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Discussie in 'Photography' gestart door Britfoamer, 27 jul 2017.

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    A kiss goodbye at Swanwick

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  2. D1002

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    Joking apart, some interesting dual gauge track there. Bangladesh I believe.
     
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    Last night was The Eurovision song contest so how about ABBA posing at Waterloo station in 1974:
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    Early morning at the Swanage Autumn Gala in 2012. The inbound train is now very late as shown by the expressions of the crew of the M7 IMG_0624.JPG
     
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  8. Britfoamer

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    Bagging a steam loco has a totally different meaning in our circle. P1140543.JPG
     
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  9. D1002

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    Llanglydwen Stationmaster and staff.

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    What did his mother say when he got home?;);)
     
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    Seeing that reminded me I've had this cutting for years (from one of the Perthshire local papers).
    Photographs of station staff seem to have been quite popular in the early 20th Century.
    Seventeen people, was this the whole compliment and did the revenue ever justify the numbers I wonder ?



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    3822 on the Nene Valley for the filming of ‘Breakthrough’ I believe :)
    I do know a story of how they didn’t play JB’s in Dudley before they were famous!
     
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    Yes, here is the video:

     
  16. Britfoamer

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    Is it just me or does anyone else enjoy watching things like token exchanges?
     
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  20. Britfoamer

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    You're like the rest of us, not a 'normal', you're a railway enthusiast, you're interested in more things than the average 'normal' could comprehend. :D Continue to watch and learn, be fascinated. My wife enjoys watching how guards dispatch trains in their own inimitable styles, and then the train slides away.
     
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