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73125 at Bounds Green open day 4th May 1987.

Half way between Cieza and Calasparra in the Region of Murcia. A unit on an Aguilas-Madrid Sunday service. 13-04-14.

Not so much detective work as coincidence. I asked the same question a few years ago on another forum about this image I took back in 1982ish. I´d never heard of it before either. It was the 2 signals that I recognised.

Could be Woofferton Junction.

Hi Alex. It´s great to see some movement on Boxenby. The lathe looks superb. The washed out green colour looks spot on too. The first 5 years of my working life was spent operating CNC and manual lathes although not in a railway environment. Keep up the good work. Andy.

I had to pick my sister up from Alicante Airport on Saturday evening and as I had some time to kill, I dropped into the maintenance base at Monforte del Cid to see if there had been any change since I was last there some 12 months ago. The class 58s have been moved back 200m towards the maintenance shed and there is now new rail under the loading gantry for use on the latest section of line towards Murcia so it looks like the locos could see some action pretty soon. 58020 at the head of the line up. A panoramic view of all 8 locos. A closer view of 58031 “Caballero Feroviario”. A view from the east end of the base. A few sections of the line have already had the catenary posts installed and the alleged start of services to and from Murcia is the end of 2015.

Hi Alex. Looking superb as always. I´m sure you and your Dad have the lifting jacks sorted but this could maybe give you a helping hand. The tutorial is on this Spanish forum. (Google translator is your friend). http://www.forotrenes.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=25084 The motor and asociated mechanism can be found on page 3. Regards Andy.

Don't tell me that Mr. Walker was showing you a crushed coke tin and empty Mars bar wrapper that he'd planted on the signal gantry?

Well done Pete. It looks good in the video.

Not a common sight at Kings Cross during the 80s. This was the Stilton and Branston Ploughman on the 11-07-87. See 6 bells Junction for the itinerary. Celebrity pair 20064+20030 await the off. Photocall at Deepcar. And after a loco change, a nice blue pairing of 20126+20022 are seen here at Shirley and finally ending at Paddington.

It´s looking superb Pete. All of it. You knock up a layout in the time it takes me to think about, then draw, then "um & ah" a bit more about something like the lean-to!! I´m looking forward to the 32 week roundy, roundy project!!

No more class 60s then?

Merry Christmas Alex. Although I´ve not been too vocal of late (ever!!) I´ve enjoyed watching progress on Boxenby throughout the year. All the best for an OCD free 2015!! Andy.

Very impressive Pete. I especially like the tarmac colouring. It looks spot on to my eyes.

Approximately 20% of 55008 escaped the torch. Seen here at Butterley I believe whilst awaiting a run round move with 40122 on the "Coalville Scrutator" railtour. 31 May 1987.

I picked up this FS liveried ferrywagon a few years ago on a trip to Germany. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/2313-any-idea-of-the-manufacturer-jl/ There are some height comparison pictures at the bottom of the thread. Electrotren here in Spain dropped their prices a couple of months ago and one of the items was the 3 door bogie van you´ve aquired already albeit in a livery (RENFE Agricultural) that wouldn´t have strayed onto foreign parts. They were going for between 17 - 20 euros which is a bargain compared to the 28-29€ starting price. See here, http://www.eltallerdelmodelista.com/vagon-%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Ccargas-renfe-agricola%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D-electrotren-5570-p-10568.html and here, http://www.picattore.com/tienda/es/ho-vagones-de-mercancias/516-Vagon-de-paredes-corredizas-RENFE-tipo-Habiss-8425420055706.html

I saw this and thought of you CP lovers on here.

Another railtour photo today. The Deltic Queen of Scots. A blast up to Edinburgh and back from KX on the 7th November 1981. Tulyar was in charge on the outward trip, seen here at a photo stop at Grantham. 55002 brought us back down to London. (No photos of her though)

Thanks James. The only place these photos have been aired is on my photo thread on the BR Blue forum until now. It was a cold day from start to finish IIRC.

4 days to go until the end (or so we thought!) 29-12-81. Another dull and dreary day and a trip on the Deltic Executive railtour. Looks pretty nippy out there. Alycidon at Leeds. And Harrogate. And passing 55007 at York. and a plateless and withdrawn 55004 also at York.

Some from a dreary looking Sunday at KX. 15th November 1981. Alycidon stabled in the eastern sidings with a class 46. Pinza is just visible behind the Peak. Here is a fuller side on shot of both 55009 and 007 taken from half way up the ramp to York Way. Pinza can be seen backing onto the stock for the 14:03 departure. (I did say it was a dreary day). And 3 more of her sat awaiting departure.

Three photos from my home town of Hatfield. All have that Kodak 126 mistyness unfortunately but great memories all the same. Tulyar on the 14:03 out of KX IIRC passing under the Red Lion bridge on 8th December 1981. The Addo building was still standing at this time. Photo taken from the western side of the Wrestlers bridge that collapsed some 16 years prior. 55021 leans into the curve just to the south of the station heading northwards on 5th December 1981. I believe there is now a small memorial close to this spot for the victims of the accident that was to occur there some 20 years later. An unidentified Deltic roars through the station northbound sometime between 80-82

I was pretty sure it wasn´t Bo´ness as I´ve never been there but thanks all the same PinzaC55. Thanks Classix T. To tell you the truth, I didn´t know I´d ever visited Wansford either except for passing on the A1! I did wonder what sort of loco 55016 was stabled next to. Thanks.

I havent a clue where this one of 16 is? Tulyar at Bounds Green OD. 04-05-87. 19 at Bescot OD 09-10-88.

Some of mine. RSG at a Didcot event in 1987.