RMweb Gold 4630 Posted May 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2023 After failing on 27th May 2023, Locomotive Services Limited's 47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' was recovered from Scarborough Excursion Sidings on 29th May 2023 by D05 Preservation Limited’s 37688 ‘Great Rocks’. Passing through Deighton working as 0Z22 to Crewe Holding Sidings. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted May 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2023 My getting up for the early morning light gives a positive glow to 47702 "County of Suffolk" at Saltley Depot on 12/09/99 (my photo) These days there's probably an instagram filter for this 😉 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2023 47841 "Spirit of Chester" with 82127 at Nuneaton on 16/06/02, a busy day of drags during the WCML upgrade (my photo) 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Photo by Steve Epton : 47 199 down the hole at Crewe on 11th April 1980... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Photo by Wilson Adams : 47 636 at Leeds in 1987... And my weathering effort of the Heljan version some years ago... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2023 47709 "Dionysos" at Saltley Depot on 27/10/01 (my photo) 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Photo by Roger Marsh : 47 365 at Plymouth in August 1975... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2023 47298 heads north out of Walsall with a loaded MGR working on 15/08/78 (my photo) 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2023 47709 “Dionysos” at Saltley Depot on 27/10/01 (my photo) "Apollo was astonished..." 😎 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted June 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2023 47614 top and tails with 47593 towards Bamford bridge in Uttoxeter on the 0912 Crewe to Doncaster West Yard ECS on Tuesday 6 June 2023. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 A brand new Brush Type 4 at Cardiff Canton in 1964... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2023 I always thought the 2nd-position blind only carried letters! (unless it was specially done for the event) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 47593 passes Argyle st Hull with the 0530 Hull - Blaenau Ffestiniog. 47618 (47853 on the rear) 7th June 2023. Paul 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 47841 "Spirit of Chester" rests at Nuneaton on 16/06/02 after hauling it's drag in (my photo) Is it just me or does that DVT door look like it hinges at the bottom? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, franciswilliamwebb said: 47841 "Spirit of Chester" rests at Nuneaton on 16/06/02 after hauling it's drag in (my photo) Is it just me or does that DVT door look like it hinges at the bottom? It's just the metal step-plate under the door. When the door is open, the top of the plate will be visible. Edited June 8, 2023 by keefer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 11, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2023 47271 at Edinburgh Haymarket Station on 26/08/78 (my photo) 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2023 47474 and 58005 at Saltley Depot on 25/05/85 (my photo) 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2023 19 hours ago, franciswilliamwebb said: 47271 at Edinburgh Haymarket Station on 26/08/78 (my photo) Interesting pair of lorries behind. Almost a pity the duff got in the way! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted June 14, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2023 47827 at Crewe on 30/03/01 (my photo) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskra Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskra Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 47813 with 47815 on the rear waits to depart Scarborough with the 0700 excursion to Stratford upon Avon. 17th June 2023. Paul 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 A nice little snippet on the naming of D1661 'North Star' and D1662 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' in 1965... https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/650320lc.html 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Photo by David Nash, Newport on 13th April 1971... And further to my earlier post on D1661 and D1662, from 'Modern Railways' magazine, May 1965... Photo by Hugh Llewelyn : D1664 at Cardiff General in October 1965... Photo by 'Dallam Dave' : D1664 at Margam on 5th June 1965... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted June 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2023 Crewe Diesel Preservation Group's 47712 Lady Diana Spencer, on hire to Locomotive Services Limited, guest appearing at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's diesel gala leaving Keighley on 23rd June 2023 and heading up the 1 in 56 of Keighley bank, with the ScotRail push-pull set in tow. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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