As we move into March, it’s time once more to join in with Brian’s Last on the Card Challenge πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘

I’ll start with the Moto g50… For a while I thought this was going to be another selfie as I took a shot of myself in my Mack hat for a profile update on Bluesky. But I forgot that I took a couple of shots from within Bluesky at the Football on the 8th. Here is the Full Time photo…

Full Time

…That’s my ‘Stornoway’ Harris Tweed cap and a nearly finished pint of London Brewing Company’s Gigglemug – A hazy pale ale. It was an evening to celebrate as we’d completed a season double over Dover Athletic, winning 2-1 in both matches πŸ˜€πŸ‘Œ

For once the last ‘capture’ wasn’t on a PC screenshot – On the evening of the 26th I drove from Bern to Mannheim in Mithras, our Volvo FH hauling one of our Feldbinder Silo Trailers…

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…This load wasn’t going to trouble 600HP – It was full of Wood Shavings 🀣

This time our last photo was taken on the 28th at West Hampstead using the Fujifilm X-H2s…

59203 at West Hampstead 2

…59203 grinding her way up the climb with a load of aggregates from Hanwell to Bow Depot – Just a short hop around London. The train was 3 mins late departing Hanwell and was still 3 mins down at Acton Mainline. That small degree of lateness was enough to miss her slot between the passenger services and she was held at Acton Wells Junction for the next available slot. 3 mins became 16 and that time can’t be made up on such a short trip. It illustrates how tight the timings are between services on the North London Line.

3 responses to “Last on the Card – February 2025”

  1. The cap and beer reminded my of Andy Capp. Love the train is slow motion action
    Thanks for joining in Martin πŸ˜€

    1. Thanks Brian πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘ Andy’s was more of a check and had a more prominent peak – It’s hard to find an exact style match but Brixton Hats do what they call the Hooligan – Which I guess would suit Andy πŸ˜… 59203 is just coming off the climb and into the relatively flat section through the station. Then she’ll be back on the climb through Finchley Road and on to Hampstead Heath, the summit of the line. It’s quite steep and the driver has to put in just enough power to maintain speed while ensuring he doesn’t catch up with the stopping service in front of his train – it’s quite a balancing act!

      1. Driving trains is a lot of work

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