31106 at Walden Stubbs with 2Q88 10/03

[almark]

Hi all,

Just put on a couple of shots from a new location that I found by accident today,loco is 31106 on 2Q88 Heaton-Doncaster

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark-walker/5514644647/

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Dai.]

Really nice seeing the light come back again on photos. Using natural light to the advantage!


Brilliant.

 

[almark]

Cheers

 

[Hydro]

She does look good in the sun. This scene is soon to be a thing of the past, just got word that the unique 999508 is to be taken out of service and replaced.

 

[almark]

Yeah looked lovely. So long as the 31s keep going..........


Out of interest how old is 999508?

 

[Hydro]

31's will probably stay for as long as they can get parts for them. I've no idea how old it is, it was a conversion of a conversion (some kind of Mk1 brake to general managers saloon to Inspection coach with the funny windows). I hazard a guess it's got to be late 1950's/early 1960's.

 

[almark]

Rather sad then,be nice to see something like that preserved just for the nostalgia of it,no other testing veichles other than the IRIS are preserved?