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    Ron, The equipment between the guides is actually pulleys and ropes which were attached to the lorry and used to move the tanker onto the wagon. The tankers had extra steel wheels inside the tyres to engage on the metal rails to relieve the pneumatic tyres during rail transit. An excellent series of photos showing all the above and the tankers shackles pp84-85 G.W. Wagons Appendix J H Russell ISBN 0 902888 27 7 HTH Derek
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    Hi Peter, Layout looking very good Certainly did happen on occasions - this one was a Man Vic to Chester 142047.150101 Vic 24 May 1986 Or do you fancy this one ? ECS Newton Heath to Chester (passing through the remains of the old Exchange Station) 142006 ,037,038,048 14 Feb 1986
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    Jason, So it won't be ready for expoEM North next year then :nono:
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    Thought that looked similar to this one (you could even add a some extra colour.) 45114 Man Vic 2nd August 1986
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    Seeing the pic of 08641 above rang a few bells from the past. It's been in the area a long time (at least 30+ years) and with the same name. 08641 Plymouth 29th June 1985
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    Phil, A similar one to your second 3TG shot above. (possibly even the same two locos) I don't think 380 was around Buxton for too long 37380,37680 Man Vic 08 July 1988
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    Were You ?
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    Gordon, Glad You reminded me to add the directions etc to my post for expoEM North 2015 in the exhibitions forum. BTW do say hello if you venture into Lancashire. I'll definitely be there. Fri am to Sun pm
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    One significant ommission) was 40122(D200) 0n the Penzance Fryer 9th November 1985 allegedly the first class 40 to Penzance (it definitely went through Devon) At Teignmouth (before the bi-directional gantry signals were installed.) Atleast one other photographer was out braving the B***** awful weather. Aller Junction Penzance A very long trip.
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    Keith, Teignmouth sea wall does'nt have them and its a lot longer - lets not go H&S mad - please
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    Don, Good to see you back mobile again. I (and I'm sure many others) have missed your regular updates.
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    A crop of a more distant shot, quite a few apparently sheeted ones 37274,37299 Aller Jct. 23 June 1981
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    Some shots of mine from Aller Junction 23rd June 1981 37274,37299 43036,43037 47063 47565 50016
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    until
    Event Name: expoEM North 2015 Classification: Exhibition Address: Partington Sports Village,Chapel Lane,Partington, Manchester. M31 4ES Day 1: 12 September Opening times Day 1: 10-30am -5-30pm Day 2: 13 September Opening times Day 2: 10-00am - 4-30 pm Prices:
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    Jason, Split Pins squeezed to fit the larger diameter wire instead of handrail knobs ? - no fiddley drilling (and swearing) !
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    A Cotswold Rail trio 47813,47828,47818 Doncaster 2nd Oct 2007
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    Thirty years ago (next month) 47593 Complete with Bury unit Man Vic 260485
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    On the 'Grid Goodbye' later the same day at Mills Hill (between Rochdale and Manchester) 56111 Mills hill 31 March 2004
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    A trip on the C.M.E. 21st August 1980 produced 5690. Pics taken at Apppleby - no H&S in those days -just common sense. This was the day Leander left our train and went to rescue an ailing class 40 and then returned to our train.
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    I think that trip was one of the regular 'Round Robin's' run from Manchester another one which we did in April 1981 was Manchester-Birmingham-Bristol-Paddington-(Euston) - Manchester (IIRC all for a £5)
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    A list of Merrymakers was posted out by BR to members of the free travel club in Manchester listing all the trips and dates. All from memory very cheap and good value for the money. Barry 02 August 1981 (44901,48173 73xxx) Dover a week later 09 August 1981 (73004,73110,73137,73116) BTW does anyone know the number of the Standard 5 in the first photo
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    A couple of 'celebs' at depots now gone. 37358 Tinsley 37350 Bescot.
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    37087 at Stafford 26 June 2007 With a headboard
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    All this talk of Plymouth and the Tamar Road bridge nudged my memory (it needs regularly nudging) The last couple of weeks I've been scanning 'family' negatives/slides which were put away safely many years ago. (We all know how hard 'safely' is to find don't we ? However this negative surfaced with an appropriate subject (the one on the left)
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    To continue on the 40012 theme 40012 was a stand by loco at Manchester Victoria on the 6th August 1983 45121 arrived and was failed on the York - Llandudno (09-39) 40012 removed 45121 40012 departed on the late running York - Llandudno (10-07) A fairly slick operation at a busy station
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