Roaming Railways, Roads & More with Joss

Roaming Railways, Roads & More with Joss Long forgotten slides!

I've recently rescued from storage my transparencies taken in the 1980s/1990s, they haven't been seen since then until now so I decided a new page would be a good idea instead of mixing them up with my personal day-to-day.

1985 June 1st, Birchden Junction, two more photos preceding the closure of the Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge route on 6...
07/09/2026

1985 June 1st, Birchden Junction, two more photos preceding the closure of the Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge route on 6th July. This working was the 11.34 arrival at Eridge from Tonbridge, here seen shunting over from platform 4 to platform 1. The second photo shows the same DEMU departing Eridge on the 11.59 to Tonbridge.

1985 June 1st, Groombridge station (East Sussex) this DEMU was the 10.09 Tonbridge to Eridge. On this day I went down to...
07/09/2026

1985 June 1st, Groombridge station (East Sussex) this DEMU was the 10.09 Tonbridge to Eridge. On this day I went down to record the everyday scene on the Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge line a few weeks before the closure on 6th July. I have some more photos taken on the closure day too.

Sorry I've been off-line for a while, it's time now for some more of my old photos. Here is Inter-City HST no 43149 at P...
07/09/2026

Sorry I've been off-line for a while, it's time now for some more of my old photos. Here is Inter-City HST no 43149 at Paddington station on 6th July 1988.

In addition to touring railways, I used to collect leaflets, brochures, timetables etc. I recently re-discovered several...
10/06/2026

In addition to touring railways, I used to collect leaflets, brochures, timetables etc. I recently re-discovered several boxes full dating from the 1970s to 1990s which include British Rail Regions & Sectors, Intercity, Network SouthEast, GWR, HSTs, London stations, Regional Railways, London Transport and more. I will be taking most to the Bristol Railwayana Collectors Fair this coming Saturday, 13th June 2026 - please see image two for the poster with details.

My final photo at Exeter Central on Saturday 1st October 1988, a Network Southeast 'Ian Allan' Network day, is this Clas...
08/06/2026

My final photo at Exeter Central on Saturday 1st October 1988, a Network Southeast 'Ian Allan' Network day, is this Class 50 041 heading the 12.20 Exeter St David's to Waterloo. I travelled on this as far as Salisbury before changing to a Fareham service. Network SouthEast Friends Network SouthEast NETWORK SOUTHEAST 1986 - 1994

Returning to Exeter Central on Saturday 1st October 1988, I took a few more photos of DMUs before I departed on an Up se...
08/06/2026

Returning to Exeter Central on Saturday 1st October 1988, I took a few more photos of DMUs before I departed on an Up service to Salisbury - separate photo in my next posting!

1988 October 1st, whilst waiting for my return train from Exmouth to Exeter, I had a quick look at Exmouth Bus Station. ...
08/06/2026

1988 October 1st, whilst waiting for my return train from Exmouth to Exeter, I had a quick look at Exmouth Bus Station. Here is a row of Devon General buses. Devon General Society

Continuing on the 1st October 1988, the NSE Ian Allan Network day, I travelled on from Basingstoke to Exeter Central, th...
07/06/2026

Continuing on the 1st October 1988, the NSE Ian Allan Network day, I travelled on from Basingstoke to Exeter Central, then from whence I went down the branch to Exmouth on DMU P100. (1) at Exeter Central, DMU Class 122 set P100 10.30 EXM to EStD arrived 10.57, before returning back down to Exmouth.

Final photos at Basingstoke in the morning of 1st October 1988, the NSE Ian Allan Network day. Here is Class 205 DEMU 3H...
25/05/2026

Final photos at Basingstoke in the morning of 1st October 1988, the NSE Ian Allan Network day. Here is Class 205 DEMU 3H 205033/026 before I dashed off to Exeter - more photos to follow! That member of station staff took a nice wide stride! I saw several more 3H DEMUs later in the day at Salisbury and Fareham.

I must have had a bit of a wait for the Exeter service because I took a few more pix, these are loco hauled services see...
23/05/2026

I must have had a bit of a wait for the Exeter service because I took a few more pix, these are loco hauled services seen in the early morning at Basingstoke on 1st October 1988, the NSE Ian Allan Network day. If I recall correctly, BR made an effort to run a variety of haulage on these Network days. First is a double heading by 33029 & 33011, Class 47596 on a works train, Class 50018 on an Up working, note the enthusiasts heads!, Class 37709 running light engine.

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