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Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:51 pm**

Well here's my go!
Its of Bagnall P51 'Whitbarrow' with a short goods taken on a warm & sunny Summer's Bank Holiday afternoon on my bucolic railway.

Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:46 pm**

The MHLR Photographic Dept. entry is "The Helford River makes a popular destination for half-term holiday-makers".

Posted: **Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:34 am**

Here's the D&FGR's try:

Dafydd eases at the reg on H.G.Butler after tackling the bank at Dolmur Goch full of tourists on holiday to see the lead and slate mines at Fron Goch

Posted: **Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:20 am**

Here's one from the local garden railway

A misty winter morning in the dock with a home made Lilla on the side

Posted: **Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:32 am**

an extreme steam from new branch of Compton Down - caption 'What engines do on their holidays'

Posted: **Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:21 pm**

The height of the tourist season, working hard through the summer sunshine.

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:43 pm**

A busy scene as locals await the early morning train to connect with the Midland Railway "Skegness Special"

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:23 pm**

Flashback to summer 2005 on Buckinghamshire's Woodrow Light Railway (not to be confused with Pauly's line!). Russell, visiting from the Misbourne Valley Railway, coasts down the bank from Woodrow tunnel with a heavy holiday extra, while 8903 awaits her next duty on the loop line.

Posted: **Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:15 pm**

Has this finished now then or can I have a late entry?

Loco on Holiday! visiting loco to the MGLR sat on shed cooling down

Posted: **Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:29 pm**

Britomart slowly plods through the snow with the 06:15 Quarrymens train from Dolwyddelan to Fron Goch Slate and Lead mines, with the steam giving an atmospheric scene only glimpsed in colder times of the year....

Posted: **Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:55 pm**

Comptown Down Number 8 in the woods at Afallen

Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:17 am**

Victoria heads the Halloween Special through Codnor Woods, approaching St. Peters crossing.

Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:13 pm**

CVLR No 8(23) arrives at Chyknell with a typical end of year lightly used passenger service.

Posted: **Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:59 pm**

Tom Rolt on a short late afternoon train on the Llechfan Garden Railway

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:46 pm**

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Driver Dai Jones and his dog take a moment of peace in the woods, enjoying a final teabreak in the evening sunlight on the last day of traffic.1964

Posted: **Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:29 pm**

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:48598 wrote:Vote for the winner,
Mr. Bond of the DVLR:
Mr. Bond of the DVLR:47809 wrote:
"CompliCATions..."
MuzTrem:
MuzTrem:47855 wrote:

Snowdrifts on the MVR. 2/2/09
SLRMidge
SLRmidge:48265 wrote:'Due to an incident at Silverdale Road Station all trains are currently meeting with delay. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused'

Narrow Minded:
"When the 2:15 to Loscoe comes through carrying the supplies for your textile shop Miss Demeanor, it'll be curtains for you and I get the deeds to the property! Mwaha-ha!"

Dolwyddelanlightrail:
DolwyddelanLightRail:48543 wrote:Ok then, here's the D&FGR's sneaky last min entry photo:

After spending most of the day clearing the line of the mammoth snow drift with Pheonix, the engine crew suddenly realised that clearing the line wasn't as much of an obstacle as clearing the platforms....

If it isn't allowed because of the time limit I'll happily remove it!
Sir Haydn:
Sir haydn:48544 wrote:schneeeek..

Trains cancelled due to a wall of snow

Posted: **Fri May 27, 2011 9:55 pm**

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:53471 wrote:"People"
taliesin001:50087 wrote:'A view from the footplate' The morning quarryman's train ready to depart from felin fawr. (c.1959)

laalratty:50186 wrote:
A very interested and attentive crowd gathers round the new cleaner Stephenie at the Ingleton Mountain Railway

Narrow Minded:53131 wrote:Arthur hated his job on the School Special (or Pedo-Lino as it had become known!)

"No I don't want a lick, or help find your ticket and get your feet off the seats and make room for this young lady!!"

Posted: **Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:52 pm**

Tom:54800 wrote:Two's Company

North Tonbridge's resident Scarecrows stand proudly amongst the flowerbeds infront of the stations nameboard as the '13:41 Southern service to North Tonbridge' terminates in the background.
11/6/11

SLRmidge:54190 wrote: Two's Company : Tibby and Sir Robin (formally Tabby) double-head the Reopening Special on the Silverdale Light Railway (North)
29th April, 2011

minimans:58928 wrote:Double trouble?

laalratty:58963 wrote:
Two's company at Afallen as Snowdon leads Urien up the Afonglas and Nant Llywyd Railway

DolwyddelanLightRail:59107 wrote:Twos company as Snowdon leads Urien on the Afonglas & Nant Llwyd Railway heading around the headland!

MuzTrem:59136 wrote:

Double-header on Amersham bank.

Keith&Joanna:59145 wrote:Two Ladys on the Elmtree Line

Sir haydn:59247 wrote:E.R. Calthrop and J.B. Earle rest in their early LMS days

taliesin001:59340 wrote:Platelayer Bryn and his dog admire the view before heading home

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Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:50 pm**

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:62841 wrote:Right, you've got 14 days to vote for your favourite photo, On the theme "Autumn Colours"
laalratty:60784 wrote:
This is an entry by SLRmidge, I am doing it for him because the photo would not upload on his computer
"Baguley 'Blackbird' passes Thrang End Gravel Works on a crisp Autumn morning"

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:60980 wrote:River Butley takes the coprolite train towards the mill at Aldeburgh. Terracotta Cutting has filled with autumn leaves making it the hardest part of the line to negotiate.

Pendo Pilot:60981 wrote:CVLR No 4 "Tin Tin" drags MHLR No 4 through an early autumn scene on the CVLR.

williamfj:61058 wrote:Oh why not? River Ankh sprints downhill with some supplies for the P-Way dept.

Pretoria:61062 wrote: Nowhere near as good (too busy driving to take any photos), but the best I can do is "A pile of Autumn leaves"
(just before I set fire to them and nearly burnt out the signalling cables !)

George:61228 wrote:"Whitlingham Lakes" hauls a short works train in the Autumn sunshine

Sean C:61279 wrote:Hard at work

Narrow Minded:61915 wrote:"The Earl" drifts over the embankment against an Autumnal backdrop.

Posted: **Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:23 pm**

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:67739 wrote:The entries this time are:
Narrow Minded:67375 wrote:A general view of the infrastructure at Westwood on the W&LLR.

DolwyddelanLightRail:67404 wrote:The only pieces of infrastructure on the D&FGR these days are just cold forgotten pieces of rails and rotten sleepers....

williamfj:67406 wrote:I'll give it a go as it's looking a bit bare. There is another CVLR, next you'll be telling me there is another W&LLR!

SLRMidge:67407 wrote:

"The girder bridge across Heversham estuary on the SLR(N)"

laalratty:67409 wrote:

A damp day at Pine Tree Road engine sheds

ste234:67412 wrote:Might be a long shot but:

George runs slowly over the icy track after clearance by the snowplow:

MuzTrem:67422 wrote:A change from the usual 16mm scale entries!

Alexandra Bridge at Bekonscot Model Village

Sir haydn:67423 wrote:

Viaduct on the West Derbyshire Light Railway

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