 2-car DMU, about to leave heading for Banbury.
Class 172344 DMU Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Standing at platform 1 of Leamington Spa station, London Midland Trains Class 172 DMU 344, is stabled for the night awaiting its morning's work.
Class 220 028 DMU Photo: Charles Moorhen |
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