Gloucester Area
This picture of 47 613 with a train of parcels stock was taken from the level crossing at Horton Road, Gloucester.
Part of the barrier mechanism can be seen in the foreground. I took this picture on 4 July 1987 whilst
walking to the station after having parked my car in Great Western Road. I was on my way to Crewe works open day.
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40 122 arrives at a very wet Gloucester station with the 'Gwent Valley Explorer' railtour on 23 May 1987.
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The driver of 47 820 is a very lucky man as he prepares to take the controls of this Aberdeen train on 13 January 1990.
Some years later, I had a go at driving a class 47 but I must admit that I paid an absolute fortune for the privilege!
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50 035 waits while its mail train is loaded on Platform 2 at Gloucester on the late evening of 27 November 1987.
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50 001 at Gloucester on 25 January 1986. The loco is standing in the short siding at the end of platform 1, waiting to
take over a morning Cheltenham to Paddington train. In the background are two class 08 shunters. At this time, Gloucester had
an allocation of four such locomotives.
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A view of Gloucester depot and stabling point with several class 37s and 47s in view. 13 May 1990.
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50 047 seen arriving at Cheltenham with a Cardiff to Glasgow/Edinburgh train on 28 May 1986. The class 50 would have worked the
train as far as Birmingham New Street where an electric loco would take over.
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25 109 and 25 107 are seen heading southbound through Quedgeley, to the south of Gloucester, with the 'Valley Explorer'
railtour on 5 May 1986. The track in the foreground formed a long siding to Quedgeley Dowmac concrete works and M.O.D. site.
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