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early 60s spent a few years working at Patricroft stn box cleaning windows was done on night turn the box was pretty high we used to clamber thro an open window onto a footwalk around the signalbox about a foot wide No rails to stop you fallin off and the walkway was none to steady.method of...
steam train to Llandudno this Saturday June 20th,however for operating reasons the steam loco will be at rear of train between chester and Llandudno but the return the loco will be at head of train.Times rhyl 11.12 Llandudno jnc 11.33-11.36 Llandudno 11.52.return Llandudno dep 16.56.llan jnc...
couple of year ago guy on metrolink trams claiming he was canadian and had been robbed the previous night was asking for money so he could buy ticket for national express bus to london to catch a flight to Canada? he had a good canadian accent.couple of month later he was hoppin about on two...
London st Pancras-M/c picc via sheffield change sheffield for tpe to M/c picc
arrival at M/c walk(5min) to Piccadilly garden bus sta for 33 bus to eccles purchase a day saver ticket, change bus at eccles board 67,100,22 or 68 to patricroft,return in reverse.
No train from patricroft or Eccles...
A4s were both on the same road 60008 in rear of 4489 and alongside Lnwr 790 Hardwick so I would say not very good position, thought they could have been displayed to better effect alongside one another.
With regards other exhibits various locos from national collection right up to APT and the...
done a spot of climbing up signals replenishing oil lamps the art of climbing up signal ladder holding 4 oil lamps in one hand climbing the signal ladder with the other,pre health n safety days still you got a good view of Barton Moss from Barton Moss jnc home signal
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I was asked a similar question recently regarding TfGM senior conssesion pass,so I looked up TfGM map and route M/c- Wigan via chat moss, WCML is shown as a valid route
Re Port Salford,you refer to 4 track at M60 location that is where a tempory 2 track diversion was laid alongside construction of M60 bdg 1980ish and the ballast used for track still in situ.
I seem to recall Ivatt.2-6-0 46441 in BR maroon livery traversed this route very late 80s or early90s may have been Leng move or private charter can't rememeber, prior to that 6os steam era
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