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This is apparently the aftermath, surprising that anyone survived

At a guess I'd say that's been in scrawled in grease, probably via the glove of a shunter or guard

This has mentioned on the aslef Facebook (closed) group for a few days, I dont think it should really be discussed in any detail either on here or in the media for the fear of giving more idiots ideas

I agree with you, I can remember when everything we were issued with had 'Private not for publication' Printed on it and we were warned not divulge information, but now everything seems to be freely available on the internet, much of it seemingly officially. I guess freedom of information is responsible but I can see little advantage in much of it being in the public domain.

I use brass angle for long tie bars, either 1x1mm or 1x1.5mm if you put the rear part of the angle at the bottom it's not visible normally, but it gives a lot more strength than flat brass strip or microstrip which always seems to bend all by itself. You will have to file off the existing tie bars and put some cosmetic bolt heads on. Edit to add just noticed the reply from Ray above and his idea to use wire through the tiebar and axleguards, combined with using brass angle would make it all pretty bombproof

You're making a really good job of that, so I hope you dont take it as a criticism if point out it really should have a long tie bar between the axleguards.

Yes stepbards were painted and sand was thrown on the wet paint before specialist anti slip paints were available

Been a few years for me as well Jim but I'm pretty sure the 67s are the wrong way round too

No they were for protection from the overhead wires. Seacows and sealions had a piece of framework in the centre about 12 inches or so above the walkway (IIRC sealions were higher maybe about 24 inches up) which acted as a step to stand on and peer into the wagon when you wanted to see the contents/if the doors had shut. As this was in the centre it put you underneath the wires, especially if you decided to climb in when having difficulty cracking the doors shut. Edit to add a link to Paul Bartletts site where you can see the 'step' https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/seacow?fpciidx=1 And you can see that some but not all sealions had a higher step https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brsealion/h1b9374e9

Sorry to be pedantic but they're not VGA's they're ferryvans , if I remember correctly they were coded IVA

Some of DB's 66's are still fitted with couplings that can be uncoupled from the cab without stopping for banking up the Lickey

Snap- this is what mine looks like

There's some really interesting photos on that site Portbury when the docks and also the M5/M5 bridge were still being built http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PH-GEOGRAPHY-BNH-00042/1 Also I signed the VOG for many years and the Barry dock area was still quite busy when I first learnt it, before everything was ripped up and built on, but I never knew the docks were ever like this! http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PH-GEOGRAPHY-BW-00067 With Porthkerry Viaduct and Rhoose cement works in the background

Sorry it's another Facebook link but here's an entry into the darwin awards https://m.facebook.com/groups/1576329699361266?view=permalink&id=1628866457440923

Sorry - cant say I really understand these things - but I've changed the address slightly hope it works ok now

Made me laugh

Interesting map - I wonder why trowbridge was so important too

I was actually thinking about leagues with my original comment but I take your point and long may it continue, I'm all for the small teams

I think that's just a symptom of the top clubs hoovering up all the money, exactly as the 'premier' clubs wanted when they broke away to form the premier league. Which has caused the levelling up of much of the rest, there is now very little difference between league one, league two or the national league. The only way you can be sucessful is if you get a wealthy backer, who is prepared to pump in millions. I think English football is heading towards being like Scottish football where only two teams actually win anything , there's only realistically a handful capable of winning now in England.

Not quite deep enough to afford 2B though

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I was trying to polite, but I would have said a very similar thing in the messroom! Although in fairness to the OP I'm sure it's the sort of thing that's been passed on from one of the many 'boil in the bag' managers the industry has now.

Not something I've heard many people say - I reckon it would take me all day to 'pop' to the nearest place I could buy a 7mm point!

Z Didn't used to be used on number plates in the UK - except NI - not sure when they started to be used though I think it was probably with the new format?