Today's #BRNostalgia is a shot of unique 'test bed' loco 47901 at #Bescot TMD open day in 1990. The loco was already withdrawn and dumped at the depot, which is now closed and demolished. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p800697479/e... #railways #photography #nostalgia
Bescot Open Day. 90038. Railfreight Distribution livery. Scrapped Sandbach Commercial Dismantlers, Middlewich, Cheshire, 08/2024. Photo: 06.05.1990. #Bescot #Class90 #railway #locomotive #RailfreightDistribution
Bescot Open Day. 73004 The Bluebell Railway. Eastleigh, 1962. New as E6004. Withdrawn 09/1991; dismantled at Lavender Line for spares for 73003; part scrapped Eastleigh, 12/2002; frames scrapped HNRC Kingsbury, 02/2004. Photo: 06.05.1990. #Bescot #Class73 #railway #locomotive #BluebellRailway
Bescot Open Day. 59005 Kenneth J. Painter. General Motors works no. 848002-5, 1985. Foster Yeoman livery. Photo: 06.05.1990. #Bescot #Class59 #railway #locomotive #FosterYeoman #KennethPainter
Bescot, Walsall. 58017. Doncaster, 1984, Scrapped EMR, Eastleigh, 12/2013. Railfreight (Original) livery. Photo: 16.09.1989. #Bescot #Walsall #Class58
Bescot Open Day. 47333 Civil Link. Brush works no. 576, 1965. New as D1814 to Nottingham Division, scrapped C. F. Booth, Rotherham, 06/1998. Engineers livery. Photo: 06.05.1990. #Bescot #Class47 #railway #locomotive
Bescot Open Day Walsall, Birmingham. D7076. Beyer Peacock, works no. 7980, order no. BP3039, 1963. New to 81A (Old Oak Common), withdrawn 05/1973. Based on East Lancashire Railway, Bolton. Photo: 06.05.1990. #Bescot #Class35 #Hymek #railway #locomotive #BeyerPeacock
Bescot, Walsall. 08844 Chris Wren. Horwich, 1960. New as D4012 to Danygraig. Scrapped EMR Kingsbury, 03/2012.
Photo: 27.06.2008. #Bescot #Walsall #shunter #gronk #Class08 #ChrisWren
Off to the #Bescot to see the mighty #Saddlers @walsallfantv.bsky.social take on #BarrowAFC.
##WalsallFC have become a regular watch this season.
For atmosphere, passion, humour, a real sense of football community (and cracking pint/pie combo), WS1 is a great place to be.
Photos 📸 to follow.
Today's #DailyDMU is 150128, passing the 'weekends only' Civil Engineers fleet at #Bescot on the 2nd June 1994. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p651486993/e... #Railways #Photography
Bescot Stadium
Walsall FC
#groundhopping #groundspotting #stadiumhopping #ground #stadion #stadium #stade #estadio #stadio #stadionautist #groundhopper #walsallfc #walsall #bescot #thesaddlers #saddlers #leaguetwo #england #westmidlands #engeland #uk