Andrew Sharpe

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The eclipse from Leigh

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@Tsdragon4 @SudderyM I have seen the one at Thirlmere, in Australia, but have yet to see the one in Liverpool, despite living just a few miles away.

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@philatrail Did they consider reinstating the line on the other side of the valley instead?

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89001 Avovet, at Crewe

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60532 loaded test run

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@BlickyIan Is this one that got ferried back to Warton, only to be parked up on south side for ages?

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@BlickyIan @BAESystemsInc I remember it arriving at Samlesbury. There was gossip that it would arrive slung under a Chinook, but it came across from Warton in bits! The wiring looms just cut through. It looked great mounted on its pedestal, but was a mess by the time they swapped it for the plastic copy.

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The Blackpool Illuminations Express with 45596 Bahamas at Golborne Dale on 16TH November 2024

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323237 on the 1654 Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street 1/11/2024.

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On this day 2007 - The flying banana at Winwick Quay

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@TeakSawdust @RailwayMuseum LNWR BFK 5155 of 1905, so it would have been about 75 years old, when the picture was taken. Some BR mark 1 coaches are now approaching this age.

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@MrTimDunn Definitely need to hear the clatter of the Solari indicators when they change. Then you knew to look up for your train. Then I could go and sit in the mark II BSO, at the front of the otherwise mark III train.

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The last mail train ran last night. Everything now goes by road. Here is a shot from 2019 at Golborne.

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Sir Kenneth Grange, designer of the IC125 passed away yesterday. Here he is at York, in 2016.

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The last train of British power station coal travels today.
Here is an old picture at Aisgill summit, on the Settle Carlisle railway.

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3265 performing a run past at Thirlmere museum

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Our train on the Pichi-Richi Railway

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5917 being serviced at Kiama

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On this day 19/03/2016 at Edinburgh #Edinburgh

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Harz Railway 996001 approaching Magdesprung.