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The "Peak Army" that's a name to conjure with from the past...I always seem to remember an abundance of emulsion based numbers daubed to walls & bridges around the Nottingham area in the 80s, of certain peaks that had appeared on the line. Not sure if it was just a Nottingham thing at the time...

Surely if a particular "spot" is being used time & time again or reported of a graffiti attack, then what does it take to up security measures there? Oh and a question that I hope isn't seen as stupid....The old "Q" trains which ran as/when on the rail network in general years ago, has their...

Eyes down.....Look in :D

It looks like the lines around Par & Lostwithiel have taken a battering

So if the Bakerloo is getting to grips with the issues of graffiti the last few months, should be time for the Central to get its act together. Day in London again yesterday & internal/external was pretty grim on stock I traveled on

As a visitor to London over the weekend for supporting a couple of marathon runners I know, I didn't actually realise how bad the Bakerloo line was for inside graffiti & indeed outside too. Even the cleaning of the insides looks pretty grim with the pen ink just smudged over further distance...

The graffiti mob got to it then......Grrrrrrrrrr

Stock in Kings Norton station/Bromsgrove left during the storm or did I read that wrong? 1733671082 Shrub Hill issue is unsafe roof

Last memory of a football special for me was a Derby County v Stoke City game at few years ago, where the post game wait for the usual 2 or 4 car Crewe service for returning Stoke fans was supplemented by a HST set off Etches Park to get Stoke fans away from Derby as quickly as possible. Would...

Will anymore 319s be heading to what was/still is Cockshute Sidings Stoke On Trent? I know there used to be a good vantage point for photos from the bridge across mainline, and also the path that runs adjacent to the English China Clay sidings.

Incorrectly (surprise) Worcester News at one point had the van getting on the track at Foregate St.:lol: Images of Mini Coopers a la The Italian Job spring to mind

Many thanks

Request in reverse almost.....Nice to see 37800 middle road at Shrub Hill earlier, but what did it work to get there? Anything to do with earlier freight failure that was causing some disruption on services from Hereford?

What the.......heck! Sprinter yes? But.....what the heck?!!!!! (to put it mildly!) ...and how was it allowed in service?!!!

Worcester Shrub Hill ?