The late Tony Ewer raked in all his class 33’2’s “slims” in just 18 months, it took me 17years! Tony by 1985 when the “slims” became general usage had grown tired of the “stupid kids, neds” invading the bashing game in the East and West Midlands by 1984. So by 1985 he did virtually nothing but Area C’s where crowds of young bashers were unheard of. He did well to get in all bar 1 in the Area C area and again all bar 1 on service trains or “proper trains” as he called them!!.
33201
33040} 1V10 0913 Brighton – Penzance.=Soton – Axminster 210686
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33202
33202} 1Z36 0726 Clapham Jn-Carlisle Railtour.= Clapham Jn – Carlisle U 081186
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33203
33203 1O33 0800 Cardiff – Portsmouth.= Soton – Ports H 310586
33204 (Tony’s last one)
Slim’s cleared, 33204 at “Bas” after working the 1636 Salisbury – Basingstoke with its booked TC on September 23rd 1987. A Tony Ewer photo
in an extract from Tony’s moves book, a rather large tick against 33204 that September day!
33204 2L40 1636 Salisbury – Basingstoke.= Salisbury – Bas 230987
33205
Tony Ewer’s nice phot of 33205 at Clapham Jn on April 17th 1987
33205 1V85 1710 Portsmouth – Cardiff.= Fareham – Salisbury 310586
33206
Tony Ewers phot of 33206 at Salisbury after working the 1410 ex Waterloo on April 30th 1987
33206 1L09 1410 Waterloo – Salisbury.=Bas – Salisbury 300487
33207
33207 1V77 1510 Portsmouth – Bristol.=Salisbury – Warminster 041086
33208
3 Cromptons on Clapham Yard caught by Tony with 33208 centre stage on ECS on April 17th 1987
33208 1V10 0914 Brighton – Plymouth.=Salisbury -Yeovil Jn 290386
33209
Tony records 33209 at Soton with the 1612 Brighton – Bristol on May 3rd 1987
33209 1V34 1612 Brighton – Bristol.= Fareham – Soton 030587
33210
33210 1V27 1310 Portsmouth – Bristol.= Salisbury – Warminster 290386
33211
33211 1V77 1510 Portsmouth – Bristol.=Portsmouth H – Salisbury 130986
33212
33212 1O41 1210 Cardiff – Portsmouth.= Soton – Portsmouth H 221186
RIP Tony you loved your Area C’s and Crompton’s!!
My getting em in those slims, took a bit longer than Tony!
TC’s getting them slims in, a cracking read
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