Recent content by Sun Chariot

Last night, I was looking through my late-80s photos. Sure enough, within my S&C related ones, a few 142+156 combos on those very workings. The constant drone of the Pacer engines, up the 1 in 100....

Hang a large bullseye target on 'em, then send 'em down the road to Thorney Island... It's nature's way of filtering annoying people out of Emsworth. ;)

Hello Ed, sounds an interesting project. Are you seeking to photograph the exact same locations from your period images? Or, are you merely seeking the comparison with "what happens [for the subject matter] these days"? Is your travel UK wide, or just a particular geographic area? You're...

Horses loose in central London. What a 'mare

The sole Derby Lightweight Battery Multiple Unit. A link to its restoration, is off Railcar's Web page below: https://www.railcar.co.uk/type/battery-multiple-unit/

Seriously, Britain - Just. Stop. This. A 9-year-old British boy has won a European championship with his uncanny impression of a seagull. The EC Gull Screeching competition is held every year in an attempt to change the image of seagulls, which some people see as a nuisance...

Thanks as always, @lostwin(m) I can never resist a gleaming boiler and polished pipework :). Kings Sutton's photo was taken from a public foot crossing - albeit via a half mile trudge through sodden grass....!

Talking of  wee problems - who's relieving themself out 37422's cab door....?

+1 for the HSDT (as was originally known). It set the scene for fast and reliable inter-city transit. BR's most successful product.

And that caption ;)

Added an alternative caption ;)

Last Saturday's appearance of B1 "Mayflower", buoyed my appetite for steam. This week has returned to "dismal" - so here are a few (recent or recent-ish) shots to lift the spirits.

The ACL and SAL examples you attached in post #1, are from 1964 and that's perfect.

@Cowley I agree with the above advice I've marked in bold. I worked in central London locations 1994-2012; and I lived in Central London for 12 of those 18 years.