its been very cold lately, especially at home in Sunderland. here are a few pics of what we have had to endure for the last 2 weeks!!
Saturday, 11 December 2010
BBBRRRRR!!!
its been very cold lately, especially at home in Sunderland. here are a few pics of what we have had to endure for the last 2 weeks!!
Cosford by night
I took this photo whilst on a possession at Cosford Station. We were re-painting the bridge steelwork and the light was just right so here it is...
Saturday, 11 September 2010
Friday, 13 August 2010
Sunday, 27 June 2010
What a line up!
4 A4'a in a row at York in 2009, Mallard, Bittern, Sir Nigel Gresley and The Union of South Africa.
Friday, 14 May 2010
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
"Garry Bridge"
I used to spend hours on Newton Bridge or "Garry Bridge" as we called it as you had to drive through the Garringtons engineering works to get to it. We used to place 2p coins on the track for the 37 bankers to roll over, they used to end up three times the size and wafer thin! we'd end up getting arrested for that these days!!
Peak at New Street (45120)
Memories of Staurday afternoons sat at the end of platform 1 on New Street in the 70's and 80's....
Sunday, 28 March 2010
worcester bridge
A few views of Worcester railway bridge over the Severn taken on 28th March 2010 when I was out on my bike. I like the curvature of the brick arch viaduct as it rounds the city into Foregate St station.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
All rust and no prime
This is me inside the tubeless boiler of GWR 2-6-2 Prairie Tank engine no. 4141 at Hampton Loade in what is my best guess 1982, well before she was ready for running. Unfortunately I never got to see her in action when in ticket on the GCR but hopefully a new boiler cert in the future will secure me an opportunity for a reunion?? The timber blocks are wedged between the remaining boiler tubes to allow me just enough room to drop through the hole left by the earlier removed pressure dome!
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Henwick Box at night.
If you look closely, even though a train is passing through the crossing you can still see the bus on the other side???
Cockwood Harbour
Such a beautiful place even in the winter.
a Boggy rattling over the harbour bridge..follwed a little later by a 125.
Saturday, 23 January 2010
One of my favourite views
I just love this view down Bangor pier towards Snowdonia, especially on such a clear, calm and beautiful day as this one was...
Moving Boats at Dickies of Bangor
Its great to watch this piece of kit picking up and placing everyone's prize yachts into the sea at Dickies Boatyard in Bangor. I have seen it in opertaion several times and always find it fascinating to watch.
Friday, 22 January 2010
Diesel Hydraulic D1055 Western Advocate
Not the best of photos of this particular "Western" but this one has a local connection as it was unfortunate enough to end its days in a fatal accident at Tunnel Hill, Worcester in late 1971 when it passed a signal at danger and ran into the back of a standing parcels train. sadly this resulted in the death of both the driver and second man of D1055.
Retired speed bird
Not flown for some time but still holds your attention. This old Hawk would have spent many a day in its active days training pilots and maybe used in active service?
Norton Junction Signal Box.
I used to spot just round the corner from Norton Junction at Abbotswood in my younger days. Always remember watching 47's, and Peaks storming past and 50's crossing over the top on the Oxford Line. Great summer days.
Type 5 class 66 (66024) at Worcester Shrubb Hill just about to head off for its next turn of duty.
The light was poor when I took this shot and it was raining, but I tried and its not too bad! Type 5's aren't my favourites by far, a bit too new and no real diesel engine noise unlike the type 3's and 2's.
Henwick Road Signal Box
This is my local signal box on the Henwick Road at the site of the former Henwick Halt Station closed many years ago. Quaint GWR box always kept in good order.
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