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2.There is plenty of activity at

the west end of Bristol Temple

Meads station on August 10, 1985

as ‘Peak’ No. 45142 prepares to

continue west with the sleeper

fromGlasgow,whileType4

No. 47125 and Class 33

No.33028lookon.GAVIN MORRISON

3.Now-preserved ‘Western’ diesel

hydraulic No. 1015Western

Championand sister loco

No. 1001Western Pathfinder

display their numbers in the

illuminated headcode boxes

at Paddington on October 3,

1976. No. 1015 is about to work
      the 23.15 newspaper train to
      Penzance.MIKE POPE

5.BrushType2No.31423waits

to leave Scarborough with a

‘Saturdays Only’ holiday service,

while resident Class 03 No. 03073

waitsinthebayforitsnextduty

on June, 1983.

JOHN CHALCRAFT/RAIL PHOTOPRINTS

4.An unidentified Class 47

headsaDownexpressawayfrom

Newton Abbot in September 1977.

Thewealthofdetailinthisimage

is a great source of fascination.

DAVE RODGERS

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