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Morning folks, Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on any decent railway books to read. I've recently read Arnie Furnis's and Colin Alexander's Rail Rover books, plus Colin's Tyneside Railways. All 3 were good reads but I'm looking for a something along those lines albeit less...

Certainly looks a decent line up for the East Lancs Diesel Gala. Below info taken off their website. Special Guests 33 103 ‘Swordfish’ - Courtesy of Nemesis Rail and Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Class 25 D5185 - Visiting from GCR Class 40 40012 "Aureol" - Visiting from MRC Home Fleet Class...

Due to a mixture of work and the Christmas and New Year shake up, its fair to say, since 2018 arrived, ive done absolutely nothing railway related in the slightest, in fact the festive period had completely swallowed my railway mojo. I think it was roughly a week into it before I identified a...

With just over 2 weeks before I spring into action, well i say spring, more like stumble, for the first time since the SVR Diesel Gala. So.I thought I'd start the back story and garner anymore possible advice anyone could possibly throw at me too. I've been itching to get back on the rails but...

Afternoon folks With my jaunt to the SVR seeming like a distant memory, I've gone into a planning mode again. However nothing will be set in concrete till after my holiday in the sun at the end of this month. I've given thought to various Rovers but after numerous looks in my Platform 5, aka...

Now I know the more observerant of you will have noticed my visits to this forum have been practically non exsistent and I apologise to all for not reading, what are probably excellent trip reports. I however have had a rather busy work load and eventually a very stressful time at work, to the...

With only 3 days till I hit the rails on a 3 day jaunt down in Anglia, I thought I'd start the thread off, as time will be tight over this weekend and also gives me a chance to do the back story now, explain the hashtag and get it out the way. The hashtag will go live, on Monday morning...

Firstly my apologies for not posting this much sooner, time has barely been my friend these last couple of months, work, moving, house parental responsibilities, the Xmas period etc. I'd taken 4 days off to move, my flat mate was moving in with his girlfriend, I was gonna keep the flat on but...

In planning mode folks for a 3 day jaunt in East Anglia come February. Just a few questions. Firstly is anyone the wiser, if both the 37 and 68 short sets will still be running then? I'm hoping to rope in my few GA 153s and 156s that are needed for sight. Which turns will I likely to find...

To say works been a nightmare is understating things a bit but trust me I won't bore you with it neither. Needless to say, I got a few days off together, so decided I'm getting out the way for the day. Hence the hashtag, for those of you twitter folk. I had a choice of 2, trips out I really...

As usual there'll be the back story, a trip to Blackpool, thrown in too, part rail related, then the main agenda, along with a few photo's from the mobile thrown into the mix too, so please bear with me. Go make a cuppa and grab a pack of your fave biscuits before reading on. Not long after...

So after the huge success of the FoSS, I'm back out so soon, I had a few things rattling round for a day out, a day in Leeds and Manchester, trying to skittle out those pesky NH 142s, my last 144, some of NH's 150s and my last 2 333s, certainly seemed like a worthwhile journey, however, whilst...

With my daughter to entertain for the weekend I thought I'd get the thread started before Mondays long awaited and bloody long overdue 4 day sojourn away starts. Its been horrendous at work and this break is drastically needed. I've been quite lucky of late,a myriad of cops, passing through...

I hopefully won't bore you to death but I'd hastily planned a day out on the rails for the friday, well I say planned, I was on a day off and thought, screw this after the school run I'm off over to Carlisle and gonna do a Cumbrian Round Robin. No thought or advance planning went into it, other...

At last, for the 1st time this year, I'll be out and about, all commemnces on February 1st. I was looking to go elsewhere but when I factor in the cost of hotels/guesthouses, this allows me at least to be in my own bed at night and get me out a fair ole distance. Sure I'll temper the savings...

Its a fair bit away, June 6th-9th, base camp in Weston Super Mare. Tickets down to London KX are already bought, with about 4hrs to kill in the smoke, Im planning a thrilller filler with the Cats out of Marleybone, 13.10 up to High Wycome and back on the 14.10 Cat, is anyone the wiser if these...

I was just sitting wondering, with the years being 3 weeks away from ending, what everyone has in the pipelines for next year and have you achieved what you wanted to this year? For me personally this year has probably been the most full tilt year I've had on the railway front, since the mid...

With the 73's going on the sleepers, I'm seriously giving one of these a serious think, any idea when the 73's are gonna take over from the skips? I'm assuming folk have done them on here, theres more than enough stuff up in the Ness and other parts of Scotland, Are they worth the money, cos...

Just a thread of old trips, from when times of loco hauled trains ruled the roost and I was a young un. My Frst Ever Big Trip Away I was around 11 and I'd been badgering my dad to take me somewhere during the 6 weeks holidays, he'd taken me to the NRM one weekend a few months previous with a...

Day 1 The time has come, time to get away from work and chill, I needed this break and boy, don't you just hate waiting for that little trip to get away, the closer it gets the longer the days drag. Anyway I'm up for 3am on Monday morning, my bodies saying, beeedddd, go back to bed but my heads...