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17th April, 57312 Chester 18th April, 086 13.25 Heuston - Limerick 086 13.25 Heuston - Limerick at Portarlington Brick on the Galway - Heuston. Odd to think that these trains will be history oon as well. 18th April, 072 arriving at Kildare on 16.15 Heuston - Ballina 072 Kildare 18th April, 072 Arrived at Ballina, 084 on the liners in the distance 084 Ballina 072 Ballina 072 Ballina 19th April 084 Ballina Croagh Patrick The Summit Funny the people you see up here... View on the way down 20th April, 072 at Westport on the 13.30?? 14.25 Westport 20th April, 071 18.40 Heuston - Waterford 071 Kilkenny 071 running round at Kilkenny 071 arrived at Waterford 21st April, 073 at Waterford 21st April, 071 07.35 Waterford - Heuston 071 Waterford 21st April, 071 and Waterford Box 21st April. 57316 14.14 Holyhead - Euston

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]]> Thu Apr 17 2008 The Devonian http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1366246.html 40145's trip to Kingswear Saturday 8 September 2007: 40145's trip to Kingswear

The sales stand Mobile phone pest Banb 2 40145 arriving at Banbury Stuart's reading material At Kingswear Running round Still running round ECS doesn't count 72 73b 73 Heading to Paignton for fuel 77 78 37377 and 077 Nice hat 88 Back at Banbury

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]]> Sat Sep 8 2007 EWS 37s and aircraft. Eastbourne and Kingswear http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1362715.html EWS 37s and aircraft. Eastbourne and Kingswear Thursday 16 August 2007: EWS 37s and aircraft. Eastbourne and Kingswear

The Tiger at East Dean Give us a 'D' Beware, Basking Adders Should helicopters really do this?

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]]> Thu Aug 16 2007 West Highlander http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1361978.html First visit of a class 40 to Fortwilliam Saturday 25 August 2007: First visit of a class 40 to Fortwilliam

Carlisle1 Carlisle2 Kilmarnock Er Arrocahar or Ardlui Bridge of Orchy Arriving at Rannoch Rannoch Moor A bit more Bill with Adas! Bill

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]]> Sat Aug 25 2007 Far North http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1313931.html Far North Friday 22 June 2007: Far North

People came from far and wide to do this tour ECS arriving at Thurso Thusro And again Wick Brora Brora again Arty Brora Brora Stairs Wet Kingussie If it looks like a Duff.. Filthy engine, filthy weather Wetter Kingussie Storm Brewing Pitlochry Perth from the footbridge Perth Perth again

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]]> Fri Jun 22 2007 Merseyrail Engineering http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1138918.html Merseyrail Engineering Monday 1 January 1979: Merseyrail Engineering

37051 Hightown, January 2002 Prior to the work, sometimes routelearners run. 37051 passing Five Lamps, Waterloo, January 2003 37174 near Crosby, February 2001 37219 at Waterloo in the early hours of one Sunday, January 2000. 37401 Formby, January 2002 37418 Routelearning passing Bootle Town Hall, January 2003 37418 passing Bootle Oriel Road 37521 Hall Road, February 2001 37668 Hightown, January 2002 37702 Near Crosby, February 2001 37704 Crosby, February 2001 37704 Formby, January 2002 37706 Rice Lane, April 2001 37710 Formby January 2002 37717 Crosby, February 2001 37717 Hall Road, February 2001 37717 Near Rice Lane, 706 in the background, April 2001 And at the other end from 37219, under South Road bridge, Waterloo, January 2000 37 near Crosby, February 2001 37886 Waterloo, February 2001 56025 Crosby February 2001 60038 Near Hightown, February 2001 60079 Crosby, February 2001 66002 Rice Lane, April 2001

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]]> Mon Jan 1 1979 Class 37s in North Wales http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1138917.html Class 37s eight year association with the Birmingham/Manchester/Liverpool - North Wales trains Friday 1 January 1993: Class 37s eight year association with the Birmingham/Manchester/Liverpool - North Wales trains

The last standard to get up the coast, 37038 rescues 37428 on 1D71 at Rhyl on 30th October 2000 37057, 1K67, Holyhead, 29th June 1999 37057 is the only standard to get to Llandudno on 1D45, on 25th July 2000 The Tractor Police permitted a couple out in July, 37057 at Piccadilly on 25th with 1H42 37058 at Wolverhampton, 1D57, 29th May 1999 37069 Stafford 1G79, 8th June 1998 25th July 2000, 37109 arrived at Crewe on 1K57 37174 brings 1D71 into Chester where it terminated, 2nd December 2000 37216 arriving at Llandudno Junction on 1G11, 20th May 1999 37216 arriving at Shotton on 1D79 on 26th July 2000 37250 at Promised Land Lane, 1K57, 30th May 1999 37250 at Stafford, 1G79, 27th May 1999 37298 atRhyl, 1K71, 29th May 1999 37377 at Bangor running round onto 1K77, 31st May 1999 37377 arriving at Prestatyn with 1K67, 31st May 1999 37401 approaching Prestatyn on 1D67, on 23rd August 2000 37401 brings 1D67 into Stafford on 31st August 2000 37402, 1G97 at Bangor, 20th May 1999 37402 at Chester, 20th May 1999 37407 Holyhead, 1J44, 18th October 1993 A classic Bangor shot, 37408, 1D64, 19th October 1993 37408 near Beeston, June 1993 6th May 1999, 37408 storms out of Holyhead 37408 Mostyn, August 1999 The Sunday pair, 37408 and 429 at Holyhead, 1G81, 5th September 1999 Motherwell based 37411 at Llandudno Junction on 1D79, 27th May 1999 37412, New Street, 25th September 1999, 1D75 37412 1D45 approaching Frodsham, September 2000. 3rd October 2000, 37413 waits to leave New Street on 1D99, tonight routed via Middlewich 31st July 2000, 37413 arrives at Helsby on 1D45 37429 on 1H48 waits at Llandudno Jcn for 37413 and the late running 1G79 to depart. 26th July 2000 37413 brings 1G79 over the Conway estuary on 26th July 2000 37414 at Holyhead on 1G11, 3rd November 1998 Nearing the end of 37s on these services, 37415 at Llandudno Junction on 1D71, 16th January 2001 37415 at Valley, May 1998 37418 at Llandudno on 1G81 to Birmingham, 5th June 1993 37420 1G11 at Holyhead, 7th May 1999 37421 Abergele 1D71, October 2000 37 421, 1J44, crossing 422 at Bangor, 19th October 1993 37421 1G96 Beeston, October 2000 37421 dragging 37038, with 37428 providing heat on 1G79 which terminated at Chester, 30th October 2000 37421 at Chester 1D71, which started from here on 29th December 200 After a few false finishes, 37421 was the final Llandudno on 13th September, the train was now 1T48 to Chester 37421 1D45 Winwick Junction, September 2000 3rd May 1993, 37422 arrived at Blanau Ffestiniogon on 1D19 from Crewe. The loco was then named. 37426 Saltney Junction, August 1999 37428 arrives at Shotton on 1G96, 24th October 2000 31285 tops a failed 37429 at Holyhead on the 16.00 departure, 24th November 1993 37429 leaving Colwyn Bay on 1D79 on 4th August 2000 37429 passing Conway Castle, September 2000

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]]> Fri Jan 1 1993 The 21st Century http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1138908.html The most recent shots from our diminishing railways Saturday 1 January 2000: The most recent shots from our diminishing railways

55019 on test at Winwick Junction 16th September 2003 Stafford 37197 and a burnt Hippo 29th December. 87022 approaches Wolverhampton for the first run-past.

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]]> Sat Jan 1 2000 Arpley Trips http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1137915.html Mainly 37s, the odd 56 and 60 Thursday 1 January 1998: Mainly 37s, the odd 56 and 60

37047 Hartford Junction 6F61, 17th April 2003 37057 Foundry Lane, 6F37, 12th May 2004 37057 6F50 at Rainhill, 30th June 2004 37057 approaching Carterhouse, 6F37, May 2004 37057 climbs out of Wigan Wallgate, 6E33, June 2004 37109 Frodsham on the Chirk Logs, 4J32, 5th May 2004 37109 waiting time at Gobowen, 6F34, 5th May 2004 37114 6F61 Northwich February 2003 37174 about to leave Ditton on 6th May 2004, 6F38 37203 Rainford 6E33, March 2003 37264 Cawoods August 1999 37308, Seaforth on the Cawoods, 16th April 2003 37308 6F50 Roby 15th April 2003 37372 6F48 23rd July 2001 37379 in the compund at Seaforth with 6F48, October 2000 37379 Bootle, 6F48 October 2000 37401 6E33 at Rainford, 16th July 2004 37521 6E33 July 2004 37670 Sankey Bridges, 6F47 15th July 2002 37676 Edge Hill, 6F50, 10th March 2004 37676 run round 6F50, Edge Hill, 10th March 2004 37684 6F50 at Roby, 7th July 2003 37698 passing Seaforth Grain, 6F48, September 2001 37698 0G45, Monks Sidings, 10th March 2004 37698 passing Rainford on 6E33, 6th July 2004 37698 6Z48, Bootle, October 2001 37706 6F48, June 2001 37707 waiting to come in to St. Helens Central, 6F88, 1st August 2002 37707 6F88 Hayes Chemicals, 1st August 2002 37709 Carterhouse, 0G45 to Garston for the Washwood Heath. 12th August 2003 37797 Rainhill 6F47, November 2001 37798 6F48 May 2001 37886 6F48 October 2000 37893 arriving at Northwich, 6F61, 10th May 2004 10th May 2004, 37893 leaves Northwich in a cloud of smoke, 6F61 56059 Potters, 6E33 February 2004 56059 6E33 March 2004 56059 leaving Potters, Kirkby, March 2004 56060 Rainford 6E33 March 2004 56078 6E33 March 2004 60006 passing Monks Sidings on a bulk Coal, 10th March 2004 60011 Northwich, 10th May 2004 2nd March 2007, a surprise visit to Potters, Knowsley on 6F98 is 37410, backing onto the train. Leaving Dale Lane Reversing back to the frame Leaving again 37410 4Z37 through Hunts Cross

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1998 Oldish Stuff 1986 - 1999 http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1132633.html More general nonsense from the multicoloured days of the railways. Wednesday 1 January 1986: More general nonsense from the multicoloured days of the railways.

Dino 304020 near Hale, May 1990 37012 & 37350 Man Vic, 26th June 1990 23rd June 1993, 37046 at Newport 37140 at Seven Sisters during West Anglia rail day, 29th September 1990. It'll never go again! 37156 on its first trip to Kyle on 16th June 1990. Late running 37207 at Runcorn on 1M74, 13.30 Cardiff - Liverpool,6th June 1990 37219 arrives at Darsham on the 07.09 Lowestoft - Ipswich, which was a part of a Lowestoft - York tour, 13th May 1989 37221, 1V98 at Cardiff, 12th June 1990 16th July 1990, 37240 passing Blackford Box 19th July 1990, 37240 arriving at Leuchars with 1Z36, Leuchars - Edinburgh Golfex 16th July 1990, 37241 at Gleneagles with 1T24, 12.17 Inverness - Glasgow 37378 Derby 31st May 1990 37376 Ayr, 1Z95, 14.00 from Carlisle, 19th May 1990 37376 Ayr, 1Z95, 19th May 1990 20th December 1997, 37416 leaving Rhymney 25th August 1990, 37691 on 1V78, 09.14 Liverpool - Cardiff 2nd November 1989, Southport. 37886 on the 11.23 Southport - Manchester Victoria 3rd November 1989, Souhport, 37903 shunts the 09.14 Manchester Victoria - Southport, to do the 11.23 back. 97405 Fazakerley sidings, 1986 97406 approaching Bootle Junction, Late 1986 97406 Bootle Junction, 1986 47503, Widnes on a Trans-Pennine, 1990 47508 near Hale on 1V11, 11.13 Liverpool - Cardiff 8th October 1991, 50046 Queenstown Road. 50046 Stafford on the 14.01 Man Picc - Stafford - Paddington, 29th March 1988 9th October 1991, 50046 Wimbledon 14th January 1992. 50050 arriving at Sherborne on 2O02 to Waterloo. Unfortunately got ripped at Salisbury. 58 on an MGR, near Halewood, May 1990 37245 at Lime St between working 1M22 and 1E53 on the South Pennines. 31165 behind on 1M34. 7th July 1986 31229 at New St, 1M80 from Ipswich, 7th July 1986 12th August 1989. 37719 1V15 West Allerton 12th August 1989, 37711 Edge Hill

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]]> Wed Jan 1 1986 Preserved Railways http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1089074.html Various stuff from'Theme Parks'. Saturday 1 January 2005: Various stuff from'Theme Parks'.

November 1987. 40106 as D326 for the film Buster 11th January 1992. D335 at Rawtenstall, 16.00 to Bury. D335 pauses at Ramsbottom on the 16.00 Rawtenstall - Bury on the 11th January 1992 1st SeptemberRSG at Bury Bury And through the grubby footbridge window The shiniest engine in the Universe Rawtenstall Running round at Heywood Starting an engine First 40 of 2007, 3rd February, D335 at Irwell Vale Irwell Vale again About to leave Irwell Vale Rawtenstall Bury Bury Heywood Front end detail at Heywood Under the A56 at Ewood Bridge Ewood Bridge Ewood Bridge again. Leaving Ramsbottom 12th Feb, 37240 at Llangollen on the 13.10 departure. 12th Feb, 37901 on LLangollen shed 12th Feb, 37240 at Carrog with the 15.50 arrival from Llangollen. 16th March, 37901 approaching Glyndyfrdwy on the 11.30 from Llangollen Between Glyndyfrdwy and Carrog 37240 on the 15.15 Carrog - Llangollen 37240 Carrog Arrival at Llangollen 37901 on the 16.00 to Carrog, 240 passing 37901 on the 16.00 to Carrog Saturday 21st April. D200 at Goathland on the 20.15 Grosmont - Pickering Sunday 22nd at the NYMR. 37350 and 40145 at Grosmont 37350 09.40 Grosmont - Pickering 55019 arrives on the 08.40 from Pickering, to be replaced by 40145 to Whitby 37350 leaves on the 09.40 to Pickering U-19 at Grosmont 40088 in the car park 40145 at Whitby 40145 reverses out of Whitby from the 10.20 arrival 11.00 Whitby - Battersby Arrival at Battersby 12.24 Battersby - Whitby at Glaisdale Two blue 40s at Grosmont 37350 Backing onto the 14.00 to Pickering A typical seaside station shot, 40145 on the 17.40 Whitby - Pickering 3rd June, 37075 at Churnet Valley

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]]> Sat Jan 1 2005 Stuff to be sorted http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1054275.html Either odd new photos or occasional scans to be put somewhere else eventually. Wednesday 16 August 2006: Either odd new photos or occasional scans to be put somewhere else eventually.

NIR8113 leaving Belfast Central on ECS? 21st August 2006 37051 Rugby 1G45, 3rd August 2001 37412 Gifach Fargoed 37798 Rhymney, 8th August 2001 37717, 37402, 37707 Wavertree 55009 Man Vic, DPS tour to Yarmouth, 20th October 2001 55022 Warrington Bank Quay, Weymouth Tour 16th June 2001 A belting shot by the late Jim Peden, of D311 leaving Cronton Quarry on the 21st August 1970. Note the Crosville Lodekka as well. 86233 Allerton, 19.xx Liverpool - Euston, May 2003 16thAugust, 37218 Derby Road, 6Z60 Seaforth - Castleton 30th August, 37609 leads 1Z92 through Mossley Hill 37612 was the trailing Engine 37612 leading back through Edge Hill 5th September, 37611 leads 1Z14 through Upton And 37607 brings up the rear. Photo by Jez who took a taxi from Inverness to get this shot. The Autumn Highlander arrives at Dingwall Ravenglass no.11 Naming 47810. Photo by Alan Lake The Captain. Photo by Alan Lake. 2Z01 at Crosby 2Z01 at Waterloo, 20th Feb 2008

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]]> Wed Aug 16 2006 Old Stuff 1978 - 1985 http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1039545.html An unsorted Collection of scans up to the mid 1980s Sunday 1 January 1978: An unsorted Collection of scans up to the mid 1980s

25 at Burscough on the bins, 1984? 25 at Seaforth on an inspection saloon 26035 Kyle oof Lochalsh, 29th September 1983 20th March 1982, 26046 failed at Ardgay 27002 Perth, 2L50 to Dundee, 1st October 1983 27012 arriving at Leuchars, 2G62, 1st October 1983 27014 at Dumbarton with 1M51, the Fortwilliam - Euston portion which ran via Queen St. Low Level. 30th September 1983 31101 Liverpool Street, 1982 31217 Blackpool North, 13.10 to Leeds, 4th September 1982 37026 arriving at Dumbarton 6 hours late with 1S07, 5th October 1983 37043, Crianlarich, 1T32, 5th October 1983 37046 Blackpool North, 1E57 22nd May 1982 37052 at Cambridge, 6th February 1982, 1L16, 11.05 from Liverpool Street. 37114 Oban, 7th August 1981 37181 Plymouth after banking 47508 from Par on a Penzance - Pad relief The first air con 1S07 at Glasgow with 37191 abd ETHEL 2 at the head, 3rdt October 1983 37261 Inverness 1983 40001 Manchester Victoria, 17.15 to Blackpool, 2nd June 1982 40001 Earlstown, 14.20 Ludo - Man Vic, 30th May 1982 40099 and 009 at Manchester Piccadilly on 1M86 from Paignton, 2nd October 1982 40012 at Doncaster with the Cleethorpes vans, 1st September 1981 40020 Rhyl, 17.42 Man Vic - Lludo Jct, 15th May 1982 40024 at Acton Grange, February 1982 40047 Lime St, backing on to the 13.05 to York, 17th June 1982 40057 on a Footex at Huyton, 1983 40057 Chester, 2nd August 1981, 09.50 Holyhead (start Bangor)- Euston 40058 Wakefield Westgate, 22nd May 1982 40069 arrived at Sheffield with 2J95, 2nd October 1982 40074 Bank Hall on the way to Redfern St., October 1982 40079 Lime St, 18.05 to Newcastle, 17th August 1984 40080 at Lime St with the 10.10 to Euston on 18th June 1983 40081 Holyhead, 16.30 to Man Vic, 27th June 1982 40084 Lime St with the 12.05 to Scarborough, 8th September 1982 40085 Rhyl on the morning Bangor, 6th June 1981 40086 Lime St, 1984? 40091 Aintree 1983 40091 crossing Regent Road, running LE from Seaforth to Aintree FLT, 1983 40104 Runcorn 1981 40120 Seascale, Adex from Liverpool, 20th April 1981 40124, Sheffield, on The Skeg, 4th September 1982 40126 Blackpool North with 1M07 from Bradford, 1st August 1981 40126 Man Vic, 21.15 to Blackpool, 29th May 1982 40131 and Gordon Jones at Preston on 1M22 40138 Scarborough, 1E19/1M69 Man Vic, 12th June 1982 40155 Seaforth 1983 40158 dragging a dead duff through Runcorn, 18th June 1982 40158 Bangor, 1D21, 28th May 1982 40158 at Crewe on the 06.22 Liverpool - Euston wich had come via Middlewich, 18th June 1983 40174 at Preston, February 1982 40182 Walton 1983

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]]> Sun Jan 1 1978 Rail Related Riff Raff http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1039448.html A fine selection taken by myself and others over the years Tuesday 1 August 2006: A fine selection taken by myself and others over the years

January 1986 37100 Skegness May 1987 From Martin Walker's Book Llandudno, Summer 1986. Photo by ? Watering the 31s, Anglia November 1987 37153 Skegness 40001 Man Vic, Summer 1982. Photo by Gaz O'Keefe 40025 at Warrington after the Grand National, April 1982. Photo by Alan Knight The last 2J95. Cleethorpes, October 1982 40078 Llandudno, 7th June 1981 40106 Welshpool 4th December 1982 Lucan 'loses' his trousers. Blackpool summer 1982 (40170). Photo by John Stephens Anglia 1987 Colwyn Bay. Photo by Clive Greatorex October 1987 Brendan enjoying the Marches with 40122. 1987 Seascale again, April 1981 Gold Cross Cardiff, Summer 1987 The last one. Holyhead February 1988 Derby June 1979 Devonport, October 1987 Anglia 1987 Seascale 1981. Photo by Alan Knight Fred helping Bricker change a puncture, Motherwell, January 1986 Plymouth February 1982? Get off you'll break it. Newquay 1987 The last Newquay, October 1987 Par, after the last Newquay, October 1987 Plymouth 1982 The Great Pillow Fight of Penzance, October 1987 Says it all. Plymouth November 1982 Somewhere between Basingstoke and Reading, October 1982 Uncle Vics, 1987 Christmas Cracker 3 again Happy Harry's Fun Coach, Christmas Cracker 3 The Buffet at Notlob, Christmas Cracker 3 Cracjker 3 40078 Llandudno, 7th June 1981 February 1984? Photo by John Mahon Stoke, Summer 1986

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]]> Tue Aug 1 2006 Foreign Stuff http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1039197.html Railway phots from my sporadic train trips overseas. Just a quick summer break to Poland, mainly Krakow area for now. And also our "normal" summer holiday to Portugal, catching what hopefully won't be the end of 1400s on the Douro Valeey services. Tuesday 1 August 2006: Railway phots from my sporadic train trips overseas. Just a quick summer break to Poland, mainly Krakow area for now. And also our "normal" summer holiday to Portugal, catching what hopefully won't be the end of 1400s on the Douro Valeey services.

Poland July 2006. ET22 175 at Lancuts A poor photograph of a Ukrainian bendy electric leaving Przemysl for Chisinau, from behing the Iron Fence 83 based EU07 009 at Rzeszow EU07 009 at Tarnow Sort of roarer based articulated freight engine ET41 035 at Tarnow EU07 177 at Trzebinia EP07 211 at Trzebinia The track you don't really want. The siding at Birkenau One of the Demic steamers between Trzebinia and Krakow EU07 118 at Czestochowa 23rd June 2004, 232 543 pilots an EC south out of Dresden. A strange contraption at Atocha 8th September 2006, Graffitied 333 108-9 at Madrid Chamartin at the head of the Lusitania Express The Lusitania arrived at Lisbon Santa Apolonia behind 382 608-6 9th September, 1943 at Oriente on the 18.21 to Beja And 1944 at Vendas Novas with the evening Beja - Oriente 1944 at Entrecampo with the evening Beja - Oriente An Azulajo at Sintra 14th September,392 627-4 climbs into Castelo Branco 1942 backs onto the 10.27 to Covilha at Castelo Branco 1558 somewhere near Covilha 1942 arrived at Covilha on the Santa Apolonia train 15th September 2006, 1431 on the fueller at Coimbra B 16th September, 1455 at Regua on the 11.27 to Pocinho Pocinho, 1455 on the 13.46 back to Campanha 1437 waiting at Regua 1437 plate Regua 1437 at Sao Bento 17th September, 1962 at Viano do Castelo on southbound container flats 19th October, 079 arrived at Heuston with the 09.40 from Galway 21st October, 079 at Cork awaiting to leave with the 13.45 to Tralee 079 at Cork 076 bringing the 13.45 Tralee - Heuston into Banteer 076 at Thurles 084 at Thurles, 16.15 Limerick - Heuston 084 at Portarlington 22nd October, 165, Heuston station pilot 076, 14.10 Limerick - Heuston 076 Limerick 076 again, Limerick 147 at Limerick 134 and friend at Limerick 162, 149 and another at Limerick 8th December 2007, 072 at Galway on the 15.05 8th December 2007, 081 arrived at Athlone on the 17.10 9th December 2007, 081 Athlone, 10.35 to Westport 9th December, 081 at Westport 10th December, 111 arrived at Connolly with the 12.30 from Belfast, went back ECS. 10th December 2007, 081 at Galway on the 17.50 from Heuston

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]]> Tue Aug 1 2006 Recent Railtours http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1039123.html The Esk Invader from Crewe - Whitby with 40145 throughout, apart from half the journey where 37229 worked at the other end.It was pretty good although it wasn't the 40 we paid for which we never heard as it was at the other end. Also the Trans Pennine something or other which marked 55022's return, although it wasn't ready unfortunately, so 40145 was substituted instead, but Pathfinder didn't fancy that so they advertised it as the Transpennine Syphonic with a rateable pair of DRS, until they realised thay could have a pair of EWS Knackers for next to nowt and still charge us for a heritage diesel! So off it was with 37406 and 417, and typically the crap one, 406, did all the work with the better one, 417, swinging/banking on the rear, or the second one in the pair. A reasonable day out, if not a tad expensive for what it was (Standard). Much better value was Kingfishers trip from Bristol to Eastbourne for the Airshow on 17th August. Didn't see much of the aircraft unless they could be seen from the pub, but did catch the Fouga Magister though. We felt we were robbed on the Ealing Paddington - Penzance tour on August Bank Holiday Monday, but it was a fine day out. Martin Walker's shiny Deltic made a huge return to mainline passenger servive on the excellent Moray Mint tour on the 23rd September. The Son of Christmas Cracker ran in appalling weather conditions, but despite a last minute diversion via Reading West, wasn't too late. 40145 and 33029 were substitutes for RSG on the Link Indo, a Linlithgow - Lincoln excursion for the Christmas market, although this train didn't provide much in the way of photo opportunities. Saturday 3 June 2006: The Esk Invader from Crewe - Whitby with 40145 throughout, apart from half the journey where 37229 worked at the other end.It was pretty good although it wasn't the 40 we paid for which we never heard as it was at the other end. Also the Trans Pennine something or other which marked 55022's return, although it wasn't ready unfortunately, so 40145 was substituted instead, but Pathfinder didn't fancy that so they advertised it as the Transpennine Syphonic with a rateable pair of DRS, until they realised thay could have a pair of EWS Knackers for next to nowt and still charge us for a heritage diesel! So off it was with 37406 and 417, and typically the crap one, 406, did all the work with the better one, 417, swinging/banking on the rear, or the second one in the pair. A reasonable day out, if not a tad expensive for what it was (Standard). Much better value was Kingfishers trip from Bristol to Eastbourne for the Airshow on 17th August. Didn't see much of the aircraft unless they could be seen from the pub, but did catch the Fouga Magister though. We felt we were robbed on the Ealing Paddington - Penzance tour on August Bank Holiday Monday, but it was a fine day out. Martin Walker's shiny Deltic made a huge return to mainline passenger servive on the excellent Moray Mint tour on the 23rd September. The Son of Christmas Cracker ran in appalling weather conditions, but despite a last minute diversion via Reading West, wasn't too late. 40145 and 33029 were substitutes for RSG on the Link Indo, a Linlithgow - Lincoln excursion for the Christmas market, although this train didn't provide much in the way of photo opportunities.

24th June Trans Pennine Syphonic, Hauled by 55022, er 40145, no a pair of DRS 37s. 37406 at the sharp end 37406 on 9 at Lime St. Paired up (with 417) at York Appleby Carlisle Overbeered (Groundhog Day) Back Home And again 3rd June, Esk Invader arriving past Cooke St Brewery A is for Animal Forgotten where this was now. Glaisdale? Clive enjoying himself A Gallery Internet Terrorists colluding Bond, Commander Bond... Passing another one Arrival at Whitby, should be a 40 in this shot From the bridge An again with the Abbey in the background Nice clean roof. Other end Ernie The Commander Scotty demonstrating the correct usage of Personal Protective Equipment for bashing 17th August, 37405 at Bristol going to run round the empties And away under the bridge An opportunity presented itself Waiting time at Swindon Arrival at Eastbourne Running round past the fine signalbox Bringing the stock out And backing into the carriage siding The Fouga Magister And again 28th August, Whistling Pixie!!! arrives at Ealing Paddington Nearly eclipsed by the late 06.46 to Pad Tony too lazy to walk back in for his bag Westbury Westbury again Teabag trouble. I hope they accept tea stained winning raffle tickets. Plymouth Plymouth with gratuitous use of the polariser 40145 and the fine railway architecture at Par Par Truro Penzance on a sunny bank holiday afternoon The crowds at Penzance Long shot from the blocks Coastguard performing Coastguard

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]]> Sat Jun 3 2006 A quick hour at Acton Bridge http://petesrailnonsense.fotopic.net/c1039111.html Pathfinders 50 hauled weekendex to Scoland, and the last 4L46 were due through Acton Bridge within an hour of each other, so a quick trip for dinner with Ray and Warren proved fruitful. Friday 16 June 2006: Pathfinders 50 hauled weekendex to Scoland, and the last 4L46 were due through Acton Bridge within an hour of each other, so a quick trip for dinner with Ray and Warren proved fruitful.

A Fred Reinstated Benbow and Tiger on the Weekendex to Scotland 67 on ECS to somewhere 4L46 arriving And accelerating through Acton Bridge

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