I thought I heard mention of the 26th at the end of some of the background chatter

Quote from: Bealman on November 06, 2025, 01:50:24 PMI thought I heard mention of the 26th at the end of some of the background chatter

Lord only knows, Chap. Our secretary blathering to someone

No running on 'Heatherley' last night - annual AGM (snooze city )
However, the date was set for our Xmas dinner - 3.12.25
One of our members co-owns a Chinese restaurant/take away so he brings a banquet over to the club rooms and the club pays for it. Great nosh

More than a tad WR running last night saw box vans/conflats substituted for coal wagons and hydraulics as motive power

Class 52 'Western Sovereign' D1038 passes through Hetaherley with an up express by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Class 42 'Goliath' D819 with mixed conflats & vans on Hestherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

'Goliath' was sunk in the Dardanelles in 1915 by Turkish warships and my great, great uncle Alfred Lucas was one of 570 who perished out of a crew of 750

Class 35s double head a van train thrrough Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Quote from: Newportnobby on Today at 09:55:41 AMMore than a tad WR running last night saw box vans/conflats substituted for coal wagons and hydraulics as motive power

Class 52 'Western Sovereign' D1038 passes through Hetaherley with an up express by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Class 42 'Goliath' D819 with mixed conflats & vans on Hestherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

'Goliath' was sunk in the Dardanelles in 1915 by Turkish warships and my great, great uncle Alfred Lucas was one of 570 who perished out of a crew of 750

Class 35s double head a van train thrrough Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Those videos are 'hellfire!'

Great videos mick especially over the viaduct but probably could have done without the chatter.

I really don't think the rest of the members would shut up just for me to take a vid

Mind you the sentimental piece about the Warship Goliath was touching and special to your memories. Performs well and like the viaduct over the river