BoB's Grand Day Out and GatEx Real Air Special

Mainline South

16th April 2005

Big Up South West Trains and their staff for running 73109 with an 8 car slam door in normal service between Alton, Waterloo and Basingstoke on Sat 16th April 2005.

Also added are the last GatEx 73s on the 1315 Victoria Gatwick and 1350 return. These immaculate locos ran with 'Gatwick Express, Victoria to Gatwick in 30 minutes' headboards which the first service in 1984 carried.

After 40145 arrived at Euston, 73136 & 73204 worked 1Z41, a mini tour from Euston to Guildford and return via Redhill, here they are seen at Old Oak Junction 5Nov05 Buy Print	450015 leaves Waterloo with 73109 waiting time for the 11.53 to Alton Buy Print	Portrait of 73109 'Battle of Britain' at Waterloo. Buy Print	Environmentaly friendly transport. Buy Print
73109 at Waterloo Buy Print	BoB on tour and running on diesel power, Aldershot Buy Print	73109 at journeys end, Alton. In the background is the Watercress Line Buy Print	Another view at Alton's neat and tidy station Buy Print
73109 and 1398 - streamlined they aint! Buy Print	73109 heads for Waterloo at Clapham Junction Buy Print	73109 heads through Vauxhall with the 15.12 to Basingstoke Buy Print	Aldershot signalbox Buy Print
Ash Vale Junction signalbox. There is also a signalbox at Farnham but I didn't photograph it, too busy drinking a can of Stella... Buy Print	73208 73202 'Dave Berry' pass Salfords on 1D53, 1300 Victoria/Gatwick 28Jul05 Buy Print	Newly named 'Dave Berry' 73202 is on the rear of 1D53, Salfords 28Jul05 Buy Print	1U56, the 1350 Gatwick/Victoria return with 73202 leading 73208, Salfords 28Jul05 Buy Print
Final view of yet another chapter of railway history closing, 73208 tails 73202...for more views click here: http://photos.m-t-p.org.uk/c637575.html Buy Print