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Reading your exploits in Devon made me think of all the power I had on various trips - worked it out that I had classes 31, 33, 37, 43, 45, 47, 50, 57 and 67 on the sea wall at various times between 1984 - 2017. The 50's were my favourite of all those - many happy memories

Same day as D1511 - 16/7/83 40129 - Norwich - March (1M74 1434 Great Yarmouth - Manchester Picc) 31145 - March - Ipswich (1P09 1641 Peterborough - Ipswich) 47585 - Ipswich - Norwich (1P34 1730 Liverpool Street - Norwich

Class 37 50th Anniversary Gala at the Mid Norfolk in 2010 - Loads of thrash throughout

Great Central Railway issued me a proper blue Edmondson ticket at the weekend's excellent diesel gala

Sunday 21 August 1988 150107 Llandudno Jn - Crewe (0850 Llandudno Jn - Crewe) 47571 Crewe - Birmingham NS via Shrewsbury & Wolverhampton (1G25 1010 Manchester Picc - Birmingham NS) 58028 Birmingham NS - Nuneaton (1A14 1248 Wolverhampton - Euston) 87025 Nuneaton - Rugby (1A14 1248 Wolverhampton -...

Class 45 numbers pre tops - D11 & D111 (later 45122 & 45129) Class 40 numbers pre tops - D222 & D333 (later 40022 & 40133) Clas 50 numbers pre tops - D444 (50044) There was also D1111 (47528), D2222 (class 04), D3333 (08263) and D5555 which became 31444.

Classes for haulage 01,02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 09,10,11,12,14, 17,20,24,25,26,27,31,33,35,37,40,42,44,45,46,47,50,52,55,56,57,58,59,60,66,67,68,69,73,81,85,86,87,90,91,92,HST Prototype & production power cars,97/6 PW shunters Too many highlights to recall but the three that stand out are D9000 on...

thanks for the corrections - I misread the entry in RailGen Archive - it was indeed 40058. I was on the North Wales Coast at the time so didnt see it.

40s that I saw at Norwich that year were: 25/6/83 - 40152 2/7/83 - 40034 16/7/83 - 40129 30/7/83 - 40172 6/8/83 - 40080 13/8/83 - 40001 The other days that I saw the Manchester - Yarmouth without a 40 these were the locos 4/6/83 - 37249 23/7/83 - 37065 20/8/83 - 37082 27/8/83 - 47266 10/9/83...

I'm happy that my hometown station has made the list. Every visit brings back memories of 31s & 47s idling away at the buffer stops while Cravens dmus smoked away. It's a lot quieter with the Flirts now, but still a gem. Not too far away, Wymondham is worth a look as well - decent station bistro!

Paddington - happy memories of 50s & HSTs beneath that great roof. Marylebone. Has an almost provincial feel Kings Cross. The new development has improved it a lot. Love the roof over the main line platforms

23/06/1984 47426 Dawlish - Paignton (1C18 0836 Cradiff - Paignton) 50037 Paignton - Exeter (1A59 1256 Paignton - Paddington) 45069 Exeter - Plymouth (1V73 0911 Manchester Picc - Newquay) 43036) Plymouth - Exeter (1A53 1448 Penzance - Paddington) 43149) 50032 Exeter - Dawlish (2C22 1810 Exeter...

Hardingham station on the MNR does see some use It is privately owned and the owner allows occasional use of the platforms - it was in use on the MNR Bus Day on May 11 this year

I was on both tours you mention - must have been mad!!

Did an overnight tour with NENTA in 1991 which turned into a classic when 47806 failed on the Highland mainline. The rescue was performed by 47593 on the 16 coach sleeper that was behind us. The whole ensemble of 2 47s and 28 coaches made it over Druimuachdar summit to Dalwhinnie where the two...

My home city of Norwich generally seems to be ok to live in. We're lucky enough to still have a proper department store in Jarrolds and the area around the Norwich Lanes and the Market Place are always busy. Like any urban areas the increase in vape shops, nail bars and charity shops has...

Interest started when i got my first train set aged 10, then through my dad & some mates at school got interested in the big railway. Can remember riding 4-SUBs circa 1973 and school trips to London with 47s. First recorded haulage was 37099 Norwich - York on a schools special in 1981. First cop...

First Eastern Counties had 3, all had different liveries. Also have a photo of one in Chesterfield - so must have been a Stagecoach East Midlands example

20 years ago today 05/03/2005 90003 1P31 Norwich - Ipswich 90008 1P35 Ipswich - Colchester 37606 1P38 Colchester - Norwich

387s are spread around. Best places are Finsbury Park for Great Northern ones, Clapham Jn for the triple sets on the Southern and Ealing Broadway for the GWR & HEx workings. East Croydon sees 377s & 700s