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Ramblin Rich

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  1. Is that the Sven that filled in for the 'delectable Samantha' on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue?
  2. Another thought is that the Bachmann MXA Lobster has the visible BDA chassis frame, which i believe is metal to give the required weight. I wonder if the body is removable which would leave a clear skeletal chassis frame?
  3. I've found the post in Facebook. Caption says: Following Lewis Andrews recent post of a test train passing Bideford. Some research came up with the following. Here it is arriving at Torrington at 09.20 13 August 1981 with test vehicles for Meeth line Guard Darch plus inspectors, departed 09.25. 31 159, longwheel base railfreight van, bogie cargo flat wagon, bogie cargo van, long wheelbase railfreight van, empty clay wagons for Marland and BR brake van. Petrockstow to be used for runround. So it's running into Torrington from the north, on the line closest to the station building. Nearer lines in the photo are the goods yard.
  4. You're right, I hadn't noticed the time of day. It would be post and/or newspapers.
  5. Fair point and I don’t know the actual headcode working, but definitely not freight. The main point being the line to Torrington and Meeth closed in 1982 so the clay workings in the table were not from the North Devon line. There are other photos of Dutch liveried split box 37s at Lapford with the UKF fertiliser vans, and also rescuing a DMU at Barnstaple. I'll have a search later.
  6. Backtracking a bit - that's very different! Not sure what a Cargowaggon flat would be used for and there's no hopper wagons in that lineup. Struggling to think where this would be though. 4 track section of line?
  7. Great photo. Likewise i havent seen anything from thst era with 2 trains at Lapford. I do remember discussions about there being a short token for Crediton to Lapford, with a "lock in" facility on the Lapford loop ground frame so that other traffic could pass through. Presumably it would have to get to Crediton or Eggesford before the Lapford frame could be released.
  8. The workings on the Barnstaple line are class 1 and 2, so passengers not freight.
  9. "an unidentified Clayton class 17 powering a crane" Are we really believing that? More likely the other way round! 😉
  10. That looks fantastic. Really convincing. I am convinced Cavalex, Accurascale or Rapido will release new spec models of HBA/HEA hoppers soon. I'd definitely be interested.
  11. Lovely work on the layout overall Alex and the weathering here. I was confused by the raised bonnet at the far end until I realised there's a Toad beyond...🙄
  12. There's a bit more about this on @Graham_Muz 's Canute Quay blog https://southern-railway.com/2023/06/20/the-lager-must-be-mine-grahams-golden-lager-and-a-tenuous-link-to-canute-road-quay/?amp
  13. You need the usher(ette) to come front of house to sell tubs of ice cream 😋
  14. You could start a company with thst name! Oh, wait....
  15. Many thanks for posting up the exhibition images. I doubt we will see so many Rice layouts together again, more's the pity....
  16. Here's a Facebook post of Chapelton on the Exeter to Barnstaple line around 1977. Class 31, 4x BR mk1s (I think SO, BSK, CK, CK) with a CCT bringing up the rear. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10228682334141851&set=gm.5700738233290647&idorvanity=476779799019876
  17. "They peel them with their metal knives Boil them for twenty of their minutes Then they smash them all to bits They are clearly a most primitive people.’
  18. Any ex-SR vans, BR GUV and CCT, outside frame Siphon G and 50ft LMS full brakes are suitable for 1970s and early 1980s. There were Siphon Gs with ETH fittings used for newspapers, usually ran down to Barnstaple on a train around 03.00 from Exeter. There was also a set of Fruit D vans specifically kept for Exeter to Barnstaple parcels traffic labelled as such, with TDB (ie engineers) numbers. Bit strange but a distinctive feature. Edit: I can see you have a Fruit D in the rake already 😁
  19. There was a thread a few years ago about DMU tail traffic which included this post of a Cross Country unit towing a CCT at Caersws on the Cambrian line:
  20. Having backtracked, it looks like that site is no longer working, but my copy of the caption said possibly HAA and HBA so ties in with what Kevin pointed to.
  21. That's really interesting Kevin. Thanks for the Facebook group suggestion. I only joined recently for some local information but that's worth a look. A long way back in this thread I found a picture in the 'Cyberheritage' site of 2 modern hoppers at Barnstaple, possibly for trial to MMeeth. I'll see if I can find it again. PS thanks all for reawakening the thread, always glad of more info 😀
  22. Brilliant matching of colours and tones on main scene with the background. You can't see the join (as Eric Morcambe used to say!)
  23. Here's another, Richmond Walk in Plymouth, the remains of the Stonehouse branch. Slightly confusing due to the shadows from boat masts, but definitely rails in the road. There's a very substantial wall across the route to the left side of the road now! https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cr1a85APQRrBUNkf8
  24. Just seen this one in the Disused Stations group on Facebook. Llangeinor on the Tondu to Blaengarw line. Picture from November 2022, but looking back at older images it's obviously got a lot more overgrown in recent years. Theoretically only 'out of use'! https://maps.app.goo.gl/pVCyZWDbCXmSN6dn8
  25. That's great news if it goes ahead! I'll book a space by the barrier straight away 😉
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