‘Scene’ Mainly at Clapham Junction by Peter Rose on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A break taken in London by Peter saw a selection of buses, of which, more anon.

 

Whilst an outing by rail produced this crop. 

 

Mainly at Clapham Junction.

 

His images reproduced here, are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

90005 ‘Freightliner’. 

BREL Crewe built Bo-Bo Electric Locomotive

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The 50 locos built were produced between 1987-1990.

 

Working 4L89 the 04-10 from Crewe Basford Hall-Felixstowe North FLT.

 

Pictured passing Highbury & Islington station.

 

A break taken in London by Peter saw a selection of buses, of which, more anon.

 

Whilst an outing by rail produced this crop. 

 

Mainly at Clapham Junction.

 

His images reproduced here, are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

 

 

 

458514 & 458520 ‘South Western Railway’.

Alstom built Electric Multiple Units

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Collectively, they are called ‘Juniper’s.

 

Working 2U39 the 1358 Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside 

 

To a ‘Midlander’ like me, the sight of trains with 8 or 12 coaches in their make up, when I am used to two or sometimes 4 coaches, seems wildly generous.

 

 

 

 

159021 & 159008 ‘South Western Railway’.

BREL Derby built Diesel Multiple Units

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The Class 159’s were a three coach development from the more familiar Class 158.

 

Working 1L36 from Yeovil Junction.

 

 

 

 

455734 & 455858 ‘South Western Railway’.

BREL York built Electric Multiple Units

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Working 2F32 the 12-04 from Woking to Waterloo.

 

Peter points out an interesting detail,

 

“The 455/7 was built as 3-car but extended to 4-car by adding a redundant trailer from a 508. 

 

The different carriage profile can be seen on the third vehicle”.

 

 

 

 

159105, 159010 & 158886 ‘South Western Railway’.

BREL Derby built Diesel Multiple Units

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Note the mixing of Class 158 and 159s in the same train. 

 

Working 1L40 the 09-25 from Exeter St. Davids to Waterloo.

 

 

 

 

455863 & 445735 ‘South Western Railway’.

BREL York built Electric Multiple Units

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Working 2D32 the 11-42 Guildford to Waterloo.

 

‘Scene’ on the Rails in the Southwest on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter M. Rose’s images have appeared before on my blog. 

 

His images from a visit to the Lathalmond Bus Museum in Scotland appeared on 02/04/2018. 

 

This time he has pointed his camera in the direction of the trains of the Southwest and of course, I have his permission to publish these images.

 

Class 35 Hymek ‘British Railways’  No. D7017. Beyer Peacock built Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Williton on the ‘West Somerset Railway’.

 

 

No. 7822 ‘Foxcote Manor’& No. 53808 ’S&D’ 2-8-0 ‘British Railways’

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Williton on the ‘West Somerset Railway’.

 

 

Class 800 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 800029. Hitachi IEP Electro-Diesel Multiple Unit

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen leaving Dawlish on a Paignton-Exeter test run.

 

 

Class 158 ‘First Great Western’ No. 158958. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Westbury on a Cardiff Central-Portsmouth Harbour service.

 

 

Class 150 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 150239. BREL York built DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Starcross with the River Exe in the background on a Exeter-Paignton service.

 

 

 

Class 150 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 150216. BREL York built DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Par on a Penzance-Plymouth service.

 

Note the original ‘Great Western Railway’s semaphore signal.

 

 

 

Class 43 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 43194. BREL Crewe built HST

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Newton Abott on a London Paddington-Penzance service.

 

Note the mix of liveries with the coaches being in the ‘First Great Western’ Dynamic Lines livery.

 

 

 

Class 159 ‘South Western Railway’ No. 159101. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Exeter St. Davids on a Waterloo-Exeter service.

 

 

 

Class 158 ‘South Western Railway’ No. 158887. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Seen at Exeter St. Davids on a Waterloo-Exeter service.

 

 

 

Class 143 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 143619. Hunslet/Barclay / Walter Alexander built DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Starcross on an Exeter-Paignton service.

 

 

 

Class 150 ‘First Great Western’ No. 150219. BREL York built DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Exeter St. Davids on an Exeter-Paignton service.

 

 

 

Class 158 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 158950. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Seen at Salisbury on a Bristol Temple Meads-Barnham service.