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2 hours ago, bude_branch said:

 

Hi,

 

Could you possibly let me know the source of that picture?  Many thanks.

 

Certainly, Russell has started posting his photos on a facebook group called 'BROS - British Rail Old School' but he's very kindly allowed me to post them here, in fact I'm about to start a dedicated thread on them as there are quite a few.

 

 

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On 13/02/2020 at 19:21, Rugd1022 said:

 

Certainly, Russell has started posting his photos on a facebook group called 'BROS - British Rail Old School' but he's very kindly allowed me to post them here, in fact I'm about to start a dedicated thread on them as there are quite a few.

 

 

Many thanks.

 

I suppose you can only gain access if you are registered?

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1 hour ago, Trev52A said:

Crew change at Derby on 15th May 2010

 

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Trevor

 

The same unit arriving at Swansea Landore for repainting last December, with one of Allelys finest steering the trailer.

 

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On 31/01/2020 at 11:32, Rugd1022 said:

I posted this photo of Old Oak Driver Jackie Brown not long back but some interesting info has just come to light thanks to a fellow ex-Old Oak man on another forum - Jackie was the driver aboard D1015 'Western Champion' when it worked the 1Z00 16.20 empty stock of Sir Winston Churchill's funeral train from Hanborough back to Paddington on 30th January 1965. His secondman that day was Les Eltringham and the Traction Inspector for the trip was Bill Andress, their day started with them using D1015 coupled to D1028 'Western Hussar' (in maroon livery and manned by an Old Oak crew) going light engine from Old Oak to Reading where D1028 was left as the standby loco for the day. They then went light to Hanborough to work the Empty stock back to Padd...

 

 

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Fantastic and historic photo of Hanborough Nidge... many thanks for sharing.

 

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33 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said:

My pleasure Phil ;).

 

This just in from the archives, a maroon Thousand at location unknown in the late '60, nice pose...

 

 

 

 

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Is his mate checking the rabbit traps, or been caught short!?

 

C6T. 

 

As you were, tinkering with the point rodding, perhaps...

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Spotters (actually my two younger cousins visiting from Hertfordshire, so this was all new to them!) at Low Fell (my usual haunt at the time) in July 1967..

 

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62023 with a southbound coal train, probably to Tyne Yard

 

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D8590 at the same spot. Their baby brother was in the pram.

 

Trevor

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1 hour ago, Rugd1022 said:

Crewe in 1974, photo by Mike Bennett.... hands up all those who had the same haircut back in '74.....!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROS Crewe 1974 Mike Bennett.jpg

 

I wax age 23 then, but had already started losing mine.

 

(I had wavy hair, it got so wavy, it waived goodbye) :)

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