Railway Archive pics by Nick Bailey
Pictures by Nick Bailey of railways in Britain and beyond since the 1970's. Most images are scanned from slides (up to 2005), those since 2006 are all digital.
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    D1065, D1005 & probably D1028 - Laira Depot - 25 July 1976
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    Class 52 Westerns in service
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    Hits (today):36
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    D1065, D1005 & probably D1028 - Laira Depot - 25 July 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (264)
    D1057 Western Chieftain (right), D1064 Western Regent & D1054 Western Governor (left) - Penzance - 4 October 1975  Class 52 Westerns in service  (168)
    unidentified Western - St Austell - 31 July 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (138)
    Swindon works - 14 September 1975  Class 52 Westerns in service  (137)
    D1022 Western Sentinel - Drump Lane (Redruth) - from rear of DMU - 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (132)
    D1070 Western Gauntlet - Westbourne Park - 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (129)
    1938 tube stock - High Barnet - 1977  London Underground  (128)
    D1065 Western Consort - Plymouth - 30 July 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (122)
    D1022 Western Sentinel (Cab view) - Falmouth branch - 25 September 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (120)
    10 D1022 Western Sentinel (cab view) - Falmouth - 25 September 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (118)
    11 D1071 Western Renown - evening sunlight - Paddington - 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (116)
    12 1938 tube stock - Stanmore sidings - 1979 2  London Underground  (115)
    13 1938 tube stock - Queensbury - 1979  London Underground  (113)
    14 D1072 Western Glory - Lostwithiel - 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (110)
    15 1993 tube stock 91283 - Grange Hill - 21 April 2009  London Underground  (109)
    16 D1054 Western Governor & 50034 - Penzance - 27 July 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (107)
    17 D1070 Western Gauntlet - Fairwood Road - 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (98)
    18 D1065 Western Consort - Laira Depot - 25 July 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (97)
    19 D1009 Western Invader - Paddington - 5 September 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (94)
    20 1938 tube stock - Stanmore - 1979  London Underground  (92)
    21 D1022 Western Sentinel - Falmouth - 25 September 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (91)
    22 D1054 Western Governor - Paddington - 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (90)
    23 1959 tube stock - High Barnet - 1992  London Underground  (90)
    24 D1054 Western Governor - Bodmin Road - 27 July 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (89)
    25 D1013 Western Ranger - Penzance - 29 July 1976  Class 52 Westerns in service  (89)
    Most Recent Collections
    Class 319 EMUs
    Digital photographs of class 319 Thameslink units.

    Photographs include all of the 18 units to carry Southern green livery. These were split into two operating areas, some with Southern, and the remainder with Thameslink (First Capital Connect). The period that all 18 units ran in Southern livery was very brief - only about four months! 319219 was the last to appear in Southern livery during the summer of 2007. By November 2007 First Capital Connect had applied Barbie livery to 319006 - the first 319 to loose Southern livery.
    The December 2007 timetable change reduced the number of 319's operating for Southern to eight units. By December 2008 this had reduced to four units, which continued operating a few peak hour Southern services until the 20th of March 2009. Since then the entire class 319 fleet is in service with FCC on Thameslink services.
    The units that were maintained by Southern were always kept in immaculate condition. Since transferring to FCC the ex Southern units have gained a layer of grime.
    All pictures by Nick Bailey.

    Class 33 & Class 37 - BR type 3's
    pictures scanned from slides of class 33 snd class 37 (and a class 35 scanned from a print) - 1972 to 2005. It hasn't been possible to identify many of the locos as I rarely kept notes.

    All pictures taken by Nick Bailey.
    Class 52 Westerns in service
    Pictures of the class 52 Western diesels in their last few years of service - all pictures by Nick Bailey
    Class 59 and class 66
    Photographs of the EMD class 59 and class 66 locomotives. Main freight operators include GBRF, EWS, and Freightliner.
    Photographs taken between 1989 and 2005 are scanned from slides, all those since 2006 are digital.

    All pictures taken by Nick Bailey
    Digital railway images
    Digital Railway images of locomotives and electeric multiple units not covered by my other digital collections. All taken by Nick Bailey since 2006.
    DMUs since 2006
    Digital images of modern DMUs including Voyagers since 2006.

    All photographs taken by Nick Bailey
    Duffs & Hoovers - BR class 47 & class 50
    Pictures of class 47 & class 50 Locos scanned from slides from 1976 until 2005. It hasn't been possible to identify many of the locos as I rarely kept any notes!

    All pictures taken by Nick Bailey.
    EMUs since 2006
    Digital photogrpahs of electric multiple units since 2006.
    For class 319 EMUs - see separate collection.

    All pictures by Nick Bailey
    London Underground
    Photographs of London Underground trains and stations since 1976. Older images scanned from slides, images since 2006 are digital.
    Photographs of platform tiles - very few stations retain their original tiling, however the tile designs have been replicated in some recent station upgrades. The photographs in this collection show original tiling unless stated.

    All pictures taken by Nick Bailey.
    Model Rail New
    A garden railway in Sussex created since 1989, but much rebuilt over the years. The original track was on timber, but this has gradualy been replaced with concrete, the final timber sections being removed in 2005. The layout was themed on Cornwall from the 1960's onwards. A trip to the USA in 1999 resulted in the layout taking on a double identity. The layout can therefore be USA in the 2000's, or Cornwall in any decade since the 1960's. As no buildings stay in the garden, it easy to position the appropriate buildings for GB or for the USA to suit.
    Rails around Europe
    Railway and tram pictures in various parts of Europe since 1980. Pictures since 2006 are digital, all previous are scanned from slides or prints. All pictures by Nick Bailey
    Railways - 1970's to 2005
    General Railway photographs ot types not covered in my other galleries - all scanned from slides (& few prints) taken from the 1970's to 2005.

    All pictures taken by Nick Bailey.
    Southern DEMU
    A collection featuring various Southern DEMU types. All pictures by Nick Bailey
    Southern Electric
    Pictures of various Southern electric EMU's including SUB, EPB, HAP, CAP, CIG, BIG, CEP, VEP, & TC. Most pictures taken during the 1980's and 1990's by Nick Bailey.
    USA rail - freight
    Photographs of USA freight trains and locomotives scanned from slides.

    All pictures taken by Nick Bailey.
    USA rail - passenger
    Photographs of USA rail passenger services including long distance and commuter rail. Photographs up to 2003 are scanned from slides, those from 2006 onwards are digital.

    All pictures taken by Nick Bailey.
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    About Me
    I have been taking photographs since the mid 1970's, of transport and other subjects. Transport is more than a hobby for me as I have worked for a railway company since 1979 (one which runs trains below the streets of London). I got married in 1984 and moved to West Sussex the following year - still married and still living in West Sussex!

    Nick Bailey

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