The last day of service on First Northampton routes 12/28/29/30.

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Hangar 1 has been restored and hangar 2 is largely original. More info - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardington_Airfield

Both are Grade II* listed.

No. 1 hangar -

"Airship hangar. 1916-17. Designed and built by A J Main and Co of Glasgow for the Admiralty, under supervision by their Directorate of Works. Enlarged in 1926-7 by the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co of Darlington. Dimensions 812' x 275' x 180'. Enlarged for the purpose of constructing and housing the Rl0l airship by the Royal Airship Works. 29 bays of steel framing, with side aisles and huge central nave: the 1926-7 alterations included the addition of 4 bays, the insertion of new raking struts and increasing the size of the vertical columns to heighten the roof. Six stairways lead up to 3 roof catwalks or gantries used in the construction of the R101. Clad in corrugated steel sheeting. Enormous doors moved by electric motors at the W end, opening to the full height and width of the nave."

No.2 hangar -

"Airship hangar. 1928. By the Cleveland Bridge Co. of Darlington, built for the purpose of housing the Rl00 airship which had been constructed by the Airship Guarantee Co at Howden and arrived at Cardington in December 1929. Dimensions 812' x 275' x 180'. The shed is an enlarged version of that built at Pulham in Norfolk in 1916 for coastal airships and then transferred to Cardington in 1928. 29 bays of steel framing with double side aisles used as workshop annexes and huge central nave. Clad in corrugated steel sheeting. Enormous doors moved by electric motors at the W End, opening to the full height and width of the nave."

For scale zoom in on the Vauxhall Insignia and Volkswagen Golf!

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It is probably 45595

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With some snow still around Kidderminster 43423 with 43467 and 43013 tnt 43062 haul four ex XC coaches through Bissell Wood at 12.27 on the 21st November 2024. The working was 5Z43, the 12.25 Kidderminster SVR to Welwyn Garden City FD.
It is believed the yellow PCs have just been repainted.

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Pulling empty stock through Castle Station.
This is a railway in transition: The ancient steam loco contrasts with the newly installed overhead catenary and the progressive rebuilding of Castle Station.
Such scenes were only to last another couple of months.

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