"Imagine my surprise when"...................

"Imagine my surprise when"...................

...................I opened the latest copy of "Heritage Railway" and came across an article, with some lovely colour shots, about Stanier "Black Fives" written by our very own 35013 Blue Funnel, with archive b/w photos from Don Benn.

Worth buying the mag for that article alone!

On a different tack, I wonder if Alan Crotty's photo of the double header will get into next month's "The Railway Magazine"? A worthy entry, I feel.

Do you have a scanned version you could possibly post on here please? Which photo is this of Alan Crotty's double header is this? All seems to have gone quiet on the round-robin email front lately?

35005CP wrote:Do you have a scanned version you could possibly post on here please? Which photo is this of Alan Crotty's double header is this? All seems to have gone quiet on the round-robin email front lately?

Unfortunately, I do not have the wherewithal for scanning and suchlike.

As regards the double-header - check your inbox

Thanks for the Pictures - They are superb shots!! I particularly like the one of the Black 5 with 35028 at the helm!!!

Such a shame i can't get my hands on a copy of the pics from our very own Moderator?? Maybe he is doing this for me right now???

One thing that does intrigue me is that the cab of the locomotive in which our venerated moderator is pictured does not match his username.

The locomotive shown is 35023 Holland Afrika Line

Is there a story here, Mr Moderator?

Have you noticed the mistake with my Avatar then?? And do you know when and where I took this shot??

35005CP wrote:Have you noticed the mistake with my Avatar then?? And do you know when and where I took this shot??

No - my eyesight is not as good as it once was!

Where & whem?

21st Novemeber 2009 ring any bells??

35005CP wrote:21st Novemeber 2009 ring any bells??

Platform 19, Waterloo?

The Merchant Venturer. Yes i think it was Platform 19?

35005CP wrote:The Merchant Venturer. Yes i think it was Platform 19?

So what is wrong

I'm called 35005CP; where as my picture is of 35028 Clanline
Just don't tell a soul!!

35005CP wrote:I'm called 35005CP; where as my picture is of 35028 Clanline
Just don't tell a soul!!

......DOH!!......

There's no mystery about my avatar. I have very few photos of me during my Nine Elms career - hence a pic of 35023 and not 35013. I picked 35013 because I was born on the 13th and I had some really memorable trips with 35013 on the back working of the 4.40am Salisbury papers. 35013 would steam on a candle and Sooty Saunders would often let me have a go on the regulator on this turn. He also used to always want to get back into W/loo early so he could get his train home to Feltham and as a result we would often regularly beat the set timings from Andover to W/loo which was non-stop.

Glad you liked the Black 5 piece. Will have something similar on the Scots later this year in HR - keep you posted on when it comes out!!

35013 Blue Funnel wrote:There's no mystery about my avatar. I have very few photos of me during my Nine Elms career - hence a pic of 35023 and not 35013. I picked 35013 because I was born on the 13th and I had some really memorable trips with 35013 on the back working of the 4.40am Salisbury papers. 35013 would steam on a candle and Sooty Saunders would often let me have a go on the regulator on this turn. He also used to always want to get back into W/loo early so he could get his train home to Feltham and as a result we would often regularly beat the set timings from Andover to W/loo which was non-stop.

Glad you liked the Black 5 piece. Will have something similar on the Scots later this year in HR - keep you posted on when it comes out!!

Most enlightening, 35013 Blue Funnel, and a lovely little anecdote for good measure!

The Black 5 article was most interesting, with timings by a certain Terry Lawlor as well!

I'm looking forward to your next article.

34070 Manston wrote:The Black 5 article was most interesting, with timings by a certain Terry Lawlor as well!

Whoops - That should be Terry Jackson! Another "senior moment", methinks!