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GALA GRIPES

HAVING been to the Spa Valley past, as manydonot put their hands
Railway’s diesel gala on August 2 in their pockets to support these
to catch the Class 27, which Ihave railwaysatsuch galas, but others do
had asoft spot forsince my visits to come many miles and travelupand
Scotland as ayoung boymanyyears down the line to getthe different
ago, Iwas surprised to see No. 27001 loco haulageand also like to go
with alarge headboardand a away with some nice photos of the
converted tail-lamp as headlight visiting locos.
workingonone of the trains in the Another gripe would be the
late afternoon (the 17.00 Tunbridge amount of people travelling in the
Wells West to Eridge, pictured). cabs, and even hangingout of the
NowIamsurethe railway will cab windows. If we aregoing to
sayitisalegal requirement to carry transport locos around the country
such lights, but the headboard at great expense, could we not just
sticksout and is surelypotentially put alittle morethought into the
dangerous coming into platforms, experiencefor everyone.
plus it does not add anything for
the railway photographer.Iknow J. Spencer
linesiders have been criticised in the Leicester
TRAM TAILED: Waiting fora westbound Manchester tram at St Peter’s Square
recently, Iwas amused to seeitbeing tailed by apolice car along the tram-onlystreet
section along MosleyStreet from PiccadillyGardens. As soon as it could, the car
shot off with blue lights on at the next main road –the tram tracksmust have been a
useful short cut.

Greg Mape
Manchester

CATCH’EM
YOUNG: Here’s
aphoto of Hayden
Tomkins enjoying
the June issue of
Rail Express.Train-
mad Hayden lives
in Pickering, near
the North Yorkshire
MoorsRailway,which
probablyhelps his
interest in railways! As
athree-year-old, this
makes him acontender
forour youngest
reader –unless of
course youknow
differently–but it is
agreat to seethere
is afuturegeneration
of rail enthusiasts
coming through.

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