London Paddington Spring 1970 - a photo on Flickriver

London Paddington Spring 1970

            A still smoke-stained London Paddington station. Warship diesel-hydraulic D837 Ramillies prepares to depart with a train to the west in Spring 1970.

It's strange how the demise of the later Western diesel-hydraulics generated such railfan hysteria when  the Warships seemed to slip away into oblivion unmourned. I found them a quirky but more pleasing design & they wore their Rail Blue better.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / Paddington (show map)

Taken on: June 5, 2004

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