No.3417, ‘Gordon Pettitt’.
gordon3417.bsky.social
No.3417, ‘Gordon Pettitt’.
@gordon3417.bsky.social
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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.
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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
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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
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Mega movement at Clapham earlier! 50008 “Thunderer” with 47715 and @gordon3417.bsky.social 423417 making their way to the Bluebell Railway this afternoon
Busy Minions over the last two days….
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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
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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
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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
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New phone case, who this?
Thanks @gordon3417.bsky.social for the speedy dispatch and delivery!
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🇮🇹 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.
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Here she is! @gordon3417.bsky.social 423417 with 50008 at Basingstoke on their way to Swanage
Ready to rock and roll….

Next stop, Swanage.

#5W50
Probably not Bagpipes, but seagulls…. Maybe.
The Minions are starting to get sweaty palms….
Coming soon to Disney+, the adventures of Gordon the VEP.

He's a cheeky DC-powered chap who was banned from ITV after telling Thomas the Tank Engine to shove his coal up his bunker.

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