These two classes lasted into the era of TOPS renumbering in 1973, the Hymeks ran until 75 and the Westerns until 77, yet neither were ever...
I came across some info on line yesterday about this prototype diesel loco and I had never heard of it before. It looked a bit like the class 17...
The Woodhead route was electrified at 1500v dc, and the Manchester metrolink and Tyne and Wear metro have the same voltage ohle. In theory, would...
I'm having an argument with someone on Facebook about why 48431 hasn't been overhauled on the KWVR, and the reason he has given is because of...
This is a question for Tom. On another site, an analysis has been done showing a breakdown of wheel arrangements and classes on the big four at...
Question for LMS experts, in particular 2968. I'm in a Facebook group about LMS locos and someone has put a confusing picture on, it's of one of...
Question, when did electric working start again on the Hazel Grove section? I was on Stockport Station this afternoon at about 4, waiting for the...
For modelling purposes this. What colour and livery did they have in BR days? I am guessing unlined black, but Swindon had a habit of applying...
Following on from the (many!)deviations into liveries we get on here, I was a bit bored yesterday afternoon, and drifted off into thinking about...
This is probably going to get filed under the WIBN or Daft questions bin, but it came to me last night. My son goes to football training in...
Ive heard a rumour from somewhere, cant recollect where exactly, that one of these supposedly reached 100mph somewhere between Southport and...
Question, I have read on the LNER locos info site that, I think, 9 of these were sent to the ex CLC shed at Trafford Park, Manchester just after...
Something has just come to mind from when I was 8, in 1968, would have been about June. That year, I went on holiday to Largs, in Scotland with...
Quite late on into the steam era on the Southern (early 60s) several classes were numbered using the diesel style numerals, the examples I know of...
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