Railway Photos by Colin Epton http://colin756.fotopic.net/ 9 rows en-gb 60 SVR Diesel Gala http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1501178.html Photos from the Severn Valley Railway, Although billed as a diesel gala there was also some steam haulage on the Saturday Saturday 26 April 2008: Photos from the Severn Valley Railway, Although billed as a diesel gala there was also some steam haulage on the Saturday

D444 Exeter at Kidderminster D444 running round its train. D444 reversing onto its train A proper Guards uniform. D1013 western Ranger at Kidderminster D444 D444 ready to leave for Bewdley Western Ranger 1941 GWR Guards compartment, beter than the back cab of a dogbox! Bewdley Station Exeter having arrived at Bewdley Exeter at bewdley Pannier 7714 at bewdley Exeter passing Bewdley South box Having shunted its train, D444 approaches platform 2 at Bewdley Western Ranger approaching Bewdley D1013 passing the fine array of GW semaphores at Bewdley After arriving at Bridgnorth Western Ranger ppares to run round its train. D1013 & sister at Bridgnorth D1013 & sister 2 Bridgnorth, platform 2 & loco shed. 7802 Bradley Manor arriving at Bridgnorth with a train from Kiddeminster. Bridgnorth shed Bradley Manor at Bridgnorth Bradley Manor Bradley Manor running round Bradley Manor 2 A period peice with Bradley Manor at Bridgnorth Bradley Manor sets back onto her train at Bridgnorth Train of GWR coaches at hampton Loade 37 901 Mirrilees Pioneer arriving at Hampton Loade 37 901 was rather bizzarely coupled to a rake of LNER teak coaches 37 901 leaving Hampton Loade for Bridgnorth Bradley Manor leaving Hampton Loade for Highley Hampton loade station exterior Hampton Loade plat 2 Hampton Loade SB. Hampton Loade Station DMU arrives at Hampton Loade from bridgorth Hampton loade platform 1 LNER stock at hampton Loade LNER stock at Hampton Loade This could almost have been taken in 1938, only the back end of a modern hatchback in the car park gives it away. Black 5 45110 ariving at Hampton Loade 45110 2 45110 3 45110 4 45110 ready to leave Hampton loade 45110 leaving for Bridgnorth

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]]> Sat Apr 26 2008 Latest Pictures http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1496509.html Nottingham Station plus a couple of others Sunday 20 April 2008: Nottingham Station plus a couple of others

The east end of the station can be rather bleak. 153 357 at Heckington Some black & white shots taken at Nottingham. This is the view looking across platforms 4 & 5 Sunlight slanting through the remaining glazed part of the platform canopy gives this shot an old fashioned railway feel. In the background, 156 410 on a Leicester - Lincoln working Looking across platform 3 to 4 & 5. 156 415 in EMT livery at Nottingham Work n progress on the new East Midlands Parkway Station at Ratcliffe on Soar Class 66 waiting for the road at Nottingham with an engineers train

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]]> Sun Apr 20 2008 Infrastructure http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1487515.html As well as the trains, I've always been interested in those things which give the railway its atmosphere, especially those which are of historic interest or which will soon disappear. So here is a collection of photos showing stations, signal boxes, signals and other aspects of the railway enviroment. Saturday 5 April 2008: As well as the trains, I've always been interested in those things which give the railway its atmosphere, especially those which are of historic interest or which will soon disappear. So here is a collection of photos showing stations, signal boxes, signals and other aspects of the railway enviroment.

Lincoln will soon be losing is semaphores, this is the Pelham St Jct indicator Platform 7 starter Platform 6 starter, high st outer home & distant in backgraound High St SB 156 408 passing High St SB LNER no trespassing sign, still in situ, 2008 Plat 6 starter High St section & east Holmes Distant signals East Holmes box see through the trees in Jan 2008 East Holmes East Holmes West Holmes jct indicator, note the derelict concrete post signal to the left. West Holmes junction indicators. The signal in the background is a GNR lattice post. West holmes up home signal East Holmes SB Skegness inner home signal Skegness still has a fine array of semaphores Skegness, North carriage sidings Skegness platform starters Skegness plat 5 & 6 starting signals Skegness SB Skegness SB Pelham St SB 2008 The last GN somersault signal in Network Rail service? Boston swing bridge. High st level crossing & GN somersault signal 2008 The magnificently restored trainshed at St Pancras The town end of the trainshed The champagne bar The main concourse The station clock is an exact copy of the origional looking towards the country end eurostar at St Pancras Sir Betjeman Statue Sir John Betjeman surveys the roof he helped to save from demolition in the 1960's Detail of windows & roof Booking office doorway Detail of roof truss Makers plate from Butterley Ironworks Another view of the trainshed Another view of the concourse booking office wntrance The Meeting Place statue The clock & restored roof Main carriage entrance carriage entrance Detail of iron work in the carriage entrance Detail of carving in the carriage entrance Marble column with decorated capital in the carriage entrance Detail of carving in the carriage entrance Looking from the carriage entrance into the trainshed

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]]> Sat Apr 5 2008 Manchester & Liverpool http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1462657.html Photos taken at Manchester Piccadilly, Edge Hill, Lime St Tunnels & Liverpool Lime St Saturday 16 February 2008: Photos taken at Manchester Piccadilly, Edge Hill, Lime St Tunnels & Liverpool Lime St

Totley Tunnel East SB Site of Cornbrook Jct. my train is on the former MSJ & A lines, the tram is coming off the former LNW lines. Northern trains 142 entering Lime St Pendolino at Lime st 156 487 entering Russell St Tunnel London midland 350 105 leaving Lime St Southern trainshed at Liverpool Lime St 158 886 waiting to depart Lime St for Norwich 185 102 seen between Russell St & Mount Pleasant Tunnels 185 102 seen from Mount Pleasant Tunnel Looking towards Lime St from Crown St Tunnel 150 207 passing Edge Hill Edge Hill Station A brace of Pendolinos 2 A brace of Pendolinos 1 Manchester Piccadilly with 3 Pendolinos waiting to depart 390 007 leaving manchester Piccadilly for Euston 221 129 waiting to leave Piccadilly for Penzance

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]]> Sat Feb 16 2008 London 2008 http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1456027.html Clapham Jct, Kings Cross and the new St Pancras International Saturday 2 February 2008: Clapham Jct, Kings Cross and the new St Pancras International

444008 passing ClaphamJct 444 036 approaching Clapham Jct Juniper at Clapham Jct 2 x 4 car Juniper set leaving Clapham Jct, unit No 8005 bringing up the rear 66 160 on a civil engineers train at West Hampstead Eurostars at St Pancras EMT liveried 222 017 leaving St Pancras The superbly restored train shed at St Pancras The restored clock Origional builders plate. Butterley Iron works is still going strong 141 years later. Eurostar at St Pancras and another 91 120 at kings cross 67 003 at KingsCross 67 003 & 91 132 at Kings Cross

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]]> Sat Feb 2 2008 Arise Sir William! 86 101 and the Hull Trains Mk III set. http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1448843.html Arise Sir William! 86 101 and the Hull Trains Mk III set. Saturday 26 January 2008: Arise Sir William! 86 101 and the Hull Trains Mk III set.

DVT leading Hull trains mk III set into Grantham 86 101 on rear of Hull Trains mk III set at Grantham 86 101 Sir William Stanier FRS at Grantham 86 101 at Grantham 86 101 at Grantham

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]]> Sat Jan 26 2008 Lincoln 05.01.08 http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1447076.html Lincoln 05.01.08 Saturday 5 January 2008: Lincoln 05.01.08

142 023 entering Lincoln station Pelham st Jct indicator 142 023 leaving Lincoln class 153 in bay platform 156 408 passing High St box 156 408 LNER sign at end of Plat 6 Lincoln Station East Holmes box & signals West Holmes Jct indicator East Holmes box

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]]> Sat Jan 5 2008 Rail-Blue Days http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1372644.html A selection of my old railway photo's from the 1980's Tuesday 18 September 2007: A selection of my old railway photo's from the 1980's

Class 114 at Heckington, Lincs 1981 Class 31 arriving at Peterborough 1982 Class 86 at Rugby 1982 Class 37 at Cambridge, July 1982 37 050 & Class 47 at Liverpool St. July 1982 HST arriving at Peterborough 1982 Class 45 on frieght passing Nuneaton. 1982 Class 40 at Crewe. 1982 87 032 Kenilworth arriving at Crewe as two classmates wait to depart. Class 86 at Crewe. Pair of Cromptons at Eastleigh 1979 Deltic at kings Cross 1981 55 003 at Doncaster 1978 Deltic at Donny 1978 Eastleigh 1979 31 & 47 at Reading 1980 Brush 4s at Reading 34016 at Mid Hants Rly 1980 One of my old trainspotting mates dreaming of a new career, Stratford 1981 55 007 Pinza at Kings Cross 1981 Pinza doing what Deltics do best! Class 114 passing Maud Foster signal box with a Skegness train 1982 DMU arriving at Havenhouse on the Skegness branch 1982. Note the GNR somersault signals. Class 114 passing Bellwater Junction on its way to Skegness.1982 20 151 and classmate at Wainfleet. 1982 Class 31 & HST at Peterborough

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]]> Tue Sep 18 2007 Boston May 2006 http://colin756.fotopic.net/c1370824.html Some photos I took at Boston last year Monday 1 May 2006: Some photos I took at Boston last year

View south from footbridge Restored main entrance class 158 on Skegness - Nottingham working Looking south to West St. Jct. Class 158 passing West St Jct. Up platform Class 158 departing for Nottingham 156 415

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