20. Trip to Southampton-20.10.79

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I am not at all sure why I went to Southampton for a day trip on a Saturday on what was the first day of the half-term holiday week. I know that we went in our family car a delft blue Triumph Dolomite (KPG 280P) and that I stayed on the station for a couple of hours whilst mum and dad went off somewhere. Unfortunately, I only took two pictures which was a shame as it was such a lovely day.

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33017 & 33014, up LEs, Southampton Tunnel
Taken from the top of the tunnel mouth with Southampton station in the background, 33017 and 33014 pass light engine probably heading for Eastleigh. They are passing a superb upper quadrant signal controlled by Southampton Central signal box that was, and still is for that matter, located at the western end of the station thus out of sight in this view. Notice the mass of cranes on the horizon associated with the nearby docks.
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33107, 11.35 Poole-Newcastle, Southampton station
33107 was one of nineteen members of a sub-class fitted with jumper cables and specially adapted for push-pull operation. These 33s were used on the yet to be electrified Bournemouth to Weymouth line operating in a push-pull fashion in association with the 4TC slam-door stock. Nothing quite like that is seen here at Southampton as the 33 takes the 11.35 Poole to Newcastle away from the station. 33107 would probably lead the train as far as Reading where a class 47 would be more than likely to take over the train. Notice the immaculate and recently overhauled Mk. IIA TSOs marshalled behind the locomotive.
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