15th April around Euston

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Sun May 16, 2004 7:51 pm

Here are some of my photos from Staturday

A broken down (because it did not work the train back north so I guess their was a problem with it) 87022 (Lew Adams the Black Price) at London Euston

For some reason a DVT with no Virgin lettering on (I think this is the only one working like this)

87035 newly repainted and De-named from Robert Burns at London Euston

87001 (STEPHENSON) back in BR Blue at Euston

Then we went out to Harrow to see what was at Wemberly Yard

87004 (Britannia) and 87031 (still named Hal o' the Wynd) Light engine at Harrow

and them going away to Willesden depot

87002 "Poterbrook" speeds though Harrow on a northbound train to Glasgow

87024 (Lord of the Isles) with 82101 on the front on a south bound train at Harrow

Then we got a stopper to south Kenton to get some photos

87001 (STEPHENSON) speeds though South Kenton on a north bound train

47810 comes south light engine at South Kenton

92029 (Dante )on a south bound freight at South Kenton

87015 (Howard of Effingham) on a south bound train at South Kenton

Then we went back to Euston on a stopper before going back home

87021 (Robert the Bruce) at London Euston

57311 (PARKER) parked at Euston

Hope you liked them.

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Sun May 16, 2004 8:17 pm

I was just up the line at Berkhampsted and saw the 47, 92, all those 87s, the dvt with no branding. See these photos at: http://www.freewebs.com/railwaylatest

simont · Post by **simont** » Sun May 16, 2004 8:38 pm

Nice shots.

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:48 pm

I like the shots

Definatly going to Euston now!

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Mon May 17, 2004 6:21 am

Anton,
Try and get to Euston before Sunday, as Saturday will be the last day for the Holyhead HSTs.

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Mon May 17, 2004 9:25 am

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Mon May 17, 2004 10:37 am

phat2003uk wrote:Anton,
Try and get to Euston before Sunday, as Saturday will be the last day for the Holyhead HSTs.

Well where do they go to. this wednesday im off to Birmingham New Street, so will they be passsing through there?

Anton

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Mon May 17, 2004 10:48 am

No, they will go up the Trent Valley.

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Mon May 17, 2004 3:15 pm

on saturday it will go 2 birmingham international then to stafford

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Mon May 17, 2004 3:31 pm

Thanks all

phat2003uk wrote:Anton,
Try and get to Euston before Sunday, as Saturday will be the last day for the Holyhead HSTs.

I think it is a good thing the HST's are going off the Holyhead's it means more locos and a loco change over at Crewe

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Mon May 17, 2004 3:39 pm

Yeah but having the hst adds more variety.

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Mon May 17, 2004 4:24 pm

phat2003uk wrote:Yeah but having the hst adds more variety.

I have never been an HST fan. Virgin should of never built the 390's and 220's and 221's you had far more variety before they were built.

mattvince · Post by **mattvince** » Mon May 17, 2004 4:35 pm

Standard diversion route for the Trent Valley is via Rugby-Coventry-Stechford-Aston-Bescot-Bushbury Jn-Stafford. That route avoids New Street and Wolverhampton, but it means a lot of trains along twin-track sections, particularly Coventry-Stechford, Aston-Bescot and Bushbury-Stafford.

Jonathan - It's called progress. Get over it.

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Mon May 17, 2004 5:14 pm

mattvince wrote: Jonathan - It's called progress. Get over it.

It is not called progress. It it called lets waste lots of the governments money and try to get rid of out passengers by putting less seats in our trains, fares going out and Less leg room etc... because that is what Virgin are doing.

Everyone that does not enjoy traveling in trains will now fly as it is far cheaper and a plane is nicer in side from a 390. Virgin will lose me soon as a passenger when the Mk3's go.

BRING BACK LOCO HAULED TRAINS!!!

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Mon May 17, 2004 5:25 pm

jonathanmlewis wrote:
mattvince wrote: Jonathan - It's called progress. Get over it.
It is not called progress. It it called lets waste lots of the governments money and try to get rid of out passengers by putting less seats in our trains, fares going out and Less leg room etc... because that is what Virgin are doing.

Everyone that does not enjoy traveling in trains will now fly as it is far cheaper and a plane is nicer in side from a 390. Virgin will lose me soon as a passenger when the Mk3's go.

BRING BACK LOCO HAULED TRAINS!!!

You cud get on a 390 pulled by a 57