'When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers, in the quiet of the railway station, running scared'
- 'The Boxer' by Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
- 📷 Kings Cross station, London, mid-1960s, taker unknown
We commemorate VE Day 80 with a fascinating firsthand account from the captain of a cargo vessel that was torpedoed while crossing the Atlantic in 1943 with a batch of S160 locos aboard. The May issue is out on Wednesday #VEDay#VEDay80
'Step off the train, I'm walking down your street again'
- 'Missing' by Everything But The Girl (1994)
- 📷 Gateshead, England, 1981, taken by Trevor Ermel
A number of Robert Stephenson Trust Trustees were privileged to be invited to @LocomotionSHD this evening to hear about plans for this year together with welcoming the statue of Robert Stephenson to the North East, with it being on a ten year loan to the museum.
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Good evening everyone. Inspired by @Bennybizzle1 and his photos of the Embsay gala, here's a clip that I haven't previously posted from last year. Have a little Baby Sulzer goodness as the gorgeous D7612 departs Bolton Abbey station. Have a lovely evening all 😉 👍