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« on: September 30, 2012, 21:07:38 »
What Train and class?

Where was photo taken?

What year?
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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2012, 21:28:29 »
Class 41 HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) prototype.

No idea on location or date.
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2012, 23:06:15 »
I'll try Derby & 1974
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« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2012, 18:32:06 »
Not Derby
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« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2012, 19:38:52 »
Got two in mind - but will plump for Old Oak Common.
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« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2012, 19:40:34 »
Not OOC▸ (Old Oak Common (depot))
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« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2012, 20:19:54 »
Wasn't the prototype made at Crewe? Was it in 1972?
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« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2012, 20:20:02 »
I'm going to take a punt at the location.

Bristol Bath Road?
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« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2012, 20:53:30 »
Quote from: ellendune on October 01, 2012, 20:19:54
Wasn't the prototype made at Crewe? Was it in 1972?
May have been built in Crewe (power cars) and Derby and may have been built in 1972 this photo is not Crewe

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I'm going to take a punt at the location.

Bristol Bath Road?
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This photo taken in 1975 at Swindon Works Open Day in 'A' Shop Swindon, the power car in the shot is 252001 and it was the whole train in the shop (one of the power cars 252002 might have been outside at the western end) on a road just inside the shop at the South end (Main Line end) it sat across both the traversers in the shop.

Swindon Works did manufacture components and sub assemblies for the HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s, the 'A' Shop now sadly demolished it was huge
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