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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tigers were prowling Cambridge city centre today with 2 Stagecoach East 'Tiger'-branded Enviro400s on city services. 19702 spent the day on 1s and 3s with 19701 heading out of service into the city just after mid-day to take up duties on service 2. 19702 has an Azure blue front. 19701 is all white.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A revised livery (well branding) has been introduced by Stagecoach East for Busway vehicles. Volvo B8RLEs 21304/07 first to receive it - B7RLE 21303 last to receive old branding. New scheme reduces repaint costs and also cost of making good old branding which was prone to damage

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Amongst the first colour transparencies we took in 1977, using a basic Cosmic Symbol camera with a fixed lens, was also our first photo of a Class 44 ‘Peak’ The date was May 24 1977 and the location Peterborough. The locomotive was 44008, which by that time has lost its ‘Penyghent’ nameplates.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On April 23 1994 ‘Dutch’-liveried Class 31/5 31558 was named 'Nene Valley Railway' at the preserved line’s Orton Mere Station. The naming marked the completion of a new platform at the station which had been built by BR Infrastructure Services following a competitive tender.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A pair of former Midland Red DD12 Daimler Fleetlines with Alexander bodywork 6078 (JHA 78E) and 6022 (GHA 422D) during West Midlands PTE ownership, pictured outside Sutton Coldfield garage. Partly visible inside the garage is one of the three prototype Volvo Ailsas. (Partially restored image)

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Enviro400 19007 (MX06 XAG) now with Stagecoach East Midlands is currently earmarked for donation to charity. It was new to Stagecoach Manchester in July 2006 but on July 24 2006 it was in Cambridge - along with the Stagecoach-owned stagecoach - to showcase plans to upgrade the Park & Ride services

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An official photo supplied by British Rail's Civil Engineering Department shows Class 26036 at Perth following its repainting into the Civil Engineer's 'Dutch' livery. It was one of around four images that were taken to show the 'Dutch' livery on various types of locomotive.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

To allow the partial replacement of its Minibus fleet, Stagecoach Cambus and Stagecoach Viscount received a number of Mercedes-Benz 709Ds with Reeve Burgess bodywork from Stagecoach Oxford (Thames Transit) in Spring 1998. 2311 (F311 EJO) and 2309 (E309 BWL) are pictured in Peterborough

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX/Alexander A-type LHA 616F was new to Midland Red as its 6116 (classified DD12) in December 1967 passing to Midland Red East in 1981 It spent its entire life in Leicestershire Between May 1981 and withdrawal in November 1983 it carried an all over advert for National Holidays

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An undated view at Nuneaton of Class 87/1 87101 ‘Stephenson’ shows the driver looking back before getting the ‘Right Away’ with a northbound express. The lack of a crest above the nameplate confirms that it is dated pre-May 1982, with the nameplates applied in October 1977.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In failing light on February 12 1983, Class 31/1 31321 heads 1E79 15:08 Birmingham New Street- Cambridge at Galley Common (west of Nuneaton). It is understood there were issues with the steam heating and the 31 was removed at Leicester with Class 37/0 37038 taking the train forward.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It was not until the film had been developed that I realised the exposure had captured the strong sunlight illuminating NSE 4-VEP 3521 as it formed the rear of a London-bound train at Clapham Junction on September 11 1990 against a rather dark and threatening sky (Original image - only dust removed)

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Trident and his friends are looking forward to a return visit to Whitby next month for the second Goth Festival of the year

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A typical scene from 'The patch' at the side of Midland Red's Nuneaton garage 50 years ago in late 1976. Former BMMO C1 touring coach with Duple bodywork 3327 KHA 327) was one of nine that were converted for driver training use. (Restored image from damaged negative)

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A basic telephoto lens was used to capture Class 31/1 31294 as it hauled a trainload of Ketton cement wagons on the Nuneaton Avoiding Line on May 31 1983. It was pictured from the north end of platforms 4 and 5 at Nuneaton station. The avoiding line linked Midland Junction with Abbey Junction.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

During the early 1990s I was fortunate to have an open invitation to visit BREL’s Doncaster Works In early 1994 arrangements were made for recently painted BR Telecoms (BRT) Class 20s 20075 ‘Sir William Cooke’ 20187 ‘Sir Charles Wheatstone’ to be posed on ‘The Lawn’

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On June 12 1991 Railfreight Construction-branded Class 60 60006 ‘Great Gable’ heads east in the Three Horseshoes area between Whittlesea and March with a train of Redland wagons. The Brush-built locomotive had been accepted into service just two months earlier.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An immaculate Class 73/1 73112 and an equally smart 4CEP unit 1545 at Ashford on April 3 1990. The train had worked as a special from Canterbury West following the naming of the Class 73 ‘University of Kent at Canterbury’ to mark the Silver Jubilee of the University.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An interesting DEWS line up at Huntingdon last Friday. Scania Omnicity YP59 OEN (ex London United),Enviro400 LX11 BHY (ex Stagecoach London), Scania/Optare Olympus CN57 BK (ex Cardiff), Volvo B8RLE/eVoRa BU26 WTR and Enviro400 LX11 BJE (ex Stagecoach London).

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

According to our records almost two thirds of the Stagecoach East allocation at Bedford 64% (41 vehicles) are now in the Steel Blue livery. That leaves 21 buses in 'Local' livery and two in orange 'distance' livery.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Confirmation from Stagecoach Midlands that Heritage Fleet Routemaster 19938 (SMK 738F) has transferred to Stagecoach South and there is also a suggestion that Volvo B10M/Alexander PS 20215 (N215 TDU) may also be staying with Stagecoach South following loan for Goodwood operations

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

June 23 1990 and an immaculately restored and repainted Class 25 25322 ‘Tamworth Castle’ (in two tone green livery with original D7672 number) heads ‘Generator’ Class 47/4 47407 into Appleby with the stock to form the 1Z37 Appleby to London Euston charter

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The concrete planters provide seats for the ‘spotters’ as Class 31/4 31428 arrives into Peterborough on April 24th 1984 with 1M68 the 14:14 Norwich to Birmingham New Street

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A mid-1980s image taken from the 8th Floor of West Midlands PTE's offices in Summer Lane, Birmingham shows clearance works underway as part of the rebuilding of Birmingham's Snow Hill railway station

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On Sunday August 19 1979 West Midlands PTE’s former Coventry Transport Daimler CVG 333Y (333 CRW) was taken on a photo tour around Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton. It is pictured in Galley Common, Nuneaton. On August 24th it became the last rear entrance bus to operate in Coventry

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Passengers leave a Cravens (Class 105) two car DMU at Nottingham on April 28th 1984. The illuminated station signs were still carrying the 'Nottingham Midland' station name. The DMU formed 51284 and 54458 was at the time allocated to Lincoln depot

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Large Logo liveried Class 37 No. 37174 heads through Newport on June 9 1990 with a short train of engineers and departmental stock

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With HAA wagons in tow the driver of Class 37 37004 opens the throttle with a resultant burst of exhaust as the locomotive heads north from Toton Yard on May 19 1980.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A smart looking Class 31/4 No. 31414 come off the Whitacre lines at Water Orton on August 11 1984 with the 1M30 0740 Norwich to Birmingham New Street. The lines on the left gain access to Tamworth and Derby. New as D5814, ETH was fitted in 1973. In October 1990 it was renumbered to 31514.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In blizzard conditions and those which would probably see bus services suspended today, a Midland Red Leyland National has managed to climb the hill in Thorntons Way in Stockingford Nuneaton as it starts its N39 journey back to Nuneaton. No details of date or vehicle.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Midland Red S23s at Nuneaton. 5917 (RHA 917G) in Central Avenue with an N51 service was at Nuneaton from 03/1979 until 10/1980. 5978 (UHA9 978H) was at Nuneaton from 06/1972-03/1975 and again from 03/1980 10/1980, pictured having crossed The Cock & Bear Bridge with a 739 service

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An iconic shot taken under the footbridge at Perth station. The evening photo of Class 47 47644 ‘The Permanent Way Institution was taken on September 16th 1991 but unfortunately we no longer have any details recorded of the train working.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We don’t have any detailed information for this image other than it was taken in the Ely area on May 22 1990 and the two Railfreight Distribution-liveried Class 37/0s are believed to be 37019 and 37074.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good Friday 1989 (March 24) and Class 47/4 47513 ‘Severn’ stands at Nuneaton having ‘dragged’ Class 86/4 86421 ‘London School of Economics’ from Birmingham New Street with the 1A36 11:24 Wolverhampton to London Euston. The ‘47’ would be detached and 86421 would then head south to Euston.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Midland Red South had the contract for the Park & Ride service when Pope John Paul II visited Coventry. After a busy evening on May 29th 1982 buses are parked at Church Lawford early the following morning awaiting return to their garages. They would return later in the day for the return journeys.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trident was relaxing in his hotel room last week when he heard a familiar whistle. Quickly grabbing his camera he was delighted to see 60103 Flying Scotsman and even managed a fairly decent photograph through the hotel room window as the locomotive headed from Scarborough towards York

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Stagecoach Cumbria Enviro200s 36173/98 have been withdrawn for disposal with 36103 also expected to be withdrawn shortly. Now on the allocation at Carlisle are Enviro300s 27143/49 and 27914 with 27902 now at West Cumbria. Enviro300 27769 is expected to become a driver training vehicle

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

At Stagecoach Cumbria Optare Versas 25265/67 are now out of use and 25266 is expected to join them shortly. Classic Optare Solo 47731 at West Cumbria is also due to be taken out of service at the end of September.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Also at Stagecoach East Midlands, open top Enviro400 19169 (Lincoln Tour) is currently at Skegness. Enviro200s displaced from Hull are 37204/07 (Scunthorpe) and 36450/51, 36523 (Skegness) Scania/Enviro300s 28612/13 transferred Hull-Worksop and MAN/Enviro 300 24192 Worksop to Hull

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Stagecoach East Midlands Enviro400 19183 (from Lincoln) and Dennis/Enviro300 27594 (from Gainsborough) which have been at Skegness for some time have now been formally transferred there. Enviro400 19130 at Skegness is now withdrawn and 19147 at Lincoln will be withdrawn shortly.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Another image where we don’t have any detailed information. On October 27 1985 Class 47/4 47541 ‘The Queen Mother’ is pictured early evening at Stirling. Photography after dark was always challenging at the time with the wait for the film to be finished and developed.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Look no wires! Pre-electrification on the East Coast Main Line at Peterborough with 47401 'North Eastern' approaching the station with a relief service from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh on April 9 1985 A London-bound HST has the road to continue its journey.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Unusually without an electric loco in tow, Class 45/1 45144 ‘Royal Signals’ rounds the curve at Galley Common, west of Nuneaton on April 22 1984 with the diverted 1J32 1400 from London Euston to Shrewsbury (according to notes from the time).

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A Western Region (Cardiff) allocated Class 47/0 hard at work in Scotland. 47081 ‘ODIN’ comes off the single line section at Murthly (if my notes are correct) with a southbound service from Inverness on June 14th 1982 while a northbound service waits for it to clear the junction.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Pictured at Peterborough Rail Station is Eastern Counties 108 (F105 AVG), a Leyland Olympian with Northern Counties bodywork and dual-purpose seating. New in 1989, it was part of a batch of vehicles that were used on the X94 service which linked Peterborough and King’s Lynn.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

With a rake of Sealink-liveried stock, Class 27 27014 makes its way out of Glasgow Central station on June 14th 1985. The loco also has a Highland Rail stag logo on the bodyside. We have not been able to find any info on it working a passenger train on this date so likely an ecs to Polmadie.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Dudley Bus Station on 16/03/1980 and West Midlands PTE (ex-Midland Red) S23 5973 (UHA 973H), on a photo hire from Stourbridge to Birmingham, Coventry and Nuneaton, is parked next to Dudley’s MCW Metrobus 6833 (SDA 833S), one of five prototype Gardner-engined Metrobuses bought by the PTE

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

To assist with a vehicle shortage in 1975 the West Midlands PTE took the unusual step of buying several Leyland Atlanteans with either MCCW or Roe bodywork from Kingston upon Hull Corporation. Pictured are MCCW examples 1145 (6345 KH) and 1143 (6343 KH). The Hull destination layout was retained.

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Viewed from the road bridge overlooking the eastern end of Glasgow’s Queen Street Station on August 11th 1988, are three ScotRail ‘push-pull’ equipped Class 47/7s, 47707 Holyrood; 47701 Saint Andrew and 47703 Saint Mungo

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Trident The Bear 🐻 @tridentthebear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On May 23 1989 Departmental Class 47 then numbered 97561 was named Midland Counties Railway 150 1839-1989 at Derby having been repainted in Midland Counties Railway maroon. The locomotive is pictured on Etches Park depot, Derby. The name was only carried until March 8 1990.

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