Railways and People

Unloading the goods at Bury, 21st October 2022

 

That's my Father probably checking the inside motion on his favourite locomotive!

 

A great thread and nice to see some people I know appearing in some of the shots. Here's a few of my own:

Unmistakeable silhouette of Richard Hanlon, Driver on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway at Boston Lodge.

Driver & Engine by Neil Scott, on Flickr

 

Driver and Fireman on 2857 await the right away at Bewdley:

Pair Of Faces by Neil Scott, on Flickr

 

Kent & East Sussex Railway:

 

Economy class?

 

Looks a bit like Virgin Upper Class to me

 

Can’t be Virgin, the ones on the outside are sitting upright rather than leaning inwards …

Tom

 

Avanti's idea of a relief train (for those old enough to remember what a relief train was!)

 

Admiration of the beast.

 

Ramsbottom, ELR. November 2019.

 

Told you its a climb if you pull this far out of the platform!

 

Why am I reminded of someone taking an early holiday?

 

Correct, there for the Sid and Hughie weekend, good time had by all. See also the photo quiz just solved by Tom.
Summer doesn't always come earlier in the south, it just hardly ever comes here in the north!

 

The view in a signal box, Quorn GCR on Sunday with the Windcutters approaching.

 

Carlisle, 11 December 1965 as 60528 moves off the centre road before coupling to the WRS Waverley Tour - the train had arrived at Carlisle behind 45697, one of 5 steam locomotives employed that day: Black 5, 5X, A2, A4 & a V2. A slick locomotive changeover from arrival to departure took a mere 10 minutes prior to the A2 running to Edinburgh via the Waverley Route. The group of camera wielding enthusiasts most probably were off the train and their dress sense was typical of that era, jacket/trousers, even suits. No difference to the weather though, raining, as it is now...

 

Hot and sticky!! Hydraulic oil at its best.

 

30925 has smokebox ash removed after finishing its final day's service o the Watercress line

Putting Cheltenham to bed by Stephen Morley, on Flickr

 

Waving to the PW gang