Class 25 Action

Midlands August/December 1981

25131 (left and centre) at Peterborough working the 1315 Birmingham - Norwich on the 26th August

On the 29th August 25044 (right/front loco) and 25287 are seen at Derby with the 1420 Yarmouth - Derby service.

On the 9th September 25240 (front) and 25201 wait at Birmingham New Street station for their next working.

25285 and 25284 (far) are the "12 o'clock Rats" (10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth) for the last working of the year on the 19th September.

(Left) 25268 (front) and 25282 work a freight train into Nuneaton on the 9th October 1981

(Right) A few days later on the 12th October 25042 is seen here at Peterborough with the 1636 Birmingham - Norwich train.

(Right) This image is copyright Andy Sales © 2007 and may not be reproduced in any form without prior consent.
(Left) 25042 prepares to depart from Nuneaton with a Birmingham bound train on the 17th October

(Centre) On the 27th December Gloucester Yard hosts a number of locomotives en-route to Swindon Works for scrapping.  Seen here are 25071 (far), 25292 and 08617.

(Right) 25051 (front) and 25058 head the LCGB 'Severnsider' railtour out of Kidderminster and on towards Bewdley on a cold winters day.

(Left and Right) These images are copyright Andy Sales © 2007 and may not be reproduced in any form without prior consent.

Links   Photo Index   Home Page



All images on this site are copyright Alan Baylis © 2005 (unless otherwise stated) and may not be reproduced in any form without prior consent.