ChrisTheMightyHoodVB
Class 50 50047 'Swiftsure' on an Oxford service - seen at high speed approaching Southall station
Memories of Southall station It was the Thursday before Easter Sunday, and I had stationed myself at my old childhood spotting haunt of Southall footbridge (now sadly dismantled) to photograph some of the Easter relief services that were timetabled. Of course back then there was plenty of traction to interest the photographer :), , 50047 'Swiftsure' was an early casualty, being the 5th of the class to be withdrawn - on 13th April 1988 - just under a year after I took this photo. This was an Oxford service rather than one of the Easter Reliefs - a nine coach Mk. II train with additional GUV for parcels. Note the 'wonky' track of the siding, accentuated by the telephoto lens., , Locomotive History, D447 entered service 05-Nov-68, Renumbered 50047 in 1974, Named 'Swiftsure' 26-May-78, Withdrawn 13-Apr-88, Cut up at Vic Berry's, Leicester, , Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL SLR camera and 300mm telephoto lens, using Kodak ASA100 colour negative film. Scanned from the original negative with no digital restoration., , You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/
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