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JUST thought I would drop a line with this image and thank you for the interesting article regarding 60 years of diesels to Brighton in the June issue.
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I LOVED your article on the Railway Children sequel (June issue), filmed up here in glorious West Yorkshire.
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PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (RM JULY)
IT is with great interest that I read of the purple livery applied to Taw Valley in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations (June issue, p44).
Possibly overlooked, but this Sunday, August 20, 2017 view confirms that Class 150/1 DMU sets Nos. 150124+150131 reached the South Coast seaside resort as well, at least on this occasion anyway, working the 1O93/10.08 from Cardiff Central.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
It was tinged with sadness that, as mentioned, the film is missing another link from the original – Bernard Cribbins’ character Albert Perks, which I always think was performed with great Yorkshire abrasiveness mixed in with tear-inducing humility, which made the good original film great.
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PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (RM JULY)
■ 0-6-0ST Lord Phil, mentioned in Steam News June issue, is not Hunslet No. 3883/1943, but No. 2868/1943 rebuilt as No. 3883/1963.
Tony Martin, Cheadle
■ PAGE 10 in the June issue has No. 33012 as being named Stan Symes, whereas it should be Lt Jenny Lewis RN. It was previously Stan Symes [a Bournemouth and Swanage driver who had achieved 60 years on the footplate] but was renamed in 2014.
Tony Kemp, by email Andrew Royle, by email Peter Hollis, Lincoln
■ 0-6-0ST Lord Phil, mentioned in Steam News June issue, is not Hunslet No. 3883/1943, but No. 2868/1943 rebuilt as No. 3883/1963.