44. Trip to London-28.09.16

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An autumn trip to London with my wife to see The Entertainer rag time musical.
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350119, LM 08.33 Birmingham New Street-London Euston (1W06), Northampton station The rear of our train to London, the 08.33 Birmingham New Street to Euston formed by 350119 at Northampton. This 1W06 service is the one that we nearly always use as it's the first up fast off-peak train of the day but that does mean that it gets a little busy. Keywords: 350119 08.33 Birmingham New Street-London Euston 1W06 Northampton station
66030, unidentified down freight, Willesden yard 66030 sits at the head of an unidentified down freight in Wembley yard. Most pictures that I take from passing trains in this area include Wembley stadium and this one is no exception. Keywords: 66030 unidentified down freight Willesden yard
90040, stabled, Willesden yard Looking smart in the early autumn sunshine in Wembley yard, 90040 is seen stabled between duties. I like the symmetry created by the barrel distortion of the lens at its widest 15.1mm in this picture. So, I deliberately have not used Photoshop's transform functions to straighten things up as I would normally do. Keywords: 90040 Willesden yard
66182, up freight, Willesden yard Unlike the last picture, I have used Photoshop's layers and transform functions to straighten tings up eliminating distortion that is inevitable at the lens' widest focal length of 15.1mm. Whilst this is a far more realistic image it doesn't have the same character of the last one....your choice! 66182 is seen at the head of a down freight at the southern end of Wembley yard with the Princess Royal Distribution Centre behind. Keywords: 66182 up freight Willesden yard
350242, LM 10.54 London Euston-Northampton (2N11) & 378207, LO 10.57 London Euston-Watford Junction (2D83), London Euston station 350242 stands at platform ten of Euston. It will soon work the 10.54 to Northampton. Next to it, on platform nine, London Overground's 378207 will leave three minutes after the London Midland service with the 10.57 to Watford Junction. Keywords: 350242 10.54 London Euston-Northampton 2N11 378207 10.57 London Euston-Watford Junction 2D83 London Euston station
390154, VT 19.30 London Euston-Glasgow Central (1S06), London Euston station 390154 'Matthew Flinders' waits to leave Euston with the final Scottish service of the day, excluding the sleeper. The 1S06 19.30 to Glasgow Central arrives in Central station at just after midnight. Keywords: 390154 19.30 London Euston-Glasgow Central 1S06 London Euston station
350115, VT 14.00 Glasgow Central-London Euston (9M84), London Euston station This image clearly shows what a dreadful station Euston is. What on earth were the architects thinking of in the 1960s when the new station was designed and built remains a total mystery? 350115 sits at the blocks having arrived with the 14.00 from Glasgow Central. Keywords: 350115 14.00 Glasgow Central-London Euston 9M84 London Euston station
350119, LM 19.49 London Euston-Birmingham New Street (1Y79), London Euston station Our train home from London waits at platform seven of Euston. It will work the 19.49 to Birmingham New Street that we took as far as Northampton. Notice the HST STOP sign a relic from the days when HSTs were used on certain West Coast services. Keywords: 350119 19.49 London Euston-Birmingham New Street 1Y79 London Euston station
Tickets, Northampton-London Euston-Northampton Our return tickets from Northampton to Euston. £22.40 is pretty good value for the pair of us to get to London and back, try doing that in a car including parking for a day! Keywords: Tickets Northampton-London Euston-Northampton

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