Last Saturday I persuaded Jan to accompany me to the Diesel Gala at the North Norfolk Railway.
I'm too young to have a real love of steam locos, but I have strong memories of travelling on lots of diesel hauled trains in the British Rail days of the 1970s.
Many of the journeys would have been from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, and then Euston to Manchester Piccadilly (especially while I was a student at Salford University).
I don't know what classes of loco I would have encountered; I just liked the noise and smell, and the sense of sheer power that exuded from them.
Don't ask me what class any of these is, I have no idea.
Calcutt top lock
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½ell today did not go to plan. Last night was a lovely moonlight night with
the Tawny Owls out calling to each other.
The sun was out this morning and we...
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