Rail Announcement

FGW 08663 in RVEL paint booth on Friday. http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h4c7a0563#h4c7a0563 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h4c7a049b#h4c7a049b Withdrawn 08536 on the same day: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h4c734cd5#h4c734cd5

08790 at Oxley depot last Tuesday. http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h462040cd#h462040cd

The NRM has said this morning: "We can confirm that the Class 91 91111 For the Fallen has been designated by The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, however designation does not infer that disposal will automatically be to the National Railway Museum or that we are the only recipient that will be considered or consulted. For example in the past year, 25 items have been designated and 12 disposed of. Only four of these have come to the National Railway Museum."

The Railway Heritage Designation Advisory Board, chaired by Lord Faulkner, made the recommendation after he attended the dedication ceremony at London King's Cross.

The designation of 91111, For the Fallen, has been ratified by the Science Museum's Board of Trustees. The designation includes not only the locomotive, but its commemorative livery as well. http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h20cf2420#h20cf2420

The Barrow Hill diesel gala on April 18/19 will see a Colas and a DBS 60 in action, although the Colas 60 will only be there on April 18.

More pictures from yesterday: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826

Two pictures from yesterday: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h798e084#h798e084 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h798e084#h192c7a60

Pic of launch train at KX: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h260aeedc#h260aeedc

VTEC has told me that the next 91 set will emerge in the new livery during the first week of April, with the first HST set ready in May. Both fleets will be finished in August.

On Monday the stock for the 11.00 departure arrives at King's Cross ECS from Bounds Green. After returning with the 16.30 from Edinburgh it works ECS to Ferme Park. The very first passenger trains of the new franchise are on Sunday and will be: Northbound - 08.45 from London King's Cross to Aberdeen Southbound - 07.55 Newcastle to London King’s Cross There should be a second 91 in the new livery by Tuesday.

http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h3c227ed2#h3c227ed2 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h5a7ee1f2#h5a7ee1f2 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h682f09b2#h682f09b2 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h242a2209#h242a2209 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h1b78a0d2#h1b78a0d2 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h20043872#h20043872 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h2868a49e#h2868a49e

Pictures from the 1980s: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h6d9e0528#h6d9e0528 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h72861801#h72861801 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h526d444e#h526d444e http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h5259535a#h5259535a http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p683162198/h271601b6#h271601b6 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/ha872694#ha872694 http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h4356bf5#h4356bf5 Picture from 2013: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p636465135/h5ec0c17e#h5ec0c17e

It's great to see so many photographs that include people. Especially interesting is the way that fashions have changed over the years. The rail industry is about so much more than just rolling stock.

40016 in the scrap Yard at Swindon works: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h50a34e5a#h50a34e5a Withdrawn 40107 at Crewe works: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h50a34e5a#h50a34e5a 40129 and 40074 at Doncaster works: http://railpicturelibrary.zenfolio.com/p793657826/h3938332e#h3938332e