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A 12'' long piece of concrete smashed through the firemans side front window of 44871 during the climb to Copy Pit. Fortunately no one was hurt and BTP have been informed as the incident is thought to have been deliberate.

Wilpshire station is now about 450yards nearer to Blackburn, and renamed Ramsgreave and Wilpshire.

Flying Scotsman's move to Carnforth and test run this week now cancelled. 23 January CME now 44871 & 45407.

44871 moved from Bury to York and then Grosmont last week. The times were not on RTT but they were on OTT.......strange.

The bus was a No.17 From Manchester to Rochdale. Coming into Rochdale along Manchester Rd there are two right turns about 300 yards apart. The first one is Tweedale St., which takes you towards the railway station, and the low bridge. The second one is Drake St., which takes you into the town...

Once, when I was a railtour steward, two of us + the guard did an ECS move from Edinburgh to Kings Cross

It was the 'Belfast Boat Express' I was referring to.

I used to travel to Heysham in 1968 on the 'Belfast Boat Express' from Manchester. This was the last steam hauled named train in the country and worked by 'Black 5s' from Carnforth depot. Incidentally,I have an exact replica of an 'Ulster Express' headboard for sale if you are interested.

Another interesting move.....stock for the Jacobite?? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U10779/2015/05/09/advanced

A move from NYMR to Fort William on Monday. Interesting........Riley's 5s? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U55485/2015/05/11/advanced

'Nameplates of the Big Four' by Frank Burridge. Published by OPC (OXFORD PUBLISHING CO.) (1975) may help. Your local library could possibly get you a copy.

The up 'Caledonian' 5 September 1957. 46244, driver Starvis, fireman Tumilty. Crewe - Euston in 118 minutes!

Have a word with these guys, they may be able to help.... http://www.gnrauctions.co.uk/

........and Hitler is furious! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9_hECbfk30

.....and is one of the stations remembered by Flanders and Swann. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6OHD2uCpfU

Crunchy Granola Suite....Neil Diamond http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUCe3kUsCq8

Your microphone could do with a better windshield............sorry!

Seen to good effect in the film 'The Love Match' starring Arthur Askey who plays an engine driver who stops his engine on the embankment to watch his son play football. The film was on Youtube, if it still is I'll post a link.

Good idea, but if GCR are not local to you just type 'railwayana auctions' into Google. There are a quite a few up and down the country.

All depends on what he's got. Any chance of some details?