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55022 Royal Scots Grey - Chester-le-Street 29th Nov 2011

what's this?

Saw this one car unit/tram/saloon car on a low loader going south on the A19 the other day. Don't know where it's from or what it is....?

Dawn departure from Newcastle Central behind 45305 with reflections of the Tyne bridge

The Weardale Wonderer

Stanier "Black Five" 45305 from Newcastle Central and return via Blythe, Darlington, Shildon and Stanhope on the Weardale Railway.

Nee Naw

Fancy going to hospital in this? probably be in a worse condition when you arrive!! sometimes progress is welcome I guess..

Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway

0-6-0 Saddle Tank "Princess" winding down after another stint on the L&HR.

Military mites!

Tom and Lou in an armoured personnel carrier at Roker, watch out, don't press that lever!!!!

Vintage returns to Seaburn

8F 48151 "Gauge O Guild" passes by on the WCML just south of Warrington

Edith Street Underbridge, all finished, track reinstated and ready for trains again

Edith Street Underbridge, all finished, track reinstated and ready for trains again

Eden Valley Railway, just off A66 east of Penrith

Eden Valley Railway, what a surprise find. 2 class 37's, a little shabby but nevertheless in preservation (no.s 37042 with original split headcode boxes and 37250. both need a good repaint, not sure if mechanically sound or able to run?? also present a selection of slam door southern EMU's on display and some various coaching stock. Must visit soon and see what they have running.

Beautiful day, my beautiful kids.

66167 on Engineering Train duties

close up of engineering train (it was in a possession and stabled, so the picture was safely taken!!

Edith Street update - New bridge now installed...looks good.

Edith St bridge demolition, Easter weekend 2011

After over 100 years carrying the railway from Sunderland to Hartlepool, the underbridge at Dawdon spanning Edith Street finally meets its end. With a hydraulic shear attachment the demolition machine made short work of the steel deck (only taking 1.5hrs to remove altogether) and then the brickwork supporting it was modified for the new deck. The works started on Friday night of 22nd and finished in the early hours of Monday 26th April.

Busy Bridgenorth

Gala day and a busy Bridgenorth shed..

The End for 45015 after so long waiting to be saved

After many years being stored for eventual preservation the final curtain has now come down on the rapidly decomposing "Peak" 45015. Languishing at the Battlefield Line, its days are now over and is to be scrapped after component recovery or other classmates lucky enough to escape the cutters torch after over 4 decades of loyal service. Another piece of British Railways history confined to the photo albums of those wanting to preserve in memory only...

River Wear crossings - 1 x road, 1 x rail..

Wear bridges for both road n rail side by side.

57601 Up close!

view from the window of the first coach behind 57601 heading out of Crewe bound for Worcester, noisy!!

Tango Four nine Six

Platform end signal T496 changes to ed as 57601, on the tail end of Dad's Spitfire Tours charter train being hauled by twin DRS 37's disappears into the distance.

Newcastle HST

HST 125 (43285) National Express just about to depart from Newcastle last Saturday evening. The kids and I chatted to the driver to a few minutes in the cold before he got into his nice warm cab for the long haul to London...

Discovery's last launch

2 days never the same

Saturday and Sunday morning walks on the beach with the dog...cloud one day, sunshine the next. very refreshing though and good for clearing your head.

Newcastle Station Pilot

Class 67 stabled at Newcastle (19.02.11) awaiting a turn of duty

Farve arrives in style (diesel style!)

Dad, John, Dee, Micky O, and Bill arrive in Newcastle on a grey and damp Saturday afternoon on a diesel charter (Spitfire Tours) behind two 66's and a 57, with two 37's on the rear...wow what an ensemble. The class 20 that hauled them over the S&C was removed after Carlisle, with everything else staying put! with 12 packed coaches in the consist this was probably the longest and heaviest passenger train to pass through the Toon on the day. Sorry about the quality of piccies but my camera is not the best and the light was poor.
Great to see you Dad, and good to meet J,D and at last Mick.

Bloody football fans!!!

Mega Structure!!

This is probably one of the largest multi-semaphore signal gantries erected on the BR network. This one was once in place approximately 500 yards north of Rugby station on the WCML. This photo was taken before the Great Central "Birdcage" bridge was built across the main lines. Brave men stand confidently on the gantry displaying their pride in what their achievement.

Heavy crane prepares for bridge lift

1000t capacity crane preparing to remove an old overbridge at Helsby, Cheshire.

Malvern old Boys

Line up of ageing and considerably drunk ex Malvern RFC players at the annual ex-players lunch in April 2008. I'm the rather hansome gent on the far right of the picture. We had a great day (from what I can remember!).