Recent content by dave6023

--- old post above --- --- new post below --- Have done some detective work. 99% certain location is Radley, date 29th Feb 1992, Didcot to Sheffield and return. That YouTube link showing train in both directions was helpful -thanks Abpj17.

5029 Nunney Castle, I think the headboard says 'The White Rose' photo taken early/mid '90s. Does anyone have any idea of the location of the picture? Just visible between the last coach and the smoke there is what looks like a footbridge and above the smoke, left of centre, there is what looks...

This must have been taken around 1979

From DRC Facebook page Didcot Railway Centre Railmotor on the Liskeard to Looe branch rearranged for Sunday 18 November We can confirm that there will be additional operations on 18 November to replace those cancelled on 4 November. Timings and operations are the same as 4 November – only...

Another post from the DRC Facebook page A message from Railmotor 93’s Support Crew Responsible Officer As you can imagine no one was more disappointed than myself to receive the phone call from West Coast Railways late Friday afternoon to say that the plug had been pulled on the 4 November...

From Didcot Railway Centre Facebook page Further statement about the cancellation of Steam Railmotor operations on the Liskeard to Looe branch line on Sunday 4 November: The diesel allocated to tow the Steam Railmotor from Bodmin to Liskeard failed. The back-up replacement diesel also...

From Didcot Railway Centre Facebook page

Unfortunately it does seem very easy to dodge paying. On a recent 200 mile round trip which involved 3 TOC's my ticket was only checked ONCE on train and that was when I had got up from my seat at the end of my return journey as I was standing by the door as the train pulled into the station. My...

Actually it was an Oxford goal kick, the ball boy ( an OUFC youth team player) was just trying to eat up a bit of time! Ritchie the S*****n player involved was well out of order To quote Max Boyce "I know, I was there" - amazing atmosphere - Dick Canio is such a clown:lol: BTW - I am an OXFORD...

?????? Saturday's double header to Plymouth is hauled by 60163+71000

60019 is said to have failed at Dorchester South with BOTH injectors out of action! Service trains are being delayed around 20 minutes