



Class 350250 EMU at Wolverton Station

Photo: Charles Moorhen



Trainspotting Class 350250 EMU









and do a spot of while I was there . In my eagerness to ensure that I had set the plug gaps to the correct size I decided to drive the 16 miles to Wolverton railway station , a station I've visited a number of times in the past, to test how the car was performingdo a spot of night photography





Arriving at Wolverton station I opened the boot only to find that I had left behind a vital piece of equipment - my tripod!





Now I was left with two options. Drive back home and collect the tripod, or take my chances hand-holding the camera and hoping for the best.

Well, the first option was totally out of the question as it would have meant a total driving mileage for the evening of around 64 miles. And it was only meant to be a quick trip!





So, it was the latter option or a complete waste of time and petrol.





After a couple of blurred, out of focus failures I managed to produce a small number of half decent hand-held photos, this one of electric multiple unit Class 350 250, probably being the best of the bunch.

The moral of this little tale? Even if the odds are pretty much stacked against you have a go anyway. You may be pleasantly surprised!





Oh yes! I nearly forgot. T he spark plugs w orked fine.









Wolverton railway station historical note:

It was at Wolverton railway station in Buckinghamshire, on the 9th September 1845, that bare-knuckle fighter, Bendigo, stepped from a carriage of a London & Birmingham Railway train surrounded by a horde of his supporters.





His destination was the nearby town of Newport Pagnell where it was arranged that he would take part in an illegal fight with Ben Court.





At the last possible moment, for various reasons, the venue was switched to the village of Lillington Lovell, 4 miles north of Buckingham.





The match went ahead with Bendigo being heralded the winner after 96 gruelling rounds.









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Class 350250 electric multiple unit was built between 2008 and 2009 and is allocated to Northampton King's Heath Siemens Depot.





The unit coach numbers for this EMU are as follows: 61450 65250 67550 61550.

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A few historical facts about Wolverton railway station :

The first station was built on the canal embankment above Wolverton Park and opened on the 17th Sept. 1838

In 1840 a newer, more perm anent sta tion was built clos e by.

, which surprisingly had a full-time staff of 29, was lavishly redecorated for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1824. the newer structure The waiting room of

In 1881 yet another station was constructed replacing all previous buildings.

The wooden station buildings built on the road bridge over the tracks stood for 100 years until British Rail demolished them in 1991.

A modern brick station building, close to the car par k and platforms, was opened on the 21st June 2012.

Wolverton station has four platforms a lthough only two are used for 'stopping' trains; the other two being reserved for fast 'through' expresses.

Newport Pagnell Railway Station , primarily for employees at the nearby Wolverton Railway Works . It was closed to all railway traffic in 1967. Wolverton to Between 1865 and 1964 there was a branch line from



