DerekEm8

Similar date to the Bomag's Railway Herald picture above 86401 Euston 17 Jan 1987

Hi Derek, A blast from the past expoEM North 14/15 September 1991 Wakefield Edit Sorry about the quality - not a very good original

On the 9th November 1985 I was on the Traintours charter train from Manchester to Penzance. The first class 40 to Penzance. Early morning at Man Vic the first and only time I saw the Workington to Huddersfield TPO. 47630 Man Vic 091185 40122 at Bristol 091185 Arrival at Penzance Ready for Departure

I think a lot of people these days forget that along with CJF's Great Western branchline terminii the only complete kits that were available at that time were K's predominately GWR kits. They got modellers into Kit Building, the only other choices being Hornby Dublo or Rovex. I know I was one of those modellers until 'I saw the llight'. I do believe that Bob Essary and the (West Herts ?) group modelled Portreath in EM before the advent of P4/S4 and Heckmondwyke. Edited to Add Portreath

Talking of Class 90s have they had more livery variations then any other AC locomotives ? Some that I've photographed ( there are others that I've not photographed) 90001 Crewe 0790 Original 90015 Crewe xx90 Original 90015 WBQ 160704 Virgin 90015(3) Crewe 070308 Anglia 90019 Man Picc 120307 Scotrail) 90021 Grewe 300705 RailFreight 90021 Nuneaton 030707 Scotrail 90024 Crewe 200805 (ex GNER) 90024 Nuneaton 250907 Scotrail 90029 Wolverhampton xx90 As Built 90040 Crewe Sector 90040 ManPIcc 120705 Virgin 90041 WBQ Sector 90041 Man Picc 070604 Freightliner 90046 WBQ 060505 Original Freightliner And just over a month later, straight out of the apaint shop. 90046 Crewe 180605

An early shot (1960) at Man Picc E3037 (84002) c1960 Some more to add later.

Finished up at Coalville depot as ADM 7071111

Not seen many 86/3 so far 86317 LO 050781 86321 Man Picc 210481 86324 Man Picc 040482

Tony, Good to meet you again at Wigan. But before you East Coast officianados go too mad I like the Isinglass van. I note that it appears to be missing a brake linkage - the classic GN/LNER angled link fitted between the two Vs Your Mr Gresley spent a number of years on the L & Y at amongst other places Newton Heath carriage and wagon works. The L & Y fitted wagon brake gear was introduced many years before it became a standard GN/LNER fitting. Added very much tongue in cheek to correct a common misconception about the origins of the brake gear.

After some concerns about being able to transfer and still being able to use my Lotus Approach database (critical in my case) I eventually risked it. It downloaded W10 fairly quickly, with no problems and luckily for me my database still works. However my computer when running W7 Pro. had a strange habit of mysteriously locking up and shutting down. (Which even baffled my local Professional computer guru) Since I have been using W10 this has not happened once. I wonder if the continuous upgrades inflicted on us by MS had caused the problem with W7 Pro. Anyone else had a similar problem apparently solved by the W10 upgrade. ?

37006 certainly had marker lights at one end BUT still retained the doors at both ends so not flush fronted 37006 Guide Bridge 09 August 1983 37006 Guide Bridge 09 August 1983

I wonder what colour that paint is ?

Clive, A number of the MR Condensing tanks were allocated to the North West in their declining years. Here is a very unlikely pairing on the very last train (an LCGB Special ?) to leave Royton in April 1966 (a very wet and dismal evening). 82003, 47202 Royton 16 April 1966

I don't know if this one is any better, taken at KWVR some years ago after a previous overhaul.

Looking almost normal in 1991 (except for smaller numbers) 08682 Worksop 26 May 1991

Dave, email sent Derek

I should have added this one earlier. 37087 Stafford 26 June 2007

Part of an afternoon at Shrewsbury 7th June 1986 37426 37428 37426,37428 Ready to depart to the coast 37426,37428 Departing 37430 Ready to depart 37431 Arriving Also Heading for the Coast was the Welsh Thunderer railtour ( the full complicated story is on six bells junction) The railtour locos worked the return Porthmadog to Euston train to Shrewsbury where the 25 was dumped (with a fuel leak) and 37426/428 worked the Welsh Thunderer back from Pwllheli to Shrewsbury Complicated eh?

Paul, When are you going to heavily weather it then ?

The 'pipe bridge' and pipe were removed sometime between May 2004 and August 2005 as seen in the photos below A shot looking towards Peak Forest from Great Rocks 60062,60037 Great Rocks 2nd May 2004 And a shot from Peak Forest towards Great Rocks 60071 Peak Forest 15 August 2005 HTH

A few 37 pics 37002 040787Crewe Works 37011 Buxton 260586 A very popular one at the moment 37025 Man Vic 260786 A before and after 37071 Guide Bridge 060483 37071 Toton 120786 37078 Toton 120786 A pair with a change of ownership 37087,37515 Crewe 071104 37087 Stafford 310807 37515 Crewe 071104 37515 WBQ 120307

Ah Karen(Sharon) ? from Teignmouth who worked in Exeter, seen putting Smarties on the the front steps more than once. Those were the days.

A couple of Railtours at Warrington Bank Quay with unusually 'adorned' class 50s 50049,50031 WBQ 04 March 2005 Complete with Scottie Dogs 50031,50049 WBQ 16 June 2006 Masquerading as 50028 & 50012 (on this side only)

Big Whoops I forgot my ZX 81 that started my home computing (Sorry Mr Sinclair)

Come on you modernists ! Did non of you ever have a Spectrum 128K with a tape cassette to load programs and plugged in to a TV ? I even advanced to a Microdrive later (still got them all somewhere) Hard Drives totally out of financial reach for most people and the size of a record player at that time.