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Bramleyman · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 481 Location: Norfolk

You can take them or leave them, but personally I don't go too much on the Class 170's not only for design, but the noise they make as well when departing from stations.

However, seeing as some members do and there was a rare sight at March on Thursday, I decided to record the event on camera. For the first time that I have ever seen there, two different liveried units side by side. Number 204 seen right, had approached March on the down road, stopping just short of the signal box. The next a mate and I knew was that the points had been changed and it crossed over into platform 2, where it then terminated.

Very quickly and as far as we were concerned Most Efficiently, the Conductor/Guard informed passengers that this had to happen due to a failed freight just a short way ahead. A Class 60 hauled freight passed through on the down some 15 - 20 minutes earlier and it was shifting. In the meantime, this same Conductor/Guard did his utmost to help every passenger, from going to the booking office, to using his (No doubts works) mobile to summon help for passengers with connections and even just as a bystander, my praise goes out to this man.

During the time his unit stood in platform 2, Class 170 116 approached and immediately I realised the different livery, my camera was out and a photograph taken, hence the one below. When looking at it, look at top left corner of the cab to 204 and you just might be able to see a disabled badge displayed, but not on 116.

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