'Yours truly' about to enjoy a riotous diversion via Guildford & Chandler's Ford on 1V11 behind 50020 'Revenge' - seen at Woking
<b>Memories of the fine art of Vac bashing</b>
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 ;)

Class 50 50020 'Revenge' is seen here at the head of 1V11 at Woking - about to divert down to Guildford, Portsmouth (avoiding line) and Southampton on its way to Salisbury :)
The legend <a href="/photos/107203574@N07/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">superb50002</a>  is flailing alongside me in the front window - the photograph was grabbed by my good friend (and legend :) Llew.

<u><b>'A day in the life' - log book update:</b></u>
<u>Saturday 28th February 1987</u> - 50020 on 1V11 11.10 Waterloo-Salisbury (9 Mk IIs)
<b>LONDON WATERLOO</b> 11.10
<i>Wimbledon 11.21
Surbiton 11.25</i>
<b>Woking 11.35-37 onto DIVERSION via PORTSMOUTH (avoiding line) and CHANDLER'S FORD</b>
Guildford 11.49
Liss 12.12
Petersfield 12.18
HAVANT 12.31-32
Portsmouth (avoiding) 12.36-37
Portchester 12.41
Fareham 12.44
<b>stopped 12.46 - 13.01 for 204004 + 204001 to pass on single track!</b> photo opportunity :)
Botley 13.08
EASTLEIGH 13.15-16
then via the rare Chandler's Ford line to
Romsey 13.24 (another photo app. Salisbury)
<b>SALISBURY</b> 13.41 (pic departing +33006)

<b>111 miles</b>

'Revenge' never made it into preservation, being cut up at Booth's of Rotherham in the spring of 1992.

You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: <a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/</a>
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