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Trains in the 1980s - Paddington Station - April 1988

Old Oak Trains 6,116 1 year ago
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The video opens with action from Good Friday 1st April 1988. Class 50s seen were 022 Anson, 031 Hood, 034 Furious and 037 Illustrious, and a few Class 47s. The visit and few days later on Easter Sunday saw 003 Temeraire and 026 Indomitable double-headed, 019 Ramillies, 046 Ajax as well as 47 484 Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The third part pf the video is from a week later, 10th April, saw no less than 8 Class 50s in the space of about 2 hours, (17:45 to 19:45). 033 Glorious, 019 Ramillies, 042 Triumph, 035 Ark Royal, 020 Revenge, 027 Lion, 043 Eagle and 004 St Vincent. Also included are 5 Class 47s, including a Railfreight liveried 47 359 on an ECS working! [Note: some of this content was posted to the channel previously but has been re-edited and converted from 4:3 aspect to 16:9]. 00:00 Good Friday 1st April 13:14 Easter Sunday 3rd April 19:43 Sunday 10th April

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