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Merry Christmas Di.
Quakers this end , so whatever guys have a good one
It's still a few days away, but may I present a neat piece of audio that's Christmas and train related. The video description is below, it is from 2009, the depot has been saved and is in use for non-railroad purposes.
QuoteTrain 42 'The Pelican' headed by N&W 4-8-4 Class J No.603 arrives at Rural Retreat, VA eastbound from New Orleans to Washington shortly before 10pm Christmas Eve 1957, and thunders off into the night. The Norfolk & Western Railway's own Class J was perhaps the finest of all express steam engines, and Number 603 is heard here in its last days of main line service with a consist of 17 cars. The photograph is of Train 17 'The Birmingham Special' westbound arriving later that same night at 11.37pm, being waved through by Agent J.L. Akers. The photograph and sound recording were by O. Winston Link and his assistant Corky Zider who operated a Tapesonic recorder and non-directional microphone; chimes were played specially for the recording at the nearby Grace Lutherian Church by a Mrs. K. Dodson. Seven nights later, steam motive power would come to an end on the Bristol line. The building on the right still stands today, however its future seems uncertain.
Merry Christmas to All and a Happy New Year.
We'd like to see you back safe and sound with us in 2020 so, in the immortal words of Father Dougal, "Go careful now"
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year .
Let's hope you all get lots of Railway related Presents from Father Christmas .
Bob Tidbury
You to bob. Happy christmas to all. Chris
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Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a fabulous New year from Weymouth !
The photo is my local pub, and no matter how long I stay I have never yet seen a train pass by, even though the track is still there !
All best wishes
Kevin
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And a merry Christmas from soggy Sussex! (although there was a strange light in the sky today. I wonder what that was...?)
And many thanks to the moderators, techies etc, especially to @Newportnobby (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=264) and @Tank (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2) who keep this excellent forum going, and to all the members who share their knowledge so generously.
Very best wishes to all for a peaceful and prosperous 2020.
Chris