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As promised, here are another couple I've dug out of the pile, both dating from the spring of 1991. First, 47 583 County of Hertfordshire passing Royal Oak; and second is 47 452 Aycliffe at Ely. This shows one of the many variations that can occur, even with supposedly standard liveries, in that the 7 and 5 are sligtly larger than the rest.

Bredon gets my vote too. A compact design, yet a lot of operating potential and achievable for most people.

Here's a couple of quick edits from me. Both images date from the late 1980s. First is 47 572 running round at Cambridge on 6th May 1987. I sent a copy of the image to Mike Wild when Hornby magazine announced their limited edition model of this loco, but I don't believe it has ever been used. Next is 47 622 departing from Salisbury in 1988. I have no notes to hand about the working. I'll try to dig out more when I can find a few minutes of editing time.

Where I now live "Modern Image" involves 75 year-old trains. Should I be confused? While I understand the OP, in my view life's too short to worry about things like this. Invoke Rule 1...

Morning all Well, after nine pretty intense months of sorting, de-cluttering and packing, I finally moved out of my home of 34 years yesterday and headed south. I pick up the keys to my new abode later this morning and can't wait to move in. All I have to do now is unpack and find a home for everything... Quality of life goals have driven my relocation plans and at long last I will have the space to do some serious modelling. After the new gaff is sorted, of course.

I looked into recycling old VHS cassettes recently and found very few organisations prepared to do it, and those that did required a significant commitment on my part. I'm reluctant to add to landfill, but with so few recycling choices there may be no alternative. We have legislation in place now for waste electrical equipment, so perhaps it's about time that a wider range of manufacturers took a "whole life" approach to their products.

Spotted at Newbury station on Wednesday last. I'm sure there is a valid operational reason for the blue sign on the post, but it made me smile. Apparently, nobody told the mirror it was not in service!

My copy arrived shortly before Christmas and I can't resist dipping into it at regular intervals. Colin Gifford's work has been an inspiration to me and, I know, many others, so I'm therefore delighted the decision was taken to reproduce this to current standards. A truly seminal work.

Are you sure that's Alton ground frame? It looks like someone's back garden... Here's another people picture from my collection. This one dates from the second half of 1979 and shows Sunday track renewals taking place at Hertford North. The traditional look-out was clearly enjoying a brief moment of contemplation. His sports jacket was de rigueur at the time and provides an interesting contrast to the wall-to-wall orange boiler suits seen nowadays.

I'm delighted to report that my blue 31 arrived unexpectedly this morning. I should say a blue 31 arrived, because it is effectively a replacement model. It has taken almost one year for this to be resolved, but since I was not in any hurry I am more than satisfied with the outcome. Ordinarily, replacing a defective product should not take this long, but I understand the nature of batch production in China and am therefore content. I will be thanking Hornby directly in due course.

Back after a busy few weeks and just catching up on various threads. Here's a contribution to this one: Kings Lynn in May 1991, with 08 713 and its crew being kept busy.

Enfield Lock station, 1974. The crossing is still there, but the 'box is long gone, as is the cyclist I would imagine. Picture taken with a cheap and not very cheerful 400mm telephoto lens from the station footbridge.

Copyright is actually a relatively straightforward issue, but the internet has blurred moral and ethical boundaries. A former senior civil servant - someone educated to degree level - blithely informed me a few years back that anything published on the internet was "public domain" and could therefore be used how they wished. It is the sharing of digital images which seems to have sparked similar views among others. I know that my placing copyright information on images I post on RMweb irritates some members, but it leaves no excuses for unauthorised use. The rule I work to is that copyright should be assumed to exist in all images, even where there is no copyright information.

Not really creative, but this view of Hertford East from December 1978 might prompt some nostalgic thoughts.

Sunlight and shadows at Hertford East yesterday. I hasten to add the litter is not mine...

Oh well. Another Aunt Sally for the Tottenham board to set up and then progressively undermine. And this Director of Football stuff. Is it just me, or do others think that this is one of those inventions that causes more problems than it solves?

A 4TC is far closer in nature to an unpowered 4CIG.

Thanks for sharing these Mike. Being pilotman on that shuttle must have been a glorious way to spend some time. Definitely a good day at work! Your pictures also remind us just what has been lost. Travelling to and from Taunton in April gave me an opportunity to view the site as I sped past on HSTs and I was horrified to see how large parts of it appeared to be derelict. Okay, Crossrail and HS2 may change this, but for those of us who remember it as a major London depot it still feels like a significant chunk of railway history has been lost.

I had a quick look at the football pages on the BBC website this morning to see what had been said about Harry Redknapp's departure from Spurs. Interestingly, there was more than one contributor who expressed the view the Spurs could get a better manager. This I must see!

Which is what I was hinting at some way back in this thread. The sacking of Martin Jol proved where the problem lay and today's events beggar belief. Perhaps Mr Levy is a secret Arsenal fan...