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I must admit, I've been buying rovers for thirty years and have never, as far as I recall, had to have my name on one.

Thanks, chaps. Not quite the 80s but I've found a photo of 33116 at Carlisle :) It's at...

Indeed yes, I forgot to mention that! The fact that the GCR has lots of double track makes for some excellent passes :)

Very interesting stuff, thanks for posting it.

Obviously getting a winning 37 was great but for me you can't beat a type 2 at a heritage line, they're perfect for that environment.

Thanks, it was very interesting dropping on the launch, that's for sure. Anyway, as I'm here I might as well add the following day's adventures. The second day of my double event was a nice visit to an excellent heritage railway, the Great Central at Loughborough. A good time is always...

An excellent move there, I always enjoy a day on that network. Congratulations on clearing the Merseyrail stations but I presume with just the one 507 to get you'll be heading back before too long.

:) No berating from me. 91132 is my sixth lowest, currently nestling on 692.05 miles. Anyway, as usual a great read. It's always nice to read reports from my local area. I particularly love Hebden Bridge station, it's one of my favourites, very olde worlde.

I wouldn't worry too much, you won't be able to leave the house without seeing a 80x in ten years. I sincerley hope not! Azuma apparently means "East" but I'm sure somebody at the meeting to establish a name said "Azuma, it sounds like A zoomer, geddit, hur hur hur". I think I'll stick...

I’ve just had an interesting and enjoyable couple of days with a rare double event. As usual I had booked a Friday off work and for March that was the 18th, this was done before I realised that GCR diesel gala would be taking place on the 19th and would have a required visitor. Anyway, here’s...

A smashing write up as usual, although I must admit I refer the photos throughout a report rather than in one chunk as it breaks the text up a bit. It's all personal taste, of course.

I'll add my congratulations on clearing the Buxton line. I have a cunning, but long term, plan for doing the same which involves Mrs 13 and some country walks :)

One is too many buses for my liking :) Whatever floats your boat though, as they say. Fair play if you enjoyed it, that's all that matters. A day having fun is never a waste.

Wow, you're certainly getting those stations roped in. What are you going to do once you've cleared them? Maybe do them all again in alphabetical order ;)

Looks like a holiday of a lifetime, glad you enjoyed it.

Crocodile burgers tasted very similar to beef burgers, to be honest. Apparently she got them from Iceland. I'm afraid I couldn't stop myself :) There won't be much rejecting going on. Should save me a few bob as well as all my moves will be close to home! You're not applying for...

Preserved lines are brilliant. I do units & shacks as a stress relief because I need the whole experience of anticipation and chasing to keep me chilled out, but a good day at a diesel gala - preferably with mates, but with or without winners, can't be beat. I'll be paying a few visits to...

An excellent day in the capital, there. A nice bit of variety in the moves, just what I like :)

It was very painful, believe me. Indeed, but for me, who only started seriously doing trams a few months ago, all the tram networks provide rich pickings :) Mind you, I did have a day on the Birmingham Metro about ten years ago (no Chiltern locos to bash back then, of course), no record...

The 37 hauled trains have had patchy reliability, to say the least. Not all of it the fault of the locos, but I believe the services on the coast have got a rapidly worsening reputation among those that use it regularly. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- On Friday evening my...