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Two freight trains crossing at Lydd on the Dungeness branch
1972? |
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Trying to couple a 4-SUB (Screw couplings) and a 4-EPB (Buckeyes)!
1972? |
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A dying man's last view (of a 4-EPB)? (!)
1972? |
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A "Holiday Preview" excursion to Teignmouth awaits departure from Filton Jn
Febuary 1972 |
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Looking back towards Filton Jn from the chord round to Filton West Jn
Febuary 1972 |
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Filton West Jn looking towards Bristol Parkway
Febuary 1972 |
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Passing the Brabazon Hanger at Filton
Febuary 1972 |
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Entering the tunnel down to Avonmouth
Febuary 1972 |
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Hallen Marsh Jn
Febuary 1972 |
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Hallen Marsh Jn
Febuary 1972 |
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The remains of a mishap at Yatton, with the trackbed of the Clevedon branch
Febuary 1972 |
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A "Western" approaches Teignmouth with a down train
Febuary 1972 |
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A "Peak" leaves Teignmouth with a train for the North East
Febuary 1972 |
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A dmu for Exeter enters Teignmouth
Febuary 1972 |
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Dawlish Warren
Febuary 1972 |
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A class 119 leaves Exeter St Davids with a class 33 on a Waterloo train in Platform 3
Febuary 1972 |
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Exeter St Davids
Febuary 1972 |
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Exeter fuelling depot
Febuary 1972 |
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Crediton
Febuary 1972 |
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Okehampton train about to leave Crediton
Febuary 1972 |
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Arriving at Okehampton
Febuary 1972 |
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Okehampton
Febuary 1972 |
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Okehampton
Febuary 1972 |
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Sampford Courteney (I think!)
Febuary 1972 |
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Bristol Bath Road
Febuary 1972 |
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A blurred shot af a Bakerloo train near Neasden. This is now the Jubilee Line
Febuary 1972 |
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Cricklewood
Febuary 1972 |
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Copper Mills Jn. The stock of this "Holiday Preview" excursion to Clacton was branded "Paddington - Bristol - Weston SM"!
Febuary 1972 |
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Temple Mills yard, the Eurostar depot is now on this site
Febuary 1972 |
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Clacton with a train branded as "Paddington - Bristol - Weston SM" in the platform
Febuary 1972 |
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Clacton
Febuary 1972 |
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Ipswich
Febuary 1972 |
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Felixstowe branch train arrives at Ipswich
Febuary 1972 |
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The signalman holds the tablet at Westerfield Jn
Febuary 1972 |
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Trimley
Febuary 1972 |
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A blurred shot of the junction for the Container terminal at Felixstowe
Febuary 1972 |
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Felixstowe
Febuary 1972 |
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Felixstowe
Febuary 1972 |
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Derby Road
Febuary 1972 |
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Derby Road
Febuary 1972 |
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Ipswich with a London train arriving
Febuary 1972 |
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Colchester St Botolph's (now Town) - note the semaphore signals
Febuary 1972 |
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The shed at Radstock which held the collection owned by the S&DR society. When the site was demolished, they de-camped to the WSR
May 1972 |
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May 1972
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Kilmersdon Colliery with Peckett 0-4-0ST 1788 shunting wagons. These would then be taken to the top of a rope-worked incline down to the old North Somerset branch from Frome
May 1972 |
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Kilmersdon Colliery, one the last in Somerset closing in the following year
May 1972 |
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Kilmersdon Colliery
May 1972 |
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A Hymek shunting tar wagons at Cranmore, now the headquarters of the East Somerset Railway
May 1972 |
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Merehead Quarry, very big even 40 years ago!
May 1972 |
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Class 10 shunting at Merehead
May 1972 |
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The quarry itself
May 1972 |
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Conveyor belts at Merehead
May 1972 |
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Loading apparatus at Merehead
May 1972 |
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A load of ballast leaves Whatley Quarry en-route to the BR exchange sidings at Mells Road. This line has now been upgraded and mainline locos can now get right down to the quarry.
May 1972 |
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One of the tight curves on the Whatley Quarry line.
May 1972 |
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View ahead on the approach to the Severn Tunnel
May 1972 |
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Llanelli
May 1972 |
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Carmarthen, note the new colour light signals ready for commissioning
May 1972 |
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Carmarthen
May 1972 |
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Whitland with the Pembroke Dock branch connection on the right
May 1972 |
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The Milford Haven train leaves Whitland
May 1972 |
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Tenby in the rain
May 1972 |
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Tenby
May 1972 |
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Opening the gates at Manorbier
May 1972 |
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Pembroke Dock
May 1972 |
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Pembroke Dock, with the disused line to the dockyard in the foreground
May 1972 |
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The Cleddau Bridge under construction. 2 years previously a span collapsed killing 4 construction workers.
May 1972 |
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View of the Cleddau estuary from the Neyland - Milford haven bus
May 1972 |
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View of the Cleddau estuary from the Neyland - Milford haven bus
May 1972 |
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Milford Haven station
May 1972 |
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Milford Haven station
May 1972 |
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Looking back on departure from Milford Haven
May 1972 |
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Junction to Waterston oil refinery near Johnston
May 1972 |
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Johnston
May 1972 |
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Haverfordwest
May 1972 |
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Clarbeston Road, with the line to Fishguard on the right
May 1972 |
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Cardiff Queen St, Brunal House now occupies the site to the right
July 1972 |
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Cardiff Queen St
July 1972 |
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Cefn Onn with the tunnel through to Cearphilly beyond. This station was replaced by Lisvane & Thornhill in the 1980s
July 1972 |
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Aber Jn with the line up from Taffs Well on the left leading on to Senghenydd and the main line to Rhymney on the right
July 1972 |
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Ystrad Mynach with the line to Cwmbargoed on the left
July 1972 |
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Approaching Bargoed
July 1972 |
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Bargoed
July 1972 |
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Rhymney, there was a dmu fuel point in the headshunt beyond, but this did not last long
July 1972 |
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Rhymney looking back down the valley. This station is around 800' above sea level
July 1972 |
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On (by bus) to Merthyr
July 1972 |
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The Merthyr branch had been singled by this time with a crossing loop at Black Lion, the junction for Aberfan Colliery (on the right)
July 1972 |
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The south end of Black Lion loop
July 1972 |
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Abercynon with the (then freight only) line to Aberdare on the right
July 1972 |
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Passing a coal train near Pontypridd
July 1972 |
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Pontypridd, reduced to only one platform at this time
July 1972 |
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Taff's Well
July 1972 |
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Passing one of the piers for Walnut Tree Viaduct south of Taff's Well
July 1972 |
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Approaching Radyr, then a major loco stabling point
July 1972 |
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Approaching Cardiff General past the back of Canton depot having been routed via what is now known as the "City Line".
July 1972 |
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The approach to Cardiff General
July 1972 |
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Llandeilo Jn, Llanelli heading for Shrewsbury
August 1972 |
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Morlais Jn, then still a full "flying" junction with the southbound CWL running under the Swansea District line in the centre
August 1972 |
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Hendy Jn, the north end of the triangle
August 1972 |
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Pantyffynnon, the junction for the GCG branch
August 1972 |
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Llandeilo
August 1972 |
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Crossing at Llandeilo, the line was operated using the Staff & Ticket system under a Light Railway Order
August 1972 |
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Llandovery
August 1972 |
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Cynghordy Viaduct on the climb to Sugar Loaf
August 1972 |
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The Sugar Loaf
August 1972 |
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Views around Sugar Loaf
August 1972 |
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Views around Sugar Loaf
August 1972 |
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Llandrindod Wells
August 1972 |
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The crossing loop at Llandrindod Wells was then situated at the level crossing about a mile north of the station, and the south end of a 32 mile section through to Craven Arms.
August 1972 |
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Dolau, with ex-LNWR signals protecting the crossing
August 1972 |
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Looking down from Llangunllo to Knucklas Viaduct
August 1972 |
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Joining the main line at Craven Arms
August 1972 |
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Shrewsbury
August 1972 |
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An ex-works class 47 at Shrewsbury
August 1972 |
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Crewe Junction at Shrewsbury
August 1972 |
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Cambridge
28 October 1972 |
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Barnwell Jn, Cambridge
28 October 1972 |
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Chesterton Jn
28 October 1972 |
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Ely
28 October 1972 |
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Ely
28 October 1972 |
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Ely
28 October 1972 |
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Ely North Jn
28 October 1972 |
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Ely West Jn
28 October 1972 |
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March
28 October 1972 |
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March, the junction with the "Joint" line to Spalding
28 October 1972 |
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March West Jn
28 October 1972 |
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Peterborough East, note the nasty dog-leg left after rationalisation
28 October 1972 |
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Peterborough East
28 October 1972 |
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The Nene Valley line at Peterborough
28 October 1972 |
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Peterborough, with the new fast lines under construction
28 October 1972 |
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My notes say that this is the 14.00 King's Cross - Edinburgh at Peterborough
28 October 1972 |
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A class 31 arrives from the south with a local train at Peterborough
28 October 1972 |
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The Bristol University Railway Society arranged a Brake Van ride to Hemyock, here we are setting off from Exeter Riverside
15 November 1972 |
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Cowley Bridge Jn waiting for a train from Barnstaple to cross
15 November 1972 |
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Near Stoke Canon
15 November 1972 |
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Approaching Hele & Bradnich
15 November 1972 |
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Entering the loop at Hele & Bradnich
15 November 1972 |
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Shunting Hele & Bradnich
15 November 1972 |
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Leaving Hele & Bradnich with the down "Cornish Riviera" passing
15 November 1972 |
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Waiting in the loop for the up "Cornishman" to pass
15 November 1972 |
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Approaching Tiverton Jn
15 November 1972 |
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Tiverton Jn, where some more shunting was carried out
15 November 1972 |
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Tiverton Jn with a "Western" passing on an up train of empty steel wagons
15 November 1972 |
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Tiverton Jn with a class 31 passing on a down ballast train
15 November 1972 |
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Tiverton Jn
15 November 1972 |
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Leaving Tiverton Jn en-route to Hemyock
15 November 1972 |
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On the Hemyock branch near Tiverton Jn
15 November 1972 |
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Near Uffculme
15 November 1972 |
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Closing the gates at Uffculme
15 November 1972 |
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Culmstock
15 November 1972 |
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Shunting at Hemyock
15 November 1972 |
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Hemyock in near-darkness
15 November 1972 |
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Hemyock in near-darkness
15 November 1972 |