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Jonathan Fry posted an update 3 weeks ago
My transportation to Fort William courtesy of the Midland Pullman. The day didn’t start too well as 10 minutes later we were held at Yate for over an hour. Good job I had a cooked breakfast to eat!!
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Jonathan Fry posted an update 3 weeks ago
Freightliner locomotives numbered 66414, 66585 and 70007 at Bristol Parkway on the morning of Friday 25 October 2024.
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clive BRretired posted an update 3 weeks ago
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(A quick yarn)? Then i ‘shut up’ promise? Saw a GW Hall 6990 somewhere on here? One of my engines on Barrow road shed (Bristol). In fact one of the many i would take to scrap all through 1965 and leave at Severn tunnel jct sidings for the scrapyard! From my footplate i felt like some past band leader! My live pulling engine would hammer out…
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clive BRretired posted an update 3 weeks ago
Ive taken this picture of Clan line from an old video of mine! (Where you ‘still’ the picture and take ‘A frame’)? Its last carriage is where the new Marsh Barton station now stands on the GW Penzance line! You can see by the track distance that it was once 7ft Broad gauge, (Until 1892). And Atmospheric propulsion for a while of course!
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clive BRretired posted an update 3 weeks ago
Dawn, And clouds of seagull fly upriver and inland to herald the first working day since the clocks went back!
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clive BRretired posted an update 3 weeks ago
(crazy nuts) Last week i said Gold gone crazy! Now its nuts with trouble in Iran! (and its implications with the oil price), But Gold now £2124 an oz? But that’s not why i write, Because up the shop for my newspaper and i bump into 80 Japanese students! I must of said good morning forty times? Friendly bunch, But got me thinking that if we…
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clive BRretired posted an update 4 weeks ago
(Good fireman never die)! Wonder how they fared long ago? Steam died a death end of 1965! My firing days at Bristol slowly diminished! Dirty overalls on diesel Western Prince etc! The dear old 800 Warship! (My bull nosed Bentley)? The faithful 7000 Hymek? (17 n 18 still about). And them peak things that didnt ever get excited? Throb throb and…
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clive BRretired posted an update 4 weeks ago
(As the Crow flies). Different events covered, But the same scene! But the traction from Broad-gauge and Vacuum Atmospheric of locomotion of 1846 to 1892 and the 4ft 8 and 1/2 gauge for todays steam engines are a few lazy wingbeats for todays Crow! (maybe give up its baton to a pigeon for its long onward flight to Plymouth though)? Because…
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Jonathan Fry posted an update 4 weeks ago
The Midland Pullman passing Patchway on Thursday 24 October 2024 on its way to Goodrington Sands prior to tomorrow’s weekend tour to Fort William. My wife and I are booked on this tour and we are looking to forward to spending time in Scotland where hopefully I’ll be doing a fair bit of trainspotting. Just hope that the Black 5 will still be…
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Lovely photo Jonathan! Enjoy your weekend 🙂
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Hi Jonathan the black 5 will be leaving Fort William on Sunday at 09:35AM but it won’t be coming into Fort William Station
I am really looking forward to seeing some of your photos and I hope you have a nice time bye for now Philip
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Jonathan Fry posted an update 4 weeks ago
Class 66 locomotives at Patchway Station on Thursday 24 October 2024.
66413 on the Wentloog to London Gateway Freightliner service
66791 & 66792 Collaboration on the rail head treatment train
66652 on the Margam to Portbury Dock metals train
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