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Pussy in the Paint Shop! In the 1970s and 1980s, BREL Doncaster frequently undertook work for the National Railway Museum, repainting a number of steam locos for display in the museum. The workmanship at Doncaster was excellent and the 'old boy' team in the paint shop never failed to turn out high quality work. During the evening of 10 December 1979, North Eastern Railway 2-2-4T No. 66 'Aerolite' is awaiting its finishing touches, while the Paint Shop Pussy sits guard. I can not remember what the cats name was? can any of the old timers remember?
On 10 March 1980, in conjunction with the launch of a new series of stamps depicting railways. Royal Mail, the National Railway Museum and BR held a high profile 'launch' at London St Pancras, with Rocket arriving at the station with a post box containing the new stamps and first day covers. I was working for the Late Peter Semmens, who was at the time in charge of the operational replica of Rocket and travelled wherever it went. To get Rocket into St Pancras was no easy affair, it and its coaches arrived by road overnight adjacent to Cambridge Street Depot and were crained up and over the wall onto Cambridge Street Depot, from where the loco was steamed and trundled off into St Pancras. You can't even think of doing this sort of trick these days! It was a long wet day, but worth being part of.
On 10 March 1980, in conjunction with the launch of a new series of stamps depicting railways. Royal Mail, the National Railway Museum and BR held a high profile 'launch' at London St Pancras, with Rocket arriving at the station with a post box containing the new stamps and first day covers. I was working for the Late Peter Semmens, who was at the time in charge of the operational replica of Rocket and travelled wherever it went. To get Rocket into St Pancras was no easy affair, it and its coaches arrived by road overnight adjacent to Cambridge Street Depot and were crained up and over the wall onto Cambridge Street Depot, from where the loco was steamed and trundled off into St Pancras. You can't even think of doing this sort of trick these days! It was a long wet day, but worth being part of.
On 10 March 1980, in conjunction with the launch of a new series of stamps depicting railways. Royal Mail, the National Railway Museum and BR held a high profile 'launch' at London St Pancras, with Rocket arriving at the station with a post box containing the new stamps and first day covers. I was working for the Late Peter Semmens, who was at the time in charge of the operational replica of Rocket and travelled wherever it went. To get Rocket into St Pancras was no easy affair, it and its coaches arrived by road overnight adjacent to Cambridge Street Depot and were crained up and over the wall onto Cambridge Street Depot, from where the loco was steamed and trundled off into St Pancras. You can't even think of doing this sort of trick these days! It was a long wet day, but worth being part of.