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NFF
NFF used to be an unofficial abbreviation on the daily S&T reports when I worked in the telegraph office at Manchester. Self rectified – No Fault Found. I gave 43 a test run in the yard at Grande this morning … Continue reading →

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North by Northwest
Llama departed from Grande with the Victorian coaches this morning. She had a clear run to Colina Rosa where she was booked to meet a southbound train. The freight was already waiting in the loop but Llama pulled up at the spout for water before continuing northwards over the Casablanca Crossing. About ten minutes after … …

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This locomotive had been withdrawn due to electrical pick up issues. I think it is intermittently collecting through only three out of four wheels. My intention was to hard wire it to a tender fitted with additional pick ups. For … Continue reading →

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Up with the larks
We rose at an unsociably early hour this morning to photograph the twice weekly goods train at Flujo de Abuso. This was well before any passenger trains start running but there are never any managers about at that time of … Continue reading →

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Late freight
A few days later than planned, also with an additional detour to further delay it, the Norte to Grande train ran this morning. The manifest freight, running under dispatchers’ orders, left its booked route and backed up from Casablanca to Veinte Veinte where it picked up a couple of wagons. A loaded wagon was picked … …

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