The Rail Enthusiast thread

[steverob]

The only three 121's that I believe are running are all in the hands of Chiltern Railways.

I saw one just last Wednesday at Princes Riseborough as I passed through. I would have grabbed a photo but was just too slow

Well if you want to experience the delights of a Class 121, better hurry to central Buckinghamshire as soon as you can, as reports are that Chiltern are retiring them fairly soon. I got to ride on one just the other week, although it was mainly for the purposes of helping someone film a video for YouTube!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB9JlpgBp9w&t=0s

 

[Biff600]

Nene Valley Railway is only 15 miles from me and yet I have only visited the place once, I made the most of it by taking both the camera and the drone.

The Flying Scotsman rattled through Peterboring last year, I was not at work for both the days that it came through, so I popped out with the camera and took a few pics ( This was the North-bound journey from Kings Cross to York)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tornado on scheduled services
http://www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/tickets-on-sale-for-tornado-hauled-services/


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-38957943

Forgot the excellent 14th February link/pun, on this mornings 'Yorkshire Post'
Sorry, bad available light pic;

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Nene Valley Railway is only 15 miles from me...

My in-laws live just the other side of Ferry Meadows and I still haven't been to the Nene! I've cycled over it a few times though

 

[Andrew_Culture]

A good read, even though it's way out of my area, & up to press, I've never been to Ipswich

Thanks. It keeps my dad out of trouble.

 

[Andy_R]

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Nene Valley Railway is only 15 miles from me and yet I have only visited the place once, I made the most of it by taking both the camera and the drone.



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The Flying Scotsman rattled through Peterboring last year, I was not at work for both the days that it came through, so I popped out with the camera and took a few pics ( This was the North-bound journey from Kings Cross to York)

And with a little bit of tilt shift you can make it look like a model railway....

 

[User19783]

I've got several rail journeys in my upcoming trip to India - including the hill railway up to Shimla.

Plus we have 6 days extra in Mumbai that will be spent taking day trips by rail to various places.

Sounds great,
I wish I could do that.
So please, post loads of photos of your journey.

 

[robjh]

Inside the signal box at Chappel and Wakes Colne today. The nearest line is the Network Rail Sudbury branch, and the rest is the East Anglian Railway museum.

Never fear, none of the levers are connected, so I couldn't do any damage.

 

[robjh]

A cross-posting with the Beer thread

 

[Andrew_Culture]

A good read, even though it's way out of my area, & up to press, I've never been to Ipswich

I'll tell my dad, he'll be pleased.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Inside the signal box at Chappel and Wakes Colne today. The nearest line is the Network Rail Sudbury branch, and the rest is the East Anglian Railway museum.

Never fear, none of the levers are connected, so I couldn't do any damage.
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They do a cracking beer festival in that yard!

 

[Paulus]

60163 A1 Tornado has done the ton officially

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39581712

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Did the Spa Valley line in Kent a couple of weeks back. Nothing notable by way of locomotion, just an industrial saddle tank named Ugly.

They've got a Deltic; 55019 ‘ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIER’ coming in early August and they are selling driver experience packages.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Wow
Presumably unmarried

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38584152

No mention of wife or children. Catalogue is here https://issuu.com/wm_fineart_antiques/docs/train_catalogue_web/3

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Brotherton railway bridge

The village is only just to the north of FerryBridge, & at the point where the Great North Road, split with the Tadcaster TurnPike - the York Road followed too, to 'Tad' (Bramham CrossRoads really was, up to not long after WW2 (as far as I know)
FerryBridge is best known nowadays for the crossing point of the M62 & A1, and the Power Station

As the stone-plaque denotes, the previous structure was tubular, apparently resembling Telfords Conway & Holyhead Bridges, but surprisingly I can't find a picture of the old bridge online (unless my search words are wrong)