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Drivers chat in time honoured style as 47598 strums away at Cambridge with a Liverpool St to Kings Lynn service in December 89 (probably...) NR

the signalman at the impressive Park Junction box near Ebbw looks on as the Vintage Trains railtour passes on March 11th 2023 nr www.leightonlists.com

The late Tony Ewer catches 319018 leaving Flitwick for Bedford and a VR bus on the 142 all on May 21st 1991

Back on Sunday November 13th 1977 i sampled the following power en route from Bath to Swansea that Autumn Sunday. After 47129 it would have been a DMU/HST back from Newport to Cardiff, like many of us iregret not recording DMUs and HSTs at the time.. cheers Nick Ross https://leightonlists.com/ 13/11/77 Su 33025 1111 Portsmouth-Cardiff BA-TM 45001 1111 Portsmouth-Cardiff TM-NP 25222 1345 Crewe-Cardiff NP-CA 47129 1610 Swansea-Manchester CA-NP 47257 1833 Swansea-Padd CA-NP 47120 1638 Manchester-Swansea NP-SW

A hobby for all ages, the class 09 at Kidderminster SVR station gets some tlc/oiling on June 18th 2022 nr www.leightonlists.org

After working the final East Croydon- M.Keynes Southern service (the 1710 ex East Croydon) the Selhurst based train crew pose by the traction 377214 and 377201 on May 14th 2022 prior to working the 1913 ex m.Keynes back to East Croydon. Unfortunately the servic eis being cut back to and from Watford Jn from the timetable change tomorrow progress???

i wander how many years class 455s have worked the Chessington branch? Heres 5717 and 5722 at Chessington South with a late afternoon service to Waterloo on February 3rd 2022 cheers NR

The bashing hordes surround 40080 and 40196 after their rather massive pairing along the coast with 1A56 1310 Holyhead - Euston at Crewe on July 30th 1983. The late Tony Ewer who took this classic phot often got people in his phots and personally i think it adds to the scene big time.. Happy New Year! NR

Timeless Paddington. 47438 after a good run with NSE liveried stock on the 1000 Oxford - Padd on April 11th 1992 NR https://leightonlists.com/

From a time when journeys were a pleasure not a drag, peak 98 waits departure time with 1E40 0750 St Pancras - Sheffield. on March 30th 1974 98 later became 45059. Thanks to John Williams for the classic 70s phot nr

Well known West Midlands enthusiast Jed chats to other enthusiasts oon a tour in April 81 with 37187 adding to the scene, Sadly Jed passed away recently, RIP "big man" NR

The magic of steam heat caught superbly by the late Tony Ewer. 27018 is steaming away nicely prior to departure from Edinburgh Waverly with 2L18 0625 to Dundee on May 5th 1984 NR

Glasgow's finest at Nuneaton! Longsight based 303050 with an evening Trent Valley local service for Rugby on September 4th 1982 nr https://leightonlists.com/

310060 arrives at Leighton Buzzard in Jan 83. This is unusual is that it is a 12 car formation which were unusual on local service trains at the time and from memory was the result of a failure. Top units them AM10s! NR https://leightonlists.com/

Spa Valley volunteers at Groombridge studying the diesel galas timetable on Friday 6th August 2021 an excellent event NR https://leightonlists.com/

25276 and 25181 reverse a ballast train on Leighton Buzzard's up slow platform on March 20th 1983 nr https://leightonlists.com/

Time for a wee chat at Inverness after 66738 and 73971 had arrived with 1S25 Caledonian Sleeper from Euston on June 30th 2021 NR https://leightonlists.com/

4 years later TOPS numbers everywhere but still that 70s magic. A day trip on The St Pancras - Manchester through train, (probably some cheap fare deal)...Happy days! 6/5/76 Luton 25313/25236cm,45113H Bedford 31423 Wellinboro 08619,08618,25075,25127 Kettering 45056 Leicester 31286,45101,08704,45069,08697,25059,08471,25280 Loughboro 47030,3101,45075 Derby 56259,50976,52063,51948,50351,56106,50495,59157,50444,52053,08803,08832,08612,08842,03399,20038,03386,08178,20189,20199,20177,08814,08455,08605,50035,45009,45067,08625,08456 Chesterfield Colls Ave 4, Ave 1 Ashburys 08604 Man Pic 86241,56132,50519,set 01H,50422,50492,56184,50541,56182,50539,08906,25242 Guide Bridge 08686,08602,08283,50532,56175,40198 Depot 76032,76020,76040,47358,47345,40091,25198,25303,76010,25249,25257,76003,76007,76014,76001,76036,76012,76056,76047 Station 56181,50538,47191l,set 01H Man Pic 08906,86213,036,56112,50357,86219,50265,59257,50353,50256,50439,56108,56175,50532,56184, 50487 Man Vic 25196l,47273p,40119l,50395,56354,77182,65661,77180,65439,50479,56353,40137pa,25131pa,50493,59149,50443,25196pa,77175,65454,77177,65456,59767,40079o,08569,50446,59165,50498, Newton Heath depot-pass 40092,25195,25115,25147,25097,25104,25109,25051 Newton Heath depot 50804,08626,50485,08084,08675,08475,08524,25082,08677,08676,40107,50795,590980,56263,55989,56250,50967,56252,50969,50517,59173,25109,25104,25131,25097,25147,25185,25115,25195,40092,50772,50805,40196,50531,59187,50465,59173,50517,50969,56252,47492,50763,50803,40115,25151,50776,50809,50521,50793,59177,50760,50469,50981,56264,50510,59169,50461,50527,56263,59183,50980,50475,50795,50511,50788,50476,59184,56248,50528,50965,25051,08213,51938,52051, Station 50758,50791,50510,59169 Man Vic 25109l,50473,50525,51817,59181,56347,51184,51183,56339 Man Pic 1545-1806 47267frl,51833,59813,51820,50491,077,59136,50435,56184,50541,50539,56182,040,01256109,50354, 25188pa,50435,59136,50491,50358,56113,Set 02,027,008,56110,50355,56178,50535,033,56365, 51213,51222,56396,86239p,86250l,028,08906sh,56486,51903,87023p,005,50356,56111,56180,50537, 036,50425,59147,50421,set 05,40096Pa,044,50357,56112,45113l,066,50354,56109,50482,59195, 50433,56490,51907,012,040,set01,041,019,033,50275,59232,50288,50422,50492,036,005,59101, 56110,50355,56178,50535,45113 H Ashburys 50358,56113,85007,08604 Dore T 6,230 yards Chesterfield 45136 Derby 08605,45032,56384,51238,50709,45067,20189,20030,08303,47514,20177,20199,08455,08454,08462, 08178,08270,08338,08456,08625,08612,08842,44003,45106,50444,56106,51948 Long Eaton 45119 Leicester 25130,25059,25280,45069,08697,50770,08704,45144,59153,45147.45114 Bedford, 08629 Luton 45115,47204pa. NR

Vintage 70s style concrete platform lights still at Thorpe-le-Soken yesterday, they are on the disused platform so assume no longer work.. cheers now NR

The train crew check 47643 out after shes battled through the snow on the 2110 Euston - Inverness Highlander on January 17th 1991 NR

heard from somebody that lived by the line in the 70s was that on occasions a 25 would haul/propel the bubble car up and down the short branch on "plenty trips" presuume due a unit failure or bad leaf fall.. nr

A nice image from the late Tony Ewer with 90009 storming North near Tring with the 1900Euston - Manchester on June 29th 1993 NR http://www.leightonlogs.org

Tony Ewer's nice image of 83009 at Bletchley downside parcel bays as thunderbird on April 12th 1982. What we will probably never know is that this loco probably got to Bletchley on that mornings 2A23 "the stuff of legends" 0350 Euston - Bletchley "milk" train used by staff and anybody else desperate enough to travel at that early hour!! NR

25037 heads past Dunstable Vauxhalls with the evening cement empties bound for Northfleet on April 9th 1986. The 25 would normally work just to Luton with a Southern 33 taking over there. An apalling busway now covers the track bed that at least 145 different 25s worked along over the years.. A photo from the late Tony Ewer (out of his lounge window!) nr

With the booked Bedford crew on board 45143 accelerates past Dunstable Vauxhalls light engine after working the morning cement in 2 portions from Luton Bute St on a murky morning of March 14th 1984, 2 x 33 would have worked this train from Northfleet to Luton. 108 different 45s visited the Dunstable branch mainly on the morning cements, incl all the 451s plus 2 46s making an impressive 110. This fascinating line is now a busway!!! A photo from the late Tony Ewer