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Thanks for the quick replies the Bromley North question is answered! cheers NR

did my first trip along the Bromley North branch for many years yesterday. Suprised it was 465045 rather than a 2 car 466. Is this a Covid thing or is a 4 car the usual power along this top branch? cheers NR https://leightonlists.com/

Fascinating snippets of 303 gen there "Beebman" i have found a Liverpool 303 working 303059/304005 1738 Liverpool - Crewe 181182 odd pairing!! NR

12 303 sets were transferred to Longsight in 1981, they even worked a Euston - Manchester railtour (303066/067) on September 4th 1982. They survived in the North west a good few years. I wander if 303s have worked the full length of the WCML (Carstairs-Carlisle-Preston) being doubtful.... top...

Back on Saturday August 14th 1982 i was festering at Nuneaton for the 1608 Llandundo - Euston back to Rugby. Then unexpectedly 303050 rumbled in on the 1815 Tamworth - Rugby and i was soon aboard this classic unrefurbished beast of a unit this far South. At Rugby the Llandudno - Euston roared in...

also as the 1st pic under the list at Newport has in the background what looks like a Mk1 met cam Pullman coach in the other platform. Wonder that that was doing there. Tour? Yes the pullman was part of a steam special that had also done the Marches that day

A good few of us must remember Cromptons thrashing through the Marches on Cardiff - Crewe type services with 5 or 6 Mk I's in tow. Did all the Cromptons work the Marches a list of 77 here but a fair few gaps that would be good to fill along with any marches memories cheers NR...

My Derby works cabbing like the one in xot GD's excellent phot on 260872 were 5031, 5165, 5306, 7634, 5064, 147, 5004, 5187 now whether these were all just loco cabs or complete locos i cannot remember. It was a few years ago now but happy days none the less NR

At the liks of Derby works open day in the early 70s day youd fine 6 or 7 seven spare cabs from Locos still with their numbers either on the side or inside the cab.They were only cabs the rest of the loco was elsewhere or scrapped, an oderly queque of young enthusiasts would take their turn to...

4TC's were used on specials from Dunstable on the branch from Luton in May 87 and 88 and as seen here 33111 at Dunstable Kingsway with the Dunstabelle II to Portsmouth on May 8th 1988. Happier times for the branch which in 2013 became a 94 million pound "misguided busway"...

good few New St Cromptons with phots linked here New St Cromptons link NR

26 different classes 1965 - 2020, 30 including the 1992 open day

Dont think this has been covered before. Over the years many depots have seen a good variety of loco classes but perhaps Leicester is one of the best for variety with 26 recorded classes on normal depot visits, 30 different classes incl Open Days Any more depots out there claiming so much...

The evening "Cobbler" commuter trains have many happy memories. A screaming roarer up front,a toasty Mk I of13 in the consist and much fast running. My favourite Cobbler must be 1B09 the 1815 ex Euston sampled class 25,31,81,82, 83, 85 and 86 on this top train...NR more gen at...

The area manager at Salisbury arranged the Laverstockloopers on Saturdays in October 86. 09026 starred when i did the train with a TC as stock doing allthe bits of the Laverstock loop for a quid or so! The platforms were also well filled with trade stalls link to photo below..NR...

and not a Hitachi in sight! Potters Bar log May 61 enjoy the nostalgia NR

Not the best but a sound record photof 304028 at Carlisle after working the 2123 Crewe - Carlisle relief on January 25th 1990. the 304 returned South on an 0025 Carlisle - Birmingham. Wires down South of Rugby had caused the need for a relief! The 304 maintained loco hauled timings throughout...

Living by the WCML in the late 70's/80s there were no Christmas day daytime services as such, by then but by late evening on Christmas day there were plenty of paper trains taking Boxing Day newspapers North from Euston passing Leighton Buzzard from around 2230 onwards, the railway back then...

phot from a recent Sunday here ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/79134428@N03/48930094916/in/dateposted/

On Sundays when Northampton loop is closed the 319s are usually out all day on M.Keynes - Euston services like on Oct 13th when at least 319013/457/220 and 319219/217/214 out. Keep an eye out for the next Northampton all day Sunday closure!