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Rail Magazine states the last two, 96294 and 96299, as being withdrawn on 29th March 1988. On my hard drive there are two photos from Dennis Taylor's old fotopic site of 96299 at Springburn on 4th April 1988. There is also a photo of 96294 at Thornton Yard in 1989 on Flickr: Copyright Julian Frost I don't know the last time they were used on 1S77/1E42 between Kings Cross and Edinburgh. Longworth states that 96291, 96294, 96295 and 96299 were due to be KDB977664-7 as S&T stores vans but this was subsequently cancelled and they were disposed of from September 1991 to January 1992.

Just arrived. Well I like the look of them...

Here's a couple that haven't seen a loco side in just over 30 years. 50011 bought from Collectors Corner in 1992 and sold in 2007 at Sheffield Railwayana Auctions. 50028 bought through BR tender process and collected from Collectors Corner in June 1991. Still in my front room.

I use an alternative to Spotify...

Not totally surprising, a considerable number went from plain blue to Swallow. The problem is that the Platform 5 books don't show the liveries correctly. For March 1988 there were 50 Motorail GUVs (either renumbered as 96xxx or allocated that series) of which, from checking the Ian Allan combined and photos, 31 were still plain blue, 17 were blue and grey and 2 were in InterCity Executive. From late 1988 all Motorail GUVs started to be painted in Swallow. It is not helped that the vast majority of photos on Flickr seem to be from 1991 onwards.

No Thumper on the Basingstoke? That can't be right.😁

I've had a look at photos of 30 and 37 and I can't see any difference in the position of the marker lights to any of the others. They all line up to be fractionally higher compared to the horn covers, i.e. in the centre of the plate. 50037 copyright Paul Bettany 50030 copyright Dave Jolly 50033 and 50013 copyright 37260

Rail Magazine states the following withdrawal dates: 94899 on 16/6/88 94112, 94173, 94176, 94119 (error should be 94219), 94239, 94298, 94303, 94307, 94314, 94335, 94458, 94590, 94783, 94792, 94817, 94892, 94919 on 13/7/88

One of the last 15 left. E1348 was withdrawn in July 1978, the last few went in the September.

Seeing as he can travel forwards and backwards through time then any Doctor could be used for any period.

Parkin states around 1970/71 during overhaul at Wolverton.

Possibly the 13.22 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street. Durham 13.39, Darlington 13.58. Looking at the Passenger Timetable all other Durham services around that time of day were HST or DMU. It was booked a Class 45 but Rail Gen Archive has that service down as 47450. An unadvertised additional service instead? Edit: 17.05 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street. Durham 17.21, Darlington 17.38. Rail Gen Archive has 45113 on the previous working for this diagram. 40118 was used on this service on 24th September 1983 so a Class 40 replacement was certainly possible.

Looks like Accurascale might be getting an order from you soon.😉 @Accurascale Fran take note.

In the Winter 1986/87 the only booked weekday daylight turns for 45/1s on the MML were the 06.00 1C06 Nottingham - St.Pancras, 17.35 1P13 St. Pancras - Derby, 08.00 1C14 Nottingham - St.Pancras, 06.06 1P07 Bedford - Derby and 20.45 1E79 Leicester - Sheffield. There were also the 16.35 1D54 St.Pancras - Nottingham on a Saturday, plus the 14.17 1E10 Derby - Sheffield and 16.05 1M65 Sheffield - St.Pancras return, 12.15 1C22 Derby - St. Pancras and 16.20 1P20 St.Pancras - Nottingham on a Sunday. By May 1987 there were no booked Class 45 passenger turns on the MML but they did appear on Class 47 replacements (06.00 Nottingham - St. Pancras and 17.30 St. Pancras - Derby/Leeds return). Here a few photos from Flickr: 17.35 St. Pancras - Derby, copyright Dave Peachey. All Mk2c except for a Mk2a and the end air-con 16.05 Sheffield - St. Pancras, copyright Dave Peachey. All Mk2c except for a Mk2a and the end air-con which is a First, probably the same rake as above. 12.15 Derby - St. Pancras, copyright afc45014. Again mainly Mk2c except for the leading air-con First which is a Mk2d FK. Cricklewood had a coach allocation until May 1987 which was 1 x Mk2a and 14 x Mk2c TSOs, 1 Mk2a and 2 Mk2c BSOs and 3 x Mk2d FKs. In May 1987 the Mk2c TSOs went to Euston so this became the home depot for MML rakes. Here is the marshalling consist for the 17.30 St. Pancras - Derby for 1987/88. NE51 is a 100 mph BG, AA1C is a Mk2c FK (actually Mk2d going by allocation), AN21 is a Mk1 RMB, AC2C are Mk2c TSO, AE2C is a Mk2c BSO

Squares are rectangles, as are oblongs.

There was only ever a handrail at the brake end. The 1983 photo with 37108 shows this handrail as well but the front curve of the 37 (between the side and front windows) makes it appear that there are pipes going to the roof.

Not sure at the moment Bill. We are due to go to Doncaster and Bristol at some time but nothing has been decided yet. We are having a Kirkhill Open Day on the weekend of September 30th/October 1st, you're more than welcome to come and join in. I'll p.m. my phone number to you so we can WhatsApp, I've invited @BigAndy but he's not got back to me yet.

The next wagon for Aberdeen Kirkhill. Norsk Hydro curtain-side IPA. Copyright Huw Millington Two Rivarossi HR6497 and 34 saw cuts later... As the Rivarossi models are to the continental loading gauge, but HO, the height and width are near enough smack-on for British loading gauge in OO. I've got a set of cast Y25 bogies and the buffers, I just need to tidy up the joins and scratchbuild a chassis and some ends now.

Most people...😁

DW150313 ex W174W. An A28 Autocoach used as an office at Bath Road until preserved in 1983.

Mk2Z BSOTs instead of Mk1 ones. 9100 and 9101 were at Inverness but 9102 to 9107 were Polmadie based for the West Highland. 9000, 9003, 9011 and 9014 were at Polmadie at the start of the year but all withdrawn on 8th May 1987 (to co-incide with the start of the Summer timetable) . 9015 and 9016 remained as they were dual brake and the Mk2Z BSOTs were vacuum brake only.

I think the SR van ahead of the GUV is a BY (Van C). It has three rain strips on the roof. I agree with the probable Stove R and the Thompson BZs.

According to Longworth, E1770E went to the Western 11/65 and was withdrawn 11/70.

#pedant mode Neptune is a refurb (but with the cab sandboxes still in place which is correct for the first year or so). #non-pedant mode

Looking very nice. @Accurascale Fran Any chance of vacuum braked clasp and push braked versions in the future?