Class 50 50031 'Hood' seen on the old GWR turntable at Old Oak Common - a scene now long gone

Memories of the fine art of Vac bashing
Between 1983 and 1991 I spent many, many happy hours with my friends riding the rails behind the mighty 'Hoovers' or Class 50s. As well as enjoying the thrash, I managed to record many of the trips and railway scenes encountered on film for posterity. Those days are now long gone, but happily the photos remain for me to reminisce over and share ;)

Here is one of a set of photos I took on a visit to Old Oak Common in 1988 - with my adopted 'Vac' 50031 'Hood' seen parked on the last working turntable in London.

Locomotive History
D431 entered service 06-Jul-68
Renumbered 50031 in 1974
Named 'Hood' 28-Jun-78
Withdrawn 05-Aug-91

The 'Mighty Hood' happily made it into preservation, and is now located on the Severn Valley Railway. More information here: www.svrwiki.com/BR_Class_50_50031_Hood
and here: www.fiftyfund.org.uk/index.php/our-locomotives/50031-hood

Taken with a Nikon F-501 SLR camera and 75-200mm zoom lens, using a grainy TMAX monochrome film.

You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/

Taken in: UK / England / Fulham / Old Oak Common (show map)

Taken on: April 1, 1988

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