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In cab wi-fi he says.... oh how I laughed! We're not even supposed to have our company issue mobile phones switched on whilst in the cab (apart from use in an emergency) let alone anything else! Cheers for the welcome Nidge

Cheers, I'm soft enough already according to my other half! Logging in and seeing other folks postings at 3 and 4am is a bit odd... I'm usually sat in a goods loop somewhere at that hour, or homeward bound in one of the staff vans listening to The 'Orrible 'Oo at full blast Nidge

Morning all, my first post in this thread as I'm usually on nights! Looking out of the window as I type this, the Autumn colours are wonderful, despite the gray sky looming above. The extra hour in bed was disturbed by one of the cats jumping on the bed demanding her breakfast as usual, some things never change. Waiting for the missus to get off the computer, I was sat on the bed with an Ivo Peters book listening to the local church bells wafting in through an open window... very nice. Planning on finishing off the weathering on my Bachmann Flying Pig today once the chores are done, about time really.... I've not touched it for over a year! In fact, I haven't done any modelling at all in the last twelve months.... Nidge

Boys Keep Swinging - David Bowie Nidge

The latest issue (November) of Backtrack magazine has a colour spread on steam powered breakdown cranes, with some useful photos. Nidge

Re post #477.... that last shot with the 9F on empty stock... looks how tidy the P/Way and cess are, and the lineside grass looks like grass matting on a layout! Been dipping into this fascinating thread from time to time, what an archive it's turned out to be B) Nidge

And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles Nidge

For Your Love - The Yardbirds Nidge

Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground Nidge

and er... Don't Bring Me Down - ELO Nidge

Sunshine Superman - Donovan Nidge

Land Of Hope And Glory - Edward Elgar (I think...) Nidge

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding Nidge

Born Free - Matt Monro (spelt it right this time!) Nidge (tried to be a biker once put my feet wouldn't reach the pedals)

You old smoothy... The End - The Doors Nidge

Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra Nidge

Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - The Jam Nidge

Caught 60 019 at Bescot this afternoon around 14.30 as it was waiting for the road out of the North End... About an hour beforehand, 60 009 came past me on the Sutton Park line, heading south light engine but I wasn't quick enough with the camera Nidge

Bus Stop - The Hollies Nidge

Last Train To London - ELO Nidge

More soundtrack stuff in the car over the weekend.... put on a nice Sweeney compilation which a mate gave me last week, it even has the 'Thames TV ident music before the opening theme.... took me right back to 1975 B) Also had 'Who's Next' on a lot recently, The Who at their best. Nidge

Roll Away The Stone - Mott The Hoople Nidge

Nice one Brian, looks strangely appealing in all over green, a la DP2! That handbrake chain looks a bit droopy.... at 100mph, you'll have some poor b*gg*rs eye out with that Still a beauty mind! Nidge

Thinking a bit more about it, I'm sure there were photos of both early domino Deltics published in Traction way, way back..... '9 was definitely mentioned but I'm b*gg*r*d if I can recall what the other one was. Therewas definitely at least one photo in the article though. Time to do some digging Nidge