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Old December 24th 05, 12:56 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Class 33's at Clapham Junction

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Neillw001 writes
Went through Clapham Junction this morning and there were two
black-painted Class 33's alongside the shed with three Mk1's painted in
what looked like Southern Green or similar. I couldn't be sure but I
think one of the 33's had somthing that looked like a cycling lion
crest on the side. One certainly had snowploughs. I managed to get a
picture through the window while the train was stopped, but it only
shows the front of hte formation. However, it lools like the front
diesel has a red bufffer beam.
Anyone know what they are and what they are doing there?

Saw one of the black 33s (I think they're FM-Rail) with a rake of green
Mk1s there on Tues morning. The www.uksteam.info site shows a Cathedrals
Express working from Waterloo on that day, so I'm guessing that it was
the ECS for that. There's nothing shown for the 22nd but it's possible
that some of the ECS and the 33s are still hanging around Clapham yard
for some reason. The stock used to be stored at the Mid Hants but given
that they recently decided to pull out of main line running and sold the
coaches (to EWS?), I'm not sure if it is currently based elsewhere.
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