Poor Old Bruce

I would call it practical.

Anglesey Valley, 18 Sept 2013 Ty Croes, 25 June 2013 Gaerwen, 10 Sept 1991 ..... ..... and 10 June 2018 after a bit of 'modernising'.

08523 seen at Inverness on 2 May 2017

Found a couple of pics for this thread, both taken at Manchester Piccadilly on 4 June 1968: E3029 E3154

More from 9 august 1983 Bidston Dee Junction Bidston East Junction Birkenhead Park

Some Merseyrail boxes today, all seen on 9 August 1983: Birkenhead North No.1 Birkenhead North No.2 New Brighton

I think these boxes still exist: Great Rocks Junction, 26 Aug 1981 New Mills South Junction, 9 Aug 1983 Scropton Crossing in 1990 and on 19 Aug 2008

Sorry but that comment doesn't hold water. I haven't taken things to pieces to check the innards or done any measuring but, having offered a 1361 up to an Electrotren loco chassis, what differences there are in terms of wheelbase and wheel diameter look to be less than 1mm, if that. So, if the Electrotren chassis is 'near enough', the 1361 should be as well and, as already mentioned I think, the 1361s (Kernow or Heljan) have finer wheel profiles.

Another mixed bag: Maesteg, South Wales, 9 Oct 1965 Rishton, between Blackburn and Rose Grove, 4 June 1968. Don't want to wander off topic but how's that for a train formation? Penistone Barnsley Junction, probably 25 Jun 1981 Dunford West, 25 Jun 1981 Torside, 25 Jun 1981

Some on the MSW electrified line for today. Taken almost 40 years ago (Crikey! - and I've got some older than that!) on 25 June 1981: Elsecar Jct Aldam Jc. Lewden Crossing Glasshouse Crossing Worsboro Bridge Crossing

Birmingham Area, all taken on 30 August 1983 Eagle Crossing Round Oak Junction Kingswinford Junction South Stourbridge Junction Middle

Some Midland 'boxes for today: Finedon Station Kettering Station Knighton South Junction. Not true Midland but Midland Line. Dunston Barlow North, near Chesterfield in 1981. Lincoln St Crossing in August 1983

South Fork, Croes Newydd (not Dallas), 3 Sept 1979 Cockshute Sdgs, Stoke-on-Trent, 31 Aug 1979 Two with privileged access: Shap Summit, August 1967 with 70012 on a down freight. Derby Station North, 6 Mar 1966, with 60019 BITTERN on an excursion from Manchester via Stoke.

Looks like it is. Thanks to you and the others who have responded.

A couple today where trains have got in the way: Christ's Hospital 12 June 1965 with 41287 on the 15:09 Horsham to Guildford train, this was then last day of services on that route. Nottingham Victoria, 17 July 1964 with 90037 on a down freight. Ventnor, 6 June 1965. A blow-up of a shot off the end of the platform as No. 20 was running round. Note the three-way point on the running line. Breadsall Crossing on the Midland north of Derby 23 July 1965 with 48060 passing on freight An anonymous little 'box which I think is somewhere on the South Eastern in the 1980s looking almost as if it could have just been built. Any offers on ID please? Edit: Oldudders and others suggest it is Rye. Thanks folks.

Can I just point out that Kernow (no connection except as a customer) are offering their GWR 1361 0-6-0ST at £69.99 if that is any use for re-bodying. The Caley 812 sound interesting. Any pics?

Anglesea Sidings, near Chasewater, 30 Aug 1983 Brancliffe East Junction, between Sheffield and Worksop, in 1986 Derby Junction, 8 March 1964

From different countries today: Ramsgate, England, late 1980s Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberywtwyth, Wales, 10 June 1981 Kingussie, Scotland 30 April 2017

Some taken around the Birmingham area on 30 August 1983: Tyseley No.1 Stratford upon Avon Walsall Yard Shunt Frame Wednesbury No.1

Some more from 17 August 1983 Hoo Junction New Hythe Aylesford Maidstone West Yalding

Today's were all taken in north Kent on 17 August 1983: Ceabtree Crossing Stone Crossing Snodland

Something a bit different today in the form of a crossing keeper's hut but I feel it is includable as it has a signal box type name board. It's at Meardsall Crossing on the Midland's Lincoln line. Not manned when I saw it in 1983.

Great Eastern land today: Padnal in 1983 ... and another I need help identifying: EDIT: Thanks to beast66606 for telling us it's Black Bank Also from the South Eastern side of London Victoria

My drawing list shows there was an item for "Rebuilt 4-Cylinder 4-6-0s" in BRM for January 2001. The Ian Beattie drawing from RM in Feb 1987 was repeated in the RM book of his drawings published in 2001

Special thanks to Beast66606 for information and corrections (there's more to come in my collection). Coton Crossing. Note the door has been altered from end to back. I should have a pic of the track side somewhere. Fflint 1984 Hickleton Main Colliery Sidings, 1984. Not much sign of a colliery at that date! Somewhere between Shrewsbury and Hereford I Think, possibly Leominster, 1984. EDIT - Nowhere near, 4069 tells us it's Abergavenny.