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Class 60 No.60020 in EWS livery approaches Eastleigh with a mixed train including a Class 450 unit. -
Class 60 No.60064 “Black Tor” in Load Haul livery with a tanker train at Eastleigh. -
Class 60 No.60091 “An Teallach” heads a long tanker train near Eastleigh. -
CLASS 6F 2-6-4 TANK No.31914 at Feltham M.P.D.
Photograph from The George Woods Collection.
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Class 73 No. 73123 just outside London Waterloo station from a rooftop viewpoint on 11 May 1980.Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 73 No.73005 Midhants Watercress Line (Blue Livery) spanking clean just after coming out of Eastleigh Works - no date Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 73 No.73101 "The Royal Alex" - Pullman Livery At Dungeness with a 3 flask nuclear train - February 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 73 No.73101 **Brighton Evening Argus (Pullman Livery) At Brighton Station waiting with the Open Day shuttle to Lovers Lane on 22.9.1991 Pullman Livery Brown and Cream with Gold Lining and Pullman Crest named **12/1980 to 5/1992 and also named The Royal Alex from 5/92 to 9/96 Built 10/10/65 withdrawn 5/2002 The Dave Cobbe Collection . -
Class 73 No.73XXX on a passenger service near Worting Junction in 1989. -
Class 73/1 ELECTRO - DIESEL No.73138 At Dungeness with a nuclear flask train for Sellafield - 28.1.1999 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:-Locomotive 73138 is aBritish Rail Class 73 electro-diesel locomotive, which is a type of bi-mode locomotive primarily used on the Southern Region of British Railways.The Class 73Design: Built between 1962 and 1967, the Class 73 can operate on either the Southern Region's 650/750V DC third-rail electric power or an onboard 600 hp diesel engine. This dual capability made them highly versatile for use on both electrified routes and non-electrified sidings or branch lines.Subclass: Loco 73138 was part of the second batch of Class 73s, initially classified as "JB" and later as Class 73/1 under the TOPS system. These had a higher top speed of 90 mph compared to the 80 mph of the earlier Class 73/0 prototypes.TOPS number: The loco was originally numbered E6045 before being renumbered 73138 under the Total Operations Processing System (TOPS).History of 731381984 Southern Electric Group Jamboree: On March 17, 1984, 73138 operated a long route as part of a Southern Electric Group special train. Its journey took it to destinations including Shepperton, Staines West Oil Terminal, Reading, and Southampton.Private ownership and preservation: The locomotive was later owned privately and was restored between 2003 and 2004.Depot shunter: From its restoration until October 2006, 73138 was used as a depot shunter at Barrow Hill.Mainline return: In 2010, the locomotive was sold to Network Rail for further use on the mainline. -
Class 73/1 Electro -Diesel No.73129 “City of Winchester” on a freight at Horsham- March 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection Class 73/1 Electro -Diesel No.73129 “City of Winchester” on a freight at Horsham- March 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- This loco ran from 1982 to 2003 Withdrawn 2003. Preserved at Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, moved to Cambrian Heritage Railways in 2021. -
Class 757 0-6-2T No.30757 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe at Eastleigh (71A) - 16.8.1957 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 7F Fowler 2-8-0 No.53808 at Evercreech Junction - 30.6.1962 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class A2 4-6-2 No.60532 Blue Peter on the LCGB A2 Commemorative Rail Tour Near Basingstoke - 14.8.1966 Built 3/1948 Withdrawn 12/1966 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class A3 4-6-2 No 4472 Flying Scotsman waits at Kings Cross to take the ‘Yorkshire Harvester” special to York - 6.10.1968 Built Feb 1923 Wthdrawn Jan 1963 4472 Flying Scotsman Now preserved Dave Cobbe Collection -
CLASS A4 4-6-2 No.60024 KINGFISHER a night shot after arriving at Waterloo with a special from Weymouth.
Photograph from The George Woods Collection.
