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  1. Michael Delamar

    In eighteen hundred and forty-one My corduroy breeches I put on My corduroy breeches I put on To work upon the railway

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    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      I put my hard hat on

    3. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      I wake up in the morning and I feel alright

    4. vaughan45

      vaughan45

      All gone a bit Parkside Dundas!

  2. Michael Delamar

    Building a perserverence T9 for one of my fellow railaymen, no instructions but looks pretty straightforward so far

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Can't remember the last time I saw one of those kits.

    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Going together well

  3. Michael Delamar

    Merry Christmas everyone

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Merry Christmas,

      Happy Wishes!

      Matzo balls

      And gefilte fishes!

      May you have the Christmas

      In which you believe,

      From all the gang

      In Tel Aviv.

  4. Michael Delamar

    Off to works night out, free meal and bar :)

  5. Michael Delamar

    A lot of railwaymen say they're not interested in model railways, then they find out you build kits and they say, oh could you build this kit for me :)

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    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Most of them are cranks

    3. Boris

      Boris

      It's sort of like they're all cranks, but then if you admit it you're viewed as a bit odd.

    4. Mickey

      Mickey

      Virtaully *All* railwaymen are enthusiasts, even if they didnt start out that way......

  6. Michael Delamar

    Off to see father christmas at the churnet valley tomorrow

  7. Michael Delamar

    Want a ultrascale 08 wheelset but debating on wether it should be a Hornby or Bachmann one, think Bachmann would be an easier conversion.

    1. MartinWales

      MartinWales

      Mike Got one here but attatched to an 08!

    2. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      Bachmann took ham fisted me about 20 mins.

  8. Michael Delamar

    Trying to find a documentary about BR struggling in the late 70s, featured the Cambrian line and the south Tynedale starting up.

  9. Michael Delamar

    Relaxing in the shunters cabin, room for a layout in here, but theres a class 08 and loads of wagons outside to shunt.

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      So where exactly are you - sounds interesting anyway!

    2. class"66"

      class"66"

      Sounds like my train room,Lol...

      ive got few train loads to me shunted..

  10. Michael Delamar

    Great day out behind class 40

  11. Michael Delamar

    Been taking photos of scrap wagons which have arrived at Liverpool docks for scrapping from Healey mills

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    2. 25901

      25901

      There's quite a lot of seacows and hea gathering at Leeds(NH). Wonder if there heading to Liverpool

    3. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Got some spare brake pipe rubbers anyway

    4. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Vans for scrap, Liverpool docks
  12. Michael Delamar

    Looking forward to railtour on saturday, class 40 from Southport to Saltburn

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      Working or playing?

    3. Barry O

      Barry O

      you know how to hit the high spots Mike...Saltburn in November..brrrrr!

    4. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Playing, dnt get long in Saltburn but get a few hours in York on the return

  13. Michael Delamar

    Tonights viewing in the shunters cabin with the shunters and drivers, B&R videos Woodhead route

    1. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Followed by whistling giants, class 40 DVD

  14. Michael Delamar

    Tonights viewing in the shunters cabin with the shunters and drivers, B&r

  15. Michael Delamar

    In the shunter cabin on nights, looking at old railway photos with the old hand lot.

    1. 3 link

      3 link

      Not a bad old life then...

    2. big jim

      big jim

      strand rd?

  16. Michael Delamar

    Merseyrail ballast job tonight.

    1. big jim

      big jim

      66 round the loop?

    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Nope Bootle oriel road Sandhills, Fazakerley, just sat in Edge hill waiting to go down the Bootle branch, 2 freightliner 66 top and tailed.

  17. Michael Delamar

    Looking at laser cutting machines on ebay for around the 400 quid mark, hmmmmm

  18. Michael Delamar

    Merseyrail in the cab next week , looking forward to that.

  19. Michael Delamar

    HS3

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Woodhead.

  20. Michael Delamar

    Shot of the day http://railphotoprints.zenfolio.com/p196282662/h1C71345F#h1c71345f

    1. 69843

      69843

      Fantastic find there

  21. Michael Delamar

    The front step of a class 08 is the way to travel

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    2. steve22

      steve22

      It might be worth having a debate with Buster Keaton. He rode on another part of a loco, as I recall.

    3. 25901

      25901

      05 every time, you have a proper standing step

    4. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Wouldnt mind a go of a 03 and 05

  22. Michael Delamar

    Working on the railway is great but it has slightly stopped me doing any railway modelling for myself, as im doing kit building for the men i work with.

    1. steve22

      steve22

      Pity there's already a saint called 'Michael' or I think we would nominate you.

    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Haha dont know whatbto say to that Steve

  23. Michael Delamar

    Shot of the day https://www.flickr.com/photos/rgadsdon/14929515874/

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    2. 2mm Andy

      2mm Andy

      Very atmospheric - looks like Buxworth?

    3. darren01

      darren01

      cracking photo!

    4. 69843

      69843

      Absolutely cracking find yet again

  24. Michael Delamar

    Trying to find a shot that used to be on rmweb of a class 08 rough shunted a couple of vans on its roof

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/66035-class-08-shunter-prototype-photos/?p=916877
    3. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Brilliant thanks jim, ill be on a 08 on friday, hope it doesnt end up like that

    4. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      Sorry Michael got my threads confused. Mick

  25. Michael Delamar

    Shot of the day http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/historic/fws014.jpg

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    2. 69843

      69843

      "Crab 2-6-0 No. 42857 (?) crosses Brook Street Bridge, Ilkley, with an unidentified train, possibly a return excursion into Lancashire in Summer 1955. Taken by Sybil Parry. "

       

      Found here:http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/historicfws.html

    3. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      Cheers 69843

       

    4. 69843

      69843

      Not a problem. There's some cracking shots on that site as well

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