Huntingdon

[tadhatter]

What an excellent location for photography! On a curve with excellent viewing with long span electrification so no OLE getting in the way.

Also a relatively good variety of traction from 91s/MK4s, EMUs, DMUs and freight.

 

[fishquinn]

Also a relatively good variety of traction from 91s/MK4s, EMUs, DMUs and freight.

And HSTs!

 

[tadhatter]

And HSTs!

Technically aren't they DMUs?

 

[fishquinn]

Technically aren't they DMUs?

Nope! I don't want to turn another thread into a what are HSTs thread but they are not DMUs. DMUs have underfloor engines and are part of 1 train. HST power cars can operate under their own power and have an engine at the front of the train.

 

[PermitToTravel]

Nope! I don't want to turn another thread into a what are HSTs thread

Then why have your only contributions to the thread been to do that!?

 

[tadhatter]

Probably my fault in all fairness. But back to my original point; I'd never been to huntingdon before so it was a gamble! The bloke monitoring the barriers looked tough but I said who I was, that I was a rail enthusiast and please would it be possible to access the platforms to photograph some trains for about an hour. I think he was slightly dumbstruck by the request but kindly let me through no further questions asks and no other interruptions! By the time I left the barriers were left open and unmanned.

My secret weapon was that I'd have bought a ticket for Peterborough if all else failed!

 

[45669]

I used to live near Huntingdon and always found the staff there very accommodating when there was a steam special passing through.

Here's a shot of, appropriately, Oliver Cromwell passing through Huntingdon :

RD3212. 70013 passing through Huntingdon. 28th February, 2009. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr