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]]> Fri Feb 9 2007 Aviation in Florida USA http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c1029616.html Aviation in Florida USA Thursday 1 January 1998: Aviation in Florida USA

Kermit Week's N41081 is a Piper Navajo Chieftein outside a hangar in Lakeland N512XL Liberty XL taxiin out to the runways at Lakeland Regional SA227 A/C Metro minus an engine at Lakeland Regional airport. N360JL is a Rans RV-8 parked on the ramp at Lakeland Linder Regional airport Precision design Seastar amphibian N601SS parked up at Lakeland Regional airport

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1998 Photos taken by friends http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c822875.html This is a small collection of photos taken by friends who have allowed me to publish them here Thanks Monday 9 January 2006: This is a small collection of photos taken by friends who have allowed me to publish them here Thanks

On 4th January 2006 Freightliner Heavy Haul's 47841 in basic Virgin colours, hauls Virgin liveried Brush

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]]> Mon Jan 9 2006 Corporate blue - Brushes http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c577377.html This collection holds photos of BR blue and large logo liveried Brush diesel locos, but will include all class 47s irrespective of who built them (coz I don't which were built by BR at Crewe !!!). Monday 13 June 2005: This collection holds photos of BR blue and large logo liveried Brush diesel locos, but will include all class 47s irrespective of who built them (coz I don't which were built by BR at Crewe !!!).

31126 stands at Skipton with a Carlsle-Leeds service. 31135 hurries a train of parcels vans eastbound through Bath Spa. This loco was unique in carrying wrap round yellow around the windows. 31421 runs into Cheltenham with an early morning ECS train 47117 is the power for 1T04 Inverness-Glasgow overnight. Recently outshopped 47120 stands at Muir of Ord station with the 47352 hauls a set of MGRs through Wolverhampton, en route to Ironbridge power station. 47463 exits Dudley Tunnel towards Blowers Green with a trip for Brierley Hill 47463 on it's way back light to Bescot, passing over the road crossing and through the platform of the former LNW station at Wednesbury. 4S50 Dudley-Gushetfaulds freightliner squeals around the tight Bescot curve meeting the Walsall line on the right before crossing Bescot Jn and running onto the Goods line for a change of locomotive. A 47/4 approaches platform 2 at Coventry with an Inter regional for Paddington Large logo 47/4 working a Sunday morning Cross country service over Cannock chase. The train has already passed Brindley Heath crossing and is approaching the bridge where Slitting Mill Lane passes beneath the Cannock line. A no-heat 47 drags a Birmingham-Euston service past Daw Mill colliery en-route to Nuneaton A arty shot of a ubiquitous duff running into Winchester with a Poole - Manchester service. 31129 stands in platform 1 at Derby with a short parcels train - about all these underpowered heaps could manage - can you tell that I don't particularly care for the 31s - they did see off my favourite class 25s !!! 31256 lifts a Whiltemoor-bound train through Ryecroft Jn. The tracks on the left were the South Staffs lines to Brownhills and Lichfield One of the last workings across the Dudley line were the project Mercury cable trains. Here a 31 has left the Great Bridge Mercury base, passed through Wednesbury and is approaching Mesty Croft with a train for Bescot.

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]]> Mon Jun 13 2005 Corporate blue - English Electrics http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c577376.html This collection holds photos of BR blue and large logo liveried English Electric diesel locos. Monday 13 June 2005: This collection holds photos of BR blue and large logo liveried English Electric diesel locos.

A rather crummy shot but worthy of publication here. 50027 20073 & 20172 ease through the Down slow in Walsall station with a train of empty steel carriers for the northeast. The old goods shed is now a car park, and trains regularly use that platform 1 over there 20073 leads a classmate through Bescot station Whilst travelling home from New St one day I managed a quick picture of 20153 in Perry Barr loop with a train of MTVs from Witton. The loop has since been modified so that the access is from Soho bank. A view from just outside the office where I used to work. 20167 & 20174 cross the 20167 & 20174 prepare to draw their train of HUOs through the rapid loader at Daw Mill colliery running as 9T76 from, and returning to Hams Hall power station. A pair of class 20s trundle through Horbury cutting - a classic location for railway photography Who says class 20s only run round in pairs ? 4 English Electric Type 1s are stabled A class 20 slogs up Mesty Croft with a load of spoil for Wednesbury Tip. This was probably T16 the DCE trip loco. 37216 is stabled on Bescot holding sidings 37298 stands in Coton Hill yard Shrewsbury with a train of coal hoppers (HEAs). Note the odd signal in the background with arms facing both ways. 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 40047 on the Up holding sidings at Bescot, waiting it's next duty 40060 takes fuel at Bescot TMD. The eagle-eyed amongst you will note that there are no blue star jumper cables on the leading bogie, nor between the bogie and body - this loco carrying an 40153 was on the rear of a mixed DMU formation in Stoke station. We were on a loco-hauled Derby-Crewe service at the time. 40158 runs mainline through the Bescot yard complex with 6G80 Longport-Bescot service conveying export steel from BSC Shelton. The train will back onto the Down Receptions and be humped into the yard on the left of the picture. Quintessential British Rail in the Highlands 1980s style - Split box 37s, headlights, steam heat, Mk1s - Fantastic !!! This is 37114 at Garve. During the Pope's visit to Cardiff, 37302 works the Bristol portion of 4V73 from Basford Hall to Bristol, waiting relief here at Bescot. An an early morning in Spring - frost on the ground as 20084 and a mate wait relief on the Up & down Goods line at Bescot. The early morning sun also picks out the china clay tanks in the Down Local sidings behind them 20135 trundles along the 20159 prepares to work the fuel trip back from Derby to Toton. Note the brakevan on the rear, mandatory as the guard couldn't ride with the driver in those days. 20182 leads a sister and a brakevan through Walsall, probably T18 for MidCannock and a day of 37408 runs into Spean Bridge with a Fort William-Glasgow Queen St service 37425 leads an ailing 37408 upgrade out of Crianlarich towards it's home near Glasgow. I believe this was 37223 on the Cardigan Bay Express on 25th June 1978. Class 37s were quite rare down the Cambrian lines at that time and this example looks fairly fresh out of the works, with the sk In the transition from BR ownership to preservation, 40014 40022 rest on Bescot holding sidings. You can just make out the bolts on the bodyside that once held the nameplate 40024 stands in Dudley Port loop late afternoon with a train of oil for Albion, just down theroad. 40025 stands in New St prior to working the One of the best railtours ever run in the UK was the 40027 waits to leave Sheffield. 40057 was 40060 enters Wolverhampton on a rake of Mk1s. I think this was an ADEX - for those people who remember what an ADEX was !!!! BS Dvr Bill Thomas has eased up onto a rake of stock on Oxley's Upside carriage sidings and is now changing ends. 40079 was a fine loco, providing many Midlands cranks with an excellent day out in Edinburgh on a Longbridge-Edinburgh ADEX (theres that ADEX word again !!!) 40080 stands on Bescot holding sidings between duties 40094 runs through Nuneaton Spot the bashers as 40099 rolls into Stafford with a Manchester-Birmingham. 40104 shares the Newton Heath fueller with a class 25, beneath the Sodium lit Manchester sky. OK OK I know it is not blue - it's still BR though. 40122 whistles through Bescot on one of her appearances in the West Midlands 40122 runs over the hump for the Down Local sidings at Bescot, with another of the class further up towards the north end 40129 rolls through Bescot station on the up Grand Junction line with a train of oil, probably from Stanlow 40131 stabled at Bescot 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 !! 40174 is captured on Bescot holding sidingsn next to a hump shunting signal. I was travelling to the North York Moors railway on a DMU as we overtook 40181 on the goods line near Middlesbrough. 40184 stabled on Bescot at night. 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. 40194 heads a holiday train of Mk1s through Chester

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]]> Mon Jun 13 2005 Corporate blue - Sulzers http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c577373.html This collection holds photos of BR blue and large logo liveried Sulzer-engined locos except class 47 which appear in Corporate blue Brushs Monday 13 June 2005: This collection holds photos of BR blue and large logo liveried Sulzer-engined locos except class 47 which appear in Corporate blue Brushs

The weekday afternoon working from Sutton Park Post Office sidings to Curzon St in Birmingham was known as 6G20, later 3G20. 25215 was in charge on this occasion, passing Ryecroft Jn in Walsall. A rather poor quality scan from a print - 24142 in it's days as a train heating supply at Oxford. You may note that the loco is fitted with a class 25 cab roof at the No 1 end roof The Bescot area bank engine is 25161 on this particular night. The engine stands in the south end of Bescot's up yard, waiting the next call to provide banking assistance, either up the Soho bank, or up the Dudley line from Great Bridge An unrecorded ex-ScR 25 passes through Bescot with the Witton-Longport stone empties. 27004 storms up the Monessie Gorge in 1979 27004 is waiting time at an intermediate stop whilst working Mallaig-Glasgow QS in 1979 25036 stands in the outside of the shed at Bescot No prizes for guessing this location. the driver of 25044 applies power for the climb to Wednesbury, after taking Bescot curve at reduced speed. You could speculate that the loco is the Great Bridge banker. 25067 and 25037 are stabled on the south end of Bescot shed 25190, a sister, and a single class 20 are stabled on No 5 Up holding siding at Bescot. This location is now under several thousand tons of ballast as Network Rail's Virtual Quarry 25212 passes through the ex-LNWR station at Wednesbury with the daily Dudley-Beeston (Nottingham) freightliner service. To younger students of the UK railway scene it must be difficult to believe that such local intermodal services operated just over 20 years ago. The towers of Ocker Hill power station grace the skyline 25212 has run round 7J02 at Blodwell quarry and is about to start loading ballast. For those wagon fanatics the Sealion is DB982904. 25231 is stabled on Inverness shed A freezing cold day at Bescot. the first built of the series 3 class 25s is stabled here. Note the lack of blanking plate over the boiler compartment grille. 25276 has arrived in Stoke-on-Trent station yard with another load of steel from BSC's Shelton works, just up the road. The shunter who is Thanks to Mike for reviving my memory. 25309 and a sister were stabled in the bays at the north end of Skipton station, where I alighted from 31126 on a Carlisle-Leeds local. Nicknamed 25323 & 25277 have left Bescot North End with a trip for Washwood Heath, and are approaching Pleck junction where they will need to cross over onto the Slow lines through Walsall. 26019 stands in the rain at Stirling prior to departure for Edinburgh with the portion of the Inverness-Glasgow Queen St sleepers. 26037 stands waiting departure time at Perth. 26041 pauses at Garve with a standard Kyle line train of those days - a pair of TSOs sandwiching a BG. A class 26 receives attention inside it's home shed of Inverness 27001 departs Paisley Gilmour St with the morning boat train from Glasgow Central to Stranraer. The Sealink liveried stock was a little garish !! 27026 arrived on the rear of the ECS to form the 1200 Glasgow Central-Carlisle (note the oil tail lamp on the bracket). This was one of a small group of 27s which had it's boiler removed. A pair of Bescot's finest stand on the Up & Down goods line at Bescot In the 21 years of working at Bescot I cannot recall another occasion when a 33027 stands on the VSOE stock on the upper triangle at Reading. Note the ex LNER van which was used in the early years of the VSOE, as well as the SR style headcode discs on the crompton 33060 stands at Bristol Temple Meads with the final Cardiff Portsmouth service of the day, on the week that class 155s were withdrawn from service. 33060 later failed at Romsey and was dragged through to Pompey by 33021 - 3 hours late. 33101 heads a Waterloo-Salisbury service formed of NSE liveried Mk2s A class 33/1 runs into Andover with a Salisbury-Waterloo service. Although the class 33 45015 stands on a short rake of ECS in Darlington 45034 powers the Dewsbury cement tanks through Healey Mills. 45040 is braking for the junction at St Andrews having traversed the 45054 Is having relief in Walsall on 6E64 Trostre-Scunthorpe 45060 is running into the Bescot Yard complex with a class 9 freight from Stoke Cockshute yard. 45062 is steaming the stock for 1V50 2000 Newcastle-Bristol. A classic view of Dawlish sea wall as 45063 storms away from the station towards Newton Abbot. 45107 pauses briefly at Coventry with an inter-regional service to Reading. 45131 at Birmingham New St displays the typical workaday image of the big Derby Sulzers. The fuel tanks were in the No 1 end between the cab bulkhead and the radiators, with a fuel overflow on the roof. It became sloppy practice to fuel them until the liquid trickled down the sides. thus increasing their mortality risk. A regular turn for the Derby Sulzers were the Bristol-Glasgow and return sleeping car services between Bristol and Birmingham. The train was diagrammed for 16 Mk1 vehicles and was booked a banker in the Northbound direction up the Lickey. Here 45144 pauses at Cheltenham on the final leg of 1V56's journey from Scotland to the county of Avon. As the train was vacuum braked you can see the vacuum exhauster smoke rising from the solebar outlet towards the rear of the loco. When Dudley Freightliner Terminal closed in 1984, the daily service to Beeston was tansferred to Lawley St, often only a 5 set. An inter-regional bound for the northeast calls at Derby headed by a class 46 46004 has just passed under the M6 motorway by junction 9 and her flanges will shortly be squealing as she negotiates the Bescot curve on her way up to Dudley Freightliner terminal. Running as 0S50 this loco ran early evenings to Dudley to fetch 4S50 Dudley-Glasgow Gushetfaulds service into Bescot where the type 4 diesel was relaced by a pair of AC electric locos. 46021 displays the typical state of the class 46s towards the end. Indeed I think this loco was one of the batch which were reinstated from the Swindon graveyard. Note the yellow The secondman of 46033 has the boiler brewing nicely to heat the stock for 1S15 Carlisle-Edinburgh via Newcastle 45012 is dropping onto the up holding sidings at Bescot. 45014 is in pretty good condition on the holding sidings. Another two 45144 46032 runs into Derby on a summer saturday with Mk1 stock

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]]> Mon Jun 13 2005 British preserved standard gauge railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c562947.html Some pictures from the preserved scene in the UK Wednesday 1 June 2005: Some pictures from the preserved scene in the UK

Ex-SR 31806 stands at Alresford prior to working a service to Alton on the Mid Hants 31806 has run round at Alton on the Mid-Hants line and is ready to tackle the 1 in 40 gradient up to Medstead and Four Marks. 31806 enters Ropley on the Mid-Hants line with a train from Alresford This is how preserved steams engines should look. SR Gresley A4 pacific is on the final few yards of Old Hill bank with a charter for the northeast. Preserved Now is this a Cornish Branch in the early 1970s - or the SVR 1980s style ? D1013 Western Ranger waits for a northbound train to cross at Arley. The coach nearest the camera was the experimental lounge car SC14901 which SVR slod to the Telford Steam Railway. Ex BR Sulzer Type 2 otherwise known as BR class 24 No D5032 is held by signals at the entrance to Levisham. This journey was very atmospheric with steam heating in thecold dark weather. You can almost hear the gentle hiss of steam, the rhythmical splutter of the 6LDA and the odd whiff of boiler exhaust fumes !! Pure magic !! Ex BR class 25 D5217 (Tops No 25067) runs round it's train at Alresford on the Mid-Hants railway D818 stands outside the works at Swindon in recently applied BR green livery. One of the most heinous crimes was committed when this Ex LMS Black Five 45305 heads the

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]]> Wed Jun 1 2005 Austrian Federal Railways Electric locos http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c555067.html A collection of images of OBB electric locos Thursday 26 May 2005: A collection of images of OBB electric locos

1010.003 occupies one of the bay platforms at Innsbruck with the stock for a local train. The sun has yet to venture this far down the platform !! Two generations of serious horsepower pause briefly at Worgl station. The The small fleet of class 1018s maintained a daily diagram along the Westbahn into the final years. 1018.002 heads E644 Wien West-Innsbruck as far as Salzburg, pausing here at St Polten 1020.004 1020.030 has arrived at St Anton with a local (one coach) train from Bludenz Typical St Anton scene from the 1980s. 1020.040 stands on one of the loops while 1020.044 and 1020.041 have just arrived on the 5516 1544 Bludenz-St Anton. Shortly before 6am 1040.003 stands on the solitary coach forming the 0600 Semmering-Murzzuschlag. 1042.567 draws to a halt at Traunkirchen Ort on the Salzkammergut line with a train for Attnang Puchheim. At the time I was mildly disappointed that it was not a 1041 or an 1141 !! After covering the Villach 1020 overnight passenger diagram we returned to Austria on D420 Ljubliana-Dortmund. D420 is re-engined at Jesenice (border) by 1042.630 and 1043.010 whilst 1020.028 runs light engine through the station. 1046.005 departs Mistelbach with a local train. OBB class 1046 were reclassified as lightweight electric locomotives from their original designation of class 4061 which represented electric parcels cars in view of the compartment for which the large sliding door in the bodyside gave access. 1061.004 rests on it's home depot of Worgl 1067.003 was one of a small class of electro-hydraulic shunting locos constructed for the OBB, shown here at home - Selzthal. 1067.003 was one of a small class of electro-hydraulic shunting locos constructed for the OBB, shown here at home - Selzthal. Alpine railway working !! 1110.516 has arrived at St Anton with it's solitary coach, has uncoupled and is now A collection of oldies at Landeck shed. Green 1145.002 stands on 1670.09 with 1145.008 on an adjacent road Cab contrours of 1145.008 and 1670.09 at Landeck shed Power at Buchs. SBB AE 6/6 11470 and 11436 share the station with 1044.083 and 1110.526 1180.003 performs station pilot duties at Feldkirch, one task being shunting of the car carriers in the background,

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]]> Thu May 26 2005 Miscellaneous pictures such as shipping etc; http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c544323.html A scrapbox to throw the odds and ends into. Stuff like hovercraft, paddle steamers and other old vehicles !! Wednesday 18 May 2005: A scrapbox to throw the odds and ends into. Stuff like hovercraft, paddle steamers and other old vehicles !!

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]]> Wed May 18 2005 American Railroads in the West of the USA http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c542882.html I have visited the Western states of California and Nevada a couple of times and include Arizona in this collection of a few pictures. I have stayed in Palm Springs on three occasions and have been fascinated by this desert region. Flying into LAX then driving out on Interstate 10 towards San Bernadino, then Palm Springs, you pass the ex Southern Pacific yards at Colton which run for miles. After climbing to Beaumont you descend through a broad canyon into the desert at Palm Springs and the other nearby towns and cities. The steep gradients of the railroad which is adjacent for much of the way, mean that "thousands of horses" are needed to shift freight (and the thrice weekly AMTRAK passenger) trains up and down these grades. The line through the desert is lined with trees on both sides so photography there is not really an option. There is plenty of scope on the climb from Palm Springs to Beaumont through Cabazon though. For non-railway travellers there is excellent golf and a fine assortment of restaurants and shops to cater for all tastes. You can easily drop the partner / spouse at the Cabazon outlet mall to browse the designer labels while you observe the procession of UP trains powered by a galaxy of liveried locos. I photographed a train hauled by 7 locos in 5 liveries !! Tuesday 17 May 2005: I have visited the Western states of California and Nevada a couple of times and include Arizona in this collection of a few pictures. I have stayed in Palm Springs on three occasions and have been fascinated by this desert region. Flying into LAX then driving out on Interstate 10 towards San Bernadino, then Palm Springs, you pass the ex Southern Pacific yards at Colton which run for miles. After climbing to Beaumont you descend through a broad canyon into the desert at Palm Springs and the other nearby towns and cities. The steep gradients of the railroad which is adjacent for much of the way, mean that "thousands of horses" are needed to shift freight (and the thrice weekly AMTRAK passenger) trains up and down these grades. The line through the desert is lined with trees on both sides so photography there is not really an option. There is plenty of scope on the climb from Palm Springs to Beaumont through Cabazon though. For non-railway travellers there is excellent golf and a fine assortment of restaurants and shops to cater for all tastes. You can easily drop the partner / spouse at the Cabazon outlet mall to browse the designer labels while you observe the procession of UP trains powered by a galaxy of liveried locos. I photographed a train hauled by 7 locos in 5 liveries !!

Caught the wrong side of the tracks by this eastbound manifest with three on the front and four on the rear, decending towards Palm Springs. UP2263 is attached to the rear of an eastbound freight through Palm Springs. This loco is one of a quartet of the General Motors EMD SD series. Union Pacific SD50 2227 The quartet of SDs roll though Palm Springs AMTRAK station on the rear of an eastbound freight UP5743 was separated from sister 5721 by a rake of hopper wagons which were being loaded from the adjacent Cabazon Quarry. Although the quarry loading track is inclined, it is not as fierce as the mainline in the midpicture. A multi-coloured lashup The wind turbines are very characteristic of this landscape as this heavy freight descends into the desert 100 degrees F in the valley but still snow on the peaks !!! UP5017 leads a quartet of UP The Sunset Limited runs thrice weekly from Orlando FL to Los Angeles in California and is often late after travelling for two days. Today she was only a respectable 30 minute late as she climbs the ca The Sunset Limited is still climbingtowards the summit of Beaumont way beyond the Morongo Casino on the skyline. Up 4847 and CSX 7891 are flat out through the reverse curves as they struggle with another heavy load of boxes. Photographing freight trains in the USA is very different to the tiny trains in the UK !!! This westbound intermodal is headed by UP4847 and CSX7891 and was climbing this tortuous grade at around 15mph. The heat shimmer rises from these two hard working diesels and distorts the view of the traffic on Interstate 10 which parallels the ex Southern-Pacific route in this area. An indication of the fairly short length of this train - it all fits into the picture !!! Those wind turbines are huge !!

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]]> Tue May 17 2005 The Bescot Open Day era http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c508837.html A group of railway-minded people from Bescot set up the Bescot Open Day Committee to arrange an Open Day for 1988, followed by others in 1990 and 1992. I volunteered for the Publicity Officer for the first Open Day, but felt I was more suited to the practical side of setting up the exhibits. I had an immense amount of fun at this time keepng people awake all night while shunting the yard and the exhibits. For those of you who have been to Bescot you will realise that the site is very long and a requirement was to provide a "wall" of wagons stretching from the South end of the yard complex all the way along the Up Goods Line to the station - a distance of nearly a mile. The idea was to draw out rafts of wagons road by road, and push them up the Goods Line. When the yard was clear of wagons the exhibits could be layed out for display. 37298 admirably performed this task on the first Open Day, with a member of class 27, then class 26 on the subsequent years. One of the attractions for the first open day was to exhibit a class 02. Messrs Lunt, Comley and Pitt of Pensnett industrial estate kindly agreed to the loan of 02003 provided we place their logo on one cabside, with 02003 and BR arrow on the other. I organised several working parties to Pensnett to clean and paint "Peter" and colleagues robbed parts from "Sam" to provide a complete working loco. The lads who were involved in this project were John and Bob Kendrick, Martin Davies, Steve Howard, Dave Burley, Robin Coles and myself I hope to include a few images of this short period of time. At the last open day a group of lads headed (I believe) by Bob Kendrick painted 20160 into a unique colour scheme to be known as "BoBo" for charity fundraising. I don't have a photo myself but this link will take you to Paul Bettany's view of this loco on the Down Local being painted for the event - http://locostabling.fotopic.net/p9556202.html Wednesday 20 April 2005: A group of railway-minded people from Bescot set up the Bescot Open Day Committee to arrange an Open Day for 1988, followed by others in 1990 and 1992. I volunteered for the Publicity Officer for the first Open Day, but felt I was more suited to the practical side of setting up the exhibits. I had an immense amount of fun at this time keepng people awake all night while shunting the yard and the exhibits. For those of you who have been to Bescot you will realise that the site is very long and a requirement was to provide a "wall" of wagons stretching from the South end of the yard complex all the way along the Up Goods Line to the station - a distance of nearly a mile. The idea was to draw out rafts of wagons road by road, and push them up the Goods Line. When the yard was clear of wagons the exhibits could be layed out for display. 37298 admirably performed this task on the first Open Day, with a member of class 27, then class 26 on the subsequent years. One of the attractions for the first open day was to exhibit a class 02. Messrs Lunt, Comley and Pitt of Pensnett industrial estate kindly agreed to the loan of 02003 provided we place their logo on one cabside, with 02003 and BR arrow on the other. I organised several working parties to Pensnett to clean and paint "Peter" and colleagues robbed parts from "Sam" to provide a complete working loco. The lads who were involved in this project were John and Bob Kendrick, Martin Davies, Steve Howard, Dave Burley, Robin Coles and myself I hope to include a few images of this short period of time. At the last open day a group of lads headed (I believe) by Bob Kendrick painted 20160 into a unique colour scheme to be known as "BoBo" for charity fundraising. I don't have a photo myself but this link will take you to Paul Bettany's view of this loco on the Down Local being painted for the event - http://locostabling.fotopic.net/p9556202.html

Myself (L) and Ken Broome are photgraphed holding the commemorative brass Sister Dora plaque which was cast by Tony Bill for 31430. TCS Terry Dugard is in the BOP to the left of the picture. 02003 stands by the coal yard. I believe this loco (formerly D2853) was one of only three class 02s to carry their TOPS number, the others being 02001 and 02004. None of this trio received BR blue. Thanks to BR shunt engine expert Bob Kendrick for this snippet of info. A view of the Most of the people responsible for the cosmetic restoration of 02003. Myself, John Kendrick, Robin Coles, Steve Howard, Martin Davis and Bob Kendrick On the eve of the first Bescot Open Day I was busy shifting convoys of locos and rolling stock in and out of the Upside yard. Graham Wilkes took this monochrome photo of me climbing onto a class 56 which we used as a shunt loco. Peter and Sam stand in the sun outside their home at Pensnett Scruffy Sam and Perfect Peter pose for the camera !!!

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]]> Wed Apr 20 2005 Aviation - In flight refuelling http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c508245.html I was very privileged to take a place on two flights arranged by friends and colleagues, with the RAF. This was in the days when flying was considered a great deal safer than it is now, indeed I doubt that what we did then would be allowed now. The first squadron to host us was 101 Squadron at Brize Norton who had already developed links with railwaymen and women. We were taken up from Brize in RAF K3 tanker ZA147 "F". In civil terms this was a Vickers VC10 built as an airliner, but converted into an air refuelling tanker utilising the hose and drogue system. We flew in "racetrack" patterns over the North Sea while a number of fast jets came to take fuel from us. Not to be outdone by 101 squadron, the "Wide" boys of 216 Squadron who operate Lockheed TriStar tanker/transports agreed to host us. We were shown around one of the ex British Airways TriStars, but unfortunately, the aircraft was not considered servicable enough to fly non-military personnel. The option excercised was to allow 10 squadron to host us in transport VC10 XV107. This mission involved meeting three other aircraft over the North Sea so that an RAF Hercules could photograph a three ship formation of 216 Squadron TriStar, 10 Squadron VC10 and 101 Squadron VC10. Ironically, the VC10 which flew with us on the second trip was ZA147 on which our first trip was undertaken. I had a fantastic time and extend my thanks to all who helped arrange these two trips, particularly Paul Dalton, Terry Farren and Dave Mutty Wednesday 20 April 2005: I was very privileged to take a place on two flights arranged by friends and colleagues, with the RAF. This was in the days when flying was considered a great deal safer than it is now, indeed I doubt that what we did then would be allowed now. The first squadron to host us was 101 Squadron at Brize Norton who had already developed links with railwaymen and women. We were taken up from Brize in RAF K3 tanker ZA147 "F". In civil terms this was a Vickers VC10 built as an airliner, but converted into an air refuelling tanker utilising the hose and drogue system. We flew in "racetrack" patterns over the North Sea while a number of fast jets came to take fuel from us. Not to be outdone by 101 squadron, the "Wide" boys of 216 Squadron who operate Lockheed TriStar tanker/transports agreed to host us. We were shown around one of the ex British Airways TriStars, but unfortunately, the aircraft was not considered servicable enough to fly non-military personnel. The option excercised was to allow 10 squadron to host us in transport VC10 XV107. This mission involved meeting three other aircraft over the North Sea so that an RAF Hercules could photograph a three ship formation of 216 Squadron TriStar, 10 Squadron VC10 and 101 Squadron VC10. Ironically, the VC10 which flew with us on the second trip was ZA147 on which our first trip was undertaken. I had a fantastic time and extend my thanks to all who helped arrange these two trips, particularly Paul Dalton, Terry Farren and Dave Mutty

A pair of RAF Leuchars based Xv squadron Tornados over the North sea, after receiving fuel from VC10 K3 An Italian Air Force Tornado from the Joint training establishment at RAF Cottesmore formates with us prior to taking fuel. The jets normally formate on the right side of the tanker, then drop back into position behind it to take gas. When the fast jets are topped up they formate to the left side of the tanker before leaving to resume their own operation. One of the most graceful airliners to operate around the world, the four-engined Vickers VC10 was a true beaut in my opinion. This was ZA147 flying in formation with us over the North Sea

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]]> Wed Apr 20 2005 British Rail - after privatisation http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c503977.html There won't be so many pictures here as I havn't taken too many British railway pictures post 1994. Although it is a far more colourful railway the choice of traction unit has diminished along with my interest !!! Sunday 17 April 2005: There won't be so many pictures here as I havn't taken too many British railway pictures post 1994. Although it is a far more colourful railway the choice of traction unit has diminished along with my interest !!!

47716 is stabled in Liverpool Lime Street on a set of vans. One of the few post-privatisation pics I have, this was taken prior to catching a train back to Brum having arrived in Speke airport on a short flight from Birmingham on a Lockheed Electra - thanks again Mike !! 47381 carrying Railfreight Petroleum sub-sector livery, stands on the Up Goods line at Bescot with a train of Tiger Rail Leasing box wagons. A class 31 has run onto the Up Goods behind the train under Permissive signalling arrangements. 37235 stands at Shrewsbury with 6J43 Bescot-Gobowen Speedlink Coal Network service with Domestic coal in HEAs for J Smallshaw's depots at Shrewsbury and Gobowen With the power controller in the 47474 heads a mixed raft of vacuum braked spoil carriers past the site of Essington rapid loader towards Landywood on the Down Cannock line. 86226 and 31439 share a siding in Liverpool Lime St station. The Regional Railways colours were quite smart when clean.

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]]> Sun Apr 17 2005 British Rail - Corporate blue http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c502669.html A selection of pictures from the time when everything had to be painted all-over blue. Large logo blue also features here. Friday 15 April 2005: A selection of pictures from the time when everything had to be painted all-over blue. Large logo blue also features here.

Look at all that Corporate blue !! A class 56 runs through Bescot station on the Down Main whilst running round a train on the Up Goods. An unidentified class 83 at Wolverhampton station An unusual visitor to Bescot yard was 03198. Presumably en-route for attention. 08416 is the Stoke yard pilot as 25276 has just arrived with a trip working from the BSC Shelton works at Etruria Ex-works 08656 stands on the north end of Bescot TMD - look at those white buffers !!! A view from the Down Tower in Bescot marshalling yard. The Down hump shunt loco is shunting A class 105 Cravens 2 car unit works a Walsall-Birmingham service through the middle of the Bescot complex Two generations of Derby built diesel railcar. 150123 passes a class 108 unit and a pair of class 20s at Stoke-on-Trent One of the token-exchanger fitted 25s, 25270 with the number on the 2nd mans side is stabled on the left. 20077 is 25218 is running light on the Down main at Bescot whilst 40181 is trundling down the Up & Down Goods line with 4S50 Dudley-Glasgow freightliner. The 40 will come off here and return to the holding sidings. The fresh power should be a class 86 and a class 87 which would have recently arrived from Wolverhampton off Down Euston services. It was practice to put the 87 A number of Scottish class 303 units were transferred south to Longsight depot for working the Hadfield line services, as well as other Nor' Western duties. One diagram involved working a Crewe-Birmingham overnight, returning with 1P16 0625 Birmingham New St-Lancaster, seen here at Wolverhampton displaying The final class 304 still running as a 4-car unit, has left Bescot and is diving under the M6 motorway towards Pleck Jn and Walsall. Just about to leave Bristol Temple Meads behind a class 45, when Ajax rolls in, whilst 33111 spent a weekend 56047 stabled on Bescot Holding Sidings in the early morning sun. Late evening and 56059 clatters across the points from the Walsall lines heading into Bescot yard, at the end of another day of work in the South Staffordshire coalfields. 56102 shares a siding with a class 87 as she is prepared for another duty. An early morning view of 56117 on Bescot holding sidings being preapred for another day of 56117 passes through Walsall on her way to work A very damp and miserable day at St Andrews Jn in Birmingham. A 56 is cautiously approaching with a set of empty MGRs from Dicot power station for the north. The traction motor blowers are 83005 is in the loco siding, manned up ready to work 1S19 Bristol-Glasgow sleeper forward from Birmingham New St. The sleeper had to use platform 5, the only road long enough to cope with 16 Mk1 coaches. this loco siding has now been converted into platform 4c for Stour Valley local services. 83012 86244 proceeds cautiously through Oldbury Station during it's transformation into Sandwell & Dudley. An 86 heads a Manchester bound inter regional into Stoke on Trent A class 87 is buffered up to 25104 on Bescot HS A view of Bescot Downside yard towards the North end. A shot of Bescot holding sidings with a A M22358 entering Birkenhead North M23688 New Brighton - sorry about the lamp post !!! A picture says a thousand words !! The reason we went to Birkenhead North was to ride on the class 502s and 503s before their replacement. M28373M will shortly be torched after replacement by the likes of 508015 newly transferred from Wimbledon still displaying Effingham junction destination blinds and WD sticker M28379 and M29133 are on adjacent platforms at Birkenhead North. I only travelled on this line once to 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. BRCW class 104 DMU car M53461 and 25080 share the cover of Newton Heath depot late evening. A picture few enthusiasts would have bothered with 20 years ago -

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]]> Fri Apr 15 2005 Aviation http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c500648.html I developed an interest in aviation in the mid 1980s after scooping a couple of Air UK Fokker Friendships on a trip to Jersey with the Bescot NUR welfare trip. From then on I enjoyed all sorts of trips in all manner of aircraft - some will be pictured here. My continued thanks to Mike for all your help. Wednesday 13 April 2005: I developed an interest in aviation in the mid 1980s after scooping a couple of Air UK Fokker Friendships on a trip to Jersey with the Bescot NUR welfare trip. From then on I enjoyed all sorts of trips in all manner of aircraft - some will be pictured here. My continued thanks to Mike for all your help.

Our first long-haul holiday was a week Florida and a week in the Dominican Republic. We arrived at Santa Domingo to discover a boneyard of piston-engined transports aircraft. Due to heat haze and tinted windows it was difficult to photograph the planes there but there were three connies, three C46s, countless DC3/4/6/7, a Martin 4-0-4 and others. The highlight if my holiday was to see connie HI 583 CT take off on a freight run - truly a graceful aircraft !! A TAP TriStar is lining up on the runway at Santa Domingo airport The Santa Domingo boneyard Our honeymoon was in One of British Airways' fleet of Birmingham based BAC 1-11s is parked on the sun-kissed ramp at Birmingham, just after a rainstorm. A day trip to Santa Domingo airport was quite cool for me. I sat in an air-conditioned An Air France TriStar !!! This leased airframe was observed in Paris Orly in June 1990. One of my favourite little jets, the exceedingly noisy BAC 1-11s were good for pure thrash !!! This little -200 owned by air Lingus was registered EI-ENH. Presume it is now Coke cans !!!! An image of F-BJEN being towed across the ramp at Paris Orly in June 1990 Aerospatiale Caravelle F BJTU taxis through the maze of taxiways at Paris Orly airport in June 1990. An Air Algerie 737-200 takes another taxiway in the opposite direction. In the far distance another joint Aerospatiale product rests in the airpark - an Air France liveried Concorde. Another pic of F-BJTU taxiing at Paris Orly F-BTTC, an Air Inter Dassault Mercure is towed along a taxiway in Paris Orly Air Charter operated several Caravelles, F-GDFY is parked at Birmingham airport. F GEPC receives some minor attention on the ramp at Paris Orly whilst clouds drift across the sun creating a dappled landscape. Hands up those who remember Virgin Viscounts - hellfire !!!! I managed to scoop APEY, AOYP and BLNB although the latter was in BAF colours. For the unitiated, Mr Branson decided to operate a Luton / Gatwick connection to Maastricht in Holland, using wet-leased Vickers Viscounts operated by British Air Ferries of Southend. Took a trip out to Austria for Christmas in 1988. We enjoyed a G-AYMG is a Dart Herald parked on the ramp at Birmingham airport. A typical BHX picture from the 1990s. A Britannia Boeing 767 is loading passengers and baggage for another holiday destination whilst Birmingham-based British Airways BAC 1-11 G AZMF waits it's next duty Shot through the window of a Vickers Viscount this is a Cal-Air DC10 registered G-BJZE at Gatwick Airport Virgin Atlantic's feeder operation between Maastricht and Luton/Gatwick was operated by wet-leased British Air Ferries Vickers Viscounts. The Virgin liveried Viscounts were AOYP and APEY. This was BLNB which stood in, operating a Maastricht-Gatwick service this afternoon. G BMAB one of British Midland's fleet of Douglas DC9-15s rest on stand at Birmingham airport Another 1990s BHX view on the cargo ramp. G TNTB was one of the BAe 146 variants known as the Aerochago's HI583CT taxis from the ramp towards the runway at Santa Domingo airport in the Dominican Republic HI583CT taxis out of the boneyard A Hunting operated Lockheed Electra taxis into the sunset. A view through the viewing windows at BHX. LN-SUV a Braathens 737-200 taxis onto stand as European Air charter Caravelle F-GDFY is parked on a remote stand N1257A, a Grumman Goose rests on the ramp at Marathon in the Florida Keys. This February 1997 view captured the amphibian just over a year before it was re-registered to cooler climes on the Canadian list. A pair of DC3s parked up at Coventry. N170GP was engineless. The only time I ever saw a USAF SR71 Whilst on holiday in San Diego we drove out to Point Loma or Cabrillo as it is also known. This headland is roughly 450 feet ASL and overlooks San Diego Naval Air station. This Herc took off from the Air Tahiti Nui A340 F-OSEA taxis out of LAX 14.05.05. Photographed through two windows eight feet apart !!! N711HK fitted with winglets is on the roll at LAX 14.05.05 N373SW carries the new Southwest Airlines livery at LAX 14.05.05 American Eagle N848AE taxis out of LAX 14.05.05 Kermit Weeks' P40 Tomahawk performed a little display for us in the afternoon. N226CS a Twin Otter taxis to the DHC-6 Twin Otter N226CS taxis along the grass strip at Polk City FL with another cargo of one way trippers !!! A Boeing Stearman owned by one of the Waldo Wright's flying team, taxis out of the Polk City ramp for another pleasure flight into the skies above Florida N433CA taxis along the grass strip at Polk City airfield in Nov 2005 Casa 212s N433CA and N7241E are taxi'ing back to the ramp at Polk City FL for another human cargo. N223AL was one of a pair of DHC-6 Twin Otters perfoming para dropping from Polk City airfield in Nov 2005 Air Canada Westjet C-GWJF taxis at Tampa International in Nov 2005 N471Ua prepares to exit the runway at Tampa Interational with a Delta 767 N394DA taxis past company hardware on the ramp at Tampa International in Nov 2005 F GRYL a Twin Air Beech 1900 is parked at Jersey's airport on a dull day in December 2005 G XLMB is a second from touchdown on Jersey's runway on a dark and dreary Wednesday 14th December 2005. The dreariness is not helped by the smoked glass of the airport windows !!!! BMI Baby 737 500 series G BVZG taxis towards it's stand at Jersey International airport 14.12.05 G XLMB taxis around the terminal to the business aviation park at Jersey airport 14.12.05

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]]> Wed Apr 13 2005 British Rail - rattle the paint cans http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c499421.html This is a collection of pictures taken when the corporate blue / large logo image was being replaced by bold new liveries - Inter City, Network Southeast etc. Wednesday 13 April 2005: This is a collection of pictures taken when the corporate blue / large logo image was being replaced by bold new liveries - Inter City, Network Southeast etc.

47553 at the head of the Royal Train at Bescot in the West Midlands. This train was slowing to a halt for Driver relief. 08832 and ex works 47345 stand on opposite sides of the Grand Junction lines at Bescot, the 08 performing a shunt towards the Down Local sidings. A pair of class 31s head an Aberystwyth bound train past my mother's house in Derwenlas in May 1992. Note the full OY rake of stock including Mk3 catering car - devoid of power from these 37285 is rounding the final curve through Blowers Green towards Dudley tunnel with 6M72 the china clay from St Blazey to Stoke. This English Electric type 3 will have been on full power since leaving Stourbridge Jn but the driver will be easing her off soon. the view from outside my mum's (then) house. An unidentified 37/4 on a ballast at Derwenlas on the Cambrian line on 7th April 1991. One of the smartest class 47s in their extended history (in my opinion) was 47615 An unrecorded 56 thunders through Basingstoke with a train of ARC stone wagons. During the 5 WES construction programme a number of 4 REPs were withdrawn from service to donate traction motors. Pairs of class 73s substituted powering the TC trailer units. Here a pair of EDs propel an 8TC formation onwards to Waterloo from Southampton Airport Parkway A class 73 runs through Eastleigh with the ECS from the overnight mails and papers. Short lived identity 86502 reposes on Bescot holding sidings In the 1980s we were conscious of all the prototypes which people missed. We were determined not to let 89001 slip into that category, doing a bash to Stevenage for it on the 1736 Kings Cross - Peterboro The third member of the class 91s was constructed at Crewe and brought to Bescot, for onward movement to Doncaster via Tinsley. The brand new machine is seen here being backed up onto 7E38 Bescot-Tinsley hauled by the diagrammed pair of class 31 diesels M55966 as half of set 920 stands in platform 1 at Birmingham New St. This was an attempt by thesectorised British Rail to create a low cost parcels fleet. Would a fleet of 70mph DMUs have achieved this in the long term ? For the record this unit was built as a 4 car Diesel multiple unit to convey passengers between Bedford and St Pancras, prior to electrification. This fleet of A class 25 shares the Bescot holding sidings with 87006 adorned in a unique scheme. 37679 has traincrew relief on the Up Main at Bescot with a train of steel for Wolverhampton. 47371 is performing a shunt at Kingswinford Jn on the Stourbridge-Walsall route. The track which disappears around the back of the signalbox is the Pensnett branch - formerly the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton railway via Wombourne to Oxley and Wolverhampton. A blue 47 heads a northbound train over the Cannock chase as 47508 passes it on a southbound working. Hednesford station is in the distance, but was just a single platform on the upside when this shot was taken. 58008 departs from Bescot's Down Local sidings with another train of MGRs to one of the West Midland coal loading points - another typical day in the life of a class 58 !! Scotrail liveried 47701 powers a Mk 2 Ex works 31270 in Railfreight grey livery rests on Bescot holding sidings A pair of 33/1s sandwich an 8TC set on the approah to Basingstoke.

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]]> Wed Apr 13 2005 British preserved narrow gauge railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c496486.html Pictures will appear here of narrow gauge, and miniature subjects in the United Kingdom. Being brought up in Wales I was drawn to the Great Little Trains of Wales, particularly the Talyllyn and the Festiniog lines. Sunday 10 April 2005: Pictures will appear here of narrow gauge, and miniature subjects in the United Kingdom. Being brought up in Wales I was drawn to the Great Little Trains of Wales, particularly the Talyllyn and the Festiniog lines.

Still carrying BR blue livery VoR No 7 Owain Glyndwr takes water at Capel Bangor with an enthusiasts special. Ironically, it is No 7 that is carrying the Prince of Wales' feathers - could have been No 9 !!! VoR No 9 Prince of Wales was repainted into Cambrian Railways livery for the final period of BR ownership. The loco is shown here at Aberystwyth in practically ex works condition. Ex Pen yr Orsedd quarry Hunslet Chaka's Kraal No 6 at work on the WHL 1964 Ltd line in Portmadoc Chaka's Kraal No 6 with the ex VOR brakevan in tow at Portmadoc Conwy Castle stabled with one of the Penrhyn An indication of the mountainous nature of the Festiniog Railway is gained here as Conwy Castle heads a train from Blaenau Ffestiniog through Tanygrisiau's cuttings and embankments. Merddin Emrys runs into Minfford station with a train bound for Blaenau Ffestiniog Merddin Emrys is on the climb towards Rhiw Goch with a train bound for Blaenau Ffestiniog Irish Mail operates a demonstration freight at the Welsh Highland (1964) Ltd terminus in Portmadoc Merddin Emrys at Portmadoc Harbour station Mountaineer drifts downhill through Tanygrisiau with a Portmadoc bound train Russell at the WHR (1964) Ltd station in Portmadoc Franco Belge built 0-8-0 runs round at Welshpool to take a Welshpool and Llanfair Railway service back to Llanfair Caereinion. Karen carrying a different livery on the opposite side WHR No & Karen at Portmadoc Ex Sierra Leone No 85 carries a light dusting of snow in this picture taken at Heniarth on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Whilst still under BR ownership Vale of Rheidol No 7 Ffestiniog Railway Ex Corris Railway No 3 is now domiciled on the Talyllyn Railway as No 3 Sir Hadyn. The loco ran for several seasons as

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]]> Sun Apr 10 2005 Oops - that should'na happened !!! http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c496480.html A collection of pictures of mishaps, derailments etc. No names no pack drill !!!!! Sunday 10 April 2005: A collection of pictures of mishaps, derailments etc. No names no pack drill !!!!!

A regular working during the night, into Birmingham's Curzon St parcels depot was a working from Wrexham. I believe it was a salop crew who worked this job, the bloke this night running out of shunt neck at Grand Jn !!! 58011 disgraces itself at the lead from the Up Goods line onto the Up holding sidings. The guy in the orange jacket is Errol Belfon a shunter at Bescot who just wanted his picture taken !!! Another view of the stricken 25321 - a little fuzzy coz I was on a moving train at the time !! The Saltley bank pilot was 31120 on this day but disgraced itself on the bank engine siding. The photo is credited to bob Dunn of Wolverhampton One of Jason Pountney's photos of a pair of 31s in trouble at Water Orton. Loco numbers not known 58011 on the floor on the lead from the Up holding sidings onto the Up Goods line at Bescot 45066 disgraced itself at the exit to the Up holding sidings at Bescot. Fortunately, the breakdown team were just up the road at that time so the rather heavy Sulzer type 4 was soon rerailed. A slight mishap in the Up yard at Bescot !!!

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]]> Sun Apr 10 2005 Irish Railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c494414.html I've only ever crossed the Irish Sea three times, only once to the Republic, but I certainly enjoyed by brief day trips. The first trip was as a result of "overdossing" on the Glasgow-Stranraer overnight, where I ended up on a dead end move at the Scottish port. I decided to take the ferry to Larne, and filled in with a class 70 unit Larne Harbour-Larne Town, then walking back to the port !!!! The second trip took me to Belfast for a slightly more extensive bash of the DEMUs of NIR. The final trip (maybe not so final) was an ITG railtour. Travelled with John Duff on the overnight Crewe-Holyhead, then ferry to Dun Loaghaire, for the DART to Dublin Connolly. I took these pictures while waiting for the railtour which was a pair of class 121s from Dublin to Limerick Jn for 001 (herself) via Ennis and Athenry back to Dublin, extended through to Dun Loaghaire due to late running. I wish I'd done more over there with the baby GMs but it is sadly too late now. Saturday 9 April 2005: I've only ever crossed the Irish Sea three times, only once to the Republic, but I certainly enjoyed by brief day trips. The first trip was as a result of "overdossing" on the Glasgow-Stranraer overnight, where I ended up on a dead end move at the Scottish port. I decided to take the ferry to Larne, and filled in with a class 70 unit Larne Harbour-Larne Town, then walking back to the port !!!! The second trip took me to Belfast for a slightly more extensive bash of the DEMUs of NIR. The final trip (maybe not so final) was an ITG railtour. Travelled with John Duff on the overnight Crewe-Holyhead, then ferry to Dun Loaghaire, for the DART to Dublin Connolly. I took these pictures while waiting for the railtour which was a pair of class 121s from Dublin to Limerick Jn for 001 (herself) via Ennis and Athenry back to Dublin, extended through to Dun Loaghaire due to late running. I wish I'd done more over there with the baby GMs but it is sadly too late now.

A pair of class 121s enter Dublin Connolly light loco. No 126 leads it's sister. From the lighting displayed it appears that class 141 No 142 is the coaching stock pilot at Dublin Connolly. Displaying typical EMD 567 clag, No 145 departs from Dublin Connolly with some older stock in tow. Class 181 No 189 takes the through platforms at Dublin Connolly.

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]]> Sat Apr 9 2005 German narrow gauge railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c494266.html As mentioned in another collection, my first trip to Germany was partly to visit the metre-gauge Harz system. This system was such an experience to me. Huge 2-10-2s storming up 1 in 30 gradients with steam everywhere and shrieking whistles - fantastic !!!! I've not been back to the Harz system since 1988 so I cannot comment on how the system is today, but if it is anything like the system I remember, I stongly urge anyone to go for a visit. Saturday 9 April 2005: As mentioned in another collection, my first trip to Germany was partly to visit the metre-gauge Harz system. This system was such an experience to me. Huge 2-10-2s storming up 1 in 30 gradients with steam everywhere and shrieking whistles - fantastic !!!! I've not been back to the Harz system since 1988 so I cannot comment on how the system is today, but if it is anything like the system I remember, I stongly urge anyone to go for a visit.

The metre gauge Harz mountains network is very popular these days. I first visited the system in 1983 when some of the fleet were temporarily running in oil fired mode. One of the standard Babelsberg 2-10-2ts stands in Wernigerode station with a through train to Nordhausen. As can be seen from the number, this loco was carrying it's oil firing number 99.0233. 99.6001 and 99.6102 are prepared for duties outside Gernrode shed in 1983. A brace of standard design of 2-10-2t s stand at Eisfelde Tahlmuhle.

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]]> Sat Apr 9 2005 German Railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c494262.html German Railways were of considerable interest to me, particularly the "forbidden" East Germany. Apart from travelling via the DB to Austria in 1981 and 1982 my first real trip to Germany was in 1983 to try and scoop a couple of the legendary V200s before their withdrawal. This trip also included the first trip to the Harz system which was repeated in 1985 and 1988. I havn't been back to the Harz since German reunification. Saturday 9 April 2005: German Railways were of considerable interest to me, particularly the "forbidden" East Germany. Apart from travelling via the DB to Austria in 1981 and 1982 my first real trip to Germany was in 1983 to try and scoop a couple of the legendary V200s before their withdrawal. This trip also included the first trip to the Harz system which was repeated in 1985 and 1988. I havn't been back to the Harz since German reunification.

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]]> Sat Apr 9 2005 People http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c494217.html In the course of my interests and employment in the railway industry (and transport in general) I have made a number of friends and met the odd character. Because I moved away from home at the age of 18 to further my career (not much promotion in Mid Wales !!!) Bescot became a "second home" to me for 21 years. Many of the railway folk at Bescot were friendly and helpful and I enjoyed many "extra-curricular" experiences. One of those highlights was a trip to the Southampton area on a pair of class 20s. I wouldn't compromise any individual's identity here but thanks to all those who gave me so much pleasure in the 1980s - a golden decade for me. Saturday 9 April 2005: In the course of my interests and employment in the railway industry (and transport in general) I have made a number of friends and met the odd character. Because I moved away from home at the age of 18 to further my career (not much promotion in Mid Wales !!!) Bescot became a "second home" to me for 21 years. Many of the railway folk at Bescot were friendly and helpful and I enjoyed many "extra-curricular" experiences. One of those highlights was a trip to the Southampton area on a pair of class 20s. I wouldn't compromise any individual's identity here but thanks to all those who gave me so much pleasure in the 1980s - a golden decade for me.

In 1987 I persuaded Richard Having managed a bash to Austria in 1982 with Stevie Howard, Adrian Broadbent and Mick and Linda, the three of us decided to head for Germany for some V200s. This beast was on the My friend Silvie Zegzulkova from Ostrava in the Czech Republic with her colleague Jindrich Bek, stand outside Ostrava depot in 1994. The 1989 ASLEF welfare trip to the Algarve and a day trip to a winebar !!! L-R Zane Jenkins, Kate Harris, Steve Keates, Streve Howard, Steve Hughes and Mrs Steve Hughes (sorry can't remember her name !!) Another bar another day - Steve Howard, Steve Hughes' missus, Kate Harris, Zane Jenkins, Steve Hughes and Les Davis Mr Simpson was Bescot Area Manager for a period in the 1980s. On taking volutary retirement colleagues treated him to a strip-o-gram who is seen here between the terminals manager and Mr Simpson 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 A rather posed picture of Dave Gilbert in the AOC at Bescot. Dave came to Bescot when the Divisional Control in Birmingham was closed, and went to Saltley on creation of Railtrack in 1994 Dave Gilbert using a vacuum cleaner to suck up some sugar he spilt on the floor. We didn't tell Mrs G how proficient he is with this household tool !!! Derek Wilsher was a Supervisor at Bescot, and was one of the Engine arrangers for a time. Fahrdienstleitung Richard Arthur gives Bescot Dvr Gareth Jones and his 2nd man Three members of Bescot AFC seen relaxing over a pint. AFA Glyn Williams, Senior TOPS clerk Ian Sarginson and AYM Bert Harvey Ian Sarginson partly in shadow stands behind Trevor Harris in Bescot AOCM. Trevor is obviously engrossed in a conversation with someone. Like Dave Gilbert Trevor came to Bescot when the Birmingham Divisional Control closed. 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 In 1988, for the first Bescot open day, a group of us comsetically restored 02003 in BR blue with the LCP logo on the 2nd mans side. Here are L-R myself, John Kendrick, Robin Coles, Steve Howard, Martin Davis and Bob Kendrick Myself with 99.7245 at Wernigerode on the Harz system in 1988 A poor quality scan from a print. Taken in 1980 after I had been at Bescot for a few months. The wooden racks in front of me contain TOPS punchcards replicating Bescot downside yard. The machine to my left was a mufax machine which used damp paper and a rotating metal blade to produce facsimile messages. AFA Alan Phillips sits at a Ventek TOPS machine behind me. Me in the park at Leamington (I think) in 1987 At the Waldviertel Schmalspurverein (WSV) AGM Not a brilliant picture but it depicts the stress that some Machynlleth drivers suffered with the loco-hauled summer trains. Murray Evans has run round the stock and 25316 is coupled to the coaches ready to push them down onto the stop block of platform 1 at Aberystwyth. I believe Wing Commander Paul Perry enjoys a cup of tea at the booking on point at Bescot. Norman Hakesley and Albert Stokes discuss some shunting arrangements in the TOPS office at Bescot, in the mid 1980s. There was a Another picture in Walsall - adding Al Lloyd to the photo. On a trip to Austria with Steve Howard and Adrian Broadbent, Steve and I decided to I was helping Alec Chesney on the holding sidings when a brief blizzrd descended. I borrowed Alec's hat for this move involving 25176. Richard Sid Grosvenor caught in a pensive moment in the Bescot office. Sir Bob Reid visited Bescot on 18th April 1989. This was me telling him about shunt lists !!!! Wolverhampton guard Stephen Pickford models the BR uniform of that time at Shrewsbury. Kapitan Howard and Leutnant Broadbent in full command of the battery electric powered D115 Driver training 1980s style. Steve Howard on 47123 preparing to depart Birmingham New St with an inter-regional for Reading. Four stooges at Newport - Stevie Howard, Richard Bescot Driver Malcolm Sweet at your service !!! An early morning pose !! In 1982 this crew worked a mixed train from Gmund to Heidenreichstein and return with 1908-built 399.04 as power. This locomotive is still at work in the closing weeks of 2005 - 97 years old !!! A 1975 view of 25145 on T25 standing at Wednesbury Town while the shunter Cliff Burton passes instructions to BS driver Ron Hillyard. This image belongs to Gary Robinson who has allowed publication here At the WSV AGM in Neu Nagelberg L-R Richard Arthur, Pete Colton, Jon Breale and me with some of Zwettler's finest bier Alec Chesney working as engine arranger in the old portacabin at Bescot. Alec later moved to Regional Railways in Birmingham, later retiring - owd bugger !!! Clinton Parry - a gentleman and an excellent Privileged to obtain a brakevan pass in order to Robert Shrives, resplendent in British Rail uniform

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]]> Sat Apr 9 2005 Austrian narrow gauge railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c494009.html What started me off on Austrian Railways were those wonderful 760mm gauge tank locos on the Steyrtalbahn. I was hooked on the narrow gauge lines from then on. My first visit was in May 1981 to Garsten for the Steyrtalbahn, then moving on for a quick trip along part of the Pinzgaur Lokalbahn from Zell am See. At that time the stock was still green and some of the class 2095 diesels still carried the "flugelrad" cast emblems and numbers. Having returned to Austria several times since I find that the Federal Railway operations still appeal more to me than the numerous private operators. As can be seen in these photographs colour schemes come and go !!! Friday 8 April 2005: What started me off on Austrian Railways were those wonderful 760mm gauge tank locos on the Steyrtalbahn. I was hooked on the narrow gauge lines from then on. My first visit was in May 1981 to Garsten for the Steyrtalbahn, then moving on for a quick trip along part of the Pinzgaur Lokalbahn from Zell am See. At that time the stock was still green and some of the class 2095 diesels still carried the "flugelrad" cast emblems and numbers. Having returned to Austria several times since I find that the Federal Railway operations still appeal more to me than the numerous private operators. As can be seen in these photographs colour schemes come and go !!!

2095.015 lays over at a very windy Ruprechtshofen on the line known as A very dim shot of 2095.11 at Zell am See on a Krimml service in 1981. A poor shot but necessary for historic content 1099.004 leads a sister into Ober Grafendorf with an early morning train for Mariazell Indicating that freight traffic was still around at this time, 1099.008 runs into Ober Grafendorf with a train for St Polten. The hoppers on Rollwagen are distinctive. 2095.014 is standing at Ober Grafendorf fuel point while 2091.004 is stabled. 1936 vintage 91.004 can 2092.001 marshalls narrow gauge timber carrying wagons at St Polten Alpenbahnhof First of the class 2095.001, recently outshopped in the then new livery, stands outside the recently rebuilt Tischlerhausl shed at Zell am See. 2095.006 and 2095.011 share duties at Wieselburg an der Erlauf. 2095.006 stands at Gresten with the last train of the day back to Wieselburg an der Erlauf. It is difficult to believe that this line is now standard gauge. 2095.013 and a sister pass the silo and goods shed on approach to Kilb. 2095.02 in the station area at Zell am See. This loco appears to be overhauled fairly recently (at that time) and looks like one of the first to carry the 399.04 simmers on shed at Gmund in 1982 Diesel railcar 5090.002 waits at Krimml for custom before returning to the main line junction at Zell am See. It is hard to believe that this locomotive celebrates it's centenery next year. First of the six members of A busy time at Ober Grafendorf as 2095.004 and a class 1099 shunt freight wagons, while 2095.013 stands at the Gresten line platform with a train for

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]]> Fri Apr 8 2005 Transatlantic pics http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c490967.html I've visited the USA a few times and have managed a few pics of trains over there. Not too struck on the modern behemoths - I prefer the older Geeps and SDs which are becoming increasingly rare. One of my favourite destinations in the USA is the Gulf Coast of Florida. There is a railway operation based at Fort Myers named the Seminole Gulf Railroad, started out operating a handful of GP7s and GP9s. For the unitiated, US rail operations are predominantly privately owned and are to a large part established as freight carriers. The few Amtrak trains which operate in the USA generally run on the freight railroads at 79mph, although the Northeast corridor in the New York, Philadelphia, Washington area allows 125mph electrified running. A trip to Palm Springs in May 2005 provided some absolutely stunning displays of North American railroading. A pair of 4400hp locos flat out upgrade at around 15mph is breathtaking, as are consist of seven diesels on the front of a mile long doublestack container train !! Palm Springs is referred to as an oasis in the desert where temperatures are quite often 100+ F during the day. Massive farms of wind turbines populate the landscape as you will see in some of these photos. Tuesday 5 April 2005: I've visited the USA a few times and have managed a few pics of trains over there. Not too struck on the modern behemoths - I prefer the older Geeps and SDs which are becoming increasingly rare. One of my favourite destinations in the USA is the Gulf Coast of Florida. There is a railway operation based at Fort Myers named the Seminole Gulf Railroad, started out operating a handful of GP7s and GP9s. For the unitiated, US rail operations are predominantly privately owned and are to a large part established as freight carriers. The few Amtrak trains which operate in the USA generally run on the freight railroads at 79mph, although the Northeast corridor in the New York, Philadelphia, Washington area allows 125mph electrified running. A trip to Palm Springs in May 2005 provided some absolutely stunning displays of North American railroading. A pair of 4400hp locos flat out upgrade at around 15mph is breathtaking, as are consist of seven diesels on the front of a mile long doublestack container train !! Palm Springs is referred to as an oasis in the desert where temperatures are quite often 100+ F during the day. Massive farms of wind turbines populate the landscape as you will see in some of these photos.

Seminole Gulf GP10 number 578 rests on the stabling point at Fort Myers in the company of newly acquired cab control car 601 (DVT to us Brits !!!) 601 was built in the 1950s by General Motors as an CSX 2633 a GP38-2 is the yard pilot at Orlando Taft yard. This loco was in pristine condition, presumably fresh from the shops. While stayin in Orlando one year I ecided to take a little trip. My journey passed through Sanford where some power was stabled. Here is CSX 2155 - an EMD GP38 known as a The Southbound Amtrak Not a good picture really but this GE Dash 8 was standing alongside us at Sanford when I shot it through the window of the Amtrak car.

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]]> Tue Apr 5 2005 Czech Railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c490944.html My interest in Czech Railways was aroused by the sight of "strange beasties from over the border" into Gmund in Austria. The regular locomotive in steam days was 556.0506 a modern 2-10.0 tender loco which tripped freight and passenger services from the former Gmund Hbf (now Ceske Velenice) over to Gmund NO. 556.0506 was replaced by the CSD T669.1 series, generally T669.1078 which was renumbered 771.078. Other classes of loco over the years have been T466.0 (class 735), T478.1 and T478.4 (classes 751 and 754). A figurative "stones throw" from Litschau, at the end of one of the northern 760mm gauge branches, is Nova Bystrice (Neubistritz). This is the end of a 760mm gauge branch from Jindrichuv Hradec (Neuhaus), fomerly a CSD operation, but now operated by JHMD. For the record CSD (Czech & Slovak Railways) was split into CD and ZSR when the countries broke Czechoslovakia apart. Tuesday 5 April 2005: My interest in Czech Railways was aroused by the sight of "strange beasties from over the border" into Gmund in Austria. The regular locomotive in steam days was 556.0506 a modern 2-10.0 tender loco which tripped freight and passenger services from the former Gmund Hbf (now Ceske Velenice) over to Gmund NO. 556.0506 was replaced by the CSD T669.1 series, generally T669.1078 which was renumbered 771.078. Other classes of loco over the years have been T466.0 (class 735), T478.1 and T478.4 (classes 751 and 754). A figurative "stones throw" from Litschau, at the end of one of the northern 760mm gauge branches, is Nova Bystrice (Neubistritz). This is the end of a 760mm gauge branch from Jindrichuv Hradec (Neuhaus), fomerly a CSD operation, but now operated by JHMD. For the record CSD (Czech & Slovak Railways) was split into CD and ZSR when the countries broke Czechoslovakia apart.

The same train in the forest at Strizovice Another pic of this train taken from across the station yard. 705.911 was one of a small fleet of Bo-Bo diesels built by indigenous CKD for 760mm gauge CSD operations in the mid 1950s.The majority of this class are still extant, most now owned by JHMD who operate the narrow gauge network centred on Jindrichuv Hradec. This loco carries original livery with the exception of the yellow warning stripe on the cab ends.

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]]> Tue Apr 5 2005 Rest of the world !!! http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c489364.html Although British railways and the Austro-Czech scene are my primary interests, I have created a section for the "rest of the world" !!! Captions will give you an idea of the country. Monday 4 April 2005: Although British railways and the Austro-Czech scene are my primary interests, I have created a section for the "rest of the world" !!! Captions will give you an idea of the country.

The Burgas station pilot between jobs, stabled on an electric multiple unit. The beast is BDZ 55.86 of Romanian construction. First visit to Switzerland was in 1981. We arrived in the dual-gauge Landquart station from the Arlberg the previous night. This was the next morning - a green Rhatische Bahn Ge4/4 II heading a train to Davos. My records, and the pic were too poor to establish the numbers !! One of Swiss-designed, but Romanian built diesel electric locos known as class 60 in their native country. This is Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) 06.002 which had arrived from the Elhovo dragging a diesel railcar.

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]]> Mon Apr 4 2005 Buses http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c489360.html Most enthusiasts of railways will probably admit to a passing interest in the local buses. I have to admit an interest in the 1980s WMPTE scene, as well as the Crosville Bristols I grew up with in Wales in the early 1970s. I don't have any pics of the Crosville scene as I knew it, but here are a few WMPTE buses. Monday 4 April 2005: Most enthusiasts of railways will probably admit to a passing interest in the local buses. I have to admit an interest in the 1980s WMPTE scene, as well as the Crosville Bristols I grew up with in Wales in the early 1970s. I don't have any pics of the Crosville scene as I knew it, but here are a few WMPTE buses.

The only Crosville pic that I have is of an A flash from the past - WMPTE 2515 entered service in the Bus & Coach council livery in 1982. Seen here approaching the old Walsall bus station Ex Midland Red, Alexander-bodied Fleetline 6290 stands in Wedesbury bus station on a 244 to Stourbridge. Sunday morning at Birchills and the WMPTE Bristol VRs are resting. There is a solitary Fleetline amongst the Bristol products. I can't recall taking this picture but it depicts a Leyland National somewhere in the West Country !!!! Leyland Nationals were a part of the West Midlands PTE fleet in the 1980s, some receiving new numbers in the 10xx series from 44xx and 45xx. This is 1010 on a 332 service at Townend Square Walsall. Note it is A number of buses were purchased for trial operation by WMPTE. Ten Alexander bodied Volvos were acquired for Cleveland Road depot in Wolverhampton, 1059 is captured here on a 531 service in Walsall. Much as I didn't like the invasion of the MCW Metrobus, sweeping away large numbers of older buses, I had to include this pic of nearly-new 2444 working a 403E back to West Brom from Bradford Place, Walsall. Tucking in behind 2444 is 6672, and to the left is a Mk1 Metrobus, The Mk2 certainly had more style, and I still think this livery suits them better than the current tatty garb which they wear. One of West Midlands PTE's fleet of dual purpose Leyland Nationals was Birchills' 6818, pictured here at the old Walsall bus station. WMPTE Bristol VR 4350 stands at Townend Bank in Walsall on a cold wet evening 4020 and 4675 stand in the old Walsall bus station.

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]]> Mon Apr 4 2005 Austrian Railways rolling stock http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c488386.html This is a temporary collection depicting some of the rolling stock owned by OBB. The ex German Pwg 41 vans appear to vary in detail. Monday 4 April 2005: This is a temporary collection depicting some of the rolling stock owned by OBB. The ex German Pwg 41 vans appear to vary in detail.

A Dgh at Schwarzenau coupled to 2045.015. OBB obviously fitted end doors to at least some of there vans. A Diho at Leoben As you can see, there is additional electrical conduit on the solebar.

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]]> Mon Apr 4 2005 British Railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c463443.html I enjoyed travel on the BR network during the late 1970s and 1980s and took a few pictures (not many good ones I now realise !!!). Here are a few Monday 14 March 2005: I enjoyed travel on the BR network during the late 1970s and 1980s and took a few pictures (not many good ones I now realise !!!). Here are a few

6V70 was the Cliffe Vale (Potteries) - St Blazey service which principally hauled empty clay wagons back to Cornwall for reloading. An unidentified class 47 is passing through Dudley on this rather short train, on the now closed South Staffordshire route to Stourbridge Jn. 37111 stands at Crianlarich with an Oban bound train, having recently been bestowed with the plates 50008 clatters over a crossover whilst braking for the Salisbury stop on an Up Waterloo bound service. One of Loughborough's finest products lurks in the distance - only joking folks !!!!! Another lousy, freezing cold day and 50020 stops briefly at Coventry with 1V48 1438 Birmingham Paddington in December 1981 304005 still running as a 4 car unit, stands at platform 3 in Walsall

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]]> Mon Mar 14 2005 Austrian Railways http://phil-bartlett.fotopic.net/c462139.html The Austrian Federal Railway system (OBB) has a particular attraction to me. In the 1980s the system presented a particularly professional operation, yet using some quite elderly equipment on it's secondary operations. The staff were very motivated and train movements were conducted with slickness and speed. This collection depicts standard gauge OBB operations. Sunday 13 March 2005: The Austrian Federal Railway system (OBB) has a particular attraction to me. In the 1980s the system presented a particularly professional operation, yet using some quite elderly equipment on it's secondary operations. The staff were very motivated and train movements were conducted with slickness and speed. This collection depicts standard gauge OBB operations.

2143.008 runs round it's train at Gutenstein. A couple of class 2043s in the shed at Fehring. The OBB still used turntables to access small sheds in many places into the 1990s. 2043.053 at the head of train 3952 Bad Hall-Linz, conveying a through coach to Wien West. This trip was undertaken in the year the branch closed to passenger traffic. Not a brilliant picture in terms of composition. The 2045.015 was the station pilot on this visit to Schwarzenau. The 2143.007 piles on the power as E754 departs Pitten on it's way to Wien 2143.008 runs into Schieblingkirchen Warth on a Wien bound train 2143.053 on the Northbound A murky day in Innsbruck. On the left 1020.033 rolls through the station light engine, whilst 2043.048 is prepared for departure with a Another murky day. Extensive overhead equipment repairs were taking place at Attnang Puchheim. Through trains were coasting through the station area with pans down. Stopping trains were assisted out of the de-energised sections with this loco and a class 2067. 2143.052 has arrived in Schwarzenau with a freight trip from the north. The A shot from the 1980s in Mistelbach. 2143.063 has worked a The station pilot at Spielfeld Strass (on the Austro-Yugoslavian border) waits for it's next job. This pilot loco duty was not unknown to have visited the Bad Radkersburg branch if short of a main line diesel loco. Gmund shed with an abundance of power. 2143.050 and 2143.051 share the shed with three other 2143s and 2045.01, silhouetted on the centre road in the shed. 2143.052 calls at Schwarzenau with a local train for Gmund, as the class 5047 railcar waits custom for Waidhofen an der Thaya

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