1978

43069, leading power car of 254007 at York with a train bound for King's Cross from Edinburgh

76028 outside Reddish Shed

46053 at Newton Heath DMD

1929 ex Midi Railway electric shunter shunting 1970s empty express carriage stock at the Gare de Lyon BB1619

2-car DEMU XRAB8598/XBD4349 having just arrived at Molsheim with a train from Strasbourg

Standard electric locomotive BB-20203 hauling a Wien (Vienna) to Metz train at Strasbourg

Alstom locomotive BB15046 (1976) at Strasbourg station about to leave for Paris

DB 215074-6 having just replaced BB20212 SNCF from a train bound for Mannheim at Kehl

Double deck train at the Gare de l’Est. These are coaches – unpowered but push-pull controlled

Gas turbine unit TBD2050/82 entering Gare St Lazare with a train from Caen

BB63032 switcher shunting parcels wagons at the Gare de Lyon

BB7213 at the Gare de Lyon. The predecessor of the BB15000 class they are soon to be converted to BB15000 class standard

CC6562 with the Mistral to Nice at the Gare de Lyon

French high powered diesel 72087 (no prefix) at the Gare de Lyon for services to Bordeaux area

RATP underground unit overground at Beaugrenelle on the Paris South Circular line

Typical 3-car suburban units for North Paris service ZR16176, ZR26176, Z6176 at Vaucelles

Kerr Stuart 4421/201 at ROM Reinforcements Ltd Lichfield. 90hp apparently little used

76050 stripped of bogies, electrics, pantographs at Reddish

Ex BR 04 2254 at Shackerstone Rly acting as standby. Bought off Derwent Valley

Close up 61 ex BR Class 14 D9529 outside the loco shed [Glendon Shed at BSC Corby]. Only this & 62 seemed in good condition

87029 Earl Marischal with a Euston bound train, 11.18 from Coventry

Ex BR 03 2150 at British Salt Middlewich, not overhauled since withdrawal from BR York DMD 5/1973. It has rusted badly due to its corrosive atmosphere. 26/10/78

End cabbed YE 0-6-0s Esmond, Winston, Hope, Austin & Neville + centre cabbed William at GKN Brymbo Steelworks