Going off hire.

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:04 pm

DarthMunch · Post by **DarthMunch** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:09 pm

Top shots mate!

Chris :drinking:

carlwestwood · Post by **carlwestwood** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:09 pm

that second shots is my favourite deffinitely

fantastic chris

Carl

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:44 pm

Nice pics there, Chris!

45002 · Post by **45002** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:47 pm

Excellent shots Chris

MARTIN

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:12 pm

I knew that Duff was smokin' too much.

Dumped in Belmont yard with a replacement for the journey South.

DescendingSadly · Post by **DescendingSadly** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:13 am

It's scary that I actually remember those units stood in Leeds station.

This was during the BR era and super sprinter reigned all

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:42 am

If nothing else, it's an excuse to get onto "Great Eastern"

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:34 am

Now Chris they are wonderful love the DMU is it available for DL

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:45 am

a former user wrote:Now Chris they are wonderful love the DMU is it available for DL

It's actually an EMU Pete, and boy, did I have a job to keep those pantos down.':lol:'

BR Class 308 Unit 308163 [1269579 bytes] - AM4_308163_Metro.exe
File ID: 8637 Date: 22 Mar 2004 - 1894 Downloads

Chris.

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:50 am

Chris I actually had thought it was EMU but No Pantos visible made me think different

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:54 am

Pete,
they worked the Aire Valley route in West Yorkshire before these came along:

ARRIVA Class 333 [797152 bytes] - Class333.exe
File ID: 4169 Date: 24 Dec 2002 - 5476 Downloads

Previous to that they saw service on the Leeds - Doncaster route before the "Dusty Bins" came on stream.

321901 WYPTE [4909837 bytes] - 321901.exe
File ID: 15555 Date: 10 Nov 2006 - 1419 Downloads

Chris.

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:04 am

I think Slam door trains were Better had the feel of an adventure starting hear a door slam shut rather than the swishhhhh of door closure now days

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:08 am

a former user wrote:I think Slam door trains were Better had the feel of an adventure starting hear a door slam shut rather than the swishhhhh of door closure now days

And a lot more comfortable than those other two creations, I might add.

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:32 am

chrisiveson wrote:
a former user wrote:I think Slam door trains were Better had the feel of an adventure starting hear a door slam shut rather than the swishhhhh of door closure now days
And a lot more comfortable than those other two creations, I might add.

Have to Agree Here in NI the Best Trains for Comfort are still the 32 year old Slam Door 80 Class Sadly only two sets remain in traction