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Could be an "opposing locked omitted" (or relaxed) move Russ, meaning the signals out of the siding and the signal into the siding can clear at the same time - the three signals visible all being clear allows the engine to shunt in and out of the sidings during a run round move. I found some pics of the lever frame but it doesn't show

Ban cycling ? - if people lean out of the window and get injured then to reduce that we must stop them leaning out so the logical conclusion would be if people ride bikes and get injured we should stop them riding bikes. (Mostly tongue in cheek)

Whitehaven tunnel, the clearance was ridiculously tight and the station immediately after / before the tunnel mouth increased the risk of someone opening the window and trying to lean out to open the door,

My dad used to work for Burroughs computers as a field engineer - I can remember him bringing home adding machines for repair and I used to play with them, once I was allowed to take one into school and show everyone, this would be mid 1960s and they were open mouthed in amazement. Around the same time Dad started to bring circuit boards home (at the weekends for extra money) for alterations, these were enormous, probably 1 - 2 feet square (hard to remember the size when I was still small) full of valves and wires and other things, he used to have to hard wire fixes onto them, these fixes were tested back in the office and a fail would mean another attempt, some of them we had on the kitchen table several times much to Dad's frustration.

I believe Mountsorrel quarry changed hands a few years ago and is no longer a source for Trowse stone, although Barham still receives deliveries from there. Croft had not been a source for Anglia stone since my time down here (12+ years) , and I can't remember any other flows nationwide, although no doubt there were some but they didn't cross my path. I assume it was no longer viable hence it's closure to rail. Tunstead and Briggs are able to send out thousands of tonnes each day so I guess they are more than able to cope with demand and I suspect Mountsorrel could step up and fill at least some of a gap if required so Croft is not missed. Croft is a granite quarry rather than limestone, it's still open for (road based) quarrrying of course but hasn't seen rail traffic for 10 years or so.

GBRF kindly continued using different locos on the working Eccles Road 24/08/2023 (Thursday) 66707, Sir Sam Fay / Great Central Railway, on 6P52, 12:13, Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF - Lowestoft RECP. (14:35) - empty stone (20 IOA) 25/08/2023 (Friday) 66711, Sence, on 6P52, 12:13, Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF - Lowestoft RECP. (14:35) - empty stone (20 IOA)

Peterborough PSB has succumbed to the march of York ROC this weekend, they left a message on the blocks for the box (1972-2023) and to mark the site of Mallards' (aka DUCK) record run.

Another working and another loco - at this rate I'll get all GBRF locos in around 1 year. Eccles Road 18/08/2023 (Friday) 66766, Gail Richardson, on 6P52, 12:13, Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF - Lowestoft RECP. (14:35) - empty stone (20 IOA)

Another day another interesting loco on the working, it seems to have settled to ThFO at the moment but .. Eccles Road 17/08/2023 (Thursday) 66302 on 6P52, 12:13, Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF - Lowestoft RECP. (14:35) - empty stone (20 IOA), ex DRS with GBRF logo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66530480

Looks like (Mc)Skipton

Already discussed Mozz https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/180909-unable-to-use-rmweb-on-laptop/#comment-5253642

I'm using Firefox now - no problems

Attleborough 11/08/2023 (Friday) 66789, British Rail, 1948 - 1997, on 6P52, 12:13, Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF - Lowestoft RECP. (14:35) - empty stone (20 IOA) Didn't go for the loaded return, it was held to time and it was dark at Eccles, we've had the kids and their partners home for the last couple of weeks and finally got a break so the Mrs and I were finally able to relax and watch sh1t on the TV.

Back to the modern workings, as it's the same working, loco aside, it's going to look very similar to other workings. Eccles Road 10/08/2023 (Thursday) 66708, Glory to Ukraine / Слава Україні, on 6P52, 12:13, Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF - Lowestoft RECP. (14:35) - empty stone (20 IOA) 66708, Glory to Ukraine / Слава Україні, on 6H52, 19:30, Lowestoft RECP. - Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF (22:45) - loaded stone (20 IOA)

Eccles Road 08/03/2022 (Tuesday) 56302, PECO, The Railway Modeller, 2016 70 Years, on 4L37, 13:38, Chaddesden Sdgs - Lowestoft RECP. (18:02) - 12 empty blue JNA, first empty working of a 12 week trial (turned out to be the only working) Eccles Road 09/03/2022 (Wednesday) 56302, PECO, The Railway Modeller, 2016 70 Years, on 6M35, 12:13, Lowestoft ISU (CE) - Longport LR Colas (21:28) - loaded spoil from Norway (12 blue JNA), first loaded working of a 12 week trial

Welcome to the 2023 season of RHTT workings. GBRF* have taken over my local RHTT (Stowmarket based) services for 2023 - to this end they have been using their ex DRS 57 for driver training for a few days this past week * which sadly brings an end to the DRS guys and the 37s. Tivetshall 09/08/2023 (Wednesday) 57310, Pride of Cumbria, on 0S01, 12:22, Stowmarket D.G.L. - Stowmarket D.G.L. (22:45) - GBRF light engine, route / traction familiarisation, via Cromer, Norwich, Yarmouth and Diss Diss 10/08/2023 (Thursday) 57310, Pride of Cumbria, on 0S01, 09:22, Stowmarket D.G.L. - Stowmarket D.G.L. (19:09) - GBRF light engine, route / traction familiarisation, via Cromer, Norwich, Yarmouth, Ely and Bury Eccles Road 11/08/2023 (Friday) 57310, Pride of Cumbria, on 0S01, 09:22, Stowmarket D.G.L. - Saxmundham (18:14) - GBRF light engine, route / traction familiarisation, via Cromer, Norwich, Yarmouth, Ely and Bury

I have heard an unconfirmed report of a Hymek on a Cowley car train at Winsford on the down, presumably heading for Speke - the teller was a respected source (a driver) so take that as you will.

Day 3 Eccles Road 04/08/2023 (Friday) 66753, EMD Roberts Road, on 6P52, 12:13, Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF - Lowestoft RECP. (14:35) - empty stone (20 IOA) The loaded working got an early run out of Norwich (not sure why it's booked to sit at Norwich for 34 minutes, it could easily leave early, even if it then waits at Ely) 66753, EMD Roberts Road, on 6H52, 19:30, Lowestoft RECP. - Whitemoor Yard L.D.C GBRF (22:45) - loaded stone (20 IOA)

Plenty of (G)WR locos got to Birkenhead, indeed they had a depot at Mollington Street

I spoke to several of the old signalmen and none could recall a Whizzo or a Warship beyond Chester (on the Birkenhead line)

The location was Kirtlebridge. Signal GMC847 had the aspect removed / smashed, the signals preceeding it showed the correct aspects (presumably G/YY/Y -> red which became blank), the driver of the mail, 1S55, stopped to report the blank aspect and noticed 2 males on the signal, as he reported it they then tried to rob the train. Police attended and 2 were arrested. Later it was noticed that the aspect had also been removed / smashed from GMC848 signal. This has been widely discussed on various forums, I've redacted some details for brevity but it's no secret.

A celebrity ! Following the failure of 66592 at Melton Mowbray on 01/08/2023, the train was rescued by 66587 and the wagons were taken to Barrow Hill yard. I was hoping for 587 to stay there with them but on Tuesday afternoon it returned to Earles Sidings so Wednesday morning I had no idea what was working the train, luckily 587 had returned to Barrow Hill. Eccles Road 02/08/2023 (Wednesday) 66587, As One We Can, on 6L81, 02:10, Barrow Hill Up Sdg No 1 - Trowse Yard Redland Siding (07:49) - loaded stone (19 JNA) 66587, As One We Can, on 6Z45, 15:09, Trowse (FHH) - Tunstead Sdgs (20:59)