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A Virgin Trains Mk2 coach at Banbury in 2000. All the T.O.C.'s slam door stock was phased out by about 2003-2004, due to passenger safety concerns relating to such rolling stock.
The death toll in the Maule Regional Earthquake of 2010 (A.K.A.-2010 Chile earthquake) by 14.35 and 15.35 on February the 27th, 03.23 on February the 28th and the apparently final death toll of 05.00 on March the 1st
A Virgin trains Mk2 coach at Banbury in 2001. All of Virgin's slam door stock was phased out by 2003, due to passenger safety concerns relating to such rolling stock.
A Virgin Trains Class 158 'BREL Express' on 'Route- VT 0' D.M.U.. It was pictured in Swindon station during 2000. Many of these sets had become badly rundown on this route.
A png picture of a Centro EMU in Coventry station in 2001.
A photo-montage of Virgin trains mostly at Banbury station in Oxfordshire. The HST unit '43084' (the pointed one at the bottom left is at Reading station in Berkshire). The Locos are all diesels and their carriages are all Mk 2 stock. Virgin has now scraped it's HSTs and Mk 2 stock and reduced it's number of Class 47 locos and Mk 3 carriage stock since it started producing it's voyager/Super Voyager class D.M.U.s. Each picture is date stamped.
The interior of a Virgin owned 'BREL Express' in 2000. The unit that run an experimental between shuttle service Birmingham New Street and Reading, via Coventry, Leamington Spa, Banbury and Oxford between 2000 and 2001. It was nicknamed "Tatty-Curtains" due to the poor state of interior fittings.
A picture of a green preserved and a blue and white BR regional railways Mk1 carnage's in Crewe during 2000. The aging Mark 1 carriages were being phased out at the time of privatisation due to the superstructures detached from their underframes on impact and disintegrated in the collision.
A picture of the grey and white Intercity Mk1 carnage at CreweGoods yard during 2001. The aging Mark 1 carriages were being phased out at the time of privatisation due to safety concerns. Virgin Trains were one of the first to scrap them in the 1990's, while Arriva Trains Wales still use 5 help fill in for broken stock on North Coast services.
The exterior of a Central Trains owned Class 158 'BREL Express' in 2003. The unit run a brief experimental between shuttle service Oxford and Stratford upon Avon, via Warwick, Leamington Spa, Banbury 2003.
A picture of 2 Virgin HSTs and there Mk 3 carriages at Leamington Spa station in the year 2001. The HST is one of the UK's most iconic trains ever.
A picture of a Virgin Trains' MK 3 carriage at Crewe station in the year 2000. It is in its former Intercity livery.
A Virgin Trains 'Virgin Voyager' train at Banbury station in the year 2004. A Virgin Trains 'Virgin Voyager' train at Banbury station in the year 2004. They are still one of the most respected and publicly acclaimed trains in the UK.
A picture of the blue NWSE Mk2 and grey and white Intercity Mk1 carnages in CreweGoods yard during 2001.
A picture of the grey and white Intercity Mk1 carnage at CreweGoods yard during 2001. The aging Mark 1 carriages were being phased out at the time of privatisation due to safety concerns.
A Freightliner loco in Banbury station during 2001. It is in its old British Rail livery.
I took this picture of a Centro EMU at Coventry station in 2001 (gif version).
A picture of these buses my self in Reading during the year 2000 and 1999. Maroon/fawn= Reading Buses, Red/white/blue= Wycombe Buses and Yellow/Green= Tillingbourne bus services.
I took the picture of various Thames Trains Thames Turbo/Turbo Express interiors and a cab shot. The pictures are date stamped and are of the following parts- (clockwise, from top left) 1st Class, the train's cab, 2nd class Turbo Express seats and 2nd class Turbo seats.
A picture of these buses in Reading during the year 1999. Red/fawn= An unknown bus company, White= Horseman, Blue=Fastrack and White/Maroon= Readibus.
A picture of these 6 these closed Banbury shops in 2010. They all closed in 2009, except for Skills Centre, which closed in 2010. The numerical coding on the image is as follows- 1/ Your Move estate agents, 2/ Bagel Bite cafe, 3/ Dolphin Bathrooms, 4/ Moben Kitchens, 5/ Chicken Hut café, 6/ Skills Centre recruiting agency.
A Virgin Trains Mk2 coach at Banbury in 2000. All the T.O.C.'s slam door stock was phased out by about 2003-2004, due to passenger safety concerns relating to such rolling stock.
The death toll in the Maule Regional Earthquake of 2010 (A.K.A.-2010 Chile earthquake) by 14.35 and 15.35 on February the 27th, 03.23 on February the 28th and the apparently final death toll of 05.00 on March the 1st
A Virgin trains Mk2 coach at Banbury in 2001. All of Virgin's slam door stock was phased out by 2003, due to passenger safety concerns relating to such rolling stock.
A Virgin Trains Class 158 'BREL Express' on 'Route- VT 0' D.M.U.. It was pictured in Swindon station during 2000. Many of these sets had become badly rundown on this route.
A png picture of a Centro EMU in Coventry station in 2001.
A photo-montage of Virgin trains mostly at Banbury station in Oxfordshire. The HST unit '43084' (the pointed one at the bottom left is at Reading station in Berkshire). The Locos are all diesels and their carriages are all Mk 2 stock. Virgin has now scraped it's HSTs and Mk 2 stock and reduced it's number of Class 47 locos and Mk 3 carriage stock since it started producing it's voyager/Super Voyager class D.M.U.s. Each picture is date stamped.
The interior of a Virgin owned 'BREL Express' in 2000. The unit that run an experimental between shuttle service Birmingham New Street and Reading, via Coventry, Leamington Spa, Banbury and Oxford between 2000 and 2001. It was nicknamed "Tatty-Curtains" due to the poor state of interior fittings.
A picture of a green preserved and a blue and white BRRegional Railways Mk1 carriages in Crewegoods yard during 2000. The aging Mark 1 carriages were largly being phased out at the time of privatisation due to the superstructures detached from their underframes on impact and disintegrated in the collision.
A picture of the grey and white Intercity Mk1 carnage at CreweGoods yard during 2001. The aging Mark 1 carriages were being phased out at the time of privatisation due to safety concerns. Virgin Trains were one of the first to scrap them in the 1990's, while Arriva Trains Wales still use 5 help fill in for broken stock on North Coast services.
The exterior of a Central Trains owned Class 158 'BREL Express' in 2003. The unit run a brief experimental between shuttle service Oxford and Stratford upon Avon, via Warwick, Leamington Spa, Banbury 2003.
A picture of 2 Virgin HSTs and there Mk 3 carriages at Leamington Spa station in the year 2001. The HST is one of the UK's most iconic trains ever.
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.