Railways and People

Train staff leap into action when their DMU hits a tree that has fallen across the track near Sleights between Grosmont and Whitby in August 1984.

 

60009 at Perth in August 1984.

 

Can you imagine the risk assessment that would happen today?

 

Carnforth driver David Walker in charge of 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' on a 'Cumbrian Coast Express' in August 1985.

 

6960 'Raveningham Hall' performs a runpast at Abergavenny in November 1984.

I hope his laxatives are not kicking in!

 

Lost in thought, Quorn December 2023

 

T3 Crew at Norden.

 

Weybourne chat

 

Warming a few people up whilst undergoing a long wait for a train at Feltham.

 

No window hanging allowed - positively encouraged!! During the parallel running thrash to Tharant, wonderful experience.

 

Bletchley 1937:

 

There must be a story behind this unusual picture - any idea what it is?

Peter

 

Peter I find it rather interesting that on the one hand we have a rather basic technology in this photo, yet just around the corner and in the not too distant future one of the first computers would be built and in operation, yet it would be rather secretive.

 

It kind of has the feel of making the point that just as horses required an army of farriers, grooms and stable boys to keep them ready for work, so the iron horse had its associated army of fitters, cleaners and fire droppers? You wonder if there is some article in a staff magazine or a Pathé newsreel to that effect?

Tom

 

Last day of Horse working at that place?

 

I don’t know if there is a story behind the picture Peter. I just thought it was an interesting photo.

 

Maybe, although the last horse retired from BR in 1967.

 

Down the road from me in Newmarket, which is famed for horse racing.

 

46229 'Duchess of Hamilton' at Garsdale in February 1982.

 

Meanwhile from the other side of the tracks......

Peter