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    Days of almost rural charm on the West Suburban part of the Cross-City Line. Taken from Pritchatts Road bridge in 1975, University Station now stands at the next bridge along, the line is wired, the overgrown towpath is a cycle route and there is a big building to the right where the prefabs stood..
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    Oh S***. Already used my best one of those.
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    When I scanned my old slides I couldn't help but notice the stock in the background on this one taken from the Coal Stage at Tyseley in September 1969. In the first road a set of Freightliner flats In the second road, four Horse Boxes of at least three different types, an LNER-pattern 13T Steel Open wagon, a Porthole CK, a 4 wheel BR CCT, a blue/grey Mk1 BSK Behind the Steel Open a Maroon Mk1 BSK (identifed from another view) Photo C E Steele
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    Anyone from the Rifle Brigade? Edit; note to self, keep up with the thread
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    OWW passenger service north of Stourbridge Junction through to Wolverhampton closed in July 1962. Eric
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    Thanks for looking Chris. The weather does look more like 12th February Erkc
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    Originally 08s were designed for 20mph but were then restricted to 15mph.
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    It moved from Newport to Old Oak around April 1960. I can't make out any shed plate in the picture so no help there. I would have expected a working like that to get into the railway press, but I can't see any mention in the Trains Illustrated or Railway Magazine in the 1960/61 period other than its transfer between sheds. I wonder if it got into the Railway Observer? Eric
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    Still red at the front last week
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    Confusion reigns. During my recent visit I saw the pipe and thought the B1 had air-brakes. Looking at my photos the front cock is red but the lever on the tender cock looks as if it is white. Recipe for a cock-up.
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    Quite possible Phil. Shedbash UK listed 1507 as having visited Stafford Road in 1960. 1502 and 1503 also made appearances there. It was not uncommon to find half a dozen locos from the 81 sheds at Stafford Road, mainly tanks but also some large locos. On the unusual front several of the 97xx Condenser tanks visited in the late 1950s and early1960s. 9710 was pictured at Swan village on a trip c1958. Eric
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    Throwing another idea into the ring, a number of LNWR coaches were transferred to the M&GN. Most of these seem to have outlasted those in LMS revenue service. One Corridor Third was photographed at Birmingham New Street on a service to the west in 1952. http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwrbns_br1823.htm
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    Metal Faries had probably rehomed the signs
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    Take a trip to Bury and you can get a ride behind the Crab and 52322 - even a double header on the 10.30 from Bury on Saturday. Just turn to the West when 34092 passes you at Ramsbottom.
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    Kirtlebridge it is then (6th April). Grantham was on 19th September.
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    The Natal Uprising was 1906 so it would probably be Grantham.
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    The man from the Queens Hotel who assisted passengers to and from the platforms at Birmingham New Street work a dark red double breasted coat right up to closure in 1964
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    A trader I used to buy from when he did some of my local shows once told me he had given up doing Warley because it was difficult for him to make enough profit for it to be worthwhile spending the time and effort. He said he got a better return from selling at medium size and specialist shows.
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    For Brakes, depends on which part of the Midland. The Birmingham area saw plenty coming from Gloucester in particular.
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    A GWR style crossing gate at Cradley in 1977
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    Forget the railway. Most hours you get 4 DMUs on quick succession then nothing for nearly 45 minutes. Some hours there is a Voyager just outside the normal rush. Daytime freight is virtually dead now.
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    Who left that car there? by Charles Eric Steele, on Flickr
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    Back to The Canadian in 2006. We were stuck for about two hours at Blue River, BC, waiting for a failed freight train to be rescued. The building is in the middle of a triangle, tracks visible in the trees to the right and going behind the building. This was taken from the train when a railway gang emerged from breakfast to go off to site.
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    Interesting use of four old lamp huts, Skaledale R9782 asbestos type, presumably for storage in the S&T yard
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    IIRC they were stencilled for 90mph but I think this was forgotten about sometimes especially on late-running trains near closing time. I once clocked one at 106mph over a mile between Betley Road and Basford Hall.
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