Recent content by zzyy123

Okays, this is where AI is better than me, the old Galloway Princess is still alive and kicking and total apologies for creeping off topic folk.

I grew up in Larne hence the interest in Stranraer and the port road. Yes the Stranraer sailing was 0700 and as they were royal mail carriers they had massive pressure to sail on time hence the Princess Victoria disaster. In my time we had firstly the Caledonian Princess, then the Antrim...

Now you got me thinking and I believe you are correct. An old neighbour of my aunt said something about clay pigeon shooting and Olympics and I had totally forgotten about it until you mentioned it.

Absolutely correct.

It closed on 14 June 1965 as you probably already know, not because of the ferry traffic to Larne, but the local traffic was negligible so Beeching swung the axe. The rationale at that time was divert the ferry passengers and close the road. Passenger loading is unavailable as far as I can...

As a youngster living in Northern Ireland my mum used to bring us to stay for a few weeks in the late 70's and early 80's to stay with my aunt who lived on Grasmere Avenue beside the Met line at Preston Road and those are happy memories indeed. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me about the...

There were always 2 men in the loco, I do remember that. I also think through the fog of time that they changed at Kilmarnock but that could be totally incorrect. The train was sometimes held there for quite a while.

Thanks for those brilliant replies, so in all probability those 47's would be out of Eastfield then I assume, I do recall seeing large logo and intercity liveries if memory serves me right, but definitely large logo on several occasions. So although Eastfield based were they properly allocated...

As a youngster I travelled many times on the overnight sleeper from Stranraer to Euston in the early 80's and we had a 47 to Carlisle and then 86 or 87 to Euston. I would like to ask if anyone knows what sub class of 47's were used and where they were based. I also recall that the corridor...

The rail industry is a fool onto themselves retaining old keys that have been in use since Victorian times. There is a multitude of keys that can are easily obtained on eBay not only for cabs and coaches but lineside gates, switch rooms and more.