Classic pictures Updated 04/10/2026

[essexpete]

I will just mention here, as this thread is regularly looked at, Jeremy has been off air for a bit due to infrastructure damage in his home road. Jeremy does not use a smart phone and so relies on his computer.

[Jeremy Rowland]

I will just mention here, as this thread is regularly looked at, Jeremy has been off air for a bit due to infrastructure damage in his home road. Jeremy does not use a smart phone and so relies on his computer.

Thanks Pete, I'm back now, lost connection on 04/08/26 only just got connection back today, a long story which involved BT Openreach cutting every telephone wire to the telegraph pole including mine and promptly chopping the telegraph pole down

Jeremy

[XS650]

Is the Backhoe, working on what might be a railway, a model of Whitlock?

Without a doubt , parallel linkage etc

Craig

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Steve

[hair bear]

I know some of those site toilets can be bad, but that's the first I've seen with a Hymac flush.

[essexpete]

I wonder how the 3CX ended like that? Off a low loader?

[Jeremy Rowland]

Three nice 580C photo's including the Bogmaster Yes the topples JCB must have come off the back of the carrier vehicle, I doubt the driver overturned it doing the ton.

Jeremy

[Neversweat]

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Steve

[Jeremy Rowland]

I wonder which railway line this was that was under demolition?

Jeremy

[bugjam]

Mid seventies reg on the Leyland tipper in the last photo yet these photos look ancient, I must be getting old.