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Hi Forum! Hear a lot of people talking about the field-divert kicking in... Can anyone explain what it is? Google has been less than helpful! I understand on the old DC Woodhead loco's that you could change between serial & paralleling the motors - that makes sense to my EE mind. But...

All, The Situation :- 3 Year F&F Card purchased October 2014 expires October 2017. My daughter turned 16 on the 14th July 2015. From my understanding we are still entitled to the discount until the day before her 17th Birthday [13th July 2016] So when I book the tickets from...

Hi guys On the 28th I'm off to the GCR Gala. so I've booked my usual open return Stowmarket to Loughborough via Ely. However if some of the guys I meet up with wanted to meet at Leicester and taxi over to the GCR how would I stand in terminating my journey at Leicester? I checked and...

Not something I've seen before... 37057 (i think) being turned on the barrow hill turntable. Video of her being turned I enjoyed it! DSCF8586by John W. Davies, on Flickr DSCF8593 by John W. Davies, on Flickr Hope you enjoy! JW

Planning on heading up on Saturday from SMK for a bit of a bash and phot session. Anyone have any experiences or problems in Birmingham New Street and Stafford? Plan is to go from New St to Stafford for a good few hours, then probably an hour at New Street. any feedback and discussion...

Hi guys Another very successful steam gala at the North Norfolk Railway. Flickr Album Black prince is back looking and performing magnificently, The Manor was lovely and a nice diversity to the LNER of the B12 and B1, and double headed black 5's <3 Double black fives into...

Hidden away in the dengie peninsula of East Essex at Burnham-on-crouch is the Mangapps Rail museum. It's got quiet an amazing array of 03's, Tank Engines and Wagons. The 3/4 of a mile track gives a nice little jaunt through the Essex countryside and is quiet a lovely view. The Museum...

Hi guys :) Looking to get away with one's wife to Windermere between Thursday 18th September returning Sunday 21st Cheapest I can do without splitting and railcards is around £274 (£346 First class) This is via London Liverpool St and Euston Doing the obvious split (Stowmarket to LST...

This weekends fun! Full flickr Album With the newly restored "IRIS" out and about, fantastic work undertaken by the railway and she's looking fantastic. DSCF2845 by John W. Davies, on Flickr Someone kindly put my home-station on the front of one of the DMU's DSCF2799 by...

Nice little gala with some quality traction. Full Album on Flickr Nice too see a McRat as never seen one before! DSCF2615 by John W. Davies, on Flickr The Class 33 was very lovely and having a break van ride the full line was a brilliant addition - very enjoyable DSCF2397 by...

at the Mid Norfolk Railway. Day 1, with the very rare (Never done before) run pasts at the privately owned Hardingham station. Train pulls in, people get off, train propels back up the line, People arrange themselves, Train then pulls forward at speed allowing videography/photography...

Hi Guys, DRS Open day..... booked me tickets from Stow to Crewe, but just wondered how one gets from Crewe station to the Crewe Depot? any ideas? Thanks, JW

So the weekend's gala turned into a bit of a Green EE fest. The Full Album Including some haulage behind the Colas 37219 which was nice! 37219 behind D8059 waits the road with D6732 coming into Weybourne with D5631 on the back by John W. Davies, on Flickr Enjoy! JW --- old...

At the Mid Norfolk Railway, featuring three of West Coast's finest... Full Album on Flickr 48151 - 8f (only mainline registered left) 46115 - Scots guardsman 45699 - Galatea What a great couple of days (Friday and Saturday) with mostly good behaviour of the general public...

A stunning day with some gorgeous sunshine! Full Flickr Album Obvious stars for me :- 60074 - Looks lovely, sounds great and an opportunity to support charity 60074 waits in the early morning sunshine by John W. Davies, on Flickr 40135 - I Love 40's and an opporunity too see and...

Between Ely and Peterborough tonight. Anyone know what it is? (apart from a broken down freight train :p ) Thanks, JW

With a couple of visiting Tank locomotives and 92214 in a weathered look. Although the MET office had been forecasting biblical rains for the past week it only seemed to get a handful of showers, and the railway was very quiet I thought compared to the January steam gala. Full Album...

So I was having a very nice time yesterday at Peterborough and noticed that 91114 "Durham Castle" has a double panto. Double Panto! by John W. Davies, on Flickr S0074007 by John W. Davies, on Flickr anyone know the reasoning behind this? thanks, JW

https://flic.kr/p/nf3s1d The perpetrator is still unknow. But my daughter trying too stifle laughing just made this fo4 me! JW

So, OK, Wanted to go up to the ELR's Diesel Gala on the 5th July 2014. Been watching the rail prices for a while waiting for that date to be 'released' as it were (12 weeks ahead) The previous weekend was (and is as of typing this) £28 return from Stowmarket to Manchester Piccalilli, via...