Greg Morse
@gregmorsedphil.bsky.social
Rail history, rail safety, rock etc.
Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.
Author of 'The Clapham Train Accident: Causes, Context and the Corporate Memory Challenge'.
Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.
Author of 'The Clapham Train Accident: Causes, Context and the Corporate Memory Challenge'.
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Delighted to say that LEADING LEARNING vol 1 by Peter Freeth, for which I was honoured to be asked to write a chapter on corporate memory, is now available:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Delighted to say that LEADING LEARNING vol 1 by Peter Freeth, for which I was honoured to be asked to write a chapter on corporate memory, is now available:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
Delighted to say that LEADING LEARNING vol 1 by Peter Freeth, for which I was honoured to be asked to write a chapter on corporate memory, is now available:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Delighted to say that LEADING LEARNING vol 1 by Peter Freeth, for which I was honoured to be asked to write a chapter on corporate memory, is now available:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190829366...
Morning. Off to Aylesbury Depot next week, so I will go via Marylebone. Here, the sunlight plays on a '117' at some point in 1970. LZ III is on the deck. Superb 📷©️Malcolm Bott. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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Marylebone (1970)
Marylebone (1970)
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January 24, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Morning. Off to Aylesbury Depot next week, so I will go via Marylebone. Here, the sunlight plays on a '117' at some point in 1970. LZ III is on the deck. Superb 📷©️Malcolm Bott. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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Off to teach a session at @lborouniversity.bsky.social next week, so here is 45131 on an express for St Pancras, just south of Loughborough station in March 1978. Superb 📷©️ John Woolley. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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45131_1978_03_Loughborough
Just south of Loughborough station 45131 heads for St Pancras with a Midland Main Line express, 18th March 1978. On the right is the connection for the Midland to the Great Central cord that was built...
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January 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Off to teach a session at @lborouniversity.bsky.social next week, so here is 45131 on an express for St Pancras, just south of Loughborough station in March 1978. Superb 📷©️ John Woolley. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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It is 2 years old, but finally read @gregmorsedphil.bsky.social & RSSB's track worker digest - really interesting parallels between historic and recent accidents. Really worth a read.
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
It is 2 years old, but finally read @gregmorsedphil.bsky.social & RSSB's track worker digest - really interesting parallels between historic and recent accidents. Really worth a read.
Morning. Off to London again next week, so here are 47478 and 50026 on the blocks at Paddington on 3rd April 1976. 📷©️David Rostance. Click the link to access his superb Flickr pages.
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Paddington Station, April 1976
Standing at the buffer stops at Paddington on 3rd April 1976 are 47478 and 50026. © David Rostance - All rights reserved.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Morning. Off to London again next week, so here are 47478 and 50026 on the blocks at Paddington on 3rd April 1976. 📷©️David Rostance. Click the link to access his superb Flickr pages.
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Morning. Here we are at Helmsdale, where a Class 26 hauls a service from Inverness. It is July 1974 and Houses of the Holy is on the deck. 📷©️ David Ford. Click the link to see his Flickr selections.
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s Helmsdale Class 26 down pass from Inverness Aug 74 J3881
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January 3, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Morning. Here we are at Helmsdale, where a Class 26 hauls a service from Inverness. It is July 1974 and Houses of the Holy is on the deck. 📷©️ David Ford. Click the link to see his Flickr selections.
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Happy New Year. Here's 24084 in the con yard at Swindon, with a gleaming David Murray John Tower in the background. It's 10 October 1978. LZI is on regardless. 📷 ©️ Pete Wilcox. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Happy New Year. Here's 24084 in the con yard at Swindon, with a gleaming David Murray John Tower in the background. It's 10 October 1978. LZI is on regardless. 📷 ©️ Pete Wilcox. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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'Cos the truth is the years just pass like trains
I wave but they don't slow down'
- 'Happy Returns' by Steven Wilson (2015)
Happy new year, train song fans, whichever part of the planet you're on
I wave but they don't slow down'
- 'Happy Returns' by Steven Wilson (2015)
Happy new year, train song fans, whichever part of the planet you're on
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
'Cos the truth is the years just pass like trains
I wave but they don't slow down'
- 'Happy Returns' by Steven Wilson (2015)
Happy new year, train song fans, whichever part of the planet you're on
I wave but they don't slow down'
- 'Happy Returns' by Steven Wilson (2015)
Happy new year, train song fans, whichever part of the planet you're on
Morning. Still at Swindon, but now at the works. Here's the (then) preserved 818 GLORY in 1976. It would be cut up after the closure of the works was announced, in 1985. 📷©️ Barry Lewis. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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"Glory" At Swindon Works - 1976
'Warship' class 42 No. (D)818 "Glory" on display at Swindon Works in 1976. Camera: Olympus Pen F Half Frame SLR.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Morning. Still at Swindon, but now at the works. Here's the (then) preserved 818 GLORY in 1976. It would be cut up after the closure of the works was announced, in 1985. 📷©️ Barry Lewis. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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Morning. Time for a nice sit down. Still at Swindon, here's W43047 on 8 June 1977. 📷©️ Trevor Ermel. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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(T0830b) W43047 Swindon 8-6-77 (TE)
The shape of things to come! - W43047 at Swindon on 8th June 1977. I seem to be more interested in the GWR seat than the out of focus HST which I was about to travel on.
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December 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Morning. Time for a nice sit down. Still at Swindon, here's W43047 on 8 June 1977. 📷©️ Trevor Ermel. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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And finally...we arrive at Swindon, where D1051 WESTERN AMBASSADOR waits with a Class 50. Zeppelin are on the deck. Merry Christmas all 🎄 Superb photo ©️ Pete Piszczek, whose, Flickr feed is highly recommended.
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Swindon August 1976
D1051 Western Ambassador with a Hoover.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
And finally...we arrive at Swindon, where D1051 WESTERN AMBASSADOR waits with a Class 50. Zeppelin are on the deck. Merry Christmas all 🎄 Superb photo ©️ Pete Piszczek, whose, Flickr feed is highly recommended.
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Morning all. We've reached Wootton Bassett. It's c.1976, so no Royal for the town as yet. Here, D1036 WESTERN EMPEROR comes to the rescue of an unidentified Class 47. 📷 Terry Bradley via cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Morning all. We've reached Wootton Bassett. It's c.1976, so no Royal for the town as yet. Here, D1036 WESTERN EMPEROR comes to the rescue of an unidentified Class 47. 📷 Terry Bradley via cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk
Morning. Chippenham now, where Hymek D7002 runs in after shunting the yard. It is c.1969, so Abbey Road is on the deck. 📷 © 2017 - 53A Models of Hull Collection, photographed by John Senior, via John Turner. Click the link to see his Flickr selections.
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c.1969 - Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Best viewed Original size. Greeen liveried Beyer-Peacock "Hymek" Type 3 diesel-hydraulic Bo-Bo (later TOPS class 35) D7002 runs into Chippenham station after shunting the yard and heads off south-we...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Morning. Chippenham now, where Hymek D7002 runs in after shunting the yard. It is c.1969, so Abbey Road is on the deck. 📷 © 2017 - 53A Models of Hull Collection, photographed by John Senior, via John Turner. Click the link to see his Flickr selections.
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Morning. Bath Spa today, where 253019 may be found in November 1976. This is how I like to remember HSTs; I wrote about the 'Silver Jubilee' (1977) exploits of '019 many years ago in TRACTION magazine. 📷©️ Phil Wakely. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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IC125 HST unit pauses at Bath Spa in November 1976
IC125 HST unit 253 019 waits at Bath Spa with an early morning service for London Paddington
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December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Morning. Bath Spa today, where 253019 may be found in November 1976. This is how I like to remember HSTs; I wrote about the 'Silver Jubilee' (1977) exploits of '019 many years ago in TRACTION magazine. 📷©️ Phil Wakely. Click the link to see his Flickr selection.
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Morning. We've moved onto Keynsham, where 31110 is working the 16:03 Bristol-Weymouth. It is 13 October 1975 and Physical Graffiti is on the deck. 📷 ©️ Paul Webber. Click the link to see his Flickr pages.
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Keynsham
31110 photographed about to leave Keynsham on the 1603 Bristol - Weymouth, 13th October 1975. With the bodywork largely as built, it does have a very cluttered looking front end.(art-1352f)
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December 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Morning. We've moved onto Keynsham, where 31110 is working the 16:03 Bristol-Weymouth. It is 13 October 1975 and Physical Graffiti is on the deck. 📷 ©️ Paul Webber. Click the link to see his Flickr pages.
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Morning. A short journey for the season. We're starting at Bristol Temple Meads. It's c.1969 and D52 awaits the Right Away, as a Western, Hymek and second Peak stand by. 📷 © 53A Models of Hull Collection, via John Turner. Click the link to see his fine Flickr pages.
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c.1969 - Bristol Temple Meads.
Best viewed Original size. Busy time at Temple Meads station. Sulzer Type 4 (Class 45) D52 waits for the all-clear with an north-bound inter-regional express with "Western", "Hymek" and a second "Pe...
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December 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Morning. A short journey for the season. We're starting at Bristol Temple Meads. It's c.1969 and D52 awaits the Right Away, as a Western, Hymek and second Peak stand by. 📷 © 53A Models of Hull Collection, via John Turner. Click the link to see his fine Flickr pages.
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Morning. London for me this week, so I'll pass Iver. Here it is in May 1986, with 50030 REPULSE passing with a freight. Falco may well have been at no.1. Great 📷 by Ian Cuthbertson. Click the image to see his Flickr collection.
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50030 passes Iver Station on freight duties when seen in May 1986. I Cuthbertson collection
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December 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Morning. London for me this week, so I'll pass Iver. Here it is in May 1986, with 50030 REPULSE passing with a freight. Falco may well have been at no.1. Great 📷 by Ian Cuthbertson. Click the image to see his Flickr collection.
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Morning. Here D1030 WESTERN MUSKETEER awaits departure from Oxford with a Birmingham services as 1048 WESTERN LADY passes with empty stock. It is 20 December 1975. Queen are at no. 1, of course. 📷 Keith Long. Click the image to see his Flickr selection.
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Oxford.
D1030 "Western Musketeer" waiting departure from Oxford with 1M14 1405 London Paddington to Birmingham New Street as 1048 Western Lady passes with 5A06 ECS 20th December 1975. Photo details Colour S...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Morning. Here D1030 WESTERN MUSKETEER awaits departure from Oxford with a Birmingham services as 1048 WESTERN LADY passes with empty stock. It is 20 December 1975. Queen are at no. 1, of course. 📷 Keith Long. Click the image to see his Flickr selection.
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Morning. Got a day off today, so here's 50030 on the 11:30 Bristol Temple Meads-Paddington at Slough. It's 26 June 1976. It's hot and The Real Thing are at no.1. 📷 c. Richard Clayton. Click the image to see his Flickr selections.
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50030 11.30 Bristol to Paddington at Slough 26.06.76
Heathrow recorded temperature of 93 degrees this day.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Morning. Got a day off today, so here's 50030 on the 11:30 Bristol Temple Meads-Paddington at Slough. It's 26 June 1976. It's hot and The Real Thing are at no.1. 📷 c. Richard Clayton. Click the image to see his Flickr selections.
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Morning. Here we are at Derby, where 40019 is pulling in. It is Friday 27 April 1979 and Supertramp, Leo Sayer and Blondie all have Top Ten LPs. Great 📷 from David Russon. Click the image to see his Flickr selection.
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RS0163 40019 DERBY STATION FRI 27.04.1979
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November 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Morning. Here we are at Derby, where 40019 is pulling in. It is Friday 27 April 1979 and Supertramp, Leo Sayer and Blondie all have Top Ten LPs. Great 📷 from David Russon. Click the image to see his Flickr selection.
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Morning. Off to Birmingham again this week, so here is New Street once more, this time in 1980. Here, 86212 PRESTON GUILD leaves for Euston. 📷 c. Tony Walmsley. Click the image to see his excellent Flickr selection.
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86212 Birmingham New Street
Leaving Birmingham for London in 1980
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November 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Morning. Off to Birmingham again this week, so here is New Street once more, this time in 1980. Here, 86212 PRESTON GUILD leaves for Euston. 📷 c. Tony Walmsley. Click the image to see his excellent Flickr selection.
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This week's trip is to Birmingham, so here's New Street on a glorious 20 April 1976. D1051 WESTERN AMBASSADOR is running round, having arrived with the 09:05 ex-Paddington. 📷 David Rostance. Click the image to see his super Flickr collection.
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D1051, Birmingham New Street, April 1976
Class 52 diesel hydraulic No. D1051 WESTERN AMBASSADOR running round its train at Birmingham New Street on 20th April 1976. It had arrived with the 09:05 ex Paddington and would return to London with ...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This week's trip is to Birmingham, so here's New Street on a glorious 20 April 1976. D1051 WESTERN AMBASSADOR is running round, having arrived with the 09:05 ex-Paddington. 📷 David Rostance. Click the image to see his super Flickr collection.
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Morning. One of mine today. Here’s 66750 at Swindon about half an hour ago. 📷 Me.
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Morning. One of mine today. Here’s 66750 at Swindon about half an hour ago. 📷 Me.