| A collection of photos on BR's Western Region taken from the late 1970's through the 1980's. Locations include Cardiff, West Wales, Bristol, Reading and much more. There are also a lot of photos from a full summer saturday on the sea wall at Dawlish, this involved us getting the overnight Waterloo to Exeter mail train and picking up the first train to Dawlish this gave us a full 12 hours there. Needless to say it wasn't a sunny day!
There also some purchased images that I have copyright of. Where known the original photographer is credited. Latest photo was added 8/12/09. |
An unidentified class 56 heads through Oxford with an empty MGR train returning from Didcot Power station. Date taken unknown. 900x582 c56_MGR_Oxford.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
From a set of B&W photos that have been languishing in a box for nearly 30 years 47534 is furthest from camera with 47553 in the centre road at Reading. Scanned from the print....widh I could find the negs! Date taken unknown. 900x580 47534_47553_RDG.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
47507 arrives at Reading with a westbound express. Date taken unknown. 900x577 47507_RDG.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Old Oak Commom turntable and 47158 'Henry Ford' waits its next job. Date taken unknown, sorry for thr poor scan. 800x520 47158_OOC.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
47079 gets away from Bristol Temple Meads with 1C44 the 1400 Paignton to Swansea. Date taken August 1980. 900x644 47079_BTM_1C44.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
July 1981 saw me on holiday in Tenby and I think I must have seen 37180 pretty well every day. Today it was working a Pembroke Dock to Swansea service, first vehicle is a GUV. 1000x669 37180_Tenby_0781.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Passing Reading and making some serious smoke a pair of class 37's head back to Westbury with an empty stone train. Date taken unknown. 900x578 2_x_c37_RDG.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
73138 arrives at Reading with the SEG railtour the 'JA Jamboree' Photo taken 17/3/84, photographer unknown. 1000x641 73138__4TC_Reading.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
73138 arrives at Reading with 8TC and 73126 in tow. the train is the 'JA Jamboree' a SEG Railtour. Thanks to www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk for the information. Photo taken 17/3/84, photographer unknown. 1000x639 73138_Reading_SEG_railtour.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
47293 passes Reading with an up parcels train. Photo taken 8/5/85, photographer Geoff Edwards. 1000x599 47293_RDG_080585_GE.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
47246 runs through the centre road at Reading with a down train consiating of Presflo twins. Photo taken 8/5/85 by Geoff Edwards. 1000x599 47246_RDG_080585_GE.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
47203 powers a set of MCV wagons through Reading. Photo taken 19/2/85 Photographer unknown. 1000x612 47203_RDG_190285.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
33012 approaches Bristol Temple Meads with a service from Portsmouth Hbr. Photo taken 6/11/82, photographer unknown. 1546x985 33012_BTM_061182.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
33003 brings a train into Westbury enroute from Bristol to Portsmouth. The usual motley collection of Mk1 coaches are in tow. Photographer unknown, dated 7/7/83. 1000x656 33003_WSB_070783.jpg 2006-07-16 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Taking the avoiding lines at Didcot is 47621 in charge of the 0645 York to Portsmouth Hbr service. Photo taken 8/5/85, photographer G.Edwards. 1000x641 47621_080585_GE.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
On an overcast day 47558 heads south near Oxford with the 0615 Liverpool Lime Street to Portsmouth Hbr service. Photo taken 10/3/87, photographer G.Edwards. 1000x648 47558_100387_GE.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
D9000 aka 55022 Royal Scots Grey makes the Oxford call with 1S87 the 1126 Ramsgate to Edinburgh service. Photo taken August 1998, photographer unknown. 1000x623 D9000_OXF_0898.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
47098 arrives at Reading with a westbound Thames Valley service. Photo taken 1984, photographer unknown. 1000x623 47098_RDG_1984.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
An unidentified Railfreight grey class 37 has a short train of pway wagons in tow. Scene looks like the Cornish mainline. Photographer and date taken unknown. 1000x613 Class_37_Cornwall.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Part of a job lot of slides an unidentified class 45 or 46 heads a passenger train somewhere in Cornwall......if you know the location, please let me know. Photographer and date taken unknown. 1000x615 45xxx_Cornwall_0779.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
In bright winter sunshine 47535 ' University of Leicester' departs Reading with the 0601 Derby to Brighton service. Photo taken 22/1/85, Photographer G.Edwards. 658x1000 47535_RDG_220185_GE.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
With Reading stations' reconstruction well under way 47584 'County of Suffolk' pases through with a short train. Photo taken 18/9/88, 20 years later Reading station is about to undergo another rebuild. Photographer G.Edwards 1000x672 47584_RDG_180988_GE.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
47501 'Craftsman' seen here at Paddington. Photo taken 18/9/98, photographer G.Edwards. 1000x667 47501_PAD_180988_GE.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
A nice calm, warm and sunny day at Dawlish......its never like that when I'm there.... 33004 heads east along the sea wall. Slide dated June 1979, photographer unknown. 1000x661 33004_Dawlish_0679.jpg 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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