RMweb Premium Simon Lee Posted January 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14, 2021 18 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: What happened? Someone videoing out of a door droplight, had an argument with part of the bridge or nearby structure. Suffice to say, his day out ended there, as his head parted company with the rest of him. It was, at the time, touch and go if the rest of the series of trips that summer would continue, however a rapid fitting of door window bars allowed the programme to be completed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 This is J20 0-6-0 64685 between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge on the RCTS (London Branch) tour of East Anglia from 6th September 1953. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 10/05/2020 at 16:24, Western Aviator said: 50034 and 50035 at Newquay on October 4th 1987. This was a BR arranged trip advertised as the last locomotive-hauled train to Newquay. It ran from Paddington to Newquay and back via the Berks & Hants. Oh yes I remember... A good idea spoilt from a photographic point of view by the use of NSE liveried locos. As a send off to Newquay loco hauled, the 50s should have been from those still in LL blue. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 44 minutes ago, brushman47544 said: Oh yes I remember... A good idea spoilt from a photographic point of view by the use of NSE liveried locos. As a send off to Newquay loco hauled, the 50s should have been from those still in LL blue. Oh I don't know. At least it is colourful. Notice the slight difference in the width of the yellow on the cab sides. I wonder if manufacturers would be allowed to get away with that? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, jonny777 said: Oh I don't know. At least it is colourful. Notice the slight difference in the width of the yellow on the cab sides. I wonder if manufacturers would be allowed to get away with that? Your comment made me look again at my picture, Jonny; I hadn’t noticed the difference you refer to. You can also see that the red diagonal stripe intersects with the handrail recess at different places on the two locos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted April 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2021 Today’s Bristol to Penzance special taken between Bodmin and lostwithiel just now 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jonny777 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 56xx 0-6-2T 6697 arrives at Chester on March 27th 1966 with the SLS 'Farewell To GWR Locomotives' railtour. The tour ran from Birmingham Snow Hill to Llandudno via Shrewsbury, Chester, and Rhyl, with 42727 taking the Chester-Llandudno leg and return. Unfortunately, 6697 was failed at Chester for the trip back to the West Midlands and 45250 was the replacement. A rather sad farewell to GWR steam in this case. 6697 was withdrawn 2 months later. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted August 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) Bulleid West Country Class 34046 Braunton heads west along the Calder Valley near Brighouse on 18th August 2021 with Saphos Trains 'The White Rose' rail tour. This part of the schedule was 1Z52, 16.55 York to Wolverhampton. Braunton was due to be replaced at Crewe. Class 47 47828 was on the rear. Edited April 7, 2022 by 4630 re-upload photos 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flittersnoop Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Glamorgan Growler railtour at Tower Colliery, 6 May 1989, 37355. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flittersnoop Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 And 37702 at the other end of the Glamorgan Growler tour at the end of the line at Maesteg, when the line was still freight-only. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flittersnoop Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I was at Flitwick station one evening in the late 1980s when this 47 came speeding through with a neat matching rake of coaches. The headboard says "The Orcadian". It looks far too posh to be a rail enthusiasts special - does anyone know what the train was, please? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Six Bells Junction doesn't have a lot of info on the train, but it appears to have been run around the end of April/beginning of May 1989. It seems to have been a very upmarket train with 6 Mk3 sleepers as well as 10 other coaches - making 16 in all. Is it on the slow lines? That would make sense with a 47 in charge. Other than that, I am as much in the dark as you are. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flittersnoop Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) On 21/08/2021 at 21:22, jonny777 said: Six Bells Junction doesn't have a lot of info on the train, but it appears to have been run around the end of April/beginning of May 1989. It seems to have been a very upmarket train with 6 Mk3 sleepers as well as 10 other coaches - making 16 in all. Is it on the slow lines? That would make sense with a 47 in charge. Other than that, I am as much in the dark as you are. I think it was on the fast lines - I recall it was going pretty quickly, too. They must have chosen a good loco. Edited August 23, 2021 by Flittersnoop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted August 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) The Orcadian was an InterCity Charter Unit 'Land Cruise'. https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/62/33/index.html https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/62/38/ Edited August 23, 2021 by keefer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 D1013 and D1023 on the wonderful, unforgettable 'Western Tribute' tour of Saturday, 26th February 1977, I was there that day but couldn't afford the ticket - photos by Julian Ogle and one of the train crew diagrams c/o Roger Geach.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 21/08/2021 at 21:06, Flittersnoop said: Flitwick station one evening in the late 1980s when this 47 came speeding through with a neat matching rake of coaches. The headboard says "The Orcadian". Think it’s Harlington, rather than Flitwick, with the train on the up fast. The diagram at https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/spc2 has signal 117 there on the down fast, and the nameboard looks more like Harlington 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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