Apologies for the recent lack of blogging activity but life has taken on of those twists and turns that mean dealing with other things has been more important. It’s not that I haven’t anything to say, far from it. It’s just that right now it’s more important to hold one’s cards close to one’s chest – as sometimes staying schtum saves no end of hassle in the long run. I’ll be busy with other plans and events over the next few days but I’ll resume blogging as soon as I can. There’s certainly going to be plenty to blog about anyway. I should be able to keep you entertained in a variety of ways with blogs on numerous subjects that I’ll have more freedom to talk about (and the time to do it) than of late. 2024 is going to prove to be a very interesting year in so many ways, but also one tinged with real sadness…

Right now, I’ll leave you with a picture from Saturday when the Southern Electric Traction Group achieved their ambition of getting one of the old 3rd rail slam door trains back on the main line and into London’s Waterloo. The event featured many past and present stars of the rail industry including Gordon Pettit (the man whom 4-VEP 3417 is named after) as well as Chris Green, Sir Peter Hendy, John Smith (MD of GBRf) and many others.

See you soon…

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