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Kevin Mottram retweeted
Time for Jimmy's Sunday training session! This is a Robert Campbell picture, via FB.
Kevin Mottram retweeted
Crewe North's 'Coronation' 46251 City Of Nottingham is ex-works at Crewe in November 1960. Photographer T Baxendale. – at Rolleston, England
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🚂 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟯!
Class 47 No. 1973 departs Newcastle Central with the 11.19 to Edinburgh.
From the October 1973 Railway Magazine archive.
📸 Theo Koerner
Remember these East Coast workings?
#Class47 #BritishRail #RailwayHistory
Kevin Mottram retweeted
46238 City of Carlisle looks rather smart at Whitchurch on an unknown date. Wonder what the 2 people on the barrow found interesting? Photo: T. Baxendale. – at Rolleston, England
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Duchess 4-6-2 46229 ‘Duchess of Hamilton’, letting off steam at the head of a southbound express at Rugby Midland. Summer 1956. I’m afraid this is a rather dark image as it was taken in the times when slide film was a very slow 8 A.S.A. Photo John F. Clay. – at Rolleston, England
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Now preserved 27000 " Electra " is about to enter the Woodhead Tunnel in November 1963.
Hauling a Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield Victoria passenger service.
© David Ford.
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In the last few months of passenger services over the Woodhead Route, E26055 Prometheus, heads an express through Deepcar in November 1969.
Today only a single mothballed line remains between here and Sheffield for the Stocksbridge steelworks traffic.
© PJ Hughes.
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Fowler Tank 42422, built at Derby in 1933, is seen at Willesden in immaculate condition. 42422 was withdrawn from service in December 1962.
📆 20th March 1960
📷 Photo by F. Hornby.
#steamlocomotive #1960s #London #BritishRailways
Kevin Mottram retweeted
This week in 1980, Saturday 25th October. The Motor Show is in full swing and 81014 has just arrived at Birmingham International with a trainload of visitors. Best guess is this was an Adex from Liverpool as RailGenArchive has it departing at 1548 that day with 1F34 to Lime St.
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Reddish depot Manchester, home of the Woodhead electrics, saw Class 40, 40044 stabled awaiting an assessment, following a runaway and subsequent collision at Chinley in the autumn of 1978.
A grounded Class 76 can be seen in the background.
© Martyn Hibbert
Kevin Mottram retweeted
Peter Dobing, the pipe-smoking fisherman who became a Stoke City superstar. They didn't make many like him, even then. A proper hero. stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/fo…
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All at Stoke City are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our '72 League Cup winning captain Peter Dobing at the age of 87.
Dobing ranks ninth in the club's all-time scoring charts with 95 goals in 377 appearances.
The thoughts and sincere condolences of all are with Peter's friends and family at this immensely difficult time.
Kevin Mottram retweeted
A busy scene facing east at Swindon with D857 Undaunted, a 47 and an 08, June 1971, photographer unknown.
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Two pictures from the Woodhead Route, taken in 1975.
Photo 1: A diverted Manchester to Sheffield (Hope Valley) dmu passes the site of Crowden Station.
Photo 2: A diverted Manchester to St. Pancras (Sunday) express passes the former Woodhead station.
© David Goddard
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Winter Woodhead.
Woodhead Tunnel, Station & Signal Box in 1968.
© Peter Rainford
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Time for Jimmy's Sunday training session! This is an Andrew Robinson picture, via FB.
