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With excitement rising after hearing on the radio travelling north that long sunny periods were forecast for the northwest, the day got off to a good start as Rileys immaculately turned out Black 5's 44871 & 45407 storm upgrade towards Hoghton summit. seen here approaching Gregson Lane Crossing at Jack Green.
The condition of of the loco's, the wreath and headboard on the buffer beam a very fitting tribute to young Sam Clutterbuck.
Platforms (left to right) 8 and 7 at Liverpool Lime Street railway station. 08:36
On the left is a train with what was probably British Railways Stanier 5MT 4-6-0 ‘Black Five’ class locomotive number 45287 of Edge Hill Motive Power Depot at the buffers.
The date was possibly Saturday 20th April 1968 when 45287 worked the additional 08:14 Edge Hill Downhill Carriage Sidings to Liverpool Lime Street empty coaching stock (3T85), stock for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society’s additional 08:53 Liverpool Lime Street, Wigan North Western, Preston, Fleetwood, Preston, Farington Curve, Windermere, Morecambe Promenade, Heysham Harbour, Morecambe Promenade, Carnforth, Hellifield, Blackburn, Bamber Bridge Junction, Farington Curve, Preston, Burscough Bridge Junction, Southport South Junction and Liverpool Exchange ‘Lancastrian No. 2 Rail Tour’ (1T85)
Ref no BT/01725
Transport for Wales Class 197 No. 197026 stands in front of the sturdy buffer stop at Wrexham Central ahead of forming service 2E80 1514 to Bidston on 22nd November 2025. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
We all have times when we hit the buffers, when we reach that point, we can delight in the knowledge that we have reached the most difficult part of the challenge we are facing at the time and from that point on, it will only get better.
Typical Danish plain buffer stop made of steel and cement.
Buffer Stop: 28 parts
Very high setting render from Stud.io.
At the peak of vibrant fall colours, an eastbound VIA train scoots along the wrong main to get around a slower freight train ahead. While VIA now requires buffer cars for its HEP fleet - parts of which date back to 1947, I was lucky this one had matching HEP cars acting as buffers on either end.
Reflection of the Selfridges building in Birmingham in water on the buffers at Birmingham Moor Street station
1Z21,Buffer Puffer 13 ( Eastleigh to Eastleigh via Lymington, Waterloo. North Kent Line, Dover, Canterbury, Ashford, Hastings, Eastbourne, Littlehampton, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Waterloo and Eastleigh) passes Glyne Gap, Bexhill on the Hastings to Eastbourne section of the working. Harry Needle liveried 20314 leads while 20107 tails.
66103 Sporting Silver Buffers for reasons unknown on 6E26 Knowsley Freight Terminal - Wilton EFW Terminal at Heaton Norris 18/07/2022
DRS Class 37/0 37069 leads the Pathfinders Tours' "Buffer Puffer 15.0" railtour through Earley station at speed.