Friday, 5 July 2013

'Flying Scotsman'

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Click here for other sizes The drawing of the locomotive included in the British Empire Exhibition publication [reference 5] The railwa...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Battlefield Line 1940s Weekend (June 2013)

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The DMU waiting for 'Sir Gomer' to clear the single line. The Battlefield Line ran a '1940s weekend' on the weekend of 1...
Monday, 17 June 2013

Railway Group Session at Brewood

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Another in the series of 'occasional sessions' was held on Wednesday, 12th June 2013. In addition to the 'regulars' Phil, K...
Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Edge Hill, Liverpool

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Introduction The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830 with the original passenger terminus at Crown Street, Edge Hill. First ...
Tuesday, 11 June 2013

A Sunday in the Peak District

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On Sunday 9th June 2013 I was rostered as Steam Driver at Peak Rail. The operation was the customary top-and-tail with D8 diesel-electric (...

A Saturday in Manchester

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On Saturday 8th June 2013 I was rostered as Operating Officer on the steam railway at the Museum Of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchest...
Thursday, 6 June 2013

The Liverpool Overhead Railway

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In 2009 I wrote briefly about the long-gone Liverpool Overhead Railway in the post Liverpool . This panorama from the Liverpool Overhead ...
Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Day Trip to Ely

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On Saturday 1st June 2013, I made a day trip to Ely by rail to attend the Open University Degree Ceremony in Ely Cathedral (where Ann was ...
Tuesday, 4 June 2013

'Black 5' to Birmingham

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I consider myself fortunate to have experienced steam haulage on the main line when it was an everyday experience - when I was young, almo...
Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Liverpool Lime Street Station

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Lime Street: the Train Sheds viewed from the car park off Lord Nelson Street. The railways around Liverpool have always had a fascinati...