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Privileged to obtain a brakevan pass in order to "do" the Kingsbury branch, I turned up at Saltley to meet the T76 crew. The driver - Stan Massey insisted I ride on the footplate of his "choppers" because "it wasn't safe in the brakevan" !!! You can tell his style of driving from his right hand !!!
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| FULL! .. What a great photo |
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An unusual visitor to Bescot yard was 03198. Presumably en-route for attention.
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| Love the whitewalls! |
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M50400 was one of a small batch of ten power-trailer 2 car DMUs built by Park Royal. This car is M50400, couple to a Derby DTCL (known as class 108), the pair operating a Crewe-Nottingham service.
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| Hi Phil,
This is one of the best pictures of a class 103 in traffic with BR I have been able to find on the internet.
I wondered if you would be kind enough to let our group use it on a feature on our website as we have just purchased one of the last remaining Park Royal DMUs in exsistance.
You would be credited to the photo and a link could be provided to your site. Our site can be viewed here: http://www.helstondieselgroup.co.uk
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| Hi Phil,
This is one of the best pictures of a class 103 in traffic with BR I have been able to find on the internet.
I wondered if you would be kind enough to let our group use it on a feature on our website as we have just purchased one of the last remaining Park Royal DMUs in exsistance.
You would be credited to the photo and a link could be provided to your site. Our site can be viewed here: http://www.helstondieselgroup.co.uk
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| I run the e mail group http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/parkroyal103/ can I use this photo?
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A "JA" and a "KB" on BS shed !! The Southern Region was a master at using codes, the traction being no exception. The class 73s were known as JA for 73/0 and JB for 73/1. Similarly the 33 were KA, the Push-Pull variant being known as KB. This pairing of 33116 & 73002 brought the Severn Valley Express railtour up from Waterloo to Kidderminster for the SVR, then visited BS for servicing.
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| I used to think of sightings like this as "CITA" (Camel in the Arctic), applied to such events as when Western Ranger went all the way to Leeds or that Peak did the Waterloo-Exeter. |
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The inaugural weekday loco hauled train to Aberystwyth was worked by 37426 complete with headboard. A number of us were foolish enough to be on this 0410 departure from Shrewsbury on the Monday morning
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| An interesting picture. One of my interests is the working of carriage stock. I have written an article with the aid of the 1986/87 LMR CWN on the train working. This train was an Oxley half set which was joined at Shrewsbury with the first class half set. I would be interested in using a copy of this in my article (which is in "Update" the society journal for DEMU so I don't get paid). I would of course credit you and let you have a copy of the article text. Thanks for your help.
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M28379 and M29133 are on adjacent platforms at Birkenhead North. I only travelled on this line once to "do" the Rock Ferry and Hooton branches. The 502s and 503s still dominated the scene then but I have to confess to being ignorant of which these are !!!
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| They're Class 503's. they've had a door cut into the front to allow emergency access on the single bore Liverpool loop line, and the 502's were never treated that way. 502's tended to operate North Liverpool services only, where as 503's could be found on the 'Northern' line, but operated all 'Wirral' line services. |
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| Thanks very much for the advice on these. Just wish I'd spent more time up there.
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The NUR welfare fund arranged a trip to Koblenz for staff, spouses, partners etc. I can't name all the ladies apart from Sue Duff front row right. The back row are L-R coach dvr, Harry Bird, Fred Pass, Ish Patel, Joe Barnett, Cyril Rogers, Jeff Tolley, George Siverns, Bill Millington, Chris (Down Tower) John Aldridge, ? John Duff, Ginger Lewis, Ian Aldridge, Ralph Dukes. Others in the group were Paul Griffiths, Andy Forrester myself and Cyril Rist. I can't remember the names of the other men in the group
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| gingers name was graham lewis |
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33111 spent a weekend "buried" on the holding sidings at Bescot surrounded by class 20s. Adjacent roads see 20148 and 20143.
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| Hi there
As part owner of 33108 & 33111, I have set up dedicated fotopic sites for each loco and would like to include this image if thats OK by you? Cheers!
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40189 is held in Stoke station as I leave Stoke on a west country bound inter regional from Manchester. Stoke station had permissive working and a class 47 had crept up behind our train to drop onto the holding sidings.
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| I must take issue regarding the identity of this 40! Since the Weaver Junction derailment back in August 1975, 40189 did not return to traffic, nor did it have a domino headcode whilst it was in traffic. |
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In the transition from BR ownership to preservation, 40014 "Andania" spent some time on "Bamfords" siding at Bescot. The old six-wheel stores van was a regular fixture on this siding for many years
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| "Andania" was 40013. 40014 was "Antonia". |
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"split" 40126 on Bescot holding sidings
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| What's the old joke - some 40s were named after ships, and they should have named this one "Flying Dutchman" |
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40094 runs through Nuneaton
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| A nice picture. Just how I remember Nuneaton during the 1980s. I still can't get used to the new platform 6 and 7 built on the site of where the loco is standing..I think this line is now the up and down Arley line ( for platform 6...) |
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40158 stabled on Bescot. I used a graduated filter on this shot. I now wish I'd not used the zoom lense as much as I did !!
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| Did many 40s get "37-style" headcode-box covers? |
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Ex Pen yr Orsedd quarry Hunslet "Britomart" stands outside the Gelerts Farm workshop of the WHR (1964) Ltd during a visit to that railway in 1990.
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THE LOCO IS NOT FROM PENRHYN QUARRY BUT THE PEN Y ORSEDD QUARRY NANTLLE.
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Merddin Emrys runs into Minfford station with a train bound for Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Merddin Emrys is on the climb towards Rhiw Goch with a train bound for Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Robert Shrives, resplendent in British Rail uniform
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A right motley crew here in Feb 89 in the Bridge Restaurant in Walsall. Jon Beale, Kenny Lang, Ronnie Jordan, Mick Knowles, Dave Burley Steve Howard
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| Hiya Phil, re photo Motley crew. the 3rd from the left is Ron Jordon, i. he was originally a guard , then through ill health he took a job as a shunter in the yard, i believe he was a relation to Joe Barnet. gonna look at the rest of the photo's in a minit. i bumped into Peter Mellings in blackpool, at the railway conference for railway clubs 09/05/08 & he told me about the site. catch ya later Griff |
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| The bloke you dont know is Ronnie Jordan i think |
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One of Jason Pountney's photos of a pair of 31s in trouble at Water Orton. Loco numbers not known
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| Photo was taken by me.
How did you get it? |
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