| Steam trains etc. 17:55 - Jan 4 with 789 views | Benters |
When I was a tiny wee lad my Grandfather who was a miler on the river at t’mill in Dedham had some little books,they would be full of numbers of trains,he would go to a bridge in Dedham and watch the trains steam through and cross the numbers off.They would thrash down the incline or up it on the main line from London to Norwich.
That progressed to me being held in my Fathers arms,watching the big old trains haul their loads from the same bridge,and if we were lucky we’d get a honk from their horns.
I often used to stop on my bike rides at the same bridge and watch the trains whilst taking in a couple of Harribos and some juice,the drivers don’t honk as much now.
Does anyone else have a memory or interest of trains etc ? [Post edited 4 Jan 18:07]
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| Steam trains etc. on 18:22 - Jan 4 with 714 views | mellowblue |
Seeing smoke and steam from a goods train on the Co-op canning factory goods line in South Lowestoft, not realizing at the time that that train would be the last steam train I would witness before diesel took over completely. And now that canning factory and railway line are long gone.
So saying I did see one or two heritage steam trains in recent years on the East Suffolk line. But they no longer happen because of gauging problems, (platform edges overhang too far.) |  | | |
| Steam trains etc. on 18:22 - Jan 4 with 714 views | DJR |
When I lived in Hove, our house backed onto a railway line.
One time, the Flying Scotsman passed by (it was not in service at that time) and people got on to the embankment in advance to see it, something that was not normally permitted.
Being only 4 or 5, I assumed at first that the Flying Scotsman was a Scotsman in a kilt being pulled by a train and flying in the air behind it. It took some time for me to realise it was actually the name of a steam train.
When on the embankment, someone removed a board and under it was a grass snake. [Post edited 5 Jan 8:23]
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| Steam trains etc. on 18:36 - Jan 4 with 690 views | Churchman |
Not really my thing. I was actually about 12 before I travelled on any sort of train. Certainly redressed that commuting into London for years!
However, Mrs Cs cousin part owned and was helping restore a tank engine in one of those heritage places in the Leicester area and I got shown around it; told how it worked and fitted together. I found it fascinating. I’m also very interested in engineers and engineering like IK Brunel, GWR, Gresley (designed Mallard and Flying Scotsman) etc so have got much more interested in it as the years have passed.
A must visit if in the area is York national railway museum. It is fascinating. Mrs C and I only went because we were staying in York. We planned on an hour and stayed the day. It’s a must see and there’s something for everyone.
Flying Scotsman was in the shed that day and I actually got to touch it. A piece of history and the most famous locomotive in the world.
I’ve never travelled on any sort steaming train. Bucket list! |  | | |
| Steam trains etc. on 18:40 - Jan 4 with 679 views | ITFC_Forever |
My Grandad was a signalman on the railway in Cornwall, and kept the house which came with the job when he retired around the same time as the Beeching cuts.
When he died a few years later, my aunty and uncle took the house on and it remained their’s until a year or two ago when my aunty passed away aged 90… of those 90 years, she probably lived 75-80 of them in that house.
The line remained as far as their house and was used for China clay trains until the 80s and my uncle (who also worked on the railway) would get me and my brother rides in the cab of the class 37 and 30s.
Added to this, we’d get the train down to Cornwall for these visits, so I have had an interest in trains ever since.
Fast forward to 2015, and for my 40th, me and my brother got to drive a steam train up and down that line as part of a Driver Experience day at the Bodmin & Wenford railway, which was incredible.
Then a few years later, we went to do the same with the diesel Class 37, but sadly his ill health took him before we got the chance, so me and a good friend did it in his honour.
The house is now in the process of being sold, bringing almost a 90 year chapter of family history to an end. |  |
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| Steam trains etc. on 18:56 - Jan 4 with 647 views | witchdoctor |
one of my memories of the age of steam was,when arriving at Liverpool St everything had coating of soot…had to be careful not to brush against anything .. |  | | |
| Steam trains etc. on 20:53 - Jan 4 with 576 views | jontysnut |
| Steam trains etc. on 18:36 - Jan 4 by Churchman |
Not really my thing. I was actually about 12 before I travelled on any sort of train. Certainly redressed that commuting into London for years!
However, Mrs Cs cousin part owned and was helping restore a tank engine in one of those heritage places in the Leicester area and I got shown around it; told how it worked and fitted together. I found it fascinating. I’m also very interested in engineers and engineering like IK Brunel, GWR, Gresley (designed Mallard and Flying Scotsman) etc so have got much more interested in it as the years have passed.
A must visit if in the area is York national railway museum. It is fascinating. Mrs C and I only went because we were staying in York. We planned on an hour and stayed the day. It’s a must see and there’s something for everyone.
Flying Scotsman was in the shed that day and I actually got to touch it. A piece of history and the most famous locomotive in the world.
I’ve never travelled on any sort steaming train. Bucket list! |
If you ever revisit NRM at York take a short train trip up to Shildon was has another smaller branch of the museum. |  | | |
| Steam trains etc. on 21:17 - Jan 4 with 559 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Steam trains etc. on 18:36 - Jan 4 by Churchman |
Not really my thing. I was actually about 12 before I travelled on any sort of train. Certainly redressed that commuting into London for years!
However, Mrs Cs cousin part owned and was helping restore a tank engine in one of those heritage places in the Leicester area and I got shown around it; told how it worked and fitted together. I found it fascinating. I’m also very interested in engineers and engineering like IK Brunel, GWR, Gresley (designed Mallard and Flying Scotsman) etc so have got much more interested in it as the years have passed.
A must visit if in the area is York national railway museum. It is fascinating. Mrs C and I only went because we were staying in York. We planned on an hour and stayed the day. It’s a must see and there’s something for everyone.
Flying Scotsman was in the shed that day and I actually got to touch it. A piece of history and the most famous locomotive in the world.
I’ve never travelled on any sort steaming train. Bucket list! |
Went to the Train Museum at York a couple of years ago, we were up there for a wedding, so while the ladies of the family were getting ready in the morning, I popped in for a couple of hours, but could have stayed for much longer. | |
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| Steam trains etc. on 22:08 - Jan 4 with 530 views | solemio |
The 10am train each day from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley was called The Flying Scotsman. It could be pulled by any of the fast locomotives shedded at King's Cross.
Flying Scotsman was also the name of a locomotive which was one of the first to have definitely exceeded 100 mph. It was perhaps the second most famous British engine. Only Mallard, the world speed record holder for steam engines (126 mph) was more famous, or at least equally famous. Obviously Mallard's record will never be beaten! | | | |
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| Steam trains etc. on 22:53 - Jan 4 with 491 views | Zx1988 |
I volunteer as a signalman up on the North Norfolk Railway, and have done so for a couple of years now.
I wouldn't say I'm a trainspotter per se, more that I take an interest in them. It's much more the world of signalling, its intricacies, and the quiet solitude of a signal box that I enjoy. There's nothing quite like a quiet Sunday sat in the box, with just TMS, good coffee, and a few crosswords for company; punctuated by the occasional bell-code from the token instrument, asking me to leave my chair and pull a few levers.
It's always nice, though, to get to see the engines from a slightly different angle, away from the crowds at the station.
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| Steam trains etc. on 06:43 - Jan 5 with 419 views | Benters |
| Steam trains etc. on 18:40 - Jan 4 by ITFC_Forever |
My Grandad was a signalman on the railway in Cornwall, and kept the house which came with the job when he retired around the same time as the Beeching cuts.
When he died a few years later, my aunty and uncle took the house on and it remained their’s until a year or two ago when my aunty passed away aged 90… of those 90 years, she probably lived 75-80 of them in that house.
The line remained as far as their house and was used for China clay trains until the 80s and my uncle (who also worked on the railway) would get me and my brother rides in the cab of the class 37 and 30s.
Added to this, we’d get the train down to Cornwall for these visits, so I have had an interest in trains ever since.
Fast forward to 2015, and for my 40th, me and my brother got to drive a steam train up and down that line as part of a Driver Experience day at the Bodmin & Wenford railway, which was incredible.
Then a few years later, we went to do the same with the diesel Class 37, but sadly his ill health took him before we got the chance, so me and a good friend did it in his honour.
The house is now in the process of being sold, bringing almost a 90 year chapter of family history to an end. |
There is or was should I say not sure tbh a class 37 that takes a passenger train out of Norwich to Grt.Yarmouth I believe. | |
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| Steam trains etc. on 07:02 - Jan 5 with 388 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Steam trains etc. on 06:43 - Jan 5 by Benters |
There is or was should I say not sure tbh a class 37 that takes a passenger train out of Norwich to Grt.Yarmouth I believe. |
There used to be until fairly recently, but I think they were replaced in the last 5-10 years. | |
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| Steam trains etc. on 07:31 - Jan 5 with 355 views | Bluebell |
We love steam trains!
A few years back, for Mr BB’s birthday, I gave him a steam train driving experience. We both drove the train from Loughborough to Leicester on the Great Central line. Several of our family and friends were passengers. A day we will never forget.
We have travelled on most of the heritage lines including the Flying Scotsman on the Nene Valley line. |  | | |
| Steam trains etc. on 11:52 - Jan 5 with 256 views | Benters |
| Steam trains etc. on 07:02 - Jan 5 by ITFC_Forever |
There used to be until fairly recently, but I think they were replaced in the last 5-10 years. |
I couldn’t believe it when I got off the train and saw that there it proper chucked up as well.
They are an incredible loco they are still used today,I often see them pulling a rail cleaning wagon in Autumn. | |
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| Steam trains etc. on 11:53 - Jan 5 with 254 views | Benters |
| Steam trains etc. on 07:31 - Jan 5 by Bluebell |
We love steam trains!
A few years back, for Mr BB’s birthday, I gave him a steam train driving experience. We both drove the train from Loughborough to Leicester on the Great Central line. Several of our family and friends were passengers. A day we will never forget.
We have travelled on most of the heritage lines including the Flying Scotsman on the Nene Valley line. |
Sounds good BB! | |
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