Can you feel the excitement?

Notes are made and shutters pressed at Leamington Spa in April 1976.

1M11 the first OC diagram of the day (0805 ex Paddington) has produced 'Western Musketeer', there are some Euston trains being diverted to Paddington, and a couple of excursions running with pairs of 25's as the locos. AND of course, the 'Wizzo' would be going back the other way in a couple of hours......

The driver looks back for the 'RA' and we were soon treated to the fantastic sound of twin Maybach engines at around 1500rpm.

Halcyon days my friends!

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A down express crosses the Hambridge Road in the spring of 1981.

After a bargain basement mk 1 Escort and Hillman Imp (both '72 models), my first decent car a ''76 Cavalier did a good job for a couple of years.

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'Eagle' heads the1M37 09.50 Paddington to Liverpool Lime Street past the loop at Aynho in the summer of 1982.

Thanks to 'Marra Man' for the WTT info.

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'Thames' in the spring of 1981 with the late morning 1V28 New Street - Paddington service.

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A down express headed by ex-works 47551 in the late summer of 1981.

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