With a little bit of imagination, whilst riding in the train you could be being hauled by a class 45/46.
Perhaps they were down to sweepings up from the back of the tender (briquettes and coal eggs) after that brilliant performance all day. It does...
and b____y cold it was too as I recall. I was glad to get relieved in more ways than one as I was wary as to the efficiency of the (tender) hand...
Bahamas is certainly not shy for steam, aided and abetted by competent firemen.
So sorry to hear your sad news. Just take care of yourself and start posting again to your friends here when you think that the time is right.
I think that 45073 in 55/271 could be at Bolton Trinity Street and 45076 in 62/271 I am fairly confident is at Newton Heath as I think that the...
The driver might not agree with those sentiments:(
It's probably not the case but at Newton Heath when an engine came on the shed for disposing, if it was due a washout the phrase used by the...
The Up and Down Goods lines between Philips Park No.1 and Philips Park No.2 would be in the running and it was on a gradient. Many trains came to...
Oh, dirty happy days. Viewed through rose tinted glasses, of course. Thanks for posting and although they generally looked tatty there were still...
It must be in good nick, blowing off against the regulator.
Like I said previously my memory is not what it was, trains for Brewery would normally arrive on 2 Loop and if it was a local trip they would...
If the support coach is conveying the support crew who are not operationally required on the journey, then they must be passengers (albeit not...
Unless this trip ran more than once I was the fireman on 47202. Quite an experience. one injector and the company of Don Nuttall.
White on vacuum brake vehicles indicated that the vehicle was a "Blow Through" (unbraked) presumably white on air braked vehicles is the same and...
Fired it a few times in steam days. Strong and steamed well, what more could you ask for?
It used to be a Newton Heath engine so it will take up although I see that the taps are not blowing though.
I know that this is not Preston-Vic and return but on Saturday 27th September 1980 (4)6201 worked from Blackburn to Vic via Sough The best ever...
Unlike today I don't think that there was too much romanticism about working with the tackle we had, both locos and coal. Not everything was...
I don't really think that was the case. In the North West there were plenty of passed cleaners/firemen who because they started after the cut off...
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