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Lago di Garda, Italia, circa 1970

The BR Table 83 SX 08:50 Scarborough to Bangor in the care of 47597 skirts Conwy Bay as it approaches Penmaenbach Tunnel in early May 1984. On Saturdays, this trans-pennine service would terminate at the resort town of Llandudno.

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Chester Depot's Class 101 2-car DMU comprising DMBS 51201 and DTCL 54347 was working the BR Table 83 13:35 Holyhead to Llandudno in May 1984. This all stations service would provide an onward connection at Bangor and Llandudno Junction for the following Bangor to London Euston loco-hauled service.

The train had just emerged from the Penmaenbach Tunnel. Visible above the tunnel mouth was traffic using the alignment of the original 19th century winding coach road that was cut into the contours of the steep headland. The presence of that single-deck bus reminds me of my summer days driving Crosville double-deck buses to and from Caernarvon using that very route. It was narrow, with a solid rock face on one side and a drop to the sea on the other!

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I never really had the chance to take many good pictures with rapeseed in bloom since I started photographing trains. This year I made a resolution to take at least a couple of them.

A perfect occasion popped up when the PolRegio depot in Krzyż sent one of their railbusses for repairs. That meant that SU42-513 would be running the passenger trains instead of a railbus for the following weeks.

On 19.05.2025 it was running the morning and noon trains and so I made my way to Chojnice to catch them. The picture shows the regional train ROS 85724 Piła Główna - Chojnice hauled by SU42-513 just a few kilometers from its destination.

Photo by Piotrek/Toprus

An AI enhanced image (see first comment for original slide scan) sees 47283 taking the Didcot avoider whilst working the 1O62 0601 Derby - Brighton. The 47 only worked the Birmingham New Street - Brighton leg.

47283 was withdrawn from service in October 1999 and cut-up at EMR Kingsbury during September 2004. RIP.

First runby at Wanless was setup for a distant/wide shot.

-CSRR C-90-3 Heisler #6
-CSRR C-70-3 Shay #5
-Mixed Freight/Passenger Train
-“Titans of Logging” Weekend
-Cass Scenic Railroad
-Wanless Station, WV
-May 3, 2026

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Climax #9 heads for Cass Shop while Shay #5, and Heisler #6 hang back. Soon the remaining 2 locomotives will be assembled for the double headed mixed freight/passenger Train which will run to Durbin, WV and back.

-CSRR C-70-3 Shay #5
-CSRR C-70-3 Climax #9
-CSRR C-90-3 Heisler #6
-Three Locomotive Race
-“Titans of Logging” Weekend
-Cass Scenic Railroad, Railroad Dr
-Cass, WV
-May 3, 2026

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Shay #5, Climax #9, and Heisler #6 during the Three Locomotive Race the morning of May 3, 2026 at Cass Scenic Railroad

-CSRR C-70-3 Shay #5
-CSRR C-70-3 Climax #9
-CSRR C-90-3 Heisler #6
-Three Locomotive Race
-“Titans of Logging” Weekend
-Cass Scenic Railroad, Railroad Dr
-Cass, WV
-May 3, 2026

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