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I might be wrong but I *think* that it's pencilled in for bank holiday Mondays PF Cumbrian Freighter railtour. Regards Guy

31297 was vac only in 1982 hence the brake van.....it would have been running as unfitted. Regards Guy

Liverpool Street 18/08/21 Still a proper looking unit (although no 310!) and crying out for a retro blue/pearl grey application. Consecutive 322484 and 322485 at the stops. Regards Guy

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Bachmann-46026-branchline-31075-class-46-Locomotive-in-BR-Blue-livery-/294266620458?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 I thought about sending him a message asking if he had been drinking........then I looked at the rest of the listings and realised he's clearly been drinking non-stop for months........ Regards Guy

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/bygones/9152781.50-years-since-east-lancs-express-collided-track/ Regards Guy

That'll T-cut out bab......

14th July 2021 465170 on the Grove Park - Bromley North shuttle. More wanderings on the SE with visits to Victoria, Waterloo amongst other termini. Felt like a different age at this particular location! Regards Guy

Mainline made a couple I recall in maroon, Replica did an open in maroon which come up occasionally, Airfix did some in LMS livery that need work and Bachmann do in crimson and cream.....and now maroon....in open and brake formats. If you've got a deep wallet Cheers Guy

My excuse is I was only looking out of one window :) Guy

Considering the only original feature appears to be the left hand tower thanks to remodelling courtesy of Luftwaffe I'm glad it still exists......however clinical it is now! Regards Guy

No it's Cannon St.! Just ended up there lol Regards Guy

67's by all accounts. Regards Guy

A very pleasant day yesterday 38 years on from chasing EPB's SUB's etc out of Waterloo......a revisit to the South East with a focus on 465/466's out of CX and LB given it looks like some of them are possibly now becoming a little long in the tooth. I do like this part of the world! I'm a Midlands kid! Regards Guy

LMS P3 Regards Guy

Mrs. Balders misunderstanding the concept of dealing with a busted window on one of her XC 170's.....cracking photo Regards Guy

I've seen some footage of the herd wandering up the tracks between the platforms through Nuneaton station yesterday. It really is a most bizarre watch. They weren't hanging around either! Regards Guy

I stumbled across this a while ago. A marvellous period look back at the way things were. M34005......one of the very first MK1 BSK's! Cor blimey guvnor, flat cap and shiny boots dontchya know and a team of formidable ladies! Regards. Guy

An interesting thread. It's now Abellio's Battersea bus depot, at which I work sometimes. Some of the rails under the rail overbridge are still in place in the tarmac as you turn into the depot and the milk facility would have been on the corner of the new garage structure. SL depot ( the old carriage sheds) adjoins the yard. Regards Guy

If you trawl Flickr you'll come across pictures of MK1's with NE prefix. Not that uncommon. I haven't got Longworth's tome on MK1 numbering but I'm sure there are plenty of specific examples in there. https://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=a8ef7792-6e12-4fa1-a684-0b5bdb9441f7&gid=3 Certainly NE24199 and NE24551 made it to the US where they remain in original untouched (although deteriorating externally) form. Regards Guy

It all looked a bit grim when it rolled out.......apocalyptic. Regards Guy

Is it just me, but does "shredding" seem like an awful way for anything to go?! I realise it's the cost effective way of reducing metal to it's base constitution for recycling but, just, *shudder* No-one wanted Buzz Lightyear to get shredded in Toy Story 3! Regards Guy

The GCR section at Newton has the road bridge arches excavated within the last few years to show what an imposing structure it really is! I'd love to know why they excavated it, as the infill previously meant access to the road was via a path up the right embankment. Looks so much better. And the nature reserve is the site of the old gravel quarry sidings that were initially opened to supply the railway during construction but later closed. Note the site of the old Newton signal box opposite, recessed into the cutting slope. Its a more difficult walk the other side of the A5.....the paths tend to parallel the railway, but you can see the scale of the embankments from the footpaths that go towards Shawell once you've gone round the quarry. You can pretty much follow the course of the line all the way to Lutterworth at a parallel. Regards Guy

Courtesy of Bantam61668 on the Flickr Regards Guy

Broughton Astley and Countesthorpe both have significant housing estates over the trackbed and South Wigston has an industrial park on it...... Regards Guy

Every day a school day for me when it comes to freight stock! Thanks Regards Guy