| a). 11.6.09- A short visit to the Marston Vale line, at Lidlington, Stewartby, and Millbrook. 150124, 153364 on passenger services, 66089 on Bletchley-Peak Forest, and 66728 with barriers 6379 and 6378 on 5Z77 Wembley-Derby.
Also, an unusual aircraft in the skies. b).Publicity for the RailFuture leaflet which I have received via the BBRUA about reopening of Oxford-Cambridge. Links to Railfuture and the East-West Rail Consortium are added in the links box. |
090611 10h22 150124 out of Lidlington at Marston crossing witrh a Bedford service. 1024x692 090611_IMG_4856.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 11h06 66089 rounds the curve west of Lidlington with the Bletchley-Peak Forest empties. 1024x638 090611_IMG_4857.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 11h06 66089 at Lidlington. 1024x699 090611_IMG_4859.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 11h15 150124 departs Lidlington having off-loaded a school party on a geographical map reading exercise. 1024x716 090611_IMG_4860.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 11h20 153364 approaches Lidlington. 1024x682 090611_IMG_4863.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 153364 at Lidlington. 1024x671 090611_IMG_4864.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 12h27 150124 nears Stewartby station with a Bedford service. 1024x682 090611_IMG_4867.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 150124 at Stewartby. I only visit this line occasionally, and fear that the brickyard will suddenly be demolished. Fears are unfounded, the chimneys are grade 2 listed and up for sale or let- Any offers?? 1024x691 090611_IMG_4869.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 From Stewartby platform this view is across the old claypits to the Midland main line. A northbound 66, 1024x663 090611_IMG_4870.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 Northbound 66 on the MML seen from Stewartby (LNWR). 1024x620 090611_IMG_4871.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 Stewartby. Northbound meridian on the MML. The East-West consortium has recently come up with a surprise and flawed proposal to put a link in this area to the MML and run trains to Cambridge via Luton and Stevenage. This cuts out Bedford completely which is quite astonishing. See Railfuture leaflet shown at the end of this collection. 1024x660 090611_IMG_4872.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
090611 Stewartby, Southbound meridian om the MML. 1024x645 090611_IMG_4873.CR2.jpg Buy Print |
