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YOU GET IT !!! ROBERT USED TO WEAR SUCH A COOL LIVERY

It's owner's perogative what they wanna do but

there's something really sad about seeing celebrity Austerities with their own interesting histories and unique modifications just get inaccurate BR black so they can look like anonymous J94s on lines that never would've seen them

Colour map of the fictional Waite Valley, heavily focusing on the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway

A brand new map of the Waite Valley, showing off the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway, including other spots of interest.

Drawn by @arytniver.bsky.social

#L&P

A rather atypical scene from the early-mid 1950s
L&PR No.5 'Astraios' running around the coaches. The heavy Australian was forbade from running past Hardbrooke due to the lighter nature of the extension. And so would sometimes run a shuttle on Market Day with No.3 'Bia'.

#L&P #portethwaite

"It was 1935 and I was spending a week up the Waite Valley at The Angler's Retreat. Taking a day for silly pleasures, I hopped on the train down to Portethwaite and after chatting up the staff toiling away in the workshop, I set up my camera in the railway yard. Taking photos of the engine in steam 'Bowen Cooke' as they bustled about the yard. Soon they would disappear down a spur through a row of houses and return with empty wagons bound for the quarry half-way up the line. This photo captures when she eventually returned to bring the wagons to the harbour down the same spur."

Due to the harmful nature of quicklime, it was never coupled onto passenger trains and would be collected by the loco in service, once the 'Passenger' had terminated at Portethwaite.

The photo was taken a wealthy individual, as can be noted by their tickets included from the day of the snap.

#L&P

Dismantled steam locomotive on top of a flatbed. A diesel locomotive just out of shot pushes them towards the locomotive shed

The significance and importance of No.3 'BIA' cannot be overstated, which is why it's odd to find a photo from a time when she was dismantled and put aside, not worth the effort.

#L&P #OCs #portethwaite #leakbeck

His arts are a lovely thing :)

Black and white photo of a young light skinned black woman in a dark beret and turtleneck sweater, sitting outside of the brick steps of a wooden house porch. Next to her is a shorthaired white cat looking very curiously into the distance, but the cat is restrained by the woman’s hand and also a harness if it should decide to run off and investigate.

Coolest couple in the neighborhood. Photo from my collection, 1937.

BR ex-POs Wagons – We want your thoughts!
Factory weathering can be a divisive subject. Our latest RCH 1907 opens are in customers hands. 2 of these were BR ex-POs and both wear a faded livery showing the previous owners.
What works? What could be done differently? Let us know in the comments.

A color photo of a delicate and fluffy white medium-haired cat sitting on a window ledge. They are looking at the camera. What makes this photo extra special is that the cat is backlight by the sun coming through the window, the light illuminating their fluffy hair making them appear glowing and angelic.

Luminous angel babby from my collection, ca. 1960s.

Steam locomotive with a POC face. 'BRIGITTE' looking angry as she pulls a covered grey van, a square tank wagon and a bogie coal wagon.

Brigitte never minded mixed trains. She enjoyed the small shunting, Yet weirdly she always hated soley-goods trains.

Some think she hates unfitted stock. Others believe it's the lack of passenger praise. whilst her crew think its because she got lime in her eyes.

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite

Ena doodles!

#Ena #enajoelg #joelgena #ENA #enafanart #enadreambbq #dreambbqena #enadreambbqfanart

Someone doesn't belong..
#Ena #Enajoelg

Ena?! Lemon demon?! Animation?!
#Ena #Enajoelg

They will help you reach your deadline ✏️📓📝

Grayscale cartoon art of a crow in a forest underneath a strange sky split into large eyes, with the caption - "oh FUCK" says the crowlet, as endless eyes fill the skies.

Under observation.

B&W photo - A steam locomotive steams into the platform of a halt in a forested area.

Being an odd-job engine, Bia was no stranger to charter trains, and was always the first choice for them unless a specific locomotive was requested by the client.

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite

my vicomic (virtual irony comic)

🕰️ ON THIS DAY - 160 YEARS AGO

On the 22nd April 1865 the North Wales Chronicle reported on the recent delivery of a new locomotive to the Talyllyn Railway, which was none other than No.1 'Talyllyn'.

A special illustration has been prepared to mark this anniversary...

he loves grilled cheese

I'm desperately craving tomato soup

So Google's latest consent violation is them generating "AI" audio of your voice in YouTube as an opt-out "service."

Here's how to turn it off (original images reposted with alt text):

[Sprites by Cj-the-Creator, Princess-Muffins, and Myself] After he was recovered from the wreckage at Mr Jolly's Cocolate Factory, Hermes was brought back to Tidmouth Sheds by Duck. The Fat Controller had wanted the engines present at the sheds, which meant Hermes would have to return despite the mess he was in.

'Chaotic Confection'

Took a cursed AI generated image, a sketchbook, a mechanical pencil, a gum eraser, and a mechanical eraser pen to try and turn the picture on the left into something more pleasing. #pickupapencil

#23, April 15th 1994

Happy Easter, Spikeball! The cover artwork for 'Sonic The Comic' #23, April 15th 1994.

Am I… Egg boy…?

Black and white photo of a young light skinned girl with blonde hair, standing outside in a flower garden and holding a beautiful white and ginger medium haired cat with a furious expression on its face.

Absolutely priceless “unhand me” face from my collection. No documented date/info.

B&W railway poster. "LEAKBECK and PORTETHWAITE 2FT RAILWAY." "Frequent train service between Portethwaite, Waiteside and Leakbeck (Glacial Lake at the end of the Waite Valley)." "Regular Bus service running between Market Rasen and Portethwaite Station." "Time Occupied on train, 1 hour and 10 minutes. Return Fare, 2/5. Season tickets priced weekly and upwards issued at greatly reduced prices." "Special Trains can be arranged for on very moderate terms." "Cyril Porter, General manager. Railway Office, Portethwaite."

Another poster from the L&P's service days, featuring a picture of No.2 Bowen Cooke hauling a rare non-mixed train beyond Waiteside.
Based on the simplicity, we can presume it's from the very late 1920s

#L&P #leakbeck #portethwaite