When the North's holiday trains looked like this. The driver of 40131 waits for the last passengers to leave 1M08, the 0752 ex-Leeds, before setting back to stable the empty stock in the sidings ready for its return trip, 1E82 the 1353 to York. Llandudno 24/7/82. #FortiesOnFriday

This week's #MidWeekPeak includes a bonus #Class50😀 It's Saturday 18th September 1982 and the summer holiday train season is nearing its end. 45102 is about to escape from Mordor with 1V87, the 0915 Glasgow C - Paignton as 50005 arrives with 1M14, the 1250 ex-Paddington.

20056 & 20008 at Horbury Junction with a spoil train from Healey Mills 24th October 1983 #TwentiesOnTuesday 📸 John Whiteley

Time for a #FrontEndFriday - here's 50047 just arrived at Mordor on 21st September 1982 with 1M14, the 1250 Paddington - Liverpool LS. And 43188 (best guess) for company.

Doncaster, 1984 British Rail Engineering Limited 📷 S Dance

43 years ago today, when North Wales was the place to be on a Summer Saturday. A very slightly bent 40131 waits time at Llandudno on Saturday 24th July 1982 with 1E82, the 1353 to York, while the bashers take their positions at the windows in the leading coach.

40154 at the wash plant at Healey Mills, September 1978 #FortiesOnFriday 📸 Paul Corrie

Doncaster, 1980 Engines on parade at BREL Doncaster #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 A Walker

Doncaster, 1980 40085 pauses on the East Slow as it surveys the desolation of a recently lifted Shakespeare Dock and Carriage Sidings. A BR Sherpa van predicts the future as most of that land is now railway company car parks #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 J Miller

Blast from the Past! Enjoying an extended period of life working on the modernisation of Crewe station is 97405 (formerly 40060), seen here at the location on May 19, 1985. Loco withdrawn March 1987 and subsequently scrapped. 📷 Roger King.

Blast from the Past! This view inside Eastleigh TMD on April 13, 1985, sees 50016 ‘Barham’, 09015 and 33029. The ‘Crompton’ is still operational today with West Coast Railways while the ‘Gronk’ is undergoing restoration at Avon Valley Railway. 📷 Roger King.

BR Bonus. A wonderful world. Fabulous array of power in the sidings at Bristol Bath Road on 12th April 1981.

One of the few locos that suited the red stripe Railfreight livery, the humble class 20. Captured approaching Barnetby many years ago with a rake of empties bound for Scunthorpe. #Class20 #EnglishElectric #Chopper #RedStripeRailfreight #Barnetby

D400 and 50033 sit in the bay platform at Salisbury 1992. 🟥🟦⬜ Photo © Darren Ford

A night-time image captured at Sheffield Victoria station on 9th April 1966. English Electric Type 3 (Class 37) no. D6743 is at the head of a train bound for Swindon. © Geoff Warnes.

Another perk of working inside the fence - this is one of the earliest (maybe even the first) photo of a 50 in large logo livery. 50023 stands outside Doncaster Paint Shop as office staff wander back to their desks after lunch in the canteen, 2nd September 1980. #FiftiesOnFriday

37895 and 58018 at Doncaster Works sometime in April 1991. 📸TheTrainGuy

40135 at Preston on the 10th November 1984.

40194 on 10th November 1984 at Preston

What a photo!