ColdBlowLane

Welcome to Cold Blow Lane! A depot and berthing sidings set in middle Kent with lots of EMUs, Cromptons, EDs and proper trains.

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From the last couple of days
66432 at Balloch with 4D47/1340 Inverness-Coatbridge on 070225
37403+37409 at Carrbridge and Moy with 1Z37/0658 Carlisle-Inverness 'Capital Highlander' and
37409+37403 at Balloch with 1Z39/1642 Inverness-Carlisle on 080225

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Yesterday I had the great honour of being at Freightliner Crewe for the rededication and naming of 90010 '275 Railway Squadron' with many former members of the Squadron.
Thank you to Freightliner and the efforts of Jez Fordham for enabling this to happen

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@SWMainLine TMC had the 4 TEP in blue/grey a while back. Perfect for me to create tractor unit 080 and I moved the trailers on.
Handy knowing the bodies and bits will be available in January too

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Unusual visitor to platform 3 at Inverness! 08648 attached to a failed Inter7City set.
73969 and 66763 are in platform 2 with tonights Caledonian Sleeper set.

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When and how did the Americanisation of our language become normal?
.......fkin sulfur......
Jesus H Christ!
#Dumbingdown

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47711 (on this side anyway) in Glasgow Queen Street yesterday

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Another from yesterday at Queen Street

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Unexpectedly in Glasgow and this turned up!

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37418 back at Inverness today with Caroline with 2Z01/0732 Inverness - Lairg - Aberdeen

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66425 crossing the Findhorn Viaduct, Tomatin with 4D47/0443 Mossend- Inverness on 070924

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37510 and two barrier vehicles forming todays 5M57/0710 Inverness TMD - Derby RTC at Dalmagarry

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@RobWilson_RW @LNER @NetworkRailSCOT @DerekRailway @GTrainman I'd have waved if I knew you were there this morning Rob!
On it as they say 🤪🤪

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@NSE_Latchmere @hornby While you're considering it @hornby , could you make it rail blue, not navy blue please? Ta muchly

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@NSE_Latchmere @GlencoeMRG Ahhhh I see what you mean now 😃

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@NSE_Latchmere @GlencoeMRG If only! You have to insert a styrene pad to bring the chassis up to the correct height.
I refer to my earlier statement milud 🤣🤣

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@NSE_Latchmere @GlencoeMRG In the world of bugger all is easy the new pinpoint bogies will have different fitting clips inevitably (see the Bachmann B4(S) for details) 🤪🤣

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Odd company kept at Sevenoaks! 46100 Royal Scot and a Networker.

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@PettittEmily Who knew......?

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@PaulCliftonBBC Because since privatisation the lineside has been allowed to go wild. Not enough staff to control vegetation on cuttings and embankments.
Net result is roots weakening them and a jungle within the fences.
As a railwayman I'm ashamed of the state its in.