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Discussion in 'Photography' started by Britfoamer, Jul 27, 2017.

  1. Britfoamer

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    Bye, safe journey ........ P1110868.JPG
     
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    Johnb Nat Pres stalwart

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    Time for a chat, Amberley Museum, Sussex

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    The DIY line-siding platform

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    Setting the lamps on 44871 at Heywood, ELR

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    Self portrait from Yesterday.
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    The job is finished when the paperwork is done! A Plzeň - Nepomuk service arrives at it's destination.

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    People, did you say?
     
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    The end of 3 wonderful days with 6233 with the arrival of RTC's GBXII in Preston.
     
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    The essence of a community railway -sorting the shopping out before throwing the switch.

    Peter
     
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    Plenty of time for scanning just now so I looked out some of the Birkenhead Docker No 4 tour of 22/7 /78. (date corrected)
    We live in a very different world !


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    Love that Motorcycle & sidecar. :)
     
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    Discussion at Caverswall Road July 16 2016 IMG_9898.JPG
     
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    Are you on there Ray or Bob?
     
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    One from last October. The West Coast relief driver watches on as 61306 arrives into Clapham Junction on a return Cathedrals Express from Bath to East Grinstead.

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    I was on the loco at some stage, but that's Derek Foster hanging out of the cab.

    Bob.
     
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    It runs like clockwork ! !

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    Heigh-ho heigh-ho it's off to work we go

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    The supervisor

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    Where's the problem ?

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    I think they may look a little unhappy as from my memory this was the 10:00 service and this was about 10:15 or 10:20 and they were still awaiting the inbound train to arrive. IMG_0624.JPG
    Swanage Autumn Gala 2012
     
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    Odd bit of archaeology there - vestigial BR palimpsest of a number showing through the freshly applied SR number! ;)

    Tom
     

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