Rob F

It was probably carbon monoxide poisoning! Rob

In reality, it is not hp per vehicle that matters but hp per tonne. I don't know the weights of an 8 coach HST or any of the Class 80x variants but that is the comparison that needs to be made. Rob

Same for C2871. Regards Rob

That must be one of the slowest get aways ever! Rob

Is it just me or does the wrap around yellow end on the 321s look awful? The original Metro livery was so much smarter. ROB

A couple of questions, if I may. We have seen lots of excellent shots from Dave F of ECML expresses from Leeds, Newcastle and other places in the hands of class 47s. What was a Deltic 'worth' in the schedules over a 47? How late would a 47 be to Leeds, for example, if put on a Deltic diagram? What effect did fitting ETH have on the power at rail for a Deltic? Was this noticeable in the performance? ROB

Love J1656. I assume this was after closure and shows work to fettle the down line for test track use but before the removal of the up line. Rob

Dave Great pics, as always. I am struggling to place C2059 as being in the Radcliffe area. If east of the station the formation was 4 tracks wide as far as Saxondale Junction and it doesn't look to be on the two track section west of the station up to the Trent. ROB

C5447 shows a 9 car HST rake, surely very rare at this time? ROB

J1545 is sad. I guess it shows the detritus left over from the removal of the Melton line. ROB

This is before the line closed as a through route so I imagine that this is one of the Nottingham to Marylebone semi fasts that were sometimes DMU worked. Great photos again. Rob

Great pictures Dave, thanks. I am trying to work out where J1460 was taken. I assume the train is on the down line, given the routing, but the fact we can see the pylon in the distance implies we are on the down side somewhere south of Plumtree station but I am struggling to come up with the actual location. Maybe in the Platt Lane sports field? ROB

I wonder why the 'Future' ones are a fiver cheaper than the ones already announced? ROB

Thanks Dave. Any images of the Nottingham-Melton (MR) line are always very welcome. Rob

Great pictures of the GCR, thanks. Do you have any photos in your collection of the Midland line from Nottingham to Melton in West Bridgford, after closure, during demolition? That is something I have never seen. ROB

If his wallet can accommodate 5 or 6 of these there is no way he is ever going to fit it in his pocket! ROB

<Pedant mode very firmly on> Not wishing to single out t8hants in any way but are the words 'lose' and 'losing' the most widely misspelt on this forum, often rendered as 'loose' and loosing'? I wonder why that should be? <Pedant mode off>

How much of the line between Bedford and Glendon Junction is it planned to restore to four tracks? Also, does the electrification project cover all four lines where 4 lines exist? ROB

It seems that the second observation saloon was moved to Fencote, see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/culture/2003/05/lost_railway_03.shtml It was named Cardiff and there is a picture of both it and Plymouth immediately after outshopping from Swindon in 1981 here: http://www.philt.org.uk/Misc/Rolling-Stock/i-McMRCQf I still don't know when, why and how it was moved. Rob

We have taken our children to them regularly over the years, the last time being in October 2014. They offer very basic accomodation but the insides were always clean which is vital. The exteriors are deteriorating rapidly, especially Plymouth, the ex LMS observation car that we always stayed in, I guess because it is older than the rest. I have seen photos that show when the current batch of coaches were delivered there were two observation coaches at the Warren end but in my experience there has only been one. Does anyone know when and why the second one was removed? Rob

My late father worked for BR and in the 50s sometimes did overtime in the goods yard at Leicester West Bridge, which was the terminus of the line through Glenfield tunnel. He said that when timber was loaded into open wagons, it had to be angled to be facing away from the direction of travel, as it would often scrape along the roof of the tunnel and this prevented it from 'snagging'. Rob

Seen passing Dawlish on the webcam. ROB

Not a major issue, but it might be worth correcting your website that still states Paignton as one of the destinations. ROB

Got my DCC fitted example today and it is an excellent model. Small point though, is mine unusual in that the destination at both ends is Exmouth? I thought it was supposed to be Exmouth at one end and Paignton at the other? Rob

When one is in pursuit of fidelity to the original, surely that is a good thing? ROB