1st November 2006- All Saints Day

[Julian G]

FM Rail Class 47703 approaches Clapham Junction with an Ashford-Taunton Fairwater Yard on 6Z59

EWS Class 59206 leaves Clapham Junction while a popular 'Wessex Electric' Unit passes the train

Southern Class 456006 approaches Clapham Junction with a "Southern Metro" service, This unit has spent 18 months in Alstom Wolverton Works, for corrosion works.
Class 456012 is the only member of the 456 fleet that has full Southern Livery

EPS Class 37603 leaves Clapham Junction heading back to North Pole after a Route-Learner Run between Waterloo and Clapham Junction

Southern Class 319009 "Coquelles" and Class 319217 at London Victoria awaiting departure from platform 15, with the 12:25 2R52 London Victoria-Epsom Downs via Norbury

319216,319217,319219 are the 3 319s that retain their Connex Livery, but 319215 and 319218 are still in Créche livery and 319214 still has it's Continental Airlines Livery
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319003,004,005,006,007,008,009,011,012 and 220 has Southern livery

 

[RJ]

Class 456012 is the only member of the 456 fleet that has full Southern Livery

Didn't 47841 bring the second Southern unit down (456002?) 60 late today?

47841 DFLH WOLVTN CS 705Z181I01 E * SELT&RSMD N

 

[devon_metro]

On the last 2 i notice Clapham Jn and whereever the 319 is have severe gradient problems!

 

[Tom]

The 319 is at Victoria.

 

[Coxster]

"Creche" livery Do you mean this livery (of which this unit is now in Southern green):

 

[Dennis]

Always nice to see some blue sky...too many shots have boring white, washed out sky.

 

[Techniquest]

Might that not be due to the fact that the sky is very often like that sometimes?

Best get used to black sky for a while anyway, it's bloody terribly dark after 1715 for a while! Makes for some nice atmospheric shots in places though!

 

[Dennis]

Might that not be due to the fact that the sky is very often like that sometimes?

Best get used to black sky for a while anyway, it's bloody terribly dark after 1715 for a while! Makes for some nice atmospheric shots in places though!

You are correct - it's not that often that there is lovely clear blue sky without any haziness - ideal photting weather. With the autumn colours as well at the moment, some days I wish I wasn't stuck indoors working all day.

 

[Respite]

Nice shots there, dont understand the southern electricky units (North of watford me):razz: but the 47 & 37 look good.
As for weather it's been cracking today,was driving heart of wales line today in a 153 & the sun & autumn leaf colouring would of made a cracking shot if i hadn't been trying to stop the bloody thing at request stops with the wheels locking up all the while..........blooming no sander fitted 153 units.Grrrr!

 

[Techniquest]

No sander fitted to the 153s? A terrible mistake that! I would have thought there would be one somewhere on them, but hey!

For now, I need to get a decent cam of my own though, it's terribly annoying not being able to go photting due to no cam!

 

[Respite]

The powers that be reckon sanders would interfere with the track circuit actuators fitted to 153's & could actually lead to a 153 "disappearing" off a signallers panel.ale: