[talky-tim]

If I could go back it would have to be somewhere inbetween the drought of 1977 and spring 1980 and i would do another London depots trip. From Derby down to St Pancras behind a peak, off to kings cross and up to Finsbury Park MPD for some deltics and 47's, across to Liverpool street and out to Stratford MPD for some 31's then across north London to Willesden MPD for some AC electrics and a brisk walk across the road to Old Oak Common MPD for (of course) the big class 50's (still to this day never got haulage from), and the if we had time a quick sprint into south London and a visit to Hither Green MPD for some Class 73 and 33 action and then back to St Pancras for a very pleasing trip back home, knackered and pages of numbers and reels of photo's to get developed. Did this about four times ever within the dates i chose, what classic traction and depots where you nearly always got round either with permission (FP and WN) or without permission (OC, SF and HG). Thats my tardis day out, cheers guys.