Prototype Photographs of my youth!
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Joe's Garage
Western Thunderer
A lovely selection of photos, brings back some memories when you said about the DMUs and diesel fumes.....sniff sniff, lovely.
Have you any more?
Cheers Julian
Have you any more?
Cheers Julian
Andrew Thompson
Western Thunderer
The photo with the test train is Preston north of the station next to the power box.
40126
Western Thunderer
Mike Hughes
Active Member
More about the 4-VEP DTC from unit 7852 in here
Michael
Michael
We have another 'spike' coming in the weather, so whilst I summon the enthusiasm to mow the grass a further delve into history.
First off, and with apologies for the awful photograph qualities, a look at the Clockwork Orange! These were taken in about 1974 on an organised visit to the workshops and pictures of trains in service were taken from the shaft where trains are lifted into the workshop;
Back to Euston and Class 310 089 sitting on the stops.
A mixed bag of class 20's, 31's, and a 37. Not sure where this was taken, not many clues!
And finally a class 24 at (I think) Manchester Victoria
Enjoy!
First off, and with apologies for the awful photograph qualities, a look at the Clockwork Orange! These were taken in about 1974 on an organised visit to the workshops and pictures of trains in service were taken from the shaft where trains are lifted into the workshop;
Back to Euston and Class 310 089 sitting on the stops.
A mixed bag of class 20's, 31's, and a 37. Not sure where this was taken, not many clues!
And finally a class 24 at (I think) Manchester Victoria
Enjoy!
JimG
Western Thunderer
Clockwork Orange is what came after the original "Shoogly" stock in your pictures.
Jim.
Jim,Clockwork Orange is what came after the original "Shoogly" stock in your pictures.
Jim.
Thanks for that. Now in the mists of time, I don't recall hearing "shoogly" as a name but of course Clockwork Orange became so well known.
Paul
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
I caught the end of the 'shoogly' subway trains. A bit disconcerting sitting watching all the mortice and tennon joints on the opposite wall work from side to side as we rattled along.
The exposed knife switches just inside the attendants office on the platform intrigued me. Did anyone just lean in and switch off the current for a lark?
The exposed knife switches just inside the attendants office on the platform intrigued me. Did anyone just lean in and switch off the current for a lark?
AJC
Western Thunderer
This is Glasgow, I would be astonished if this did not happen. I've only ridden on the system once - about 17 years ago - I was amused by the signage stating that 'CCTV may be in operation on these trains'. Having looked around for cameras, I realised this actually meant that the stations had CCTV, the trains did not!
Adam
JimG
Western Thunderer
The word "shoogly" (from the verb "to shoogle") was applied in the Glasgow area to anything that rattled and rolled, and the original subway stock certainly did that. I think the term was also applied to the standard trams.
The Subway also had a distinctive odour which my father reckoned came from the smell of the treatment applied to the original cable when it was cable worked. I haven't been back to Glasgow or the Subway for over forty years so I haven't had a chance to smell if the odour has survived all the changes since the 1970s.
Jim.