Tit For Tat

Bit of a strange angle this one ?!
A video crop of 40145 taking on bridge 21 near newton crossing.
This was "the whistling slater" tour of 04.06.05

Counting her lucky stars

37667 has been hauled from the scrap line at bescot on 02.02.06.
It lays in wait at the back of the shed the next morning for collection by  HNRC 20's "096 & 905"for destination Barrow Hill.
This didn't happen until a good four months later !.
She now lives on as a DRS monster .

Help !!

37427 throttles up on a rescue mision to help with the ailing D1015 'western champion'
on pathfinders 'western trident' tour. Having engine problems once leaving B'ham New St, the wessie was diverted to bescot so 37427 could assist with the tour on the 20.06.05

Like the flag !

Nearing the end

A class 47 runs light towards the bescot curve from wednesbury.
Taken from about 100 feet up off an old simon snorkle fire engine in wood green school playground (St pauls road). On hire to SMBC tree gang in 1993.
The last year of the line before closure.
Walked the line plenty of times since, & will send a pic of that signal soon.

Bright Spark

An un-i'd class 85 approaches newton road foot crossing in 1981/82

United...

with the two modern views below, an AM10 class 310 unit peeps between the crossing gate and post on a gloomy Saturday afternoon in May 1972 at Newton Road. The service was 2G50 New St - Walsall. This type has buffers fitted...

Unity

a couple of units to underline the low appearance of any meaningfull  traction left on todays railways. 323211 & 150231 both on the up at newton crossing/bustleholme 01.03.07

Brush in a rush (es)

Todays 4o90 produced 56303 running atleast an hour & a half late. Caught here in a glint of sunlight in between the sticks at bustleholme .

double fantasy

 My mate pete (& his bike) collecting grass for a fire
Whilst two rats blast by on the up grand about 1981/82
Note the ploughs on the rear one
rrraaaahhhh