RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2018 There was a thread about these vehicles on the old RMweb forum - Beast 66606 and Michael Delmar of this parish were involved. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29310 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3103 Well, went fishing at Craig Llyn, Doldowlod , near Rhyader yesterday and look what was on the caravan site.... http://www.railwaystationcottages.co.uk/railway-guards-van-doldowlod-old-station-caravan-park/ Might have to book in to that! Phil http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29310 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3103 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) There was a thread about these vehicles on the old RMweb forum - Beast 66606 and Michael Delmar of this parish were involved. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29310 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3103 Well, went fishing at Craig Llyn, Doldowlod , near Rhyader yesterday and look what was on the caravan site.... http://www.railwaystationcottages.co.uk/railway-guards-van-doldowlod-old-station-caravan-park/ Might have to book in to that! Phil http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29310 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3103 Interesting, As it was https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lmsbrakevan/e2504a69b Of course it is far too new to have had the large LMS lettering. Quite possibly never had any LMS lettering at all - as appears to be BR built. Paul Edited September 8, 2018 by hmrspaul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 8, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2018 Cheers Paul Date of 31.1.47 painted on the underframe - is that ficticious ? Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Cheers Paul Date of 31.1.47 painted on the underframe - is that ficticious ? Phil I can't see that on my photo. The whole of what is now on the van appears fictitious, but no one has the building dates of individual wagons, do they? Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 8, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2018 I can't see that on my photo. The whole of what is now on the van appears fictitious, but no one has the building dates of individual wagons, do they? Paul Can see it in the caravan park photo Paul http://www.railwayst...n-caravan-park/ Plainly need to have words with the owner next time we are there! Theres a 10 ton van with corrugated ends and another with wooden ends on site too.... http://www.railwaystationcottages.co.uk/railway-carriage-doldowlod-caravan-park/ Not sure anything more than the ends are orignal on that one! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Can see it in the caravan park photo Paul http://www.railwayst...n-caravan-park/ Plainly need to have words with the owner next time we are there! Why, he has received it in good faith from a heritage railway that just made it up. Looks very nice as somewhere to stay. I haven't been to Rhayader since the summer of 1970 when I laid down a field trial all on my own in a local field of oats and did all the spraying and assessment. More senior people in MAFF only saw it when it was harvested. It was a lovely farm; the farm yard came straight out of a book I had as a little kid, pigs, lambs and chickens all running around a muddy yard. It wouldn't be believed if modelled! From Cardiff it used to take me 3 hours drive in each direction in a dreadful MAFF morris minor van. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 8, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2018 It is a very nice site....the Vulcan Inn used to be next door but is now gone - the river there is lovely... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2275825159113381&set=a.831421523553759&type=3&theater Probably will stay there to fish next year. About 4 miles on the Builth Road out of Rhyader Oats in Rhyader? More associated with sheep in my world! But Moggie Minors not so bad in their day - my Dad had several - but their time may have come by 1970! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Oats in Rhyader? More associated with sheep in my world! But Moggie Minors not so bad in their day - my Dad had several - but their time may have come by 1970! Phil This was a van, sideways visibility negligible and two tiny rear windows. Gear box operated by some stick wiggling about. Fortunately I was usually able to nab the office mini, but the van was necessary for setting up and spraying. Benlate, brilliant fungicide, stopped the mildew in its tracks and unbelievably allowed some damage repair - unheard of for a fungicide in 1970. Unfortunately the actual crop was so badly infested it was ploughed in. And yes there were a lot of sheep. Oats are the UK’s third largest home-grown cereal crop, behind wheat and barley and the area grown has fluctuated, ranging between 109,000ha and 177,000ha over the past 10 years. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 "Well placed for many attractions and with a general store, post office, cafe and petrol station only 500 years away" Crikey, I've heard of getting away from it all, but that's awful. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 15, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2018 Family hols in Mid Wales were always great as long as the sun shone! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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