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Although in this case it means New York [City] in New York [state]...

They were? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_Railway_class_J_(1903) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_Railway_class_J_(1941)

Sign at a local cafe...

Green Mk2 FKs were a regular sight in the consists of LSW main line services in the latter days of steam...

C6244 - what was the source of the white powder(?) down the centre of the tracks in this photo? On the nearest one you can see it coating the rail head on the turnout, and a little pile where whatever was carrying it had paused... Cracking photos as usual, David, many thanks.

Blowing up the picture, I think the running number is 14156, although it could be 14166. According to Longworth's Mk1 and Mk2 book, BFK 14156 was originally an Eastern Region coach into service 11/71. It was transferred to Scotland 7/79, then to LMR in 11/79, then back to ER 5/81. In 11/83 it was renumbered 17156 and transferred back to LMR. 14166 was into service in 1972 on LMR, transferred to WR 7/82 and to ScR 10/82. it was renumbered Sc17166 5/84.

Not exactly a sign, but one of the clauses in the Apple iTunes Terms and Conditions...

1:06 - did they bury a 2001-style black monolith?

'The Coronation Tap' (sic) [or 'TheCoriTap' according to their website] is still the premier Cider place in Clifton/Bristol/the World. Thankfully, they, at sometime over the intervening years, have replaced the floor covering...

On Jazz nights at the 'Duke' getting a drink at the bar was virtually impossible so we'd get a few in from the '(Llandoger) Trow' opposite and stand outside the Duke. The music was so loud you could still hear clearly even though the windows might be closed...

I always remember the advice given me on first moving to the Bristol area: 'At the sign of the cock, take courage'... (note small 'c')

The Bristol MRE was held in the building known as the 'Bristol Exhibition Centre'. The Watershed was the separate (but not by much) building closer to the city centre which housed an Art space and Bristol's first mainstream commercial radio station, Radio West (Eddie Shoestring eat your heart out)... I think that both buildings are nowadays known as 'The Watershed Complex', the old exhibition centre building is now home to a couple of eating and drinking establishments.

...and the waiting drivers at the other end get irate. The main road at the end of my short cul-de-sac had roadworks on it (local gas board replacing pipes), and two-way temporary lights were in operation with no lights controlling the exit from the cul-de-sac. Right next to the lights, along with the 'When red light shows WAIT here' board, was one of equal size which said 'Joining traffic not light controlled'. As the road is on a curve, anyone waiting at the junction could not see either of the lights and queue, so it was a case of 'if no one in sight, go and drive with care'. On one occasion, I could see the traffic in one direction disappearing round the curve, so as it was the direction I wanted to go, I went. Of course as I got to the other end, the lights had changed and the first car in the queue was proceeding past the light. He immediately stopped, blocking the way, and got out and walked to my window, berating me for passing the lights at the opposite end when they were on red, saying he had to get to an appointment and I would have to reverse back down. To which I replied that I was 'joining traffic' per the board, that I couldn't care less about his appointment and I could sit here all day. He eventually got the message and reversed to let me out...

The final batch of BR Standard 4EPBs were 5357-70, which were in service between late 1962 and 1963, hence the shallow box on eastwestdivide's photo of 5357 above. (Source: The Electric Multiple Units of British Railways 1972, Auth: P. Mallaband, Publ: The Electric Railway Society) The common date for all the shallow headcode panel units seems to be 1963. The 'Tyneside' 2EPBs were different in that they were introduced in 1954/55 but were transferred to the Southern Region 1963/64 and had the LNER 5-lamp indicator replaced by a shallow roller-blind box.

I thought I had...

The smaller blind in standard size box was characteristic of the last batch of CEPs (7205-11, into service in 1963)

Famously referred to in an episode of 'Porridge', I believe. Unfortunately the referred-to item of female underwear is spelt with an initial 'k', but don't let that get in the way of a good joke...

Is that a very low platform at Headingly? (J5310)

I doubt you could get 'First Aid Nursing Yeomanry' past the PC-brigade nowadays...

Which raises the question of why the first Annetts Key (the one electrically released by the bobby) couldn't unlock the taxiway gates. Seems a bit over-complicated to me...

I lived near Haywards Heath, and started spotting in the mid-60s. First-hand experience of travelling in 4LAVs revealed them to be at times very comfortable, at times bone-shakers, and the acceleration improvement started at 50mph, according to the drivers I spoke to... The most popular seats were in the Corridor Composite ('cos that's where the two Lavs were), so it paid to get to the departure platform at Victoria/LB/Brighton early (especially for an 'all-stopper'!)

1st/2nd Quarter next year, depending if they get them into production before the Chinese Year... I'm not holding my breath for the earlier date, though.

I'd believe this location, seeing as the train on the far right is formed of 4Cor stock...

J5846 - looks like the 20 has lost its mate...

Not the Olive ones then...