50's on drag duties - a photo on Flickriver

            While here has been plenty of entertainment over the last few years with EMU's being dragged by diesel locomotives including 'heritage' traction in the form of class 37's and 47's, the use of a pair of preserved class 50's certainly got the enthusiasts out in droves!

When I found out that 50007 and 50049 had been turned out to work a class 458 from Wimbledon Park to Widness I was rather put out that I had agreed to come into the office for an extra appointment at work at just the right time to prevent me seeing them. When I subsequently got a call to say that the appointment had been cancelled as I was reaching for my car keys attention very quickly turned back to the 50's!
If I left immediately I could still catch them arriving at Clapham Junction. 

Leaving my home in thick fog, I was relieved to find that by Clapham my surroundings had transformed into a pleasant sunny day. A pleasant hour was spent chatting with fellow enthusiasts while we waited for 50049 'Defiance' to lead the drag as 5Q26 11:02 from Clapham Yard to Widnes with 458505 which is being sent north for re-building by Alsthom. The class 458's are being returned to a 4 car formation and configured for working services on the Portsmouth Direct line. At the time It was anticipated that this unit will be used as a source of spares but it ultimately returned south after refurbishment as 458405 on 6th September 2023.

Taken in: UK / England / Wandsworth / Clapham Junction (show map)

Taken on: February 14, 2023

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50049

Class 50 Alliance

Class 50

Class 458

Juniper

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, 45mm (=67mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	45mm (35mm equivalent: 67mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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