Nick Allsop

Ferroquinological Archivist, Railwayman, dad to two daughters... Views are all mine, as is the © of the photos.

[Nick Allsop @WalnutRede]

@CorrisRailway The lovely friendly little Corris Railway in the beautiful Dulas Valley, fire breathing steam loco locked away due to dry weather - “Vlad” officiating (1957 Orenstein & Koppel). A lovely visit as ever!

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@13milepost Or Wigston South Parkway….🤔😆

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@BigBreakers Here’s your prize Pete, it was back yesterday along with a unit thing and disturbed my aperitif down the garden!😁

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Nobody ever looks at things on here but I like this. For the three people that do, turn it up, right up and enjoy…. Bottom of garden whilst feeding ducks! #growlergroup #class37

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@13milepost @marstonvalecrp Landore boiler fitted machine, 6883…. Seems to have lost its Central Wales headlight 🤔

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@RMcCarthy86 If it wasn’t for those meddling Speakers…

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@RMcCarthy86 Good choice (all three!)

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@railnigel We had a woman at Bedford jump onto the DF in front of a flyer, driver thought he’d hit her. Unbelievably went over her, she got up, jumped on the platform and away out of the station. Station CCTV revealed all…

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@traindrivermum First 810 to run as a class 1 rather than 3….!

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@MrTimDunn Don’t forget the other two, all three looked absolutely stunning and a real tribute to the railway!

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@MrTimDunn Must admit I wondered about the shade of blue but in the flesh it’s spot on, think it’s digital photography sometimes! All three locos looked absolutely lovely (in the rain) yesterday…

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@13milepost 60021 is holding on to it at present…

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@TeamGreen66593 Can a 66/6 keep time on a class 4 train with not having the 75mph max speed?

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@noddingdonkeys @TheGrowlerGroup @EurophoenixLtd Good grief, 70008 got pretty close then!

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All this clamjaphry about 37901 trotting about with a couple of coaches this week. Here is is with a proper train. 6V75 Mossend Llanwern struggling up the hill at Marsh Brook. June 88. @TheGrowlerGroup #class37

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@ediz1975 Where are you?

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@railnigel I had this three years running - from the same Auntie......🤓

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@GarethDennis @mushroom255 It succumbed with the demise of Speedlink coupled with a wide change in how pet food was supplied, pouches instead of cans. I think the final traffic was meat into the factory rather than pet food coming out.