Back home and tucked in after a busy weekend. The Minions are having a few weeks off from preservation :) Thank you, everyone, for your support :)
No.3417, ‘Gordon Pettitt’.
@gordon3417.bsky.social
The last operational 4VEP. Owned by the Bluebell Railway, restored & operated by the S.E.T.G. YorkshireTea approved & allowed to say #Smeg. #WomblesForever Based at Strawberry Hill in SW London.
Three Days of Push-Pull working. The Southern Region at its most flexible.
Beer o’clock after a great day at the @thewatercressline.bsky.social #DieselGala Tribute to the ingenuity of the engineers who designed the Southern control systems, for push-pull #Trains #Class33 @gordon3417.bsky.social #BeerSky #BSkyBeer
Stuart Jones@owenthesignal.bsky.social · 4w agoSuperb versatile machines. Crompton 33108 arriving at Medstead and Four Marks this afternoon, pulling 4-VEP 3417. #DieselGala #Class33 #Locomotive #Trains #RailBlue
‘STOP LOOK & LISTEN’ Did that @gordon3417.bsky.social @thewatercressline.bsky.social #DieselGala #Trains #RailBlue
We were honoured to have some minions from the SETG @gordon3417.bsky.social on board today. Here’s driver Steve reacting to driving a proper train 😉
Times are hard, but if you could spare a few £/€ my friends at @Project_SETG455 @Gordon_3417 would really appreciate it as they plan to return 4VEP 3417 & Class 455 5871 to the mainline. If we raise enough we might even see a sister for 5871? I've donated. Please do if you can. Donate below.
No.3417, ‘Gordon Pettitt’.@gordon3417.bsky.social · 6mo agoWhile we have your attention: 5871 needs friends, just like 3417. Your chance to support 5871 is here! As with 3417, every penny donated goes towards the upkeep of 5871. gofund.me/3fff8b351
Meanwhile, Basingstoke ROC had a small delivery this morning…. DTO No.77730, ex 5702, has a new home. Photo credit goes to Justin Foulger.
The last two have left The Park. But one remains, and it needs your help. www.gofundme.com/f/preserving...
While we have your attention: 5871 needs friends, just like 3417. Your chance to support 5871 is here! As with 3417, every penny donated goes towards the upkeep of 5871. gofund.me/3fff8b351
Donate to Preserving 455 871 - the Southern Electric Traction Group, organized by Steve Upton
The Southern Electric Traction Group has spent the last 10 years… Steve Upton needs your support for Preserving 455 871 - the Southern Electric Traction Group
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We think Driver Jones would have approved….
The girls look good together, don’t they?
Congratulations to the Southern Electric Traction Group @gordon3417.bsky.social on securing a class 455 for preservation! www.setg.org.uk/southern-ele...
Southern Electric Traction Group Announces Preservation of Class 455 Unit 455871
The Southern Electric Traction Group (SETG) is delighted to announce the successfulacquisition and preservation of Class 455 Unit 455871 from Porterbrook, marking a significantmilestone in the stor…
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Some different takes on #GreatestGathering: 1. Line up, line up for the best shot 2. Third rail to Derby (for @gordon3417.bsky.social) 3. Bit harsh 4. End of the line See alt text for more #Railway200
Dwi'n Rheilffordd Bluebell heddiw, yn teithio draws y cefn gwlad Sussex ar hen trenau! Dyna llawer o hanes i weld a locomotifau swnllyd i wrando #BluebellRailway @gordon3417.bsky.social
Mega movement at Clapham earlier! 50008 “Thunderer” with 47715 and @gordon3417.bsky.social 423417 making their way to the Bluebell Railway this afternoon
Talk about dream come true getting to run your models on the real thing. We took #Project3417 Jnr x3 to Strawberry Hill Depot to see the real @gordon3417.bsky.social & all became kids again playing trains on trains! Huge thx to Steve, Lynn & Darren for accommodating us #VariousMultipleUnits #bsmrguk
Red Blinds at Eastleigh. Outwards and Returns of the day, almost exactly 12 years apart. @gordon3417.bsky.social on its way to the #SwanageRailway gala, May 2013 and on its way back, today, May 2025 #RailBlue #SETG #4VEP #EMU #Eastleigh
Excellent day out at the Swanage Railway gala yesterday. Fantastic to ride in a proper slammer again, Thanks to the @gordon3417.bsky.social team. 15 years this month since the last slammers ran in the South, the end of the Lymington shuttle. Ker-lunk, tic-a-tic-a-tic-a… #RailBlue #SwanageRailway
No.3417, ‘Gordon Pettitt’.@gordon3417.bsky.social · last yr.
🇮🇹 Luigi Cantamessa, head of heritage arm of state rail #FondazioneFS is busy again. In Rimini he’s opened a training school for obsolete railway trades. Steam train drivers, cooks & furniture restorer skills are essential to preserve Italy’s railway heritage. ℹ️: www.fondazionefs.it/en/itinerari...
The SETG Team: Buckie, Dan, Billy & Potter. Brockenhurst Station, 06/06/2025.
