Nigel Harris
@railnigel
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Co-presenter Green Signals podcast. Steam loco owner/driver; photographer/archivist. Contemp/hist rail tweets, politics & other 'stuff'. RTs not endorsements.
Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK
Joined August 2023
I can't really make gloomy skies look less gloomy but here is today's view from Glastonbury. Photo taken this morning about half an hour before sunrise (not that we saw the sun rise today 😂)
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Mine too!
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Smokebox fittings painted an almost blinding white, Pickersgill D40 62262 runs along the River Spey near Grantown with a coal train on 2nd August 1954. Since the previous August with 62260's withdrawal, 62262 had been the last D40 built during the tenure of William Pickersgill.
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This photo says it all. Just look at those smiles. Photo taken by our assessor, Andy Maxwell before departure on Saturday morning. A brilliant day with Driver Massey and Cleaner Nick Gilbert. This girl is starting to shine bright again.
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Dog tags of every soldier who never made it back from Vietnam
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It’s mind-blowing how well it’s held up — a stunning 1,800 year-old Roman mosaic floor from the House of Orpheus, Volubilis near Meknes, Morocco.
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Remembering the wonderful English actor Nigel Green who was born on this day in 1924. He died in 1972 after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. #NigelGreen #Zulu #TheIpcressFile #JasonAndTheArgonauts #Khartoum #TheRulingClass #CountessDracula #Tobruk #TheSkull #FrauleinDoktor
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Brand new @SettleCarlisle station signs been applied to Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station today. Grest work by the S&C trust and @foscl
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Princess Coronation class 46250 'City of Lichfield' waits at #Shrewsbury station with a train for #Crewe Most likely a running in turn, due to its ex-works condition! 📆 1960 📷 Photo by Basil Roberts. #steamlocomotive #1960s #Shropshire #BritishRailways
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A bit of nostalgia for a Wednesday morning👇
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7 remarkable pics released by Italy's #FondazioneFS of 2 ALn 556 DMUs delivered to workshops in Porrena for mainline restoration. Built by Fiat in 1937 with multiple unit operation, withdrawn 1976. Italy has over 200+ mainline heritage vehicles. ℹ️: https://t.co/FWFJHNswae
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Medieval humor – The Peeker of Conques’ at Abbey of Sainte Foy, France ca. 1107.
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Each to his or her own, Trace!
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He was an ever-present part of my childhood. Would ‘Vision On’ even get made today? “And now - the Gallery….”
He created the Blue Peter Ship and for many years with the help of friends like Morph he made Art interesting. Who remembers Tony Hart?
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#OnThisDay 173 years ago King's Cross station was opened by the Great Northern Railway. Lewis Cubitt's magnificent pair of trainsheds were gradually hidden over the years before being unmasked in 2012 - a long overdue transformation. Image: Paul Wright https://t.co/rN94e4Qucx
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