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Today, I am proud to say that I have announced trains over the Tannoy at Both Bolton Trinity St, and Manchester Victoria stations, announcing for a good 30 minutes at both! :-D This is all part of my "work experience" with Northern, which so far has been excellent, has included helping to "fix"...

A cracking Diesel Shunter (and class 101) Gala. The Elsecar Railway is a small affair, based in Elsecar, near Barnsley (S.Yorks) Today, for the first time in it's 60 year history, a Drewry shunter, which was based at Devonport Dockyard hauled a passenger service, with a GW brakevan. The...

The two CIG's that did the honours on the slam-door farewell tour have unceremoniously been sent from Shoeburyness to Newport on their final journey. So it looks like the last (proper) mainline working CIGs (other than the Lymington 3CIGs) are going to be cut. I imagine the last VEP's will have...

http://metcam.fotopic.net/c866451.html Hia, After a long, long time, I'm finally getting my act together regarding uploading to my fotopic again, so heres the first rail-related collection for a while, of the Oban 37, what a cracking trip, I seriously doubt a 37 will do a service train to...

Hi, I thought I better not put this in the actual gen section, as it might be complete rubbish...... but apparently the Class 90's on the Manchester to Brum are due to finish in the Summer....which is understandable..... however he comments that they are to be replaced with "ronnies", though I...

I dnt know if this has already been made a topic, but if it has, I cant find it!..... From WNXX: West Coast 87s...? Following on from the report on the 11th that several Class 87s are in the frame for a return to use along with the news that a program of modifications, including the...

at 16:57 I saw a maroon unidentified 47 go through Manchester Victoria (towards Miles Platting) on a long rake of NR (yellow) low-ballast hoppers. It was definately notched up as it "thrashed" through Vic. It was a real surprise - totally unexpected. Any more info on it please reply...

http://www.metcam.fotopic.net/c824129.html Some Phots from just after Christmas on the GW(s)R, the Deltic at York & Leeds and trains from my Parisen Holiday (and a Karachi Luggage Mountain!) Anyway, Im not sorting out my back-log of photographs, and will upload my fotopic agin in the...

Hi, Ive had reports (and a freind has viewed) a Cotswold HST is on the 1421 Brum to Penzance. This probably needs confirming as I have no ID's, but it sounds like real gen. Ta, James.

90022 + WB65 has worked Rugby - Euston - BHM & then:- 1B34 10.00 BHM - Euston (11.33) 1G21 16.52 Euston - BHM (18.29) 1B05 19.05 BHM - Euston (20.36) 90034 + 82131 1H29 06.18 BHM-Man Pic (08.01) 1G51 08.24 Man Pic-BHM (09.59) 5H34 10+09 BHM-BHM (10+36) 1H34 10.48 BHM-Man Pic (12.24) 1G54...

37411 allox 1B96 10:55 Cardiff - Fishguard (From SPT) Ta, James.

57310 (+mk3's) 1G35 23:40 EUS - WVH throughout, diverted via Nuneaton due to OHL defect Coventry NOT STOPPING AT Birmingham Intl or Coventry, going via Water Orton.

"Excuse the French pun on the topic name (but I though it was on topic, as 86235 was once named Sans Pareil - which literally translates to "Not the Same", and it was one of the locos that took place in the Rainhill Trails)" Anyway, My post is about Norwich (and the surrounding area) is...

What a day!!!! My "day" started on Friday afternoon, I got the 1556 Voyager from Manchester Picc up to Glasgow, then getting the 2000 GNER from Glasgow to Edinburgh, then I met Yorkie, took some phots, and eventually boarded the London bound sleeper. Things started to go "strange" from here...

http://www.railcar.co.uk/pics/Preserved/100-109/101/51177.htm Although not my photographs, I thought I'd add this gallery Stuart Makay has produced for his railcar website, as he actually did the restoration. It is currently in my garden in a blue shrink wrap, and when the platform is built...

Hi, Here are some of my photo's from the Crompton Farewell & Sulzer Day at the ELR this weekend, plus a phot of the Jinty Kettle, and the Manchester Wheel. http://metcam.fotopic.net/c761745.html Enjoy!

More Virgin Mk3's for North Wales - 1D25 1716 Euston - Holyhead 390 to Crewe for 57301 & 573xx forward top & tail on Mk3 set to Bangor (terminating due to flooding at Gaerwen). Wednesday 9th Nov 1R18 0532 Holyhead - Euston starts Bangor with Mk3 set - swap to 390 at Crewe. - So...

Sunday 4 December is to be a special day for railfans on the Rhymney line with all trains 37-worked as a farewell event. Arriva say: 'Sunday 4 December 2005 will see hourly special farewell trips between Cardiff and Rhymney calling at Bargoed, Ystrad Mynach and Caerphilly using at least five...

90020 has been outshopped from Toton in a "fresh" coat of EWS paint. It is has lost it's "Sir Micheal Heron" (once a Post Office manager-in the days of TPO's) nameplates, and is apparently due to get a different name, though unknown as yet.