[The human side of the railway...]

 

Stonebridge Park driver Vince Evans, circa 1969.

 

Tom

[The human side of the railway...]

 

Never be without your mobile, Penrith, February 2017

 

 

Class 86 north of Watford, circa 1969.

 

Tom

[Class 47 photos]

 

97561 at Blackpool North, 11 October 1988.

[The human side of the railway...]

 

Quiet moment, Willesden 1968

[Class 50 Photos....]

Taken on a Sunday in 1974 at Lostock Junction , the WCML closed between Preston and Wigan, trains diverted betweeh Preston And Lostock on the Bolton line and drawn back to Wigan by 47's.

 

 

 

 

at Wigan Wallgate.

 

Tom

[Class 50 Photos....]

 

432 up fast at Bamfurlong Junction, 13 April 1973

[Class 50 Photos....]

 

Springs Branch down fast 1973, should have used an higher shutter speed !

[The human side of the railway...]

 

Manchester Victoria, April 1986

[Third-Rail EMU Photos]

Three Merseyrails from the mid 1970's

 

 

A class 502 heading for Southport at Bootle Jct.

 

 

Class 502 for Liverpool at Bootle Jct., the lines to the left lead down to Atlantic Dock Jct., and Edge Hill.

 

 

Class 503 passing Birkenhead North No 2

[Third-Rail EMU Photos]

 

 

Merseyrail 507's at Bootle 27 August 1987

 

 

[The human side of the railway...]

 

 Keighley and Worth Valley

[Class 20 "chopper" new and old photos...]

 

20180 / 20055  Olive Mount Jct, 17 October 1986, 9X39 Fazakerley - Bamber Bridge

 

 

20163 / 20007 Thorpes Bridge, waiting to enter Newton Heath, 19 February 1988

 

Tom

[First Gen DMU's]

A couple from the 1970's

 

 

Ordsall Lane, Manchester.

 

 

Burnden Jct., Bolton

 

Tom

[First Gen DMU's]

 

Ultrasonic Test Train DB975007, Wigan 14 March 1986.

 

Tom

[The human side of the railway...]

 

Bolton, May 2012

 

 

Liverpool Lime Street, June 2011

 

 

Manchester Victoria, June 2012

 

 

Manchester Victoria, June 2012

 

 

Bus replacement service, Manchester Piccadilly

 

Tom

[Photos of AC electrics]

 

87027 Clifton & Lowther, 9 June 1984

 

 

86009 Oxenholme, 9 June 1984 ( 40035 )

 

 

87029 Warrington, 1 June 1979

 

Tom

[Photos of AC electrics]

 

87006 south of Lancaster, May 1978

 

 

87013 Springs Branch, April 1974

 

Tom

[Photos of AC electrics]

 

E3195 ( 86426 ) Liverpool Lime Street, May 1987

 

 

86204 / 86208 Hartford Jct., June 1979

 

Tom

 

 

[First Gen DMU's]

 

Valley unit a long way from home, leaving Manchester Victoria 7 September 1987.

[First Gen DMU's]

 

Class 110 E52069 leading at Cheetham Hill carriage sidings Manchester, with one of its Rolls Royce engines. October 1986.

 

Tom

[First Gen DMU's]

 

101 313  Edinburgh, May 1985

 

 

Edinburgh, May 1985

 

 

101 332 Glasgow Queen Street, May 1985

 

 

101 689 Transfered to Manchester from Glasgow, Deal Street August 1993

[First Gen DMU's]

Caught out, red face, SHMD and leopardml2341 were right, well spotted ! correct photo below

apologies,

Tom

 

[First Gen DMU's]

Buxton sets......

 

[The human side of the railway...]

 

Spread out lads.

[First Gen DMU's]

 

The Cravens / Gloucester hybrid unit, 53812 / 53355

 

 

Asbestos removal at Springs Branch of a unit that caught fire between Manchester and Liverpool.