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Bad penny, Rory Gallagher.

you are awful

Once upon a time in the west, Dire Straits.

I`ve found a couple of pics on flickr which show 40150 has similar rust/paint chips at the base of the nose at No. 1 end. Pictures are dated early eighties, which is in line with Steve`s other photos. I could be wrong, but it`s the closest match, to my eyes anyway. Cheers, Nig.

Rainbow in the dark, Dio.

To hell and back, Sabaton.

hello America, Def Leppard.

Coventry?

Further to my earlier post, I have now found the DVD I referred to. It is called "Landscapes of steam, volume 2, Chester and North Wales." The first part features the Wrexham, Mold and Connahs Quay Railway and covers the Brymbo branch. The footage shows both limestone and iron ore being taken up the branch to the steelworks, but unfortunately doesn`t mention where the traffic originated. One scene actually shows a rake of 24 ton coal wagons, as seen in the photo above, loaded with what appears to be the same material, but it looks to be limestone rather than iron ore, as I earlier suggested. Heavy trains were banked up to Brymbo and at Brymbo West Crossing signal box reversed into the works, the banker becoming the train engine.

Love song, The Damned.

Babylons burning, The Ruts.

The mad piper, Civil War.

Is it possible that the wagons are loaded with iron ore not stone? That would fit with the idea that the train is reversing into the sidings. There was a steep climb from Croes Newydd up to Brymbo steel works, heavy trains like the one in the photo may have required splitting into shorter trains before going forward to the steelworks. I have, somewhere, a video showing trains on the Brymbo branch, I`ll try and find it, see if that gives any more clues.

Treasure chest party quest, Alestorm.

Rock and roll outlaws, Rose Tattoo.

Rock the nations, Saxon.

Eyes of the world, Rainbow.

Heavens hung in black, Wasp.

Cold gin, Kiss.

Break like the wind, Spinal Tap.

Gypsy, Uriah Heep.

Going for the one, Yes.

Black moon, Black Sabbath.

Sweet home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Arena of pleasure, Wasp.