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    YO8 post code, in the Lower Derwent Valley.
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    Anything railways, with a slight bias towards infrastructure. A passing interest in other transport modes such as aircraft and shipping. Still a licensed Radio Amateur, but not done much in this field for a few years. Oh, and of course the family!

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  1. iands started following Building the same layout as someone else. , Identification Help , L & Y Coach and 2 others
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    J2808. Back in the 70s/80s the 'G' head code was often used on relief or special workings.
  3. iands
    Interesting step arrangement. Presumably for stations/halts with low or no platforms?
  4. iands
    Potters Bar.
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    The joke is 'no one expects the Spanish Inquisition'.
  6. iands
    IIRC, the 91s running blunt-end first were (are?) limited to 110mph.
  7. iands
    Another smallish ghost at Kew, although not a railway one (apologies for thread drift). I visited the National Archives in September last year (to research some railway info) and on the walk from the Archives back to the station I noticed this in the pavement. I've seen man-hole covers with Post Office 'Telephones' before, but not 'Telegraphs'.
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    First time I've noticed the low-level headlight. Anyone know why the 377/3s don't appear to have them fitted?
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    Or, 'ex' is something that 'has been', and 'spurt' is a 'drip under pressure'.
  10. iands
    Just to be clear, my "like" is for the photo, not the comment about 'burning pensioners' - now that I am one!
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    I imagine the signalman had a few nervous moments wondering which way the derailed wagons might go. Fate decided he didn't end up sitting on top of one of them.
  13. iands
    Wasn't this because BR had stipulated that 'preservation/heritage railways' couldn't paint loco's in 'BR House colours'?
  14. iands
    Agreed, certainly by today's standards anyway. Back then though, especially in that era when people were still getting over WWII, a different mind-set of 'make-do-and-mend' attitude still prevailed (as my Mum frequently told me). Folk saw a problem and found a solution to get around it, rather than finding reasons not to do so.
  15. iands
    I've given this a 'Like', but feel this is woefully inadequate for such a fantastic photo.
  16. iands
    Definitely Catch Points. Interesting to note that the 1971 ECML Route Book (Hitchin-Stoke) shows 10 sets of catch points on the Down Main between 90mp and 100mp (Little Bytham-Stoke section).
  17. iands
    In case anyone wants to try and replicate (as accurately as possible) the 'flash' etc., of a portable/battery tail lamp, here is an extract of a previous Railway Group Standard. Battery Tail Lamps.pdf
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