The Class 73s in the 90s and 00s: A Slideshow

A slideshow featuring images of the Class 73 electro diesels (EDs) working a variety of trains during the 1990s and the 00s.

Full image captions below:

73211 with a London Victoria - Winchester VSOE charter at Worting Junction. 16th May 1992.

73205 'London Chamber of Commerce' and 83301 (33115) pause at Clapham Junction at dusk on the 20th November 1991.

73136 "Kent Youth Music" along with the refurbished 8-TC set 410 and 417 forms the 18:45 charter to Poole at London Waterloo. 25th November 1992.

73103 and 73110 with a consist of continuously welded rails in tow at Wandsworth Road. 15th February 1995.

73128 'OVS Bullied CBE' and 73132 working Pathfinders "Marsh N' Moor" enthusiast railtour at Tonbridge on the 25th March 1995.

73101 'The Royal Alex' working a return Weymouth - London Waterloo Ocean Liner Express charter at St Denys, Southampton. 6th April 1995.

Substituting for the non availability of the normal thumper unit 73114 and 73107 top and tailing a 4 Cep unit forms the 16:22 Ashford-Hastings "Marshlink" service near Ham Street. 2nd May 1995.

73101 'The Royal Alex' with 47489 at the rear descend the steeply graded Folkestone Harbour branch with the Venice Simplon Orient Express working from London Victoria. Folkestone. 7th May 1995.

73105 and 73141 approaching Clapham Junction from the west with a weekend engineers train. 22nd March 1997.

73130 and 73118 head east while Railtrack sandite departmental unit 93007 (converted from a 2EPB) waits for a path in the up loop. 73130 and 73118 were fitted with with Scharfenberg Coupling Equipment in order to work with Class 373 'Eurostar' units in the event of a failure but were rarely used. Otford Junction. 1st November 2001.

73131 and 47744 top and tailing the Folkestone Harbour - London Victoria Venice Simplon Orient Express over Eynsford Viaduct. 18th April 2002.

73136 ‘Kent Youth Music’ and 73133 ‘The Bluebell Railway’ top and tailing the 1O90 London Railnet - Dover TPO at Sevington. 19th July 2002.

73210 working a down Gatwick Express service from London Victoria at Stoats Nest Junction, Coulsdon. 14th August 2002.

73131 and 73133 top and tailing the 1O90 London Railnet - Dover TPO at Kensington Olympia. 22nd May 2003.

73136 (E9043) 'Perseverance' and 73204 ‘Janice’ working Pathfiners tours ‘The Capital Crusader’ running as the 1Z41 London Euston - London Euston (via Guildford and Redhill) circular tour at Willesden Junction on 5th November 2005.

73136 "Kent Youth Music" and 73131 top and tailing the 1O90 Willesden Railnet - Dover TPO at Mitre Bridge Junction. 17th March 2003.

73204 ‘Janice’ working the 6G14 Hoo Junction - Charlton weekend engineers train at Milton Ranges/Chalk. 21st October 2006.

73133 and 73136 "Kent Youth Music" top and tailing the 1O90 London Railnet - Dover TPO at Willesden Junction. 17th March 2003.

73136 'Perseverance' working the 6G15 Eastleigh - Kew Bridge weekend engineers train at Potbridge. 16th December 2006.

73208 'Kirsten' and 73206 'Janice' top and tailing the 1Z82 10:47 London Waterloo - New Milton private charter near Chertsey. 16th March 2007.

73136 and observation saloon 'Caroline' forming the 2Z02 Victoria-Victoria tour of Kent crossing the King's Ferry Bridge after visiting the Sheerness branch. 25th April 2007.

73136 'Perseverance' and observation saloon number 975025 'Caroline' forming the 2Z02 London Vicroria - London Victoria tour of Kent approaching Faversham. 25th April 2007.

73212 and 73213 working the 5Z73 Tonbridge - Eastleigh stock move at Chertsey. 5th December 2007.

73107 ‘Spitfire’, 73201, 73141 and 73204 ‘Janice’ each carrying a different livery await their next duties in a busy looking Tonbridge yard. 24th January 2009.

73208 and 73206 make a smokey departure from Tonbridge yard with a loaded ballast working. Other EDs present are 73107 ‘Spitfire’, 73201, 73141 and 73204 ‘Janice’ . 24th January 2009.

73212 and 4-Vep 3417 wait to depart Tonbridge Yard with the 5Y66 stock move to Bournemouth. 25th July 2011.