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torgormaigs letzte Aktivitäten

  1. torgormaig erstellte einen Anhang in dem Thema Railways and People.

    [ATTACH] A bit of what is now "old school" railway working - the driver of 37017 is talking to the box on the SPT (signal post telephone) having been stood at the signal at Bootham outside York station for a few minutes - no radio communication...

    83-7-2 4 37017 Bootham copy copy.jpg 28 Juni 2026 um 18:05
  2. torgormaig erstellte einen Anhang in dem Thema Railways and People.

    In a more deferential age a PW gang stand to attention as the Royal Train passes by. A bulled up 47557 passes Chaloners Whin Junction just south of York on 12/11/1981. The then ECML swings off to the left through what is now a Tesco Retail store....

    28 Juni 2026 um 10:41
  3. torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    The concern that the overthrow of the front end of a loco going through the cross-over may cause the cylinders to catch the platform edge. Peter

    27 Juni 2026 um 14:31
  4. torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    In simple terms a steam loco is prohibited from using a cross-over between platforms at a station. Therefore you cannot gain direct access to the Blythe and Tyne from the down main at Morpeth. So after unloading passengers onto Platform 2 the...

    27 Juni 2026 um 14:11