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Citron what, Alfa nondescript, Lancia summat or other. No competition:) And think of the glorious sound from an 8 pot, probably with not overdone silencing as well:))

I'm sure that shunting was carried out in the same way a lot of work tasks in any field are carried out, with one eye on what comes next! If there's more to be done then no incentive to hurry, perhaps it can even be spun out a bit to leave something for the next shift:-) On the other hand if it's break or home time coming up get it done ASAP!!

East coast pacifics could slip furiously leaving Grantham in either direction, southbound they were starting the climb to Stoke summit, northbound they were on a curve. V2s could be even worse possibly for a similar reason to the Bulleids, powerful locos but perhaps a bit on the light side? Always got away eventually, there's some decent sound on some of Peter Handford's Transacord recordings.

For what it's worth, a modern unit, well ours are all 20+ years old now, will slip and slide quite easily on a damp rail. All wheels braked with over 10 tons on each axle, even at very slow speed they can and do slide surprisingly easily. A few years ago I was working back from Matlock on one of the illumination evenings. It had been fine going up half an hour or so earlier but, cautious approach notwithstanding, we nearly overran at least one station and came to a shuddering halt with all wheels locked.

Indeed, although I must admit I didn't buy that much from them, last thing being a Bachmann class 85 at the Nottingham show a couple of years ago. Previous major purchase I can think of was an ABS LNER L1 kit! Must have been 25 years ago!

Same thing applies to LNER B1s of similar vintage, possibly used the same wheel? Many definitely have the same problem, something to do with the lubricant in use at the time maybe attacking the plastic wheel centre?

Yeah I know, just trying to inject a bit of humour into a pretty daft situation. As mentioned a couple of posts back it's Gee Dee's in Nottingham

Not sure if this is allowed given the previous complaints regarding bargains available at certain west midlands retailers as it's only available to personal callers at the shop? There's a certain retailer in an East Midlands city closing down. Final day is tomorrow. I've just been in, stock is much reduced but there's still quite a number of Hornby coaches now at 50% off so around the £20 mark each. A few wagons at half price, small number of locos discounted, other bits and pieces all discounted. Couple of things caught my eye but not my wallet, Hornby Thomas range Edward at £45, no interest to me by maybe to someone, and an Adams radial, don't know if Hornby or Oxford for £50 possibly, second hand? As the saying goes please don't shoot the messenger!

Not butterflies, but quite surprised to see fields of rapeseed in flower between Peterborough and Grantham. Rather earlier than normal I think, don't recall seeing it much before early May before?

Shame you didn't post this query yesterday, a friend of mine is doing a lot of the paintwork on Tulyar, he could quite likely give chapter and verse. Unfortunately I won't be seeing him for a couple of weeks now, but a quick question to the DPS could well get a response.

Jim, very sorry to read about Odin, he was almost like the Rmweb cat. But rest in the knowledge you all gave him the love he'd not had for the first part of his short life. You know what they say about cats not having owners, well Lola could well turn out having you as servants. If she decides she'll most likely adopt you, nevermind being fostered:-)

Woodstock sound track, triple album if I'm allowed all three otherwise the one with Santana on. Then again if it's a CD it all comes on one disc:-)

I'm guessing it's actually a loco from the Charwelton stud. Cheltenham hauled an RCTS special from Nottingham Victoria and made it's way from and back to the southern region via Charwelton. It was used on a service train to make, at least part of, it's way home. There's a photo published somewhere but darned if I can remember where.

And just for good measure, use one set for a trip out to Fishguard during the day?:)) Oops, nearly forgot, there's class 50s available for that? The valley lines certainly make the 37s work. EE thunder anyone:-)

Not sure if it's something I've done but now instead of unread posts showing up bold it seems that all parts of the forum are marked as read? I can't seem to find a way to undo the marker? Always possible I've touched something while reading the forum on my phone on a train as it takes a couple of seconds for a new page to stabilise so I do hit things unintentionally. Also the modelling zone is greyed out until I click on it? Help?

Yep, a good many steam locos met their end there as well. Remember passing them fairly regularly, old established firm.

Since my son picked up an 07 plate Jeep patriot for £650 from these people I keep looking at their website. This appeared today. I've got a soft spot for Rover R8s, had four of them over the years. Hope the link works, it's last MOT was in 2011 so probably needs some work but looks superb and engine sounds pretty sweet as well.

Yes sorry, I edited my post to say I was wrong. Couldn't see how to delete it.

C6118 will be a Skegness to Nottingham train, provided the picture is at the southern end of the tunnel. The unit has tail lights on so heading into Grantham, to swap ends and off to Nottingham

I had a childhood friend who lived in the house at the top of the forest, looks like a Greek temple small version, his father was head groundsman for the forest recreation ground. There's a basement underneath you could definitely feel the trains there. As an aside when the Nottingham tram was being planned the feasibility of breaking into the tunnel alongside Mansfield Road was investigated, Carrington station site having only been filled in a very few years earlier. I used to live around 1/2 mile from New Basford, with bedroom windows open all year round I could easily hear the trains heading uphill.

There's a couple of mixups between up and down in those photos, may have been pointed out when originally posted. The signal box was on the up platform and the double arm semaphore in the down. For as long as I can remember the up side signals were a pair of searchlight arranged in the same way as a semaphore. Also the A5 in the first picture wouldn't be 69877, more likely 69827? Can't tell on my phone.

Not quite above the southern tunnel mouth, there's only a double roundabout where Mansfield Road and Gregory Boulevard meet. The Pelham was, if memory serves, on one of the roads off Sherwood Rise above the northern tunnel. If it's the one I'm thinking of they decided they could make more money, regularly from DSS clients so didn't want our business any longer. It was then we transferred to the Westminster Hotel on Mansfield Road for around 25 years. The nearby hostelry was the Grosvenor, still there but the statue of the horse over a gateway has now gone I believe. Many years ago someone, as a stunt, painted it up in zebra stripes. No mean feat given it was probably 15 ft off the ground, I don't think to this day anyone knows who did it. Edit: Googled Pelham hotel and it's still listed on Pelham Road

Bacton? Must be the long way round! Unless there's another one?

Only ones left are Littleworth and Blankney (Metheringham). I understand the local community wanted to adopt St James Deeping but it was demolished 'by mistake'. There's High Street and East Holmes still in place, but disused, in Lincoln as well as Sleaford East and West in full use which is on the joint line for passenger purposes.

Only had about 10 minutes in Skegness this morning, so took a quick walk out and this was at the crossing outside the station. Sorry about the poor picture but taken very quickly