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I have updated my web site with over 200 photographs of the recent Ffestiniog Railway Hunslet 125 Gala held over the weekend of June 22 -24, 2018. https://www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Welsh-Narrow-Gauge/Ffestiniog-Railway-2018/ L2018_2701 -- Ffestiniog Railway - Hunslet 125 Gala by...

Just to put it on record the comments concerning St Erth Interchange - the original plan was to also build a new heliport next to the station and enhanced parking. This was to replace the heliport at Penzance . Sadly the 'nimbys' scuppered the plans, the helicopter service ceased and the...

I live on Merseyside within 40 minutes drive from the Welsh border. Liverpool was once considered the capital of North Wales, the National Eisteddfod has been held here in the early 20th Century. Much of my leisure time is spent in Wales from various locations from north to south. Whilst I...

On Merseyside in the late 70s London Midland offered "Round Robin" Saturday tickets which were excellent value for money. They were promoted in a red covered leaflet with robin on the front. As I recall the itineraries were as follows: Liverpool - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Swansea - Cardiff -...

First in posting this message I must confess not to having travelled on a scheduled long distance service since I passed my driving test in 1982! Whilst I still travel a lot on heritage railways, the occasional West Country branch line, nearly always ticket from the guard, and the odd charter...

Not dogs but sheep ... In my lifetime I have been on two trains which have had an altercation with a sheep and another which dropped a vet off to despatch an injured animal. The first incident was around 1979 on a Barnstaple to Exeter train near the Barnstaple end of the line. Some sheep had...

Minffordd (FR) when all the flowers are out

I visited the Bodmin and Wenford Railway the other week - the first time in 9 years and spotted this memorial to "Simba" I presume this is a cat memorial recent or old does anyone know?

You are correct Wirral did have L (Liverpool) post codes and they were changed for the reasons you suggested. It was quite a local news story at the time.

Did anyone notice the audible warning for the crossing where the enthusiasts kills himself? Obviously dubbed in at some point as there was no infrastructure around the very basic barriers to support an audible warning device. The British Rail van was in silver too - from what I recall most of...

Trix produced a Western which according to this article was available from 1965 - but I thought the blue models came later the initial released being Maroon and Green. https://www.railwaymagazinemodelling.co.uk/rmm-july-issue-blasts-from-the-past-trix/ John

Portillo is good but what about John Betjamen? Some of his stuff lurks on the depths of BBC iPlayer John

Part of the problem here is the pedestal onto which the real "Banksy" has been placed by society by people raving on the graffiti plastered on walls around the country and making out to be works of art when it isn't. Anyone who marks or damages someone else's property deliberately is guilty...

Corwen Central to replace the temporary Corwen East on Llangollen Railway

Blaenau Ffestiniog the FR platform face opposite the Conwy Valley Line platform never sees regular use. The other year during the May Gala weekend footplate rides were being offered but it isn't used by service trains.

Yes! I wonder who did buy it and if it still exists?

Collectors Corner had a branch at Steamtown Carnforth. In the early 1970s my father bought me a LMS Block Instrument for £3 there! I should have kept it but sold it online in the early days of the internet for about £30. In the early 70s Warship name plates were on sale at the Carnforth...

Quite a few recent updates to my narrow gauge galleries at www.jhluxton.com Click here to access: http://www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Welsh-Narrow-Gauge John Luxton

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Why not use eBay? Shortly after eBay started up I cleared out a lot of stuff including a Totem and I wasn't disappointed by what I received. Though I do now wish I had kept that totem! John