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March 14, 2010
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Public group created by Colombo
about 1 year ago,
with 16 members and 155 posts.
In category Transport.
An interest in vehicles that ran on steel or iron rails, including those propelled by steam, petrol, diesel, electric, horse or even wind. Includes Trainspotters to Ferro-equinologists. Submitting photographs of the hobby.
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by Colombo
5 months ago
Last updated 5 months ago.
Welcome to new member, Tim Tweddel.
If you lived near Botanic, Tim, you’ll have spent some time looking over this bridge.
Latest comment by Colombo 5 months ago
More views of Hull’ sheds.
This is one which I took, with my Kodak Brownie 127 just outside the…
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by Colombo
6 months ago
Last updated 5 months ago.
People still keep visiting and looking, but nobody says anything. Am I and Mick Nicholson the only ones who’ve taken pictures of trains?
Latest comment by Colombo 5 months ago
30 views to date – more than twice the number of members – and not a single comment.
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by Colombo
6 months ago
Last updated 6 months ago.
A picture, at Paddington, on 16th April 1958, showing two Castles departing with a train for Newton Abbott.
I will be using this picture to start a thread about hard hats and red vests. This preview is to forecast that a certain poster will jump in to destructively criticize it.
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by Colombo
about 1 year ago
Last updated 10 months ago.
I decided to rename this post, as it deals with more than just holiday trains.
If you haven’t read the book ‘The Day of the Holiday Express’ by Richard Woodley, and published by Ian Allen, I can recommend it. Not least, because it contains some of my photographs, and I partly provided the inspiration for him to write it. It is an attempt to account for every engine movement on the Western Region on 9th July 1960.
I am starting this thread…
Latest comment by Colombo 10 months ago
Savour this one; it’s the last of the day. I was up to negative number 38 on a 36 exposure 35mm film…
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by MickNicholson
11 months ago
Last updated 11 months ago.
Steam excursion passing Walton Street signal box mid ‘80’s
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by MickNicholson
11 months ago
Last updated 11 months ago.
H&B 0-6-0 at west end of shed about the time of Great War
Latest comment by Colombo 11 months ago
This is the west end of the shed on 16th October 1960.
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by Colombo
11 months ago
Last updated 11 months ago.
Welcome YourMajesty!
To greet you, a picture taken at Pickburn on 27th April 1957.
It shows WD Class 90382 of Springhead, shunting its train of empty wagons, before propelling them into Brodsworth Colliery.
This trip was organised by the late C.T. Goode who was then a German master at Riley High School. Mr T.W.G. Spinks accompanied us. B.R. arranged for a brand new guardsvan for us to travel in, which was marshalled inside the regular…
Latest comment by MickNicholson 11 months ago
Here’s a June 1962 picture of Pickburn.
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by MickNicholson
11 months ago
Last updated 11 months ago.
Here’s a Sept 1964 picture of Springbank North signal box and now of course like many others long gone.
Latest comment by MickNicholson 11 months ago
Springhead just looking west before the Great War
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