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  • 43320 approaches Knottingley West Jct where the real rare other half of the triangle trails off it's now non stop all the way to Shaftholme Jct and then into Doncaster
  • 24-7-010 Gospel Oak 172005 Gospel Oak prior to working: 09.35 to Barking Pic taken by CJ Bell
  • 14th December 09 while waiting for 70 005 on the Ellesmere Port - Fiddlers coal job: Ranting Santa arrived to keep us all entertained and boy could he RANT!!!!
  • Finding Stockport - Stalybridge Ghost Train in Northern Timetable # 22 This as i said is a classic it doesn't actually show up very well in the table but if you look, The Ghost Train says FO / Q in the first Column at the top of the page and it only shows arrival Guide Bridge only. but if you look at bottom of table where it explains what Q note means you will notice that it says also stops at Reddish South & Denton etc New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly: Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand side
  • Liebherr A900 CZW Euro # 940678-4 Fleet # 6896 Nearest camera going back to the Komatsus
  • Tangmere stands in the platform while taking water and it steams away
  • close up of 60 015 as it crawls through Salford Crescent
  • the piece of artwork on the wall @ Reddish South 2006 by the time I got back here in 2011 & again with Liz on the 23rd Oct 2012 this had been painted over
  • 67 020 Location York Arriving York after dragging in 91131 on 1S04 Kings X - Edinburgh
  • Picture by Liz: A i thought rather nice shot by Liz of Colas 66 66 843
  • When I was here in 2006 there was some well cool Graffiti on the walls but which on my latest trip in June 2011 had sadly been painted over
  • Rexquote Thwaites TD12 Truck with Rail Vac on back Euro # 949026-7 Road Reg X192 HNF
  • Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper Number 73906 Location Warrington Bank Quay Date 30th July 2011
  • Hydrex Case WX170 Mega Railer # 6196 Euro # 99709 940204 9 Location Knottingley Date 28th July 2011
  • 22nd July 2011 Man Ox Rd C J Bell, Points out to all the Boil in the Bag Instant NEDS out there how many Numbers A REAL LOCO needs You tell em son!!!!!!
  • 70 005 Location St Helens Jct Date 12th July 011 Working 0Z70 09.07 Basford Hall - Liverpool Bulk terminal Route learner storming through the Platform @ St Helens Jct heading for Lea Green
  • Pic by Liz I Just had to have a shot of me next to 70011
  • Graysons of Ainsdale top Bakers does awesome Pastys and pies of various sorts and only 1 min walk from Rail crossing
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  • Nice what i thhink now side on shot of Tangmere as it pulls out of Stalybridge
  • 66 426 up on the Jacks in the shed
  • First Engineering - Plasser & Theurer 08-16/4x4C-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper # 73916 Location Bidston Date 10th Oct 2010
  • 37 418 Location Chester Date 16th August 1997 These pics of the Class 37 are copys of slides taken in 1997. The above shows: 37 418 sitting at Chester Waiting to depart on: 2F80 20.13 Chester - Runcorn Ghost Train move I used to do this most weekends in 1997 & a lot of the time it was just me on the train although i did meet one guy from Germany who was big into English Parly trains & the guy walking down the platform had come up from Wimbledon in London just to get the train move in
  • Ok Ghost Station time Newhaven Marine is unique because it like it stuck in a time warp it even retains it's original Network South East station sign on the wall which made comming here even more iconic if only to get a pic of this 1980's relic from the past Update 26th July 2015 A Charter / Railtour went here on 25th July and some fella got some good video from the train departing the Station see link below https://youtu.be/Iuq5u2dLWh4 Also this taken on the Platform of the in bound and the Departure https://youtu.be/iWqr93DetOQ Enjoy
  • 92 024 in the platform at Patricroft
  • DAY 6 Thursday 13th Feb Well day six after the mad winds and storms of the night before first priorty was to go make sure that my bike was still chained up outside Weatherspoons where i left it thank god it was still there Yes today is poss the last update i'll be doing not 100% sure yet but today i got the Road Railer sorting the Ballast shoulder and the Highlight of the day the Tamper at work in Birkdale Plat **************************************** Today's Thank you's are as follows and there a few: Simon Tittle: Big BIg thanks to you sir for all your postings and updated info on Cheshirerail Yahoo very much appreciated Babcock guy who had Paddy written on the back of his HV who came over to me at Birkdale crossing asking if i was guy with the website hope you enjoy the pictures mate. To the Babcock COSS fella i spoke to in the waiting room at BIrkdale for the info about what was happening etc much appreciated mate Graysons of Ainsdale again for there really seriously nice coffee best of the week and the nice Curry Pastys To Lovely Liz for taking me to Hull way back in 2009 to the Inter-Conference Championship Tournament English Ice Hockey Tournament thing where i got my Northern EIHA league Hoody top best hoody i have ever warn on Merseyrail jobs when it bloody cold out highly recommend to anybody out there BUY English Ice Hockey Association Conference League Hoodys Thanks also to John Bigland (sorry i missed ya mate in spoons spent to long updating site as you do and yes that Stout you recommended was top cheers for that) for sending a link to my site to his Brother Paul Bigland the Railway photographer hope if you looked Paul you liked my pics we did meet way back in 2006 when the other line was being re laid & finally to all the people who looked at my many updates that i sent to Cheshirerail Cheshirerailgen 70gen GMgen Liverpoolrail Yahoo Groups hope that my many constant updates where of use to somebody it was great to meet all of you over the last 6 days it been as Vinne Jones said in Lock Stock and Two Smokin Barrels Emotional but great fun despite the weather and a final very very big thank you to all the Babcock / Network Rail and various other company staff that i have spoken to over the last 6 days it has been nice to meet ya and for those who i gave my site to hope you enjoyed looking at my pictures It been great fun despite the weather being rained on and frozen but it been worth it Thanks and hope you enjoyed the pics Tim aka Ghost Station Man **************************************** 70 003 sits in Birkdale Platform with a Rake of JNA's and next to it Quattro Road Railer # 206
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  • 66 607 from Eastbank Street bridge looking towards Birkdale and Portland street level crossing in background
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  • OK this shot ./ scan from the Rail Atlas Best viewed if you blow this up New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly: Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand side Shows the whole route from where it Branches off the Mainline at OLD OAK WEST JCT All the way to West Ruislip Now where it says North Pole Depot and above that is a C that's the Jct at Old Oak West the line then goes to Single track hence the Line with the strips through it as afr as Greenford basically the rare bit is from there to Greenford for Passenger Trains New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly: Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand side
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  • Because I was standing by the fence I had to use my small Nikon Coolpix S225 To say that this plane is big is understatement to get this shot I had to wind the lens out as far it would go. And even then I had to get the camera through the fence The above shows the An 225 taxiing along the runway
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  • 47500 sits in MOSI
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  • Very chard and Burnt 47500 47 500 dead on rear of 5Z47 Ardwick - Carnforth ECS derailed and caught fire at Ordsall Lane Jct yesterday 23rd Jan Big thnaks to Neil Altyfan for driving me and Geoff Bell from Man Vic to the site where i having to use my Nikon Compact this was the best shot i could get
  • Addiscombe No info sorry I used to come here a lot when it was EPB's haulage nice little branch line this which is now part of the Croydon tramway the train shed's here were reputed to be haunted with a ghost that would open and close the EPB unit doors at night and move stuff about Date taken: 17th Aug 1991
  • 55002 Whitby 5th July 2012 LIz got her first taste of a Deltic up close and she was well impressed even more so when chummy pressed the Start button and fired it up the look on her face was a picture she was like and i qoute WHOOO How Cool that,
  • Rail-Ability Chavtrac Rail-Boss Dump Truck Euro # 949018-4 Rump 03 Location Chelford (on the Crewe - Manchester Line) Date 3rd Nov 011
  • Rexquote Thwaites 5 Tonne Skyjack Euro # 943064-4 Road Reg R314 ADB
  • close up of number and name plate of DR 73108
  • Heading towards the start of the Tamp area
  • Me Geof Bell and a Zillion others where @ Stalybridge this morning for the 5 Deltic convoy from Shildon to the ELR running as: 0Z46 07.55 Shildon – ELR In very awfull weather & that was putting it mildly the above shows from front to back: 55022 / 55012 / 55009 / 55019 / 55016 on the rear crawling through a rather wet Stalybridge station heading for the ELR
  • While it was all quiet I jumped the railbus to Leasowe and got a rather a decent shot of this Road Railer in the Station Car - park. Hydrex Gigarailer 940148-8 (Fleet # 5603)
  • LUF Bush Fighther Location: Earlestown station Date: 23rd Sept 011 this neat bit of kit was spotted working on the old abandonded platform at Earlestown it's operated by remaote control by the operator using a control box and it just ripped it's way through the undergrowth
  • SRS Volvo FL6 18 Tonne LRB 8-2 Access Platform # plate W432 EOL Euro # 99709 9120120 Location Allerton TMD Date 6th Aug 2011
  • Shovlin Benford 5 Ton PS 5000 Swivel Skip Fleet # P724 Euro # 99709 943065-1 Location Allerton TMD Date 6th Aug 2011
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  • Rexquote Mec Alac 14 MBX # 6337 Euro # 99709 94 02981 Location Knottingley Date 28th July 2011
  • 34067 Tangmere Location: Stalybridge Date 22nd July 011 Working 1Z69 Scarborough - Crewe storms through Stalybridge the light was crap i had to wack the camera right up to 1600 ASA just to get this shot and even then i was struggling
  • I felt a big arty pic urge come on maybe to much Cider in the Spoons Cider festival the above shows: Commuters ignoring 66 591 as it glides through plat 3 @ Ox Rd working 4L96 to Felixstowe
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  • This my version of Liz's last picture shot of ex Tesco Liv 66 411
  • Fast forward from the previous shot to 2011 156 426 Enters Ince & Elton on the 2nd trip from Helsby - Ellesmere Port the 15.48 Helsby - Ellesmere Port
  • Plasser & Theurer 08-16/4x4C100-RT Tamper # 73919 Location Warrington Bank Quay Date 12 July 011
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  • plasser & Theurer 08-16(32)U RT Plain Line Tamper Location Knottingley Date 03 /02 / 011
  • 47 645 Location Salisbury Date 14 - 05 - 89
  • Wickham Gangers trolley Location Darlington Date 08/09/08
  • 19th Oct 2010 Stourbridge Town Parry People Mover Seminar Liz poses next to 139001
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  • 24th May 1991 47402 on 1M87 19.30 Poole - Edinburgh Sleepers O yes seminar just had to be done and for a change it was somebody else taking the pictures im the front row in middle in the leather jacket winner for me 402 that night everybody else Left to right back row next to loco Simon / Simon m / Graham (GOD) / ? / Martin front row left matt / Me / & martins little boy o yer and my dad on the far Right who wouldnt join in
  • Wigan North Western Plat 2 2nd of April 2010 97301 was working a Serco Route Learning trips between Warrington Bank Quay & Wigan North Western all day so after getting pictures of it in various locations fast train move to Wigan North Western and a pic seminar had to be done The above taken by Geoff Bell Ghost Station Man is next to 97301 thanks to Geoff Bell for taking the pic
  • Seriously weird Magners Ice it pours like ordinary cider then when you put it down on the bar the head frosts over weird aint the word Pub in Guisborough that escapes me 21st Nov 2008
  • Visit 1 17th march 1994 when the branch still had one train a day
  • 18th Oct 2010
  • Liz first Visit to Bordesley 18th Oct 2010
  • 29th April 2006
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  • Pic by Liz Taken when we had got back from doing the walk to the pub and Windmill etc Ghost Station Man at the Foot crossing gate
  • Berney Arms Station Address: Berney Arms Gt Yarmouth NR30 1SB National Rail Inquiries Station Info link http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/BYA/details.html Local area website http://www.berneyarms.co.uk/ Word of Warning There are no Roads or much here your Nearest Road is 3 miles away so don't miss the train on the way back
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  • The Barbe Ruby bottle website below http://www.theghoststationhunters.com/Pubs-Bars-/Beers-/i-WwSgGdV to make pic bigger see below New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over centre of pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand
  • Pic by Liz Ghost Station Man Samples the very nice Timmermans Pumpkin Lambic beer
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  • Mysterious Mythical Horned Beast of Wigan spotted on Festival Shuttle bus
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  • 68 014 comes around the bend heading for Lostock Station working 1z68 05.35 Newport - Leeds Charter For the Xmas Markets in Leeds Routed via Bristol Parkway / Cheltenham Spa / Birmingham New Street / Wolverhampton / Stafford / Crewe / Stockport / Reddish South / Denton / Manchester Victoria / Bolton / Lostock / Horwich / Preston / Carnforth / Skipton / Leeds Awesome sounding locos we heard it for a good minute before we saw it well worth the 40 mins freezing on Lostock Station waiting for it. U-tube clip of storming through Horwich bit further down the line can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4964jQ8mCnk
  • storming over Lostock Jct Video of the Train arriving at Leeds can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvaV47vZvGg
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  • 5th Nov 2014 Matisa Tamper 75303 working Barnetby Down Sidings - Malton
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  • 37 419 taken from near road crossing
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  • 37 419 side on
  • 37 419 and the station sign
  • 37 419 142 020 right working 11.30 Darlington - Saltburn
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  • Shot taken looking towards Redcar Steel Works in background
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  • Liz stands by the Network South East station sign
  • Pic by Liz Ghost station man kneels by the faded Network South East Sign seemingly lying abandoned on the ground it was hard to read from a distance but it was easier to read close up to blow the pic up see below New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over centre of pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want.
  • Scan of the A -Z showing area around Newhaven Marine New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand
  • Clear of leaves after the water jets have passed
  • 66 424 in platform at Gypsy Lane as the train heads for Battersby
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  • 66 424 bringing up the rear
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  • Water Tank Wagons and 66 424 bringing up the rear
  • Cab of 66 422 and the Generator wagon and water tank wagon on rear
  • 66 422 with 66 424 on rear Eases into Gypsy Lane 8th Oct 2014 working the second Water Cannon to Middlesbrough of the 2014 Season working as 3S77 03.35 Carlilsle - Carlisle via Newcastle / Tyne Valley / Middlesbrough / Nunthorpe / and This year it goes to Battersby on the Whitby line
  • side on body side shot of 66 422 you can also see the Water jets in action just behind the loco on the first wagon Wanna view picture bigger see below New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand side
  • Liz took this rather Nice moon shot At Gypsy Lane after getting 57 315 dragging 31 466 to Grosmont 10th Sept 2014
  • Eastleigh 20th Aug 1988 Pair of class 317's that at the time were having some sort of modifications done at Eastleigh works are seen here waiting for the signal in the platform They were dragged by a loco think it was a class 33 so I snapped this sorta arty pic of the two cabs together left 317 303 right 317 301 Info on class 317's can be read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_317
  • East Croydon 11th June 1986 left class 455/8 5815 right 5817 More info on Class 455's can be read below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_455
  • Eastleigh 30th May 1988 Class 207 DEMU 207 013 sits in plat 4 waiting to work 16.58 to Portsmouth Harbour when this was taken there was no third rail (electric rail) between Eastleigh and Portsmouth so servicers where still diesel unit hauled with these lovely old things BONUS!! Info on Class 207 DEMU's can be read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_207
  • Poole Brand new class 442 2406 sits in platform at Poole waiting to depart for Waterloo 13.46 Poole - Waterloo
  • Reading 20th April 1987 three car test bed prototype unit 210 002 for more info on this unique prototype check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_210 and also this link as well http://www.traintesting.com/class_210_demu.htm
  • Reading 20th April 1987 Bubble Car Class 121 55009 This arrived from Birmingham New Street as an additional to make up so my notes say for a diverted and late-running Newcastle - Poole Loco Hauled service For More info on class 121 DMU's see below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_121
  • Bescot 5 Jan 1987 312 203 More info on class 312 EMU's can be read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_312
  • 151 001 Old Oak Common Depot Open Day 15th Sept 1985 This, as I have subsequently found out, was one of two Prototypes more info this project can be read here and what happened to them etc Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_151 Also this from somebody's site who worked on Test trains at the RTC http://www.traintesting.com/Class151.htm http://www.traintesting.com/Class151.htm
  • side on of 68 007 as it eases to a stand in the platform at Gypsy Lane
  • PIc by Liz Ghost Station Man Glad to finally get this new station in the book
  • Line up in the Show ground of Fire Engines Left to right from WW2 / 1950's / 1960's / 1970's / 1980's / 1990's
  • The really cool Taps for the sinks
  • Inside with the rather nice wooden bar that looks like it's come out of a church
  • Turning around and showing the seating area and the Bay window where Liz sat
  • This was in the Gents and i found it quite amusing
  • Jug glasses and Peanuts
  • I ordered an A - Z for Stoke On Trent and was surprised when I got it that both Barlaston and Wedgwood don't actually show up on the Map. They are marked in my pen for reference best viewed if you blow it up to see how below New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make the picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over the pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT-hand corner, there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select the size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand side
  • This is best viewed blown up Above is the London Midland Poster for the bus services that replace the trains New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand side
  • Pic by LIz Of Ghost Station Man next to the Captain Cook Brewery sign
  • The White Swan Stokesley 26th April 2014 Liz used to work in Stokesley many moons ago, and we first came here in 2009 for the Cheese and Beer Festival which is amazing Top little boozer this proper old fashioned country pub with proper fire and wait for it up to 15 beers on tap YES 15!! Also home of the Captain Cook Brewery out the back of the Pub Website: http://www.thewhiteswanstokesley.co.uk/
  • After the Pendo came the main reason why we where there The very first Electric loco Hauled Freight under the wires over Chat Moss 92 024 Hauling: 4M26 06.05 Mossend Euro Term - Daventry Int Term Eases into Patricroft station heading for Manchester Piccadilly
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  • Pic by Geoff Bell Barton 19th April 2014 This all do me Home James Ghost Station Man sees him self as the James Bond with a Micro Light at Barton
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  • 70 003 sits Birkdale side of Duke Street Level Crossing as the Road Railers unload it's rake of JNA's with Top Stone i took this and the next one because i got different crossing lights on each shot see next shot
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  • 66 187 Gypsy Lane Working Grosmont - Tees Yrd Seacows on Ballast empty's for NYMR
  • Fastclipper and trolley Birkdale Crossing
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  • After doing 66 607 the weather turned for the worst high winds and bloody cold so retreated to Weatherspoons for a warm up where i bumped into Shoestring (Cheshire lines Railway fan) After a pint and a warm up i went back to Birkdale glad i did
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  • one last pic of 70 004 before it went dark as hell and a massive hail / snow storm came down Hope you enjoyed todays pics and that the slideshows looked good
  • Sitting down in the warm of the Birkdale Station waiting room
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  • Road Railer # 206 and 70 005 taken from the Road Crossing
  • 70 005 and Birkdale Merseyrail sign
  • This and the next shot show the Depth they dug out looking from the road crossing towards Hillside
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  • With the Gates down 70 014 starts to haul it's load of JNA's loaded with spoil and also 70 003 train behind as well towards Ainsdale Station
  • Then Quattro Case 170 Road Railer 940403 arrived and dropped off one of it's attachments
  • Closely followed behind that by Quattro Komatsu 138 Road Railer Digger Euro # 911157-4 Flt # 227
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  • The train eventually stopped just outside of Birkdale along the path way where the Wall low enough to get shots over but the Trees have grown up so much since 2006 that some shots are a bit difficult but these next few where best i could gwet before it started moving again unexpectedly
  • Cab of 66 524 and Quattro Komatsu 160 3 Road Railer #940532 When 66 524 pulled away the amount of white smoke that came out of the exhaust was an awesome sight
  • 66 524 and the Digger arm of Quattro Road Railer 940532 a Komatsu 160 3
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  • 66528 and Komatsu150 Road Railer 940352
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  • And also in the station on the Liverpool Bound platform sat another Quattro Road Railer Type: Komatsu 150 Euro # 940352-6 Flt # 413
  • Good thing about this Job was that you could cycle right next to the line all the way from Eastbank street - Hillside this was the situation at Birkdale Level Crossing With Quattro Type: Case 170 Road Railer digger Euro # 940403-7 Flt # 251 sitting on the Liverpool Bound line on the edge of the Level Crossing on Weld Road
  • Southport Wetherspoons Xmas 2012 and they had this awesome beer from Coach House No body was drinking it but i and a few mates of mine we drank pints of this amazing awesome brew And yes it did taste just like alcoholic Xmas pudding
  • Pic by Ghost Station Man Liz poses under Union of South Africa name plate
  • Pic by Ghost Station Man Liz under 60007 famous nameplate
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  • Pic by Liz Top This Place as Ghost Station Man shows his appreciation of Cottons Rum Shack and also watched a class 70 cover the bridge across the road
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  • Now I'll be first to admit that I've never really been into spirits much. But for the last few Years i have started to get into Rum a bit more and I am partial to a bit of Spiced Rum but i'm only used to the old style Sailor Jerry's Before they messed about with it and Kraken that they do in Wetherspoons and that about it But the Bar tender in Cottons recommend this Spiced Rum from St Lucia Chairman's Reserve Spiced Lets just say it serious DING DONG I could definatly get used to this very nice website is here if you wanna learn more about this amazing Rum http://www.saintluciarums.com/chairmans-reserve-spiced.html but this stuff that i tried in Cottons
  • Ghost Station Man enjoys a Chairmans Spiced Rum Cocktail
  • This pic was taken from my Blackberry and shows the Bar from near the front door looking back to the far end of the bar here is just a selection of the 299 Different rums they have on offer
  • Liz in her new Easy Tiger Hat i got her from Camden Market Stands outside Cottons prior to openning we went to check out where it was after doing the Markets then went to the Lloyds bar at Camden lock where i spotted Spoons main man Tim Martin himself
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  • 66 570 Monday 30th Sept 2013 Intermodal sector beast on a rare engineers outing so i was informed working 6Y20 18,55 Basford Hall - Meols Cop engineers move seen sitting in platform four at Southport station
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  • quick going away shot taken from my tripod of 70 013 departing Southport No idea what the Draw Back loco was i'm afraid
  • back end of 70 013 looking towards the buffer stops
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  • As explained in the Gallery text i had a mad sprint like on the Tour De France back to Southport Station and this was the shots i got the 70 was already in the platform time i got there but the driver was still sorting himself out so i had time to my tripod out and get a few decent shots The above shows 70 013 First time i've ever seen a 70 at Southport in plat 6 working 6Y21 19.11 Basford Hall - Southport with a rake of JNA's with bedding stone
  • Warship D821 Brings up the rear of 0Z52 heading for the NYMR
  • D9009 / 1062 western courier / Warship D821 Greyhound Gypsy Lane 11th Sept 2013 0Z52 06.00 NRM - NYMR convoy
  • Nose end of Deltic D9009 eases into the platform at Gypsy Lane
  • Tiger Tail fin art of the Czech Airforce Jet
  • Tail art of F16
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  • Antonov AN 225 Mirya Reg # UR -82060 Arrives at Manchester Airport Having flown in from UKKM / Gostomel In the Ukraine Call sign ADF 292 / F
  • Mosley Street Tram station Looking down from Corner of Parker Street of to the Left towards the next station St Peters Square Mosley Street is only accessible by tram southbound only which isn't a great help either
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  • Shot looking at the length of the platform looking towards Blackpool
  • Close up of the Poster advertising the football specials for todays match New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over centre of pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand SLIDE SHOW MODE BEST VIEWED IN SLIDESHOW MODE TO GET FULL EFFECT Click on SLIDESHOW TOP RIGHT ABOVE THIS PICTURE & THE SCREEN WILL GO TO SLIDESHOW MODE
  • Departing Weymouth Quay
  • The above is a more in depth history of MOD Bramley
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  • 33045 Location: Southampton Central Date: 28th June 1985
  • Ashton Moss Nrth Jct Box Type L&Y Build date 1911
  • Left 3043 on a Bury Service right 3031 on a St Wurburghs Rd Service heading for Mossley Street 5th April 2013
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  • LNER K1 2-6-0 62005 Location: Middlesbrough Station Date: 30th March 2013 Working: Railway Touring Company Steam Tour The Wansbeck 1Z64 11.23 Freemans L.C to Crag Hall S.B steam tour I and Liz spent the Saturday chasing the Wansbeck Steam tour at various locations starting at Middlesbrough station also Marske and Saltburn enjoy For info: Liz for a change used my spare Nikon D90 SLR with a 18 - 105mm lens attached
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  • NRM 14th March Liz stands next to the Cab of A4 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower at the NRM
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  • Not sure of the name of this one but it was about 600 yrds outside Man Vic as you came in from Salford Central Date taken 26 nov 1996
  • Hastings Box Type: SR 12 Box Date: 1930 Levers: 84 Date Taken: 22nd April 1989
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  • Leasowe Box Type: Box Date: Levers: Date Taken: 18th March 1994
  • Willesden High Level Jct Box Type: LNW 5 Box Date: 1930 Levers: NX Panel Date Taken: 11th July 1995
  • Stalybridge Box Type: Stevens /MS&L+ Box Date: 1886 Levers: 70 Date Taken: 26th Oct 2012
  • 23rd Oct 2012 Ardwick did this after Denton on the way back on the bus
  • Shaw Station Box Type: L&Y Box Date: 1925 Levers: 24 Date Taken 18th Nov 2006 This, of course, is now history because this is the site of the Metro Link station
  • Romiley Box Type: Midland 2b* Box Date: 1899 Levers: OCS Panel Date Taken: 12th June 2006
  • Ashton Moss North Jct Box Type: L&Y+RC Box Date: 1911 Frame: L&Y Levers: 56 Date taken: 23rd Sept 2012
  • the what i think to be really cool logo on cabside of 47804
  • 47804 Location: Plat 6 Southport Date: 13th Sept 2012 804 sits at the buffer stops at Southport platform 6 waiting to work tomorrows Compass Tour to Edinburgh.
  • Close up of 47804 as it storms litterally towards Station Road level crossing Parbold and into the station
  • Nice close up of 47 805 complete with Africa Express Headboard & Africa express logos on the cab side under drivers window
  • Another view of 142 045 at Guide Bridge as the Guard waits time we had to wait for a transpennine to pass on the other line before we could proceed
  • Stockport Start of the Fridays only Stockport - Stalybridge Parly address: Grand Central Way Stockport Cheshire SK3 9HZ regular services run every few minutes from Man Picc to Stockport
  • 86609 Crewe 15th June 2012
  • 09201 Location: Knottingley looking towards Pontefract Monkhill and Leeds Date: 3rd Feb 2011 Working: 0K77 Milford Sidings - Knottingley TMD Knottingley is more famous for the massive amount of Coal trains that run through the station during the day and it's a photo hot spot for Rail Photographers due to there being three power stations in the local area so a vast amount of coal trains run through the day feeding the power stations outside of the 3 trains a day to Goole the only other thing to run past Knottingley is the Coal trains!!! & the 09 shunter as seen in the above picture that shuttles between Knottingley Depot and Milford Sidngs to shunt the wagons there.
  • Close up shot of the Crane VolkerRail: Kirow KRC250UK Heavy Duty Diesel Hydraulic Crane 81622 with Match wagon 97409
  • The really cool fencing that adorns the walls as you walk along the Prom has Sea Birds starting with them sitting down then as you walk further along the birds slowly rise in flight all very clever
  • Morecambe bay sands
  • The Ghost Station Man posses next to 144 016 happy that at last he's about to get another Parliamentary in the book and for the website
  • Location: Lancaster plat 5 The indicator board on platform 5 at Lancaster showing the One train a day from Leeds to Heysham port
  • Picture By LIz: We couldnt leave Heysham Port with out the usual Station Sign seminar picture the Ghost Station Man is seen standing at Journeys end Heysham Port
  • 66 522 In Shanks Livery Location: Stalybridge Date: 12th April 2012 Working 6M07 Roxby - Pendelton Rubbish train Thanks to Geoff Bell for the Heads up on this Beast so after doing stuff in Liverpool it was one mad dash to Get to Stalybridge for 522 i know that 66's are a bit boring but i rate 522 because of it's cool livery so this was a shot that was'nt to be missed
  • 47580 Location: Southport Date; 4th April 2012 swinging dead on the rear of 1Z22 07.30 Southport - York steam charter
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  • 8F 48151 Location: Southport Date: Wednesday 4th April 2012 Compass Tours Steam Charter Southport to York
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  • Ghost Station man shows his appreciation of proper locos 47851 to be exact what more could you want beer and 47's @ a Beer festival
  • Liz's finds a new boyfriend OOOOOO!!! Young Man
  • Saltburn seminar while waiting for the last departure from Saltburn to Boro a seminar just had to be done
  • Leeds 16th Feb 2012 Geoff Bell shows his appreciation of 47 790 at Leeds on the Northern Belle Thanks to Neil Altyfan for the shot
  • 06003 Location: Manchester Museum of Science & Industry Date 17th Nov 011
  • 66741 Location Deansgate working 4L18 Barton Dock - Felixstowe
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  • D2868 Location MOSI Date 17th Nov 011
  • Wickham 27A Trolley MOSI 17th Nov 011
  • 4th Nov 2011 Shovlin Road Railer Depot Ashburys Geoff Bell next to a Rexquote Thwaites TD12 Truck at Ashburys Shovlin Road Railer Depot 4th Nov 011
  • Rexquote Thwaites TD12 Truck Bizarrley this carries the same Euro # as the Rail Vac TD12 but a different Road Reg anyway Euro # 949026-7 Road Reg MA51 FWU
  • Looking left to Right: Rexquote Case 988P Superailer Euro # 940523-2 with Black boards over cab window Rexquote Case 988P Superailer Euro # 940517-4 Rexquote Case 988P Superailer Euro # 940502-6 Road reg X399 ATD Rexquote Case Poclain 688BP Euro # 940500-0 Road reg P67 TNW
  • Rexqoute Case CX135SR Crawlerailer Euro # 911231-7
  • Rexquote Case 988P Superailer Euro # 940507-5 Road Reg Y201 XBU
  • Amey Tamper Plasser & Theurer 09-32 RT Tamper / Liner Named Tiger Location Crewe Bay Plat 8 Date 3rd Nov 011
  • During the Weekend of the 29th - 30th Oct (but it had been on for a few days prior to this) all trains running Manchester Picc to Bolton / Southport where diverted and it gave us track bashers a chance to get the very rare Parkside Jct - Golbourne Jct side of the Newton Le Willows Triangle in so i couldnt hang up the chance of getting this in so spent sunday getting it in the book both ways top bit of track that. The above shows a very rare sight at Man PIcc to see a destination board with this on this was the day i finally got Parkside Jct - Golbourne Jct in the book
  • Front on shot of 66525 as it waits to be drawn back to Bidston
  • Hydrex Road Railer 911132-7 pics up a load of sleepers seven in total with the mechanical grab attachment
  • Chummy makes short work of the brackets with the disc cutter as the sparks fly in Leasowe platform
  • 66506 heads for bidston as the other two head there at a very sedate pace
  • The diggers wait time for 66602 in the background to ease its train of JNA's down from Manor Road
  • 6896 swings it's load of sleepers into position ready to be dropped in place on the new Track bed
  • Liebherr Elite Plus Road Railer 6896 eases across Carr Lane Crossing with another load of Sleepers in a slight drizzle of rain as well thought the shot came really well
  • Liebherr Elite Plus Road Railer 940678-4 (Fleet # 6896) Drops concrete sleepers into the West KIrby bound platform
  • 66046 eases it's load on to the worksite and heads for West Kirby with a Rake of JNA's containing Bedding stone
  • Liebherr Road Railer 940678-4 (Fleet # 6896) Prepares to drop a Pandrol Fastclipper by the Crossing hut Thanks to the top guys on Yahoo OTP MSG brd for the identification of this bit of kit much appreciated lads ta
  • Liebherr Road Railer 940678-4 (Fleet # 6896) which is actually passed to work on the Tyne Metro so the sticker says on the back Unloads a Babcock Lorry on the Crossing of equipment the Road Railer is picking up a Pandrol Fastclipper
  • New Holland Kobelco E135 Rail Bug Location: Drummond Road by the Track Access gate Euro # 911132-7 Fleet # 5477 Date 6th Oct 2011
  • A plethora of Hydrex's sit in the Car - Park of Hoylake Merseyrail station ready for the start of a week-long possession on the West Kirby line. from left to right they are as follows: Left to Right: Komatsu Pc 138us Euro # 911115-2 Komatsu Pc 138 Euro # 911014-7 Fleet # 6502 Komatsu Pc 138 Euro # 911091-5 Fleet # 5033 Liebherr A900 CZW Euro # 940678-4 Fleet # 6896 Liebherr A900 CZW Euro # 940676-8 Fleet # 6895 Gigarailer Euro # 940089-4 Flleet # 6767 Location Hoylake Station Merseyrail Car - Park Date: 6th Oct 2011
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  • Chav Truc Rail Boss-Dump Truck # Rump 06 Euro # 99709 - 949020 - 0 Location Levenshulme Tescos Metro Car Park @ the very bottom on a patch of waste Land next to the Line taken through the Fence Date 2nd Sept 2011
  • SRS DAF 45 PRB 10 Flat Bed with Access Platform Euro # 99709 919044 6 Location Allerton TMD Date 7th Aug 2011
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  • Mad shot of the injectors blowing off
  • Tangmere enters the road over bridge and heads into Denton station
  • Plasser & Theurer 09-3X-D-RT Tamper / Liner/ DTS Numb 73118 Location Warrington Bank Quay Date 30th July 2011
  • 92 019 Location Man Ox Rd Date 22nd July 011 Working 4H95 Warrington Arpley - Trafford Park
  • 66 591 Location Man Ox Rd Date 22nd July 011 Working 4L96 Trafford Park - Felixstowe Liner approaching Man Ox Rd
  • Commuters stare at the Freightliner Logo on 591 as it passes em by
  • 47 818 / 47790 on rear Location Manchester Oxford Road Date 22 nd July 011 Working 1Z22 07.00 Newcastle - Knutsford Northern Belle
  • Picture by Liz: This was Liz's first sight of class 20's and she was well impressed the above shows from front to rear: 20 307 / 20 313 / 66 412 / 66 411
  • DRS Kingmoor open day 16th July 2011. This was the welcome cards that they where handing out this was for both me & Liz our first visit to DRS Kingmoor and it was a very good day out
  • Liz posses next to the DRS Kingmoor sign a seminar shot just had to be done i thought
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  • Picture by Liz: 47 790 ex D1973 / 272 / 593 / 673 now in rather nice Northern Belle Liv 57 007 D1813 / 332
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  • Ince & Elton looking towards Helsby this station doesnt have a bridge or an underpass instead you have to use the Flat crossing in the background to access the other platform
  • Although Helsby is unstaffed it does have a rather nice signal box dating from 1900
  • At Helsby there is a sign showing you which Platform is which Platform 3 & 4 are the Ghost Station platforms
  • 70 005 runs through platform 3 @ Earlestown heading for Warrington Bank Q
  • After it came back it sat in the Goods Loop waiting time for the Unit to cross over from Lime st then it departed about 12.10pm back over the Cross over and buzzed it's way back wrong line through platform 2 and headed back towards Newton Le Willows
  • Then it did a right mad move it passed me and Crossed over this crossover i've never seen anything go over there EVER!!!! & went into the Goods Loop just behind the bridge see next picture
  • 156 498 Location Earlestown platform 3 Date 12th July 2011 Working 11.22 Warrington Bank Quay - Liverpool Lime St
  • 142 024 Location Earlestown Date 12th July 2011 Working: 10.46 Liverpool Lime St to Stalybridge via Man Vic Thinking that because Lego 5 ( 70005 ) was running 30 early that it might come back way early on the return trip i nipped up to Earlestown for the shot of it coming back but it turned into wait for it a 2 hour and a bit wait!!!!! so i decided to take a few unit pictures while waiting but the bonus was yet to come so in the end it was all worth while the 2 hour wait
  • 70 005 Location: St Helens Jct Date: 12th July 2011 Working: 0Z70 09.07 Basford Hall - Liverpool Bulk Terminal Route learner via Warrington Bank Quay When i took this picture it was running 30 mins Early!!!! saw it coming in the far distance and @ first i thought it was a 142 :-)
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  • Colas Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper Location: Denton Station Date 8th July 011 Going away shot of the Tamper following on behind 2J45 09.22 Stockport - Stalybridge Ghost train heading for Guide Bridge OTPD Depot
  • Colas Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper Location: Stockport Station waiting a Path to Guide Bridge Date: 8th July 2011
  • Since the last time i came here in 2006, this has appeared if there wasn't enough Info poster on the main road wonder if anybody actually reads these while waiting for the one train a week!!!
  • In the Freinds of Denton Station Notice Board i found this so just had to get a shot of this, this is actually Denton how it used to be how mad is that compaired to todays pictures it was quite a station in it's hey day
  • Just had to get a picture of this thought it was well cool New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over centre of pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand
  • Like Reddish South Denton as the nice new Northern Timetable New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over centre of pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand
  • 142 038 Location Denton Date 8th July 2011 Working 2J45 09.22 Stockport - Stalybridge The funny thing was I was the only person to get off the train and I got my Camera out went to take a shot and the Gaurd saw me and he thought that I was just getting a shot for the record & that I was gonna get back on the train he seemed quite amazed that I wasn't going to get back on
  • South Bank 14th March 2008 Now wheres he bloody going Men!!! Liz at a very cold South Bank while we where waiting to photo any freight not that we saw much
  • 47 580 + 47 270 dead on rear Location Southport Date 2nd May 2011 Working 5Z19 Carnforth - Southport ECS Compass Tours ran a charter to carlisle out of Southport a very rare location for 47's well for any loco hauled for that matter these days the above shows 47 580 bringing in the emptys with 47 270 on the rear Video of the above coming into Southport can be seen here that i found on U-Tube http://youtu.be/Wz7VkZofzbg
  • 47 270 pulls out of southport Video of it departing Aston Under Lyne can be seen here http://youtu.be/x6AwD-vp_mU
  • 47 270 Location Crewe Date 14th Aug 010
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  • 47 426 / 47 583 Location Oxford Date 13th Oct 91
  • 47 581 Location Paddington Date 17 June 91
  • 47 284 Location Wimbeldon Depot Open Day Date 5th May 91
  • 47 443 Location Reading Date June 91
  • 47 625 Location Southampton Central Date 12 - 08 - 89 Working 09.15 Swansea - Southampton Central
  • Plasser & Theurer 08-4x4/4S-RT Switch & Crossing Tamper # 73930 Location Warrington Bank Quay heading North Date 12 march 2010
  • Hydrex Road Railer Location Ainsdale Date 14th March 09
  • Gp Tramm # DR 98404 Location Tuebrook sidings Liverpool Date 31st Jan 07
  • Harsco Rail Grinder 79252 / 79272 Location Tuebrook Sidings Liverpool Date 31st Jan 06
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  • Doncaster 2nd May 2009 Monster Loco Convoy of 6 class 66's passing through Doncaster ok locos from leading loco back to the rear as follows: 66 112 / 66101 / 66 144 / 66040 / 66 156 / & on the rear 66066
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  • 25 July 09 Hidden wagon behind bushes in Knottingley station Yrd
  • 14th November 2009 I call this one impromptu old style 80's Train Seminar Last Train off Saltburn 22.30 Saltburn - Darlington Coming back from Saltburn Beer Fest on a pacer move i was taking pics of Liz with my Jester hat on, when just before the train left a whole crowd of people got on going to Boro for a night out one of em nicked my hat & then asked me to take his pic which is the pic above So then i had a great idea!! I said OK everybody gather round Seminar time and as the next pic shows Even Liz joined in! A right laugh on the way back from Saltburn Beer Fest top way to end the Night
  • I said to everybody to get together so i could take a proper good old fashioned Train Bashing Seminar Pic Didn't think everybody would play ball Liz was a bit hesitant but give her her due she went with it and above Is a True good old days seminar pic. The best way to end a Top night at Saltburn Beer Festival on the Way home From a Beer Festival on the Train Pacer Seminar
  • 70011 Location: Warrington Bank Quay Latchford Sidings DATE: 3rd june 2011 Working: 6F02 12.07 Ellesmere Port to Fiddlers coal move pulls out of Latchford heading for Fiddlers
  • Stumblin Badger beer painting on the wall in the Windsor castle Pub Lye Stourbridge
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  • 60040 Location: Arpley Yard Date: 3rd June 2011 Working 6F74 as it rounds the curve heading for Latchford with a coal
  • 60040 Location: Latchford Warrington Bank Quay Low Level Date: 3rd June 2011 Working: pulls out of latchford with 6F74
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  • Close up of one the Stewart park Highland cows
  • Ongar 2nd July 1993 me & a mate decided to go and get the Ongar Branch in before it was closed for good, Bloody hot day but well worth the trek across london on the Central line to get to Epping in time for the First peak hour service to Ongar so a pic of yours truely by the station sign had to be done
  • 378005 Stratford new plat working to Richmond Pic by CJ Bell
  • Eastleigh depot Sunday 2nd April 1989 47198 caught fire at Basingstoke whilst hauling the 6Z32 Longport-Fawley tankers. Damage was severe and loco was withdrawn, it was dumped @ Eastleigh for quite a while so a pic had to be done
  • 2nd of April 2010 Geoff Bell gets in on the act as well 97301 was working Serco Route Learning trips between Warrington Bank Quay & Wigan North Western all day
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  • O yes this the life a proper loco cab to sit in me sitting in the Drivers seat of 47192
  • Pic by LIz Ghost Station Man Next to 66416 At Nunthorpe
  • PIc by Liz Couldnt let Liz have all the glory just had to get in on the act my self
  • Liz par takes of the weird Magners Ice 21st Nov 2008
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  • Journeys end Croxley Green
  • Shot taken from Platform 2 looking towards Birmingham
  • Although at Barnt Green Platforms 3 & 4 get an all day service serving the Redditch Branch but the Through platforms 1 & 2 only get a very limited service. The above shot shows platforms 1 & 2 taken from the Footbridge looking towards Bromsgrove
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  • The some what optumistic timetable seeing it only gets 2 trains a day each way
  • Picture taken from the road crossing looking towards Goole
  • Fire Buckets hanging outside the waiting room this station was in the middle of Nowhere apart from the pub outside it was dead quiet i could hear the unit coming back to pick me up for a good 2 mins before it arrived thats how quiet it was
  • 144005 arrives at Hensall on the 18.49 Goole - Leeds Parly Date: 28th April 2007
  • Gainsborough Central Box which if you into signal boxes is a Box type: MS&L2 dateing from 1885 26 levers
  • 142088 9th Sept 2008 waits time while the Gaurd looks on to if he might get somebody get on nobody actually got on or off, but the PA did anounce it's arrival though which for a ghost i thought is pretty cool
  • Although this was taken way back in 2006 not much else has changed here really apart from Northern putting up one of there own style logo signs & a new Timetable poster that quite unique as you will see later i went back here on 8th July 2011 to get some better pictures for the site so enjoy the new shots. The above shows the Pathetic service that Reddish South Gets New to Smugmug?? To read the print clearly / make picture bigger : Best way to read it if you new to Smugmug Put your mouse pointer over centre of pic and double click which blows it up. Then in the Bottom RIGHT hand corner there is a RESIZE BUTTON so select size you want. To cancel and come back just click the big X in top right hand
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  • Times for my journey to Kirkby
  • Times for 777 049 inbound working to Central
  • 777 049 Liverpool Central 31st Jan 2023
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  • Concrete ramp now in place
  • Concrete Ramp has been concreted in see U-Tube link below
  • 4 pic update 22nd Jan 2023 start of brick work is in
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  • 2023 January trip to Liverpool and I found this lot 15 new pics enjoy
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  • 30th Nov 2022 we cleaned the firebox out and did another water pressure test on the boiler results in next pic
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  • Firebox door finally attached saved us getting overcome by the smoke
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  • Clive and Keith trying to get the Smoke box door on trying being the optimun word here
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  • First fire lite in Sybils new fire box
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  • 24th Nov 2022 few update pics
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  • 27th Nov the day we lit a test fire in the fire box for the very first time above one of Sybils fire bars
  • Gordon also re attached the firebox door ring ready for the steaming test
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  • 105 at Rawtenstall while the 14 runs around
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  • 9531 arrives Ramsbottom towing the class 105 DMU to Rawtenstall
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  • The 104 sits in plat at Ramsbottom awaiting the arrival of the class 14 dragging the class 105 coming the other way
  • Later in day Ramsbottom left the 105 heading back to Bury and the 144 heading for Rawtenstall
  • the 105 awaiting to depart Summerseat
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  • Fantastic old style light fittings inside the 105
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  • Interior of DMBS 51485 very comfortable as well
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  • Class 105 sat in plat at Bury awaiting to work to Heywood DTCL 56121
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  • 144 009 Bury waiting to work the 09.30 to Rawtenstall
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  • 47 828 leading approaching Gypsy Lane on the way to Whitby
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  • 31st Nov 2022 Leading 68 009 rear 68 001
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  • Scan 1 of 3: 20th Sept 2022: Sir Nig return to the NYMR timings bit of a long way round to view bigger just click on pic
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  • Pic 1 of 6 Sir Nigel Gresley A4 returns to the NYMR after overhaul
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  • 1551 sat on Waterloo Road after doing the ginat turning circle at Greenbank Drive
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  • There were two open top buses doing circular tours around Southport this was one of the two
  • Ribble 1775 Heading down the Promenade
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  • Carr Lane terminus bus stop photo stop
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  • Ticket issued by conductor on the Open top circular tour
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  • Day 2 Thurs 1st Sept
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  • Other end looking out towards the concourse
  • 769 450 on Plat 4 and 66 009 on Plat 6
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  • 66 009 and the Southport Cycle shed to the right
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  • Day 1 of the Chase 30th Aug: Southport Station & Parbold
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  • Approaching Burscough Bridge on 0Z76 12.53 Southport to Knottingley
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  • 66 009 approaches Station road heading for Wigan while the signalman looks on
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  • Sure enough, about 15 mins later the Gates went down and 66 009 appeared in the distance it slowed to a crawl through Parbold station good for the 4 photographers that were there for it
  • 150 226 arrives Parbold on the 12.36 Southport - Stalybridge the 66 was due next
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  • Went to Parbold for the return working
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  • 21st July 2022 Pic 1 of 2 Concrete base is in
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  • view towards Liverpool Lime St Train station from slightly different angle
  • Looking towards Liverpool Lime St station which is less that 2 mins walk away on the right at bottom of street
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  • 4th of Aug 2022 Pic 1 of 2 with the tank rubbed down keith painted it but turned out he used the wrong paint he used steam boiler black paint instead of what he should have used
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  • And finally above the bar is MOMO's Nepalese Street Food see next pic
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  • Pic 13 of 16 task we had ahead of rubbing down the filla on the tanks which trust me was very dusty and not as easy as it looked
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  • Looking back towards the entrance bar is on the left
  • Various Cans in the fridge to suit all tastes
  • Good selection of Liverpool Brew Co bottles in Fridge see link below
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  • More snacks mini cheddars what more do you want!!!
  • Snacks proper Pork Scratchings no KP / or Nobbys nuts shite here
  • Selection of the Keg beers
  • Sanctuary Trialbion is house beer brewed by Liverpool Brewing Co / Team Toxic guest
  • The outside now under new ownership as of mid 2022
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  • Looking from the Bar towards the big window that looks out onto Smithdown road
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  • Lager selection
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  • 28th July 2022 31 128 returns to the NYMR to assist with Diesel haulage of trains 6 pics
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  • 37 403 going to NYMR to help out with services working in as 0Z81 13.18 Bo'ness Jct to NYMR
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  • Times for 31 128 trip to Worksop page 1 of 4
  • 31 1 28 approcahes Gypsy Lane heading for Boro on 0z31 07.45 Grosmont to Worksop down yrd
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  • Arrives into plat at Formby
  • Formby looking towards Southport 507 013 with 507 005 on rear head a Hunts Cross service
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  • 777 013 caught me by surprise going away shot as it was abbout to depart Formby heading back to Sandhills on 5U04 13.02 Southport - Sandhills
  • Formby looking towards Southport: 507 025 + 507 010 arr with a Hunts Cross service
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  • 777 013 sits in the plat at Feshfields awaiting to head to Southport
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  • Freshfields and 777 013 approaches the station working 5s03 12.12 Sandhills to Southport test run
  • Thurs 28th April more 777 Testing chasing so took advantage to get a few more soon to be go0ne Merseyrail 508 / 507 shots enjoy
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  • 777 015 approaches Hillside working 5U14 11.02 Southport - Sandhills reversing siding
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  • 507 002 arrives Hillside on 2u16 10.53 Southport - Hunts Cross
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  • Shovlin Thwaites TD12 truck Hilside track compound # 949029 road reg x401 ATD
  • 507 020 on rear / front 507 031 head for Southport
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  • Logo on the side of 507 020 Formby 26th April 2022
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  • 47 501 with old D number 1944 full history link below brings up rear
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  • 47 614 see below leads into Gypsy Lane heading for Nunthorpe
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  • Blue Pullman Livery HST power car 43055 brings up the rear
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  • Rail Charter Services Livery Power car 43059 Leads into Gypsy Lane on way to Nunthorpe
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  • Orrel Road Aintree side of bridge
  • North Mersey link ( North Mersey Branch in Track Maps book 4 map 40) Orrel Road bridge 21st Nov 2021 Aintree to left and right hand side of bridge towards Bootle
  • 21 yrs later Orrel Road looking towards Aintree 21st Nov 2021
  • Same shot taken 21 years later from roughly the same location 21st Nov 2021
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  • Same location as the 60062 pics but this time 22 years later 21st Nov 2021
  • 21st Nov 2021 Same pic 21yrs later for comparison to previous shot
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  • 60062 arrives around the back of Bootle Oriel Road
  • 20th Aug 2000 60035 arrives into Aintree wrong line with a P way train for the North Mersey Branch
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  • 12th Oct 2002 66 193 this is the only picture i ever got of a loco coming off the Branch at the Aintree end and this was one of them shots of being in right place at right moment
  • 13th Aug 2000 60058 again sat in plat at Maghull awaiting to depart for Aintree
  • 60042 later at Bootle Jct (Bootle Oriel Road Merseyrail station in background)
  • 60058 bit later at Harris Drive looking towards Aintree that is in the background behind the next bridge
  • 20th Aug 2000 Aintree Down Platform 66 067 sits in the Up direction awaiting to access the North Mersey Branch
  • 6th Aug 2000 again 60058 sits at Bootle Jct (after a very fast car drive from Orrel Road we chased it got here with 5 mins to spare) awaiting the signal to cross over onto the Bootle Branch
  • 66 067 accessing the North Mersey Branch the line straight on is Merseyrail to Liverpool / Sandhills
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  • 12th Nov the Blue Pullman ran again
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  • Orrel Road looking towards Aintree 6th Aug 2000 60058 doing the honours heading for Bootle this pic appeared in Traction Nov 2000 issue #73 and in BLS news 1389 20th Nov 2021 9
  • Hope you enjoyed these pics great day going back to a location 21 and 16 yrs later to see how they had changed
  • 16 years later from the previous two pics and not so much vegation as I expected
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  • Same location 16 years later and I couldnt even see the next bridge in the background the track was still there just amazing how nature takes over check out next few pics of both side of the road
  • Same 60058 shot from a slighly different angle looking towards Aintree 21st Nov 2021
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  • 13th Nov 2021 507 025 passes on a service to Ormskirk
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  • 21yrs later close up of the entrance at Aintree Station Jct now very much buried by plants
  • Same shot 21yrs later and the gate is very overgrown with trees etc
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  • Track just visiable through the undergrowth
  • View of the North Mersey branch from Park Lane Bridge 21 yrs later
  • Orrel Road looking across the road towards Bootle trust me there is track still there amazingly 21st Nov 2021
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