Fat Controller

The steam shed was between the train and the fence, and would soon become the TAA ('Motorail') terminal. In my days on Eurotunnel crew, I used to be able to recite directions to there by heart.

I think the concrete viaduct served Lamesley Colliery, which closed in 1973.

There would still have been Rowntree's traffic, in their signature white-roofed VDAs, and also explosives traffic for Black Callerton for ICI- Nobel.

Did any find their way into 'ENPARTS' use?

For anyone who's interested in converting a TTA into one of the bitumen tanks, cast ends are available from S Kits, I believe

S3S was painted blue sometime before withdrawal; I saw it at Swansea High St in 1972.

I don't know about an ex-GWR vehicle vehicle bearing such a low number, but I saw an ex-SR van bearing an S*S number as late as 1972; it was one of the 3 4-wheeel passenger brakes for Continental work, *S

Looks like a nice model. Regarding the two hoppers in the train of car-carriers; they were carrying t flint for garden landscaping. loaded at Southampton docks and destined for Mossend.

Parkgate Steelworks?

I can confirm they were fairly common at BTM in 1974/5, working out of the parcel depot to to the west of the station (Pylle Hill?) One or two carried a 'V' TOPS code, though I can't remember the second or third characters.

Any idea what the bogie container flats are doing there?

There was an accident on the WCML, where a train of SAB (two-axle air-braked, vac-piped) ran away . Upon investigation, it was found that all the vac-pipes were coupled, but the air-brake was confined to the front loco.

This was taken in the latter days of the Train Ferry, i.e before November 1994, as there is a nuclear flask wagon towards the rear of the train. The coil wagons were still being delivered; I remember a rake of them at the 'Military Landing'' opposite Dover town yard..

'Yes, we have no bananas We have no bananas today...' was a popular wartme song, I believe'

I visited this shop (combined models and sweets-hop this morning, and was pleased to see they had they had a selection of Hornby-Dublo SD6 wagons. I paid £6 for a VGC Traffic Services tank; other items included two Fruit Ds, a Cattle wagon, steel-bodied Highfit, Breakdown train Packing Van. There were other items indicated as '3-rail'; I only glanced at these. Hoping this is of interest to someone.