British Railways 4MT 2-6-0 No.76084 gives a wonderful whistle then makes a rousing, surefooted departure towards Holt. The signal arm returns to danger with a clatter.

British Railways 4MT 2-6-0 No.76084 departs from Weybourne

My name is Gary Ladds; I am 66 years old and live in Cambridgeshire. My interest in railways was started by my Grandad who, when I was a small child used to take me to watch steam trains pass by on the Great Northern Railway. Later I watched the BR blue Diesels pass by on the same line. This interest has stayed with me all through my life. The interest in sound recording was down to one man, Peter Handford. It was a chance purchase of an ASV Transacord vinyl LP ‘This is York’ in the local ‘Boots’ back in 1978 that sparked things off. Hi-Fi record decks were the in thing then, and combined with a good pair of Sennheiser headphones I was transported back in time. I collected a few other railway recordings throughout the late 1970’s including some of the superb recordings made by Brad Miller of Mobile Fidelity, before other distractions took over. In 1981 after re-visiting the records, I had an idea that I would like to be able to record the sounds of railways myself. Early ventures were mixed. The only equipment I had was a Sony Walkman and a cheap stereo microphone, but, it got me out there doing it and I tried again in 2000 with a JVC Minidisk and a slightly better mic. This was a slight improvement but I needed to invest in better gear. Again it went on the backburner until 2013 when I realised I really must do something about this before it was too late and these are the results.

British Railways 4MT 2-6-0 No.76084 departs from Weybourne

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