White Rose/Regional 373s

[Tomnick]

they are too costly, plus its a pain in the backside that they need to go to north pole to be serviced.

So what do they do opposite Old Oak Common?

If you're referring to North Pole - maintain them .

 

[Julian G]

I see . I've never previously heard OOC referred to as 'The North Pole.' Any particular reason?

OOC doesn't own North Pole Depot until 2007
it's Eurostar that owns it until 2007

 

[Tom B]

It's called North Pole Depot, seperate from Old Oak.

 

[Simming]

Old Oak Commen Is The Depot on the North Side of the GWML. North Pole Is the depot on the southside, and north pole also has no connection to the GWML.

 

[tramboy]

It's a great name for a depot really! Is it not one of the longest in the UK, due to the size of the trains it services?

Regards

Dave

 

[Tom B]

Do you mean the depot or the shed? The depot itself can be much longer than the length of one train!

 

[Simming]

One of its sheds can take the full international eurostar, and the other shed, used for larger maintance, is 1/2 a eurostar long.

 

[Simming]

they arn't transrail, they are EPS, they just share the same 3 grey livery. they are used on positioning and thunderbird duties, and go around with barrier wagons normally. they also have some 73s, with special couplers on the front.

 

[Julian G]

they arn't transrail, they are EPS, they just share the same 3 grey livery. they are used on positioning and thunderbird duties, and go around with barrier wagons normally. they also have some 73s, with special couplers on the front.

the 73 can be easily seen from the WLL if you are travelling Northbound

 

[Holland on Rail]

Well well.....

I have spand 4 long trainspotting days in and around london. Where I came for, I have. Class 373 in GNER liverie.

Here a picture I made at Brookmans park.


Here a Leeds bound White rose at Alexandra Palace.


And a Kings X bound White Rose..


I hope you like the photo's.

On my website I will add more tomorrow...

 

[tramboy]

Excellent photos...i was on 3303/4 on Wednesday and enjoyed every bit of my London-Grantham ride!

Regards

Dave

 

[yorkie]

Very nice! Can you tell me what the locations were exactly? (Also what settings for apature, ISO and shutter speed, out of interest?)

 

[Guinness]

Well well.....

I have spand 4 long trainspotting days in and around london. Where I came for, I have. Class 373 in GNER liverie.

Here a picture I made at Brookmans park.


Here a Leeds bound White rose at Alexandra Palace.


And a Kings X bound White Rose..


I hope you like the photo's.

On my website I will add more tomorrow...

I see you took my advice on joining RailUK Maarten.

Excellent Photos - You never sent me them ones!

 

[Holland on Rail]

The first one is made at Brookmans park. stand on the edge of the platform between track 1 and 2, but don't set a feet over the line

Photo's made with Canon EOS 350D

Shutterspeed: 1/500
F = 8
48 mm.
Due to clouds I chose 400 ISO

2nd photo made at Alexandra Palace.
Shutterspeed = 1/640
F = 5.6
23 mm
ISO 400

last photo,

Made at Alexandra Palace with 150 mm zoom
Shutterspeed 1/800
F = 10
ISO is 400

My camera was in the "Tv" (TimeValue) mode for these photo's. and in the "P" mode for night shots couse tripods are not allowed on the platform.

 

[yorkie]

Thanks for the info! I look forward to seeing more photos. Are you in the UK right now?

 

[Holland on Rail]

I whish I was :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

No I am back in Holland Again, but perhaps in 6 months I come over again. And I am thinking of going to the Dean Forrest Railway next year. They have Slam Door trainsets.... Something I was terebly missing in London.

And if anyone can tell me what this is..... I thought for a second that I was in Tokyo

 

[Lewisham2221]

I whish I was :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

No I am back in Holland Again, but perhaps in 6 months I come over again. And I am thinking of going to the Dean Forrest Railway next year. They have Slam Door trainsets.... Something I was terebly missing in London.

And if anyone can tell me what this is..... I thought for a second that I was in Tokyo

That is a class 180 'Adelante'.

 

[Techniquest]

Aye, and a nice shot it is too! Nice bit of atmosphere there, good amount of light...Good job.

 

[AlexS]

Unreliable 125mph DEMU set, made by Alstom, bigger brother of the uglier slab fronted Class 175s employed by Arriva Trains Wales.

 

[Julian G]

Well well.....

I have spand 4 long trainspotting days in and around london. Where I came for, I have. Class 373 in GNER liverie.

Here a picture I made at Brookmans park.


Here a Leeds bound White rose at Alexandra Palace.


And a Kings X bound White Rose..


I hope you like the photo's.

On my website I will add more tomorrow...

if you are on a Saturday in London , be at Kensington Olympia at 16:00 and you will see the White Rose Eurostar in the middle siding

 

[Holland on Rail]

Good to know while I am back in Holland . And I will probably not go to London before the White roses are being withdrawn by GNER.

But for others it is valuable information.

And what is the best day for freight via Kensington Olympia

 

[Julian G]

Good to know while I am back in Holland . And I will probably not go to London before the White roses are being withdrawn by GNER.

But for others it is valuable information.

And what is the best day for freight via Kensington Olympia

Monday to Friday

 

[Holland on Rail]

I have now added 49 photo's to my fotopic site. Including GNER White roses.

Feel free to visit my site, and if you have questions or anything else I would like to here them.

 

[Tom]

http://www.maarten.fotopic.net/p19989075.html is the Waterloo Jubilee Line transfer area.

The picture before, http://www.maarten.fotopic.net/p19989097.html - is the Waterloo Jubilee Line transfer tunnel.

 

[Holland on Rail]

Whoops, your absoluteley right. I added the wrong names to the photo's. Will change it soon.

 

[Tom]

http://www.maarten.fotopic.net/p19989103.html - that is a class 43.
http://www.maarten.fotopic.net/p19989096.html - you lucky thing.

 

[Ben]

very impressive photos