• Friday 13th September. The Cogwarts Steam Punk Festival was held in Llangollen over the weekend and on Friday evening The Llangollen and Corwen Railway ran a Steam Punk Special charter service. Seen here waiting at Langollen and later working up the 1 in 80 gradient to Berwyn Station

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  • I saw 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair below and wondered of Sunday dinner nosh ups at the Henry Ivatt dining table! Oliver Bulleid married Henry Ivatts daughter! Richard Maunsell was an apprentice to Ivatt (you never see any Maunsell engines about on here)? They would supply the ballast to stop the rail network sinking into the ground! I would…

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  • 15.09.24 Hunslet 2387 Brookes No.1 on a very wet afternoon on the Middleton Railway, climbing from the GN curve to Old Run Road bridge. I was sheltering under the bridge. Within 2 hours, the sun was shining – D’oh!

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  • New fuel filters in Mercury n Tohatsu outboards done wonders! Done my Shark hoover too! Damn thing pulls me all over the place now? If new (Other groups) were private enlisted, We could discuss our tomato crop this year without disturbing the Rail page! Anyone into drones? I got a Viper Pro craft! Or should i say its got me? Because like golf…

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  • My Blue Pullman pics a washout! But an earlier venture to Exeter Central to see Bahamas hauling the very long Atlantic coast express! I arrived at the gate to see many others turned away by staff, A short chat of Central station back in 1959, 1960 got me a conducted tour and an empty platform to myself! No table with a nice coffee? But a choice…

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  • I walked over 8000 steps for a zoom shot of the Blue Pullman over the wide estuary? My pictures not good enough to show!! Instead i show my licorice allsort version of match stick steam? A doodle! A mongrel! Think i might add two side tanks, Remove two inner front bogy wheels? Some rod support and Bingo =(8064 Riddles)! 80064 was one of a…

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    • Its easy now to say Riddles 80079/80 should not of attempted a heavy train up St Davids bank! They proved the power, But not the adhesion? I wonder when it last used its sanders?

      • Just convince yourself that the loco at the front is a well tank with a well hidden tank..

      • (When Moths were bored)! On relief we jumped off the platform to cross four sets of line! Stepping over up fast line to London driver says buck up, Pullmans coming! I’m loitering to put my tea caddy away! Bit of a rush on changeover! To gather things up while giving pros n cons of whatever engine you happen to have, Come 1964 65 you didn’t have…

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        04.09.24 2890 at Ramsbottom & Rawtenstall

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        • It will be full of diesel tomorrow, will you be there or are you down the market.

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        • Are you going to see The diesel gala on Saturday i will see you there on Saturday if you are going

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      • 11.09.24 47298 at Ramsbottom Station and Townsend Fold

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