scud153's photos with the keyword: English Electric

Class 201/202 'Hastings Thumper' 1001 - DMBSO Power car No.s 60118 'Tunbridge Wells' & 60116 'Mountfield' rear form the return 'HDL' 'Cleethorpes Clipper' charter - 1Z72 1618 Cleethorpes - Hastings, crossing the flatlands of Lincolnshire passing Littleworth on the 1.7.2017.

The Mid-Norfolk late Summer Diesel Gala followed the 'Summer Saturdays Specials' theme, bringing back memories of the Midlands - Gt.Yarmouth Summer dated services of the 1970's & early 80's. With requested Harry Needle BR Blue class 20096 & 20107 unable to attend, stand in guest locos, class 20/3's No.s 20314, 20311 decend Danemoor bank, Hardingham with the 1535 Wymondham Abbey-Dereham on the 12.9.2015.

Hastings Diesels - 'Thumper' 1001 (DMBS 60118 'Tunbridge Wells' leading), forms the 1Z30 0637 Hastings - Hotchley Hill GCR-N 'Leicestershire Bell' charter, passing East Goscote between Melton Mowbray & Leicester on the 19.9.2015.

Direct Rail Services class 37/0 No. 37059 hauls refurbished Abellio Greateranglia Mk 3's Nos. 12089 & 12005 as 5Z37 1250 Wolverton Centre Sidings - Norwich C.Pt. T.& R.S.M.D. and seen passing through Thetford Forest on 9.7.2015. This alternate route from the NLL. via the ECML. & Cambridge was due to bridge damage on the GEML. at Witham.

With the Bluebell Railway hosting it's first proper Diesel Gala, Deltics - D9009 & 55019 were the star attraction for the three day event. D9009 'ALYCIDON' powers the 1430 East Grinstead - Sheffield Park amidst the Spring carpets of Wood Anemone & Primrose approaching Holywell - Horsted Keynes on the 18.4.2015.

BR Railfreight class 20/0's 20118 'Saltburn-by-the-Sea', 20132 'Barrow Hill Depot' - TfL 'S' Stock - BR Blue 20096 & 20107 at rear, work the 7X23 0933 Derby Litchurch Lane - Old Dalby passing Hicks Lodge near Moira - Leicestershire on the 3.10.2014.

English Electric Type 4 - D306 'ATLANTIC CONVEYOR' looking immaculate, rolls through Weybourne with the 0926 Holt to Sheringham Express on the 13.6.2014, during the annual 'NNR' - North Norfolk Railway three day Summer Diesel Gala.

English Electric Type 1 - D8059 (visiting from the 'SVR') approaches journeys end with the 1512 Sheringham to Holt Express, during the first of three days of the 'NNR' - North Norfolk Railway's annual Summer Diesel Gala 2014.

'NNR' - North Norfolk Railway Type 3 D6732 top 'n' tails Colas 37219 in a surprize change to the schedule, replacing Brush Type 2 D5631. Shame the combo couldn't have been reversed, 37219 erupting into life with plenty of 'clag' whilst forming the 1805 Sheringham to Holt service between 'Deadmans Cutting' & A149, on the first day of the three day annual Diesel Gala 2014.

Class 50007 'Hercules', Colas 56105 DIT with 47739 'Robin of Templecombe 1938-2013' at rear, form the 6E07 0859 SO Washwood Heath - Boston Docks 'empty steel' (10 IHA's), passing Gt.Hale Drove - Heckington on the 17.5.2014.

'DRS' - Direct Rail Services Class 37/4 37423 'Spirit of the Lakes' (displaying It's colourful revised version of 'Compass' livery) with 37/6 37608 & FNA 550016 forming the 6L70 0127 Crewe to Sizewell BNFL. 'Empty Coal', passing Ufford on the 20.5.2014.

'EOR' - Epping Ongar Railway resident 'Thumper' class 205205, resplendent in Network Southeast livery, passes through the lush Spring countryside of Essex with the 1100 North Weald via Coopersale to Ongar service on the 4.5.2014. This could almost have been a capture along the Ashford to Hastings line a decade or so ago !

English Electric Type 4 - Class 50007 'Hercules' passes Kimberley Park with 1W09 1230 Dereham to Wymondham (Network Rail boundary), the second day of the 'MNR' - Mid-Norfolk Railway Spring Diesel Gala on 5.4.2014.