Class 373 nameplates from (top) 373303 and (middle and bottom) 373304.Pose on a photo call at my house. 30.12.06. One has been bought by myself (the bottom one - from the east side of 3304) and the other two by friends of mine.

My new acquisition. The nameplate from the east side of 3304 now in place at its new home, my garage wall. Posing alongside my Hornby model Eurostar..jpg

The author poses alongside 3301 at Kings Cross 20.11.05__John_Sharp.jpg

1453 KX to Leeds near Hertford North 20.11.05 Richard Allen..jpg

3301 at Doncaster 29.10.05 Andy Hannah.jpg

3301 leads the 1605 Kings Cross to Leeds at Frinkley Lane 27.5.05.jpg

3301 awaits departure from Kings Cross with the 0953 to Leeds 20.11.05.jpg

3301 leads the 1505 Kings Cross to Leeds at Offord 30.9.05.jpg

3301 leads the 0805 Kings Cross to Leeds at Langford 5.7.05.jpg

3301 at Leeds 18.11.05 heading the 0805 ex Kings Cross..jpg

3302 leads the 1743 York to Kings Cross at Burn 12/7/00

3302 at Lt Wymondley on the 1205 Leeds-KX 25.11.05 Richard Allen..jpg

3302 leads the 1105 Leeds to Kings Cross at Frinkley Lane 27.5.05. Kings Cross driver Robert Rice at the controls.jpg

3303 leads the 1453 Kings Cross to Leeds at Langford 4.12.05.jpg

3304 leads the 1855 York to Kings Cross at Langford 29/5/01.

3304 at home, on North Pole Depot 0132hrs 26.8.05.jpg

3304 at Kensington 0151hrs on 26.8.05 en route North Pole to Kings Cross..jpg

3304, 1805 ex Leeds and 365505 2115 KX-KL 6.12.05. Richard Allen.jpg

3304 leads the 1205 Leeds to Kings Cross at Biggleswade 6.12.05 Kings Cross driver Paul 'SLAG' Houghton at the controls.jpg

3305 and 3309 side by side in Ferme Park sidings on Sunday 10.4.05. Picture by Toby Crispin.jpg

3305 leads the 1405 Kings Cross to Leeds at Arlesey 21.10.05.jpg

3305 leads the 1305 Kings Cross to Leeds at Alexandra Palace 7.12.05. Leeds driver Paul Wraithmell at the controls..jpg

3305 at Cuffley leading the 1353 Kings Cross to Leeds 20.11.05. Richard Allen.jpg

3305 at Ferme Park 0230 hours on 29.3.05 with 5X22 ECS NPI to Kings Cross..jpg

3306 heads the 1105 to Kings Cross at Leeds 10.12.05. This was the final day of 373's in normal service on the ECML..jpg

3306 at Leeds, 1840 to KX (Final GNER Eurostar service) 10.12.05 Photo by John Zabernik.jpg

The final Leeds to KX Eurostar service, 1840 to KX at Leeds 10.12.05 (John Zabernik)jpg

3306 at Peterborough 4.5.04 Andy_Hannah.jpg

3309 leads the 0905 Kings Cross to Leeds at Langford 29.9.05.jpg

3309 & 3310 are seen at Burn in the snow, with the 11.34 Kings Cross to York on the 29th December 2000. Picture courtesy of Neil Harvey.

3310 leads the 1805 Leeds to Kings Cross at Langford 11.7.05.jpg

3310 leads the 0910 Kings Cross to York at Langford 11/10/00

3311 leads the 1434 Kings Cross to York at Burn 24/8/00

3311 leads the 0905 Kings Cross to Leeds at Newark 2.12.05. Leeds Driver Danny Kaye at the controls. Photo by N Featherstone.jpg

3311 at Peterborough with the farewell special 1X90 1328 to Waterloo 14.12.05.jpg

3311 at Leeds with the 0853 ex Kings Cross 10.12.05.jpg

3311at Kensington Olympia heading 5X38 ECS from North Pole to Kings Cross 5.7.05.jpg

3312 at Peterborough 29.10.04_Andy_Hannah.jpg

3312 heads 5X38 ECS to KX for the 1510 Leeds at North Pole 5.7.05.jpg

3312 1205 Leeds KX at Welwyn North 30.7.05 Kings Cross driver Mick Barstow at the controls. Alan Vacani.jpg

3312 leads the 1105 Leeds to Kings Cross at Biggleswade 5.12.05 Leeds driver Paul Wraithmell at the controls..jpg

3312 leads 1205 Leeds to Kings Cross at Welwyn North 7.12.05. Kings Cross driver Paul 'SLAG' Houghton at the controls..jpg

3312 at Leeds heading the 1205 to Kings Cross 10.12.05.jpg

3312 at Grantham 10.12.05 1205 Leeds to KX.Kings Cross driver Mick Barstow driving. Picture by the late Dale Stewart..jpg

3312 leads the 1205 Leeds to KX, the last daylight service at Arlesey 10.12.05 Kings Cross's Mick Barstow was at the controls. John Pink..jpg

3312 at Offord on 1X90 1328 Peterborough to Waterloo Farewell Special 14.12.05. Kings Cross DTM Gary Page was at the controls. John Pink.jpg

3312 stands at Waterloo International after arrival on 1X90, 1328 ex Peterborough. The farewell run 14.12.05.jpg

373314 leads 1X23 1105 Leeds to KX at Holme Green Crossing 12.11.03. Mick Barstow driving. (Image by Alisdair Anderson).

After arriving some 20 minutes early with the 1205 ex Leeds at 'The Cross', the author poses with 3312 and a group of Eurostar 'tekkies' at 1451 hrs, 10.12.05.jpg

The author (right) with former GNER driver John Conway, GNER Driver Manager (South) Brian Batch, GNER Driving Standards Manager Paul Boyle and GNER Kings Cross DTM Gary Page at Waterloo 14.12.05

GNER Leeds Driver Mark Dobbins demonstrates how the emergency escape hatch from the driving cab works (Trevor Price).

GNER Leeds Drivers Mark Dobbins (left) and Mick Vernon(right). GNER Driver Manager Brian Batch keeps them apart !!! (Trevor Price).

The left hand side of the Drivers desk. The big, red button is the emergency brake plunger. The knob with the rubber collar is the back up brake. The tall, thin metallic handle is the service brake handle and the 3 gauges are: Top - Brake pipe pressure. Bottom left - Main Air supply (Main Res'). Bottom right - Brake Cylinder pressure. The green and red buttons are windscreen wipe and wash.

The centre section of the Driving console. The perspex screen it the top left corner is the fault lamp display (aka 'the egg box'). Below that is the in cab signalling system used whilst in Belgium. Centre (top) is the TVM 430 in cab signalling display (this is used on non NR metals). Centre (bottom) is the speedo. To the right of those is the AWS indicator.The handle at the bottom left is the power controller (duplicated at the other side of the console).

The right hand side of the control desk. The two handles in the bottom left are: Direction selector (the smaller of the two) and the right hand side power controller. The red button is for the hazard warning lights. The yellow button is the AWS re-set button. The black knob is for the warning horn. The red topped dial is the voltage selector. Above that is the doors released lamp, which illuminates white when a door release is given. Next to the is a 'rocker' switch, for door release (L or RH side).The screen with the array of buttons below it is the in cab computer (The SIAC). To the left of that, marked VI is the pre-set speed indicator (cruise control). Ti the left of the VI, marked P and B is the power and rheostatic braking indicator.On the left of the P & B indicator is the Overhead Line Volt indicator, this is coloured green, yellow and red. Finally, there is an array of switches for various functions.

Eurostar nose cone opened to reveal the SCHARFENBERG coupler (Trevor Price).

Eurostar emergency coupling, stowed away in kit form in an underfloor cabinet. The various components of this kit are assembled to make an emergency coupler between a standard locomotive buffer beam and a Eurostar set, using the SCHARFENBERG (Trevor Price).

Some of the components of the emergency coupler, lined up and ready for assembly (Trevor Price).

Some more emergency coupler components (Trevor Price).

The emergency coupler assembled and ready for coupling (Trevor Price).

The emergency coupler coupled up and ready for action (Trevor Price).

A close up of an articulated bogie between two Eurostar vehicles (Trevor Price).

An overhead view of a Eurostar Power Car showing both the 25KV pantograph (nearest) and the 3KV pantograph (furthest) The 25KV is used for ALL 25KV working, within the UK, Channel Tunnel and in France, whilst the 3KV is used in Belgium (Trevor Price).

The emergency evacuation ladders are safely stowed between the coach (Trevor Price).

The rear end of a Eurostar Power Car (Trevor Price).

The leading end of the first passenger vehicle of a Eurostar set, the end which is coupled to each Power Car (Trevor Price).

Eurostar third rail shoe gear, which will soon be redundant and removed after services transfer to St Pancras (Trevor Price).

The 'ARMOIRE' This cabinet is located to the rear of the driving cab and houses various switches (Trevor Price).

The top portion of the 'ARMOIRE' , containing the various MCB's neccesary to protect the electrical equipment on these very complex trains (Trevor Price).

North Pole Depot, taken from the 1927 from Exeter to Paddington at 2141 hrs 8.9.07