British Railways 1972

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