BR(S) Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Great picture and a nice little story attached to this one: 73 117 'University of Surrey' alongside Stratford FLT. London. 1990. by Adrian Nicholls, on Flickr 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted July 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) 20150612013228_07.jpg Driver and secondman in front of the train that they took from Kingmoor to Carlisle to form a train to Euston, sometime in 1974. Here's the driver between Kingmoor and Carlisle station Edited July 5, 2015 by 96701 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2015 one from Lausanne Switzerland 16406 by john brace, on Flickr 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2015 Younger than usual spotters at Eastleigh on Friday, watching and filming 66745 on 4Y19, Mountfield Sidings to Southampton W. Docks. These guys were about 17, unlike the usual, somewhat older, enthusiasts here. Pete 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Something unusual will always draw an audience. Wigan NW May 1980. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Recently rediscovered in an old family photo album, this snap of a group of NBR employees posing with NBR B class No. 848. This loco was built in 1906 and later became LNER/BR J35 No.s 9848, 4460, 64460 and was withdrawn in 1959. The young man 5th from left is my Great Grandfather, John Stevenson. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Here's the driver between Kingmoor and Carlisle station 20150626214953_07.jpg And here's the secondman........ 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 App4742.jpg Something unusual will always draw an audience. Wigan NW May 1980. Are they buffers, on the front of the APT. and if so, why does the left one ,look like its twisted. compered to the right one ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2015 Are they buffers, on the front of the APT. and if so, why does the left one ,look like its twisted. compered to the right one ? The left hand buffer is in a vertical postion so that the lower the front cowling for streamlined services. The buffers are of the oval style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 They were stowed in a vertical position so the nose fairing would fit over them, when needed the nose was raised and the buffers were pulled out (I think) and then rotated 90* to lock them in the working position. Similar was done to the 325s when they were loco hauled using a screw coupling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 APT attached to the class 47 before we hauled it to Rainhill for Rocket 150 in May 1980. Tom 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) The last train to Silloth 6th September 1964.The tablet is exchanged at Drumburgh Station for the final time.... Edited July 24, 2015 by The Border Reiver 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 The photo of the APT and all the workers standing looking at the raised nose you can almost hear them saying, well I thought the batteries fitted there.or it was there when when we started out ! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted July 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2015 Minehead: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Been there done that a very satisfying occupation and thanks to all volenteres who work on our preserved lines I miss it a lot due to illness cant work on my local line anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Crew change somewhere between Krakow and Lodz, Poland Things were running a bit late and I'm not so sure this was the normal changeover point. Andy 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted July 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2015 Spit and polish for No. 1 Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Great Western Society's Didcot Railway Centre on 26th July 2015. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 ''Watch it...'' 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 P-way work 1970s style: http://www.rail-online.co.uk/p782575866/h520264a2#h520264a2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 A motley bunch of Hydraulic obsessed individuals, all active members of the WLA... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirithehamster Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Driver and Shunter (in doorway of 08 885) on trip to Tanhouse Lane sidings from Widnes West Deviation, at Widnes No1, having just received the staff for the line to Tanhouse Lane on 2/2/1982. kws01305 (800 x 533).jpg all gone the white buildings too past the bridge as well,the white buildings went in 2014 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium blackpete Posted August 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2015 Track worker has a crafty fag as an engineers train passes at Cupar https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuparexpat/15949523071/in/photostream/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South of 1E Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Staff chat at Coventry probably over the failure of 47620 at Oxford whilst the rescue driver on 58025 awaits the "RA" of the 1254 Brighton - Manchester on March 22 1985 NR 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Having a clear out I came across htis little gem from the September '69 issue of 'Railway Magazine', it relates to Dilton March Halt on the Westbury to Salisbury route... Worth a mention also for the mix of 'British Railways' WR enamel header and the new 'corporate identity' rail alphabet... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 17, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2015 Dilton Marsh (not 'march') Nidge. But you're forgiven in view of the very interesting content Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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