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423 preperes to depart Glasgow Queen Street for the West Highlands on 1S07, 26/03/86. It was f*****g freezing ... 402 approaches Tyndrum Lower with the 0800 Oban-Glasgow, 26/03/86 Unidentified 37/4 approaching tyndrum with a train from Fort Bill, 26th March 1986 Oban line with a type 3 ... MY LORDZ 37404 and 37413 (1300 to Glasgow) at Oban, 26/03/86 421 awaits departure with the 1735 Inverness-Wick, 27/03/86 421 at Wick with the 0605 for Inverness, 28/03/86 414 at Kyle of Lochalsh with the 1055 ex-Inverness 414 with the Sound of Sleat and the Isle of Skye as a backdrop, 26/03/86 37414 at Kyle with the 1710 to Inverness, 28th March 1986 431 on the 1600 Cardiff-Portsmouth, 10th April 88 430 storms through Trowbridge, Cardiff with the 1010 Portsmouth-Swansea, 1988 426 on 2000 to Crewe at Cardiff, 25/03/86 426 at Salop on the 2000 Cardiff-Crewe, 25/03/86

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]]> Fri Jan 12 2007 VACS ON TOUR ... 50s on Railtour duty from the 'Scots Streaker 2' to the 'Taw Retour' http://daveprichard.fotopic.net/c1086463.html VACS ON TOUR ... 50s on Railtour duty from the 'Scots Streaker 2' to the 'Taw Retour' Monday 18 September 2006: VACS ON TOUR ... 50s on Railtour duty from the 'Scots Streaker 2' to the 'Taw Retour'

50 and 7 pass Trowbridge, Cardiff with the Dyfed Dub-Dub tour on 8th Jan 94. My last sighting of 50s in BR service, couldn't be doing with all that 'farewell' froth REPULSE crosses the Royal Border Bridge on the run South ... the late, great Dave Rollason (Wellington) can be seen observing this outrageous spectacle FEARLESS and VANGUARD stagger up the Lickey incline on 1Z41, the FELLSMAN 2 of 23/04/88. 24 was not providing power and the whole ensemble came close to stalling ... but after what seemed like an age, the summit was achieved On the outward leg from Plymouth to Edinburgh, REPULSE restarts the Scots Streaker 2 from Newcastle Having spent the day at Haymarket, 50030 REPULSE enjoys the limelight at Edinburgh. This was the best 50 tour I ever did GLORIOUS and FURIOUS at Liverpool Lime Street, having worked across the Pennines with 1Z26 'THE PENNINE 50s' of 22/10/88 REVENGE stands at Meldon, 05/05/90 Kodak shares go through the roof as REVENGE runs around the stock of the TAW AND TOR TOURER, 05/05/90 REVENGE at Okehapton's derelict station, 5th May 1990

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]]> Mon Sep 18 2006 DREADNOUGHT to FEARLESS ... the 50 Class 50s: nothing fancy here, just straight forward loco portraits whilst I was bashing the class in the mid 80s http://daveprichard.fotopic.net/c1065232.html DREADNOUGHT to FEARLESS ... the 50 Class 50s: nothing fancy here, just straight forward loco portraits whilst I was bashing the class in the mid 80s Sunday 27 August 2006: DREADNOUGHT to FEARLESS ... the 50 Class 50s: nothing fancy here, just straight forward loco portraits whilst I was bashing the class in the mid 80s

RODNEY at Exeter with 1O10 0938 to Waterloo. 22/12/84 TIGER at New Street, awaiting 1V92 1320 Glasgow-Swansea on 30/11/84 WARSPITE at Reading on 0725 Oxford-Paddington. 8/09/84 RESOLUTION in the rain at New Street, having arrived on 1S61 0810 Cardiff-Glasgow. 20/09/84 ILLUSTRIOUS prepares to restart 1S71, the 0730 Penzance-Aberdeen, at Temple Meads. 5/01/85 DREADNOUGHT at Bristol TM on the up Penzance-Paddington postal, 16/08/85 AGINCOURT exits Paddington with 1F84, 1708 to Oxford. 6/09/85 BENBOW departs Exeter St Davids with 1C52 1427 Paddington-Penzance, 1/06/85 THUNDERER runs light along the Sea Wall at Dawlish, en route Exeter to work the 0914 Brighton-Penzance: 1/06/85 MY LORDS!! RAMILLIES at Swansea, having worked 2B12 1720 Cardiff-Carmarthen via the Vale of Glamorgan ... 11/11/84 ... HELLFIRE! CENTURION at Birmingham New Street, having worked up on 1S71. 4/05/85 COURAGEOUS on the down postal at Temple Meads. 10/05/85 TEMERAIRE on the down Midnight at Plymouth, 23/03/85 EAGLE at Bath Road. 30/03/85 ARK ROYAL on an up van train near Twyford, 6/04/85. This shot was taken from 1A34, the 0920 Bristol-Paddington, train engine being 50023 HOWE SUPERB at Paddington, 6/04/85 CONQUEROR at Exeter St Davids with ECS. 16/02/85 SWIFTSURE looks a bit large in this view at Salisbury on 2/03/85. The train is 1V11, the 1038 Waterloo-Exeter, which was diverted via Southampton on this occasion A very clean ST VINCENT at Bristol TM with 1A34 0920 to Paddington, 30/11/84 In outrageous weather conditions, LEVIATHAN (when it actually carried that BEAST of a name) restarts 1S61 0810 Cardiff-Glasgow at Cheltenham Spa. 9/02/85 INDOMITABLE in the shadows at New Street, 10/11/84 HOWE at Cardiff with that orgasmic blue roof ... 1S61 0810 to Glasgow, 29/09/84 TRIUMPH at Plymouth with the 2C72 1557 local to Penzance. 5/8/87 FORMIDABLE at Exeter st Davids with the 1420 to Waterloo, 7/08/87 AJAX on shed at Bath Road, 15/08/87 COLLINGWOOD at Cardiff with 3A12 vans to Paddington. 1987 MONARCH on 3A12 Milford-Paddington vans at Cardiff, 16/05/87: this was a daily vac working Swansea-Padd at the time FEARLESS departs Newport with 1O45, 1600 to Portsmouth. 24/5/87 HOOD on shed at Bath Road. 18/06/88 Having arrived on 1B16, the 0918 Paddington-Fishguard, NEPTUNE waits centre road at Cardiff before running light to OOC. A bizarre diagram which was a solid Vac at the time ... August 1984 RENOWN at Cardiff on 1V92 to Swansea. 6/05/85 IMPLACABLE on ECS for 1A58 0932 to Paddington, at Penzance. 29/06/85 VICTORIOUS at New Street prior to working 1V52 1010 to Paddington. 14/02/87 LION at Paddington, 29/09/84 ACHILLES on a northbound inter-regional at Temple Meads, 6/05/87 SIR EDWARD ELGAR at Bristol TM working 1V90 0730 Aberdeen-Penzance. 16/11/85 EXETER at New Street, 20/09/84 REPULSE takes a Wembley bound 'footex' through Newton Abbot, 8/06/85. These lines have long since been removed The wintry theme continues at New Street on 20/04/85. BULWARK has arrived on 1S61. DAUNTLESS stands at New Street in freezing conditions on 16/02/85 ANSON at Paignton, running around the stock for the 2C43 1420 to Newton Abbot. 14/08/87 GLORIOUS in both name and appearance, 50033 rests at Paddington having worked up on 1A34, 0910 from Cardiff. 29/09/84 FURIOUS on ECS at Paddington, 6/09/85 DEFIANCE, paired with 50018 RESOLUTION, at Penzance on 1E64 0955 to Leeds. 27/09/85 BARHAM and 50045 ACHILLES at Penzance, having worked in on 1C27 0940 from Paddington. 8/07/85 REVENGE at Woking with 1O06 0811 Exeter-Waterloo, 5/10/85. The train had been diverted via Westbury INVINCIBLE looks splendid at Dawlish on 1/06/85, working 1C12, the 0700 Oxford-Paignton. It doesn't appear so here, but VANGUARD is blasting through Teignmouth non-stop on an unidentified working. 1/06/85 ROYAL OAK with 1E91, 0853 to Newcastle, at Penzance. 10/05/85 VALIANT prepares to race the setting sun. The train is 1V90 0730 Aberdeen-Penzance, at Bristol Parkway, 6/04/85

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]]> Sun Aug 27 2006 VACS IN WEST WALES: a collection of photos depicting 50s at work west of Cardiff, July-Sept 2006 http://daveprichard.fotopic.net/c1040360.html A gallery of pictures depicting 50031 and 50049 at work on Cardiff-Fishguard and Cardiff-Llandrindod passenger services, summer of 2006 Wednesday 2 August 2006: A gallery of pictures depicting 50031 and 50049 at work on Cardiff-Fishguard and Cardiff-Llandrindod passenger services, summer of 2006

2 of my favourite things - a Vac and Brains Brewery 049 causing traffic mayhem HELLFIRE 031 at Cardiff, 260706 The bizarre sight of a vac waiting for the RA at Llanelli 50031 and lethal ferry shunting device The classic view of Fishguard 049 at Llandod. Pity about the Pontypool Buzzard :-( 049 fights the foliage at Hendy Jct, 24th July 049 approaches Pontardulais with 1Z58 on 27th July 50 031 working 1B97 at Miskin, 28th July 031 at Miskin .... MY LORDS 50 049 storms past Sanatorium Road, west of Cardiff, with 1B96 on 1st August 031 at Ferryside on the down Fishguard, 26th July On 26th July, a fire on the Swansea District resulted in a diversion for the up service via Landore ... here 031 crosses Landore Viaduct 031 on the approach to Neath, 26th July 31 in fine fettle as 1B97 approaches the village of Peterstone-Super-Ely, 10th August 31 is opened up passing Canton on 1B96, 5th August 1B96 passes Peterstone-Super-Ely, 4th August 31 sweeps through Peterstone-Super-Ely on 1B97, 10th August Music to the ears, Canton, 5th August 031 on the quayside at Fishguard, 11th August 031 departs Pengam en route Canton with the ECS from 1B97, 11th August 1B96 thunders through Miskin behind 031, 12th August 31 passes Fairwater, Cardiff whilst working 1B97 on 12th August 50031 blasts through Fairwater, Cardiff, heading west with 1B96 on 16th August DEFIANCE hauls 1B97 near the village of Llangewydd, 24th August The ECS on the site of the old Frieghtliner terminal at Pengam, 24th August 049 on the morning ECS at Pengam, 25th August 049 on 1B96 passing Canton, 25th August DEFIANCE blasts up Stormy Down bank, 25th August DEFIANCE brings the evening ECS into Pengam loop, 25th August 049 passing Canton on 1B97, 23rd August 50049, working 1B96, crosses the River Ely at Plymouth Woods, St Fagans, 24th August On the last day of the booked 50 hauled service, 1B96/97 were diverted around the Vale of Glamorgan line ... in this view, DEFIANCE waits for the road near Barry DEFIANCE near the Cement Works sidings at Aberthaw, 9th Sept DEFIANCE approaches the level crossing at Tyla Garw, 29th August 49 at Pengam, having run around the ECS ex-1B97, 29th August With the Millennium Stadium forming the backdrop, DEFIANCE crosses the River Taff with 1B96, 1st September In driving rain, DEFIANCE passes East Aberthaw with 1B97 ... 2nd September On 4t Sept, 37425 arrives at Cardiff with the 1701 to Rhymney whilst DEFIANCE passes with the ECS ex-1B97 DEFIANCE on the quayside at Fishguard, 4th Sept

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]]> Wed Aug 2 2006 Severn Tunnel Junction, 8th January 1985: a visit on a snowy day revealed these Welsh coal crunchers ... well worth freezing my nads off for ... http://daveprichard.fotopic.net/c1024569.html A visit to the Tunnel in the snow on 8/01/85 revealed these coal-crunching monsters ... well worth freezing my nads off for ... Monday 17 July 2006: A visit to the Tunnel in the snow on 8/01/85 revealed these coal-crunching monsters ... well worth freezing my nads off for ...

37294 37294 37182 and 208 37208 ... check out the sheep logo :-) 37244 37257

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]]> Mon Jul 17 2006 CLASS 37/0s: 'REAL' 37s at work: only the poorer quality fots for now until I sort out copywrite protection ;-) http://daveprichard.fotopic.net/c1020159.html A collection of images showing 'real' 37s at work Wednesday 12 July 2006: A collection of images showing 'real' 37s at work

37109 stabled at Colchester, 2/02/85 37158, up HEAs at Rumney, Cardiff ... 12/03/85 37052 at Westerleigh Junction on 1M68 1000 Paignton-Liverpool, 22/06/85 37 205 at Rumney, Cardiff on an up frieght ... 12/03/85 37302 and 286 at Cardiff having worked 1V26, 1210 ex-Portsmouth, from Bristol TM, 27/08/84 37236 looking rather monstrous at Cardiff during August 1984 An orgasmic selection of Welsh type 3 power at Severn Tunnel Junction, August 1984. I'll dig out the books to discover 243's companions at a later date 37135 at Cardiff with the 1930 from Exeter, 28/06/85 37187 at Rhymney River Bridge Junction with the 1615 Cardiff-Brighton on a Sunday during the autumn of 1984 37162 growls through Newport during October 1984 Having arrived on 37302 & 286, this was the next up train out of Cardiff ... 37206 on the 1O87 1615 to Brighton! Happy days ... 27/08/84 37266 running light towards Tidal Sidings, January 1983 Split-box beastie on vans at Newport, August 84. Will identify loco later 37189 & 171 near Rumney, Cardiff, 18/04/85

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]]> Wed Jul 12 2006 CLASS 37s - Gallery 1- taken on a crappy 110 camera, but you get the idea. MY LORDS http://daveprichard.fotopic.net/c1020109.html A selection of 37s at work, photographed during 1982-83 on a crappy 110 camera .... apologies for the quality ... but you get the idea. MY LORDS Wednesday 12 July 2006: A selection of 37s at work, photographed during 1982-83 on a crappy 110 camera .... apologies for the quality ... but you get the idea. MY LORDS

37 177 at STJ, 1983 37 234, June 1983 Colliery engines, 1983 37 266 on an up working near Cardiff, 1982 *Possibly* 37256 near Wentloog, Cardiff, with a down train of MTVs: 7/6/83 37159, 9/6/83 37151 and 187 at Swindon, 3/9/82 37 xxx, June 1983 37266 near Cardiff, 6/6/83 A view of STJ as it was on 1/7/83 A pair of 37/3s on the Port Talbot-Llanwern tipplers, 1982 37 xxx at Cardiff 37230 at Cardiff, 1983 37293 at Seven Tunnel Junction, 1/07/83 Unidenitfied 37/0 at Newport, 1983

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