London Terminus Day (08 November 2008)
8th November 2008

Just for a change went for a ride on SWT up to London Waterloo for a look round a few of the Terminus stations.Managed Waterloo,Kings-Cross,St-Pancras,Liverpool Street and Marylebone. All very pleasant except for continuous rain,virtually no light and constant hassle at Liverpool-St from jobs-worths paranoid about the fact I was in possession of that top terrorist weapon an EOS digi camera !

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Having just arrived with the 05:30 York to Kings-Cross Northern-Belle Charter 67021 stands ready to reverse away from the terminal with the ECS,probably out to Bounds-Green.67025 was the T&T loco on the other end..08 november 2008..
Having just arrived with the 05:30 York to Kings-Cross Northern-Belle Charter 67021 stands ready to reverse away from the terminal with the ECS,probably out to Bounds-Green.67025 was the T&T loco on the other end..08 november 2008..
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A couple of anonymous southern units 5868/5916 stand ready to depart from Waterloo with two local commuter workings..08 november 2008..
A couple of anonymous southern units 5868/5916 stand ready to depart from Waterloo with two local commuter workings..08 november 2008..
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Wrexham & Shropshire Trains now only employ one
Wrexham & Shropshire Trains now only employ one "Class 67" on their services now.Dvt's are fitted to the northern end of these workings.Here we see 67015 pushing away from Marylebone with 82301 on the front.Next stage is the relivery of the coaching stock..08 november 2008..
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EWS owned,Scotrail operated but currently used by National-Express!!!! 90024 sits in Liverpool-Street with an Ipswich shuttle.(Line onward to Norwich shut for engineering work).Photography here is practically impossible.Ticket barriers everywhere,no access, jobsworths persistanly hassling you if a camera is spied.......WOT A CRAP PLACE!!!!!-----Beam me up Scotty!..08 november 2008..
EWS owned,Scotrail operated but currently used by National-Express!!!! 90024 sits in Liverpool-Street with an Ipswich shuttle.(Line onward to Norwich shut for engineering work).Photography here is practically impossible.Ticket barriers everywhere,no access, jobsworths persistanly hassling you if a camera is spied.......WOT A CRAP PLACE!!!!!-----Beam me up Scotty!..08 november 2008..
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"East Midland Trains" still use a few ex-MML sets in the old livery.Here is seen 43044 standing in the "Domestic" section of St-Pancras about to depart north..08 november 2008..
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Meridian 222023 viewed sporting the new
Meridian 222023 viewed sporting the new "East Midland" SWT style livery is seen standing in the Domestic platforms at the new remodelled St-Pancras Station..08 november 2008..
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Eurostar 3011 reposes at journeys-end at St-Pancras with a train from either Brussels or Paris..08 november 2008..
Eurostar 3011 reposes at journeys-end at St-Pancras with a train from either Brussels or Paris..08 november 2008..
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Enjoying a new lease of life as the UK terminal for the CTRL from the Continent,St-Pancras now hosts
Enjoying a new lease of life as the UK terminal for the CTRL from the Continent,St-Pancras now hosts "Eurostar"sets instead of "Peaks and Jubilee's".Photographed through the glass-panels beyond the stop-blocks are seen 3012 and 3011.No chance of getting any closer as security here is on par with an international airport!..08 november 2008..
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"MTU"engined 43208 in the current "National Express" colours stands ready to depart north from Kings-Cross with a train bound for Aberdeen..08 november 2008..
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The "Grand Central" 11:27 service from Kings-Cross to Sunderland is seen departing with 43065 pushing.This valenta engined machine still sports the buffers fitted when it was modified years ago to act as a DVT/helper on this very line on ecml expresses..08 november 2008..
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Compare the sleek lines of 43206 with that of 43065.Viewed at the buffers in Kings-Cross.Hard to believe that they are in fact both members of the same class..08 november 2008..
Compare the sleek lines of 43206 with that of 43065.Viewed at the buffers in Kings-Cross.Hard to believe that they are in fact both members of the same class..08 november 2008..
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Black ? 43065 seen at Kings-Cross with the morning arrival from Sunderland for
Black ? 43065 seen at Kings-Cross with the morning arrival from Sunderland for "Grand Central".This company uses all the left-overs from the HST fleet,Ex dvt/buffered examples all still valenta fitted.Not really a very imaginative livery,very austere!..08 november 2008..
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Surprise visitor at Kings-Cross today was the
Surprise visitor at Kings-Cross today was the "Northern-Belle" charter-set.Seen here exiting the tunnels next to the station.Note odd angle of the third coach,looks quite strange,caused by a "dip" in the track by the tunnel mouth.Loco was 67021 with 67025 also on the rear..08 november 2008..
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Coming out of the tunnel just off the platforms at Kings-Cross is viewed 365524.This particuler TOC is known as
Coming out of the tunnel just off the platforms at Kings-Cross is viewed 365524.This particuler TOC is known as "First-Capital-Connect"..08 november 2008..
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Interim Liveried 43313 hauling a fully repainted set of rather grubby
Interim Liveried 43313 hauling a fully repainted set of rather grubby "National Express" coaches is seen arriving at Kings-Cross with an express from the North of England..08 november 2008..
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Current ECML
Current ECML "Greyhound" are the class 91.Here is seen 91120 awaiting departure from Kings-Cross.Livery is the old gner but with the white-stripe and not the red (Not nearly so pleasing to the eye)..08 november 2008..
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Ex-GNER HST set with 43110 in charge is seen departing Kings-Cross with an express to the north..08 november 2008..
Ex-GNER HST set with 43110 in charge is seen departing Kings-Cross with an express to the north..08 november 2008..
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