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Remember the infamous Guide Bridge - Cardiff RM parcels ( dated, ran first week Oct- Xmas, last ran in '76 ) used to have anything from 2 to 20 of these hanging off the back end, sorry no numbers :-(

There was a side only drawing in an old RM..70s? Seem to remember there was questions about its scale. I might be able to put my hand on it tomorrow.

Not wanting to talk for Brian, but the number of off region locos turning up at STJ was always large. Without looking up old Locosheds 6781/8 i would guess at being Tinsley/March locos, always common at STJ and further West (Pengam dock line of happy memory) Lots of steel trains needed lots of locos from both ends, also look at the 3 LMR type 2's , 5228, 5268, 5264 turning up. The Cardiff lads would frequently bike (not up to that at my age now ) drive ( if you knew someone with a car, or even splash the cash for a ticket to get there on weekends for a look round ( the natives were always friendly ! ) As the 70's moved on the number of foreigners arriving moved upwards, STJ could and did get anything from anywhere turning up, the only things i never heard of were Scottish type 2's and 73's ( well, the latter stated turning up after privatization and we know that a Scottish 26 got rebuilt at Canton ! John, who has just found out that the Canton footbridge is no more :-(