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Units: 444026/015/010/036/007/006/014 have all received replacement bushes with Siemens now turning round two units per week. The unusual liveried and little seen LUL 4-TC set 76297, 71163, 70823, 76324 arrived for bogie/underframe overhaul on 18 th behind 66711 (see photo below with 76297 to the fore). London Underground / Isle of Wight: Ex-LU Standard Stock vehicles L135 and 2 (ex-IoW 485041) and A Stock vehicles 5010, 5011, 5226, 5227, 6010, 6011, 6226 and 6227 have been disposed of. Coaching Stock: BFK 17159 now has replacement doors fitted and is being painted. Wagons / Track Machines: The Speno Rail Grinder DR79221-226 departed on 6 th after stabling over Christmas and New Year. Balfour Beatty GP Tramm MPV DR98217 (known as the Drain Train) (see photo above) arrived on 4 th with KFAs 4574 009-4 and 013-6 for overhaul and returned to collect them on 25 th . KFA 92616 has been overhauled and was ready to leave as of 31 st January. 9 all photos by Carl Watson
Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast by David Spencer – 1964 Part 6 I try to provide extra detail on the items of traction shown in photos, other than number, date and location as provided by Dave…so it’s my fault if errors creep in, ed. July (cont): On Sunday 5 th I began another week’s holiday, this time in Wales. I travelled again by DMU to Abergavenny where I walked back at Abergavenny Junction and down the 1 in 40 incline to Abergavenny (Brecon Road). Here the infrastructure was huge and mainly intact and the station still had name boards. The goods station and engine shed were all still standing and a great find but when I was back in town in July 2009, all trace of railway and station had disappeared. A took a bus to Beaufort where I began an LNWR day starting with an amazing half demolished viaduct then down the branch to Ebbw vale (High Level). I then returned to Beaufort and walked the MT&A line to Nantybwch then turned off down the Sirhowy Valley line through Tredegar where there was another engine shed and sizable station. I had never travelled on this line and it was all new as far as Bird In Hand Junction with seven stations and plenty of interest. Beyond Pontllanfraith I had travelled, but continued to Nine Mile Point where I decided to get a bus into Newport. I have commented before that me and stupidity are never far away and I let lots of buses to Cross Hands through before I realised too late that I needed to change bus and ended walking the last nine miles into Newport having walked over twenty five miles during the day. Collett 0-6-0PT 4620 (w/d 07/65) Cowbridge, 6 th July 1964 Monday 6 th started with D1054 into Cardiff and a bus to Cowbridge with the intention of walking to Llantrisant, so imagine my delight to see 4620 pottering about in the yard. Cowbridge was fascinating place with a both a terminal station and a separate through station built when the line was extended to Aberthaw. Having secured a lift in the brake van I took photos of the shunting and entered another branch in the book. Churchward 2-8-0T 4285 (w/d 04/65) Llantrisant, 6 th July 1964 From Llantrisant I walked up to Tonteg Junction and got a bus onto Pontypridd and a train to Dinas. From there I was able to walk up to Penycraig and began to walk back towards Llantrisant down the Ely valley line where I met two trains. The first an English Electric type 3 on trial then nearer Coed Ely I saw 3617 being banked by 9778 with coal empties up to Cambrian Colliery. For reasons I cannot 10
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Page 23 and 24: Gloucestershire Sightings by Nigel
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