The title may seem a little confusing so I recommend checking out Dan’s CFFC post for this week. What we’re being asked to do is show Winter or Summer or both, so let’s get started.
It’s winter in the UK so lets start there. Snow doesn’t fall as often as it did when I was a child and as a result, when it does fall many drivers struggle with the unusual conditions. As a result of an accident up the hill the Police have closed off the North Circular Road in this shot…
…I believe the Officer was explaining to the Van driver that he should turn around and head back because there was no way forward for him here.
Can’t have Winter without a Robin…
Sun and Snow…
Abandoned until the ice melts…
…A 382 bus stopped on Squires Lane – Couldn’t find traction and was drifting towards the parked cars. Time to stop before there’s an accident. Fortunately snow doesn’t last long in London and the bus was recovered the next morning.
Lets try a couple of Summer shots. Flaming June in 1975…
…45142 prepares to depart St Pancras. The 1E51 headcode tells me it’s going to the Eastern Region, so it has to be on a Sheffield service.
Strelitzia…
…Summer in Madeira. When I was courting my Wife I turned up at her place of employment with a bunch of these for her – Not sure the MoD knew how to handle that and she was so embarrassed 🤣
We used to call the electric locomotive classes 81 to 85 ’80-earlies’ – Progenitors for the later and highly successful classes 86 and 87, they put in sterling service after initial issues with, among other things, mercury arc rectifiers. Here’s 81003 posing at Longsight during a summer visit…
Let me finish with a couple of recent shots – This Summer and 66305 wanders through Upper Holloway with a London Gateway to Hams Hall intermodal…
And this Winter – In the last week of service, Class 455 5701 heads through Raynes Park on a Guildford to London Waterloo service…
…The new Timetable from December 14th will no longer roster these units although I understand 6 pairs are being retained for a period to provide cover if needed. Farewell old friends – You’ve done your duty for 40 years👍
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