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Both Chesterton locos survive, one at Mountsorrel & the other at the Ashover light Railway

21/4/84 Nenta traintours to Keighley & Carlisle 47487 Norwich - Keighley 34092 Keighley - Haworth 34092 Haworth - Keighley 47487 Keighley - Carlisle 47487 Carlisle - Norwich Both outward & return via S & C Notable sightings that day at Carlisle were 92220 Evening Star, 40028 & 27056

http://www.charlwoodhouse.co.uk/ has train running data for more than 7 days ago.

21 Jan 1985 , 4498 was at Marylebone in connection with the release of special stamps commemorating Great British trains.

Growing up in the middle of Eastern Counties territory in the 70s it was the Bristol FLF for me. Also liked to see the Routemasters whenever in London

18/11/23 NER Railcar 3170 on Great Central Railway

18/11/23 Great Central Railway Swithland Sidings - Nunckley Hill

My home city of Norwich is twinned with Rouen in France, Koblenz in Germany, Novi Sad in Serbia & El Veijo in Nicaragua. The three European cities are pretty historic like Norwich - El Viejo was chosen as a twin to help after the political upheaval in that country. Rouen Road & Koblenz Avenue...

23 Oct 1983 47581 Norwich - Cambridge Cravens DMU 51298/56468 Cambridge - Peterborough Bus to Nene Valley Railway for D9000 "Royal Scots Grey" & 73050 "City of Peterborough" Walked back to Peterborough alongside the River Nene 31415 Peterborough - Norwich via Ely curve

Moped - Class 31 owned by a chap called Mo

From my own collection of logs dated 1981 to date, it always seemed to me that units with 2 power cars performed better. The BRCW 118s were good for 70 mph past Exminster and I had a 115 unit do 72 through Wymondham. Likewise the 3 car 101 sets allocated to Norwich were always quicker off the...

50050 Fearless was borrowed by Anglia Railways to do Norwich - Yarmouth services vice DMU, also did Norwich to Liverpool Street. D9000 worked several Liverpool Street - Norwich trains whilst owned by 9000 fund and based at Crown Point.

Vintage Trains seem to be very well run. Stock is well looked after and stewards were very helpful. Did the Lincoln trip with Clun Castle and enjoyed every minute.

DR73434 worked at the Spa Valley Diesel gala in March this year. Hauled a brakevan between Tunbridge Wells & Groombridge (some services top and tail with 33063)

A pair of 73s reached Kings Lynn (73103 & 73129) during 1990, and some 73/2 were stored at Norwich. 73129 popped up again at Newport (South Wales) in May 1997