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Certainly not the old station within the bar walls. Almost unrecognisable to me now, and I only started at York in 1973!

Mmm... not quite. It still served a useful purpose for access from the station side to the old S&T workshops when they were still located the other side of the bar walls. I recall a few trips twixt the signal box and workshops in the mid/late 70s with a trolley full of relays etc. for servicing. Also was a useful cut-through for BR vehicles until it got fenced off sometime in the late 80s, but they did provide an official walkway and pedestrian gate for easy staff access to Holgate Villa, Road Motors and of course the RI.

Yep, fair point.

Looks very much like UK track to me.

J2808. Back in the 70s/80s the 'G' head code was often used on relief or special workings.

Interesting step arrangement. Presumably for stations/halts with low or no platforms?

Potters Bar.

The joke is 'no one expects the Spanish Inquisition'.

IIRC, the 91s running blunt-end first were (are?) limited to 110mph.

Another smallish ghost at Kew, although not a railway one (apologies for thread drift). I visited the National Archives in September last year (to research some railway info) and on the walk from the Archives back to the station I noticed this in the pavement. I've seen man-hole covers with Post Office 'Telephones' before, but not 'Telegraphs'.

First time I've noticed the low-level headlight. Anyone know why the 377/3s don't appear to have them fitted?

Or, 'ex' is something that 'has been', and 'spurt' is a 'drip under pressure'.

Just to be clear, my "like" is for the photo, not the comment about 'burning pensioners' - now that I am one!

I imagine the signalman had a few nervous moments wondering which way the derailed wagons might go. Fate decided he didn't end up sitting on top of one of them.

Wasn't this because BR had stipulated that 'preservation/heritage railways' couldn't paint loco's in 'BR House colours'?