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Ian J.
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Identical twins.

 

Couldn't help including this one. Very tenuous link I know, but many bus companies had links to railways, ie ownership, providing rail replacement services, etc.

 

Hm, not sure - could I post a picture of my local caff because many railway stations had catering facilities? Not that it's not a nice picture in its own right.

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I know.....shooting into the sun is daft when the loco is dark maroon! I didnt know 47779 was on the train. Ah well, shot on digital in the Conwy Valley near Betws-Y-Coed ten years ago on 10th September 2002...

 

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Nice shot Coach.... there's a definite 'Derek Cross' vibe about this one, it's the location and the colours I think.... puts me in mind of one of his Lune Gorge shots with pairs of newfangled 50s in mult on the Mid-day Scot.

 

Lovely!

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While images of derailments are common to actually witness one is indeed rare. And also a little worrying. There is a risk that some stray wagon might make contact with the photographer or something (such as the footbridge in the Spondon view) that they are making use of. I well recall the derailment of a railtour I was stewarding on and the eventual abandonment of the train down the ladders onto the track. All safely dealt with out but not something I would choose to repeat.

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The one time we were nearly involved in an accident was at Purley in the 80's when two trains collided and went down the bank into bakc gardens, killing a fair few people. We had not long got off at Purley and were sitting in a friends parents house looking straight onto the line where it happened - never heard a thing or saw it through the net curtains but certainly heard the emergency services arriving afterwards

 

I have quite a few photos from that day but probably best not posted.

 

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