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Not an old car, but an old tractor. The following was posted el swear earlier today : Has anyone any ideas ? Adrian

Interesting roof on the buildings behind. Adrian

Thanks for posting it. It's always a pleasure watching Modbury. Adrian

Given the time of year, he could be helping out with lambing. Adrian

Exact location ? http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?x=429500&y=274500&z=120&sv=cryfield+grange&st=3&tl=Map+of+Cryfield+Grange,+Warwickshire&searchp=ids&mapp=map Adrian

Talk to a friend who can print them ? Adrian

I think it still does. It just that not all of them are in optimum locations. Adrian

Land Rovers do not leak oil. They mark their territories. Adrian (ex IIA owner)

That reminds me of when I was buying the Manor House. I got a call from the agents one day. The vendor wanted to know why things didn't seem to be moving. I contacted my solicitors to find out. "now't to do with us guv, but we'll check". Turned out the vendor's solicitor was the hold up. The reason being that the vendor wasn't answering their questions. Good luck Graham. Adrian

Apologies for posting something relevant and on topic. I went into London yesterday on the Chiltern route, and a couple of things were noticeable. Firstly, the Colne Valley viaduct gantry was still positioned over the arch immediately before (to the west of) the Grand Union canal, so remedial work on that arch still seems to be ongoing. Secondly, there were several tipper lorries leaving the (rail supplied) stone depot next to Oxford Parkway which had HS2 signs in their windscreens. I don't know where they were heading for, but at least the stone is doing part of its journey by rail. Adrian

This one ? Adrian

"Were you born stupid, or did you have training ?" Adrian

Some lovely work, as usual. Please don't take this as a criticism. Is that signal too close to the track, or is it a perspective thing ? Adrian

At Little Muddle speeds, the opening ceremony probably lasted 40 years. Adrian

That seems unduly lenint. Adrian

I hope the culprit was dealt with in a suitable fashion. Adrian

Bottom left hand corner looks like a stretch of canal complete with narrow boats. I wonder if the container on the crane is for loading or unloading the narrow boats. Perhaps one of our Midland experts can identify the location. Adrian

Moving away from the wagons for the moment, what is happening with the nearest turnout in the first photo. Is it combined with check rails and catch/trap points for both diverging routes ? Adrian

Hovering over the links shows the correct URLs Thanks Adrian

I don't suppose the neighbours would have been overly impressed either. Adrian

Yes. Looking at the underlying HTML, Roger's original post has : <a href="unfurl=%22true%22" rel="">http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/01/13/the-wenlock-branch-from-much-wenlock-to-presthope/</a> Whereas Mikkel's has : <a href="https://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/01/13/the-wenlock-branch-from-much-wenlock-to-presthope/" rel="external nofollow">https://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/01/13/the-wenlock-branch-from-much-wenlock-to-presthope/</a> An obvious difference is that in the original, the text (the bit that you click on) has the link as http:// whereas in the latter it is https:// I wonder if the RMWeb software doesn't like http links, but is happy with https ones. Adrian

As chance would have it, I went past the viaduct (on the Chiltern line) yesterday. The assembly rig appeared to be over the arch immediately before the canal, but it wasn't possible to see how well advance work was on that arch. Adrian

Quite a bit bigger. IIRC, built to the same basic design as Topsy : https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2823/topsy 85' by 17' The Cawoods barges supplied Skelton Grange Power Station (SE corner of Leeds). When Skelton Grange closed, they were loaded onto a ship and sent off to work somewhere in Africa. Adrian

If the rain in Doncaster is anything like that at the Manor House, a DUKW might be more suitable. Adrian

More panniers ? Adrian