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This superb video is called "Third Rail Report", nothing to with emus(!), the main star being D8056 sparkling new (with sound much dubbed down!), it ventures onto the GCR Meadowhall-Birdwell stretch at one point, and picks up other stock at various points.Highly recommended viewing Imo. There's some nice shots of an ex-SR brake van.too.

Rowan, So pleased to see an actual Royston shed inmate being modelled. Was allocated from new to Royston for working the push-pull service from Cudworth to Barnsley Courthouse, and then as you rightly point out left for Hull Dairycoates in June '59. Keep up the good work!. Malcolm

The blocks of flats shown in the opening titles of OFAH and the photo with the Reliant are actually in Bristol - Ashton Gate - just a stone throw's away from Bristol City's ground.

I suspect the latter - can't ever recall seeing a Triang-Hornby or Lima version with this number, can anyone confirm this at all?

Just for clarification the real D1562 exploded and caught fire on 13/3/71 whilst working the 19.43 Norwich-Liverpool Street near Haughley Junction. Stored at Ipswich from 13-24/3/71 and then taken to Crewe Works, and formally withdrawn 20/6/71. Cut up September that year at Crewe. Was new 14/3/64 - source Allocation History of BR Diesels & Electrics (second edition) Roger Harris.

D1562 - which met a fiery grave in either '67 or '68 as I recall - you have been warned lol!

does Hroth live at 41C then...............it now would be very noisy at that site now - with part of the Dearne Valley Link road going through. In fact apart from Wath Central Station building (as a private dwelling) it's hard to to tell that there was ever a railway there, sadly..

Obviously cutting the garden hedge in the fine weather springs to mind! Not one of the bettter locomotive names was it, but provides us with a chuckle whilst we wait (patiently?!!) for the class 47. Presumably Locomotion would now be due c.23 September. Would like to know the truth behind the delay in the Class 47, as opposed to any official statement from Amercom....................

That rather amusing shedcode/Shakesperian offering from Hroth reminded me of a gag I heard many many years ago - "What's the connection between Samantha Fox and Finsbury Park Depot" - they're both 34G!!

Ditto in South Yorkshire too!

Perhaps some of the swarm were employed to produce GBL models - perish the thought!! What's the running number of the 47 btw please?

We might get "swarms" of Class 47s - oh dear are we allowed to use that word now........... !

Well certainly no class 47s - it's now due out on Wed 26th btw, according to my reliable source - the man at the post office!

We seem to be in some sort of time-loop here - this is turning into an episode of Dr Who. We seem to be in sort of time-loop here etc! etc!!

I think the HSE might have some concerns - no handrails, ramps, non-slip surfaces. On a more serious note how the devil does one start a new topic on here - looked on the Topics box and a word in the one sentence has been blacked out completely. Can anyone assist please?