Latest posts tagged with #Class50 on Bluesky
50020 ‘Revenge’ stands forlorn in the scrapyard at Booth’s in Rotherham. With many miles under its belt, a no doubt a flashover or two, its time was almost up. A sad goodbye to what was one of my personal favourites.
#Class50 #Hoover #Booths #Scrap #Rotherham #BritishRail
#EnglishElectric BR #LargeLogo #Class50 50049 ‘Defiance’ powering UK Railtours, 1Z50 0842 Watford Junction > Derby, ‘The Derby Express’ towards Sunnyhill
50017 'Valiant' & D5054 (Renumbered D5053) next to Bury South signal box awaiting their next workings at today's ELR Winter Warmer day #class50 #class24 #trains #EastLancashireRailway
Network South East liveried 50030 ‘Repulse’ awaits departure from a quiet Exeter St. David’s, bound for London Waterloo. One of those shots where you can just imagine the English Electric soundtrack. Wonderful days!
#Class50 #Hoover #Exeter #NSE
50011 ‘Centurion’ occupies the load bank road at Crewe Works. A very sad sight for all Hoover fans, as the loco, if I rightly recall, becomes the first of the class to be officially withdrawn.
#Class50 #Hoover #CreweWorks #ZC
One of my favourite 50s, looking stunning in the best livery they ever carried (in my opinion)!
50020 ‘Revenge’ awaits departure from Exeter St. David’s with a service for London Waterloo.
#Class50 #Hoover #BritishRail #LargeLogo #Exeter
Taunton Station, Somerset. 50048 Dauntless. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3818/D1189, 1968. New as D448, withdrawn 07/1991, scrapped Springburn 04/1992. Network South East (Revised) livery. Photo: 13.05.1988 . #Taunton #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric #Dauntless #NetworkSouthEast
Laira Depot, Plymouth, Devon. 50047 Swiftsure. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3817/D1188, 1965. New as D447 to Stoke Division, withdrawn 04/1988, scrapped Vic Berry, Leicester, 05/1989. Photo: 17.07.1988. #Laira #Plymouth #Class50 #railway #Swiftsure #EnglishElectric
Taunton Station, Somerset. 50046 Ajax. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3816/D1187, 1968. New as D446 to Stoke Division, withdrawn 03/1992, scrapped M C Metals, Springburn, 06/1992. Photo: 04.05.1988. #Taunton #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric #Ajax
Taunton, Somerset. 50032 Courageous. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3802/D1173, 1968. New as D432, withdrawn 10/1990, scrapped Coopers Metals, Old Oak Common, 03/1991. Network South East (Original) livery. Photo: c1989. #Taunton #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric #NetworkSouthEast
Yeovil Junction, Somerset. 50031 Hood. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3801/D1172, 1968. New as D431 to Stoke Division, withdrawn 08/1991. Photo: 03.05.2003. . #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, 50030 Repulse. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3800/D1171, 1968. New as D430 to Stoke Division, withdrawn 04/1992. Network South East livery. Photo: 07.07.2001. #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric #NetworkSouthEast
50029 Renown. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3799/D1170,.1968 New as D428 to Stoke Division, withdrawn 03/1992. Photos: Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, 07.07.2001 (1); Peak Rail, 28.06.2008 (2). #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric #NetworkSouthEast
Exeter, Devon. 50028 Tiger. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3798/D1169, 1968. New as D428, withdrawn 02/1991, scrapped Coopers Metals, Old Oak Common. 07/1991. Network South East (Revised) livery. Photo: 14.05.1988. #Exeter #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric #NetworkSouthEast
Exeter, Devon. 50027 Lion. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3797/D1168, 1968. New as D427 to Stoke Division, withdrawn 07/1991. Network South East (Revised) livery. #Exeter #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric #NetworkSouthEast
Taunton, Somerset. 50021 Rodney. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3791/D1162, 1968. New as D421, withdrawn 04/1990. Photo: c.1988. Somtimes named 'Dave' ("if it's a boy they're gonna name it Rodney after Dave" - Trigger, Olny Fools and Horses). #Taunton #Class50 #railway #EnglishElectric
Taunton, Somerset. 50020 Revenge. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3790/D1161, 1968. New as D420, withdrawn 07/1990, scrapped C. F. Booth, Rotherham, 01/1992. Photo: c.1988. Where the loco is is now a road. #Taunton #Class50 #railway #Revenge #EnglishElectric
Taunton Station, Somerset. 50019 Ramillies. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3789/D1160, 1968. New as D419, withdrawn 09/1990. Network South East (Original) livery. Preserved at Mid Norfolk Railway. Photo: 01.04.1988. #Taunton #Class50 #railway #NetworkSouthEast #Ramillies #EnglishElectric
Laira Depot, Plymouth, Devon. 50014 Warspite. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3784/D1155, 1965. New as D414, withdrawn 12/1987; scrapped Vic Berry, Leicester, 07/1989. Photo: 17.07.1988. #Laira #Plymouth #Class50 #railway #Warspite #EnglishElectric
Exeter, Devon. 50007 Sir Edward Elgar. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3777/D1148 of 1968. New as D407. Great Western Rialway Brunswick Green livery. Photo: 30.03.1988. #Exeter #Class50 #railway #EdwardElgar #EnglishElectric
Taunton Station, Somerset. 50001 Dreadnought. English Electric/Vulcan Foundry works no. 3772/D1143 of 1967. New as D401; scrapped C. F. Booth, Rotherham, 12/2002. Network South East (Revised) livery. Photo: 30.03.1988. #Taunton #Class50 #railway #NetworkSouthEast #Dreadnought #EnglishElectric
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50026 'Indomitable' roars out of Harman's Cross on the #SwanageRailway in 2014, recalling Waterloo-Exeter services in the 1980s
#PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #photography #Canon #rail #railways #railphotos #railphotography #trains #Class50 #BritishRail #locomotive #Canon
