Railways and People

The driver of 506 last night.

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CAPTION CONTEST ? : (a) Don't Jump - Life can't be that bad !! (b) Don't worry ! We won't harm you !! We only want to talk with you !

 

"Are you from Toy Story Mister?"
"Wot's Toy Story?"

 

Putting Cheltenham to bed by Stephen Morley, on Flickr

30925 coming out of service on the Watercress Line

 

A break at Banff - to cool brake shoes and stretch legs
1 June 1981

Cheers, Neil

 

Without being contradictory in any way, I think you'll find the place is Field, from Banff through Lake Louise and down the "Big Hill".
Great shot of a Park car, wonderful thing to travel in, we had the run of one some years ago on the Skeena from Jasper to the coast and back.

 

Yes, you are correct, it's just the scan from the slide which was wrongly labelled!

Cheers, Neil

 

Was trying to place it at Banff ! Not having any success , but Yes I will agree to Field at the bottom of the Hill ...thanks ......

 

Taken a bit earlier and a lot higher....

What was odd was there were only a few of us in the lounge, so we had freedom to swap sides as we wanted to. I seem to remember the other railfans were from Australia and possibly the Netherlands.

 

Nice picture, and interesting as well, but surely its in the wrong thread - not a person to be seen. It would have gone well in the Rest of the World Picture Puzzle thread.

Peter

 

No. 9 at Heywood, ELR. January 2020.

 

I know I posted this on another thread but it fits in here quite well - thawing out point work at Grosmont two days ago

Peter

 

Alresford Signalman and 2999 last night

Illuminated Token exchange by Stephen Morley, on Flickr

 

I hope that this striking picture is allowed. 60 years ago today Bath driver John Stamp took this picture at Shepton Mallet of his fireman Ian Bunnet freezing on top of Bagnall (that a Jinty to you) 47276 while taking water. It had stuck in a snow drift south of the town two days earlier and had just been dug out. It was the start of several days battling the elements up in the Mendip Hills to reopen the Somerset and Dorset line at the start of the severe winter of '63.

Peter

 

No. 9 at Ramsbottom, ELR. July 2021.

 

A young couple, waiting for the next train to Blackburn from Cherry Tree, get a surprise when 46115 rushes through on a loaded test train in July 2008.

 

Taken by a late friend Chris Weldon at Edge Hill MPD in 1964, he called the photo "Shed Boys".
Ray.

 

2010 before the gates at Norden were installed.

 

‘I know where I can get an engine, anytime I want’