MJC

Nuneaton bred Husband, Dad, Grandad, Service Delivery Manager, and 70’s/80’s ‘spotter, who’s growing old gracefully......I think 🙂

[Stockport Trains @StockportTrains]

MANCHESTER PICCADILLY: CL 105
The other end of the hybrid Cl. 100/105 set featured the other day - M53812 about to head east probably in autumn 1987.

[Richard Bywater @SalopianLyne]

Scarborough Station 8/5/82. British Rail Class 40 EE Type 4 diesel loco 40135 awaits departure. Cross-eyed marker lights in the Split Headcode boxes & shining BR Blue livery. Preserved on @eastlancsrly #Class40 #Scarborough #trainspotting #BritishRail #diesels #BRBlue 🤓

[Train Songs Central @trainsongsbook]

'Beware the passenger
The train already left the station
We are neither at home nor at work
We are moving'
- 'Tombstone' by Crowded House (1986)
- 📷 Peterborough, England, 1978, taken by Antony Guppy

[Nick Brown @nickbro76777852]

Another lunchtime shot taken at Doncaster Plant, this time on 30th January 1981 when 31271 (happily still with us, courtesy of A1A Locomotives Limited) was outside the Weigh House after overhaul & repaint.
#ThirtyOnesOnThursday

[Greg Morse @GregMorseDPhil]

Morning. This week's trip will be to Glasgow, so here is 87024 leaving Central station light engine. It is the 29 August 1976. Elton & Kiki will be at no 1 for two more days. Superb 📷©️John Woolley. Click the link to see his Flickr selections.
https://t.co/2UV3S1ilXp

[RAIL EXPRESS @railexpress]

From the Editor's archive: With the recent visit of a 'Peak' to the Midland Main Line, here's No. 45104 The Royal Warwickshire Fusilier passing Wigston South signalbox in July 1982.

[Greg Morse @GregMorseDPhil]

And finally...we arrive at Swindon, where D1051 WESTERN AMBASSADOR waits with a Class 50. Zeppelin are on the deck. Merry Christmas all 🎄 Superb photo ©️ Pete Piszczek, whose, Flickr feed is highly recommended.
https://t.co/vtwENzHkJA

[Nick Brown @nickbro76777852]

Many years ago, as a young technician apprentice, there was a reason why I volunteered to go away from home in Derby to do Main Works placements at BREL Doncaster & York. This is it...
55022 departs Doncaster on 21/8/1980 with 1A26, 1550 York - Kings Cross.
#FiftyFivesOnFriday

[MJC @MC0963]

@NuneatonRailway Unusual to be running into Platform 2 on a Norwich-bound service, so a very useful record 👍. Thanks for sharing.

[Nuneaton Railways @NuneatonRailway]

Blast from the Past! Stratford silver-roofed ‘Duff’ 47457 arrives at Nuneaton with 1M80 14.20 Birmingham New Street to Norwich on January 5, 1985. ‘Whistler’ 40104 is stabled between duties for the weekend in the ‘down’ sidings. 📷 Roger King.

[MJC @MC0963]

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[Nuneaton Railways @NuneatonRailway]

Blast from the Past! A typical scene at Nuneaton in the mid-1980s, 25212 heads a rake of departmental 16-ton wagons on February 21, 1985. The ‘Rat’ was withdrawn less than three months later and ended up on Vic Berry’s famous stack prior to cutting in 1987. 📷 Roger King.

[Chris Sykes @N_Amberfield]

31286 at Reading with parcel vans 15th July 1981 #ThirtyOnesOnThursday

📸 Adrian Hotson

[Nick Brown @nickbro76777852]

OTD in 1980 - 55006 takes the empty stock of 1S79, the Edinburgh portion of the Night Aberdonian, from Waverley for stabling at Craigentinny.

[Nick Brown @nickbro76777852]

45 years ago today - 55004 stands at Edinburgh with 1E10, the 0910 Dundee - Kings Cross, which I'd just had from Dundee.

[MJC @MC0963]

@2112NickSmith Yes, 11th Floor.

[MJC @MC0963]

Late running 4L66 Daventry - Felixstowe, headed by 66715, passing Chelmsford at 10.50 this morning.

[MJC @MC0963]

4M93 Felixstowe-Lawley Street passing Chelmsford at 15.01 with 66546 and 66557 in charge

[MJC @MC0963]

66587 leading 6M47 Chelmsford Recp. - Wembley Recps. at 11.00, wrong line (platform 2) before crossing over to head south.