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Scottie in the swamp - our Scottie Rita enjoys a flooded area in front of a seat after heavy rains at Golden Hill Fort Isle of Wight on Fri 31.1.25.
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Oh dear - may be practical but does nothing aesthetically for a preserved Routemaster. Rear doors on RM295 - 864 UXC (VLT 295) at Yarmouth Ferry car park IOW on Sun 2.2.25.
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Someone's obliterated all evidence of which Routemaster this is - no fleet nos, no garage code, no Bxxx body number under the canopy, but this is RM295 - 864 UXC (VLT 295) at Yarmouth Ferry car park on Sun 2.2.25.
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The sun's position made this shot difficult - preserved Routemaster RM295 - 864 UXC at Yarmouth Ferry car park on Sun 2.2.25. Looks better frontal - has original coloured cream strip and radiator AEC badge !
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I'm not sure what it's doing here, but preserved Routemaster RM295 - 864 UXC is in the Yarmouth Ferry car park IOW on Sun 2.2.25. It was one of the RMs on route 159 in 2004 - the last London RM route.
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Cross Country 221133 at Basingstoke for the 16.11pm to Bournemouth will get me to Southampton on Mon 20.1.25. Just the Red Jet home after that.
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SWR 450082 arrives from the west at Basingstoke in failing light on Mon 20.1.25. There's a strange fenced off hole in platforms 2 & 3 !
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Inside SWR 158880 at the rear of SWR 159105 between Woking & Basingstoke on Mon 20.1.25. Great Devon names on the destination indicator.
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SWR 159105 / 158880 arrive at Woking for the 15.46pm Exeter service to get me to Basingstoke to connect with the 16.11pm Cross Country service to Southampton on Mon 20.1.25.
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SWR 450033 is Waterloo bound at Woking on Mon 20.1.25.
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SWR 450102 at Woking on Mon 20.1.25 heading west.
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looking west at Woking on Mon 20.1.25, SWR 450021 departs from platform 5.
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SWR 450026 at Woking on Mon 20.1.25.
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SWR 450104 at Woking on Mon 20.1.25.
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The first SWR 159 unit 159001 at Woking Waterloo bound from Exeter.
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SWR 159019 at Woking Salisbury bound on Mon 20.1.25 has brought me from Clapham Junction.
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SWR 5725 at Clapham Junction on Mon 20.1.25. It's a pity set 5726 has been scrapped as it included car 77777.
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Southern 377203 at Clapham Junction on Mon 20.1.25.
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South Western Railway Arterio 701031 at Clapham Junction on Mon 20.1.25 off to Shepperton.
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Viewed from inside SWR Arterio 701031 at Vauxhall is SWR 5868 in heritage livery on Mon 20.1.25.
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My first ride on a new Arterio - on board SWR 701031 between Waterloo & Clapham Junction on Mon 20.1.25. Quite impressive.
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Seen at Waterloo East departing for Charing Cross on Mon 20.1.25 is South Eastern 375611 - the rear end of 375627 that I've just arrived on from Orpington.
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Inside South Eastern 375627 - my ride back from Orpington to Waterloo East on Mon 20.1.25.
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South Eastern 375627 arrives at Orpington on Mon 20.1.25 - my ride on the 14.08pm to Waterloo East.
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South Eastern 375823 heading south at Orpington on Mon 20.1.25 is at the rear of 375820. I'm not a fan of the South Eastern livery that to me looks dull & scruffy compared to Southern's green & yellow.
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South Eastern 375820 with 375823 at the rear arrives at Orpington Station on Mon 20.1.25 heading south.
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In platform 1 at Orpington on Mon 20.1.25 is South Eastern 466031.
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At platform 8 on Mon 20.1.25 is South Eastern 465156 at Orpington for local stoppers back to London.
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At Orpington on Mon 20.1.25 is South Eastern 376015.
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My last Orpington bus photo after a 3 hour session on Mon 20.1.25 is of Metrobus 756 - YX13 AHD on route R9 arriving at Orpington Station. Time to head off home
