woodenhead Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: WOT? He needs the space for a 50 and some mk2 coaches for his NSE O gauge SW mainline adventure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, woodenhead said: He needs the space for a 50 and some mk2 coaches for his NSE O gauge SW mainline adventure. In the days when Exeter was in the South East of England. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted February 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2020 5 hours ago, woodenhead said: He needs the space for a 50 and some mk2 coaches for his NSE O gauge SW mainline adventure. Ah this must be for the new 7mm Clapham Junction model, in AP's south coast mansion I hear on the grapevine, floor 3 is all O gauge, while the vehicular all weather cover lean-to (known to you and me as a garage) is for 4mm adventures .... or was that thee gauges on floor O, pushed into the vehicle stabling area? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On eBay? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 7 hours ago, woodenhead said: He needs the space for a 50 and some mk2 coaches for his NSE O gauge SW mainline adventure. I can dream, haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: In the days when Exeter was in the South East of England. I never understood that either, and when did South East become NORTH of the Thames? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 51 minutes ago, puck said: On eBay? Yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted February 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, Andrew P said: I never understood that either, and when did South East become NORTH of the Thames? Several counties are in the South East but north of the Thames: Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Essex (which should be East Anglia perhaps) and, of course, most of London. Bedfordshire is also counted as South East but my dad, from Bedford, always considered it to be South Midlands. Under modern boundaries (post 1974, 1972 Local Govt Act), even parts of Surrey are north of the Thames. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Joseph_Pestell said: Several counties are in the South East but north of the Thames: Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Essex (which should be East Anglia perhaps) and, of course, most of London. Bedfordshire is also counted as South East but my dad, from Bedford, always considered it to be South Midlands. Under modern boundaries (post 1974, 1972 Local Govt Act), even parts of Surrey are north of the Thames. Hold on being born and brought up in Bedford I can vouch that even Bedford doesn't know where it is. It is not in the south midlands, it is not in East Anglia and it is not in the south. I believe it to be the center of the universe but quite a few knowledgeable and clever people try to prove it isn't. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted February 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: Hold on being born and brought up in Bedford I can vouch that even Bedford doesn't know where it is. It is not in the south midlands, it is not in East Anglia and it is not in the south. I believe it to be the center of the universe but quite a few knowledgeable and clever people try to prove it isn't. The problem with counting Bedfordshire as the South Midlands is Luton - only 30 miles from London. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Joseph_Pestell said: The problem with counting Bedfordshire as the South Midlands is Luton - only 30 miles from London. No Luton is a problem, so I am told. When I first joined the army the others called me a cockney because I didn't have a northern accent, a Cockney from Bedford ? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: No Luton is a problem, so I am told. When I first joined the army the others called me a cockney because I didn't have a northern accent, a Cockney from Bedford ? When I first moved to Swad, my new work colleges called me a Cockney because of my accent, I tried hard to explain that my accent was PURE DEVON, and I'm a Pasty muncher, but they still insisted I was from souf of the Thames and an Ex Barrow Boy. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Yet another un used image, this time of the Thumper in the Station. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 The Thumper waits for the Signal to depart to Fareham and then on to Portsmouth & Southsea Station. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 I took the opportunity to take a few more pics this morning before PG is delivered to it's new Home. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 I have to say I'm pleased with the pics on here from this morning, as we see a short Goods arriving from Gosport. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Yet another shot of the incoming working from Gosport. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 I will be advertising the Thumper in a few days, it's only worked the six foot of the line a few times to test things. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2020 Hi Andy, I like the thumper. Good luck on the sale. Cheers, Ade. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Andrew P said: I will be advertising the Thumper in a few days, it's only worked the six foot of the line a few times to test things. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Adrian Stevenson said: Hi Andy, I like the thumper. Good luck on the sale. Cheers, Ade. Thanks Ade, hope to see you again soon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Clive Mortimore said: Yes I AGREE. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmoordave Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Hi Andy Just stumbled across your thread and out of curiosity, could you tell me the make of ballast you used please? Many thanks exmoordave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 hours ago, exmoordave said: Hi Andy Just stumbled across your thread and out of curiosity, could you tell me the make of ballast you used please? Many thanks exmoordave Hi Dave, the main is a mix of Gaugemaster N Gauge and Woodlands Scenics fine Buff, (I cant remember the number now I'm afraid), the reason I've added the Buff is lighten it a bit, as I find G/M dry's a bit dark. I've also added some Fine Cinders to what would be the Coal Siding. I hope that helps Dave. This shot taken from my Argyle Street Layout shows the Gaugemaster N Ballast as it comes, again, Cinders have been added in some areas but NO BUFF. Here we see the Fruit Van being collected for departure later. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip-griffiths Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 04/02/2020 at 09:00, Clive Mortimore said: No Luton is a problem, so I am told. When I first joined the army the others called me a cockney because I didn't have a northern accent, a Cockney from Bedford ? When I lived in Buckingham, it was clear it had an identity crisis. It was at the far end of the county nearly as far as you could get from London, dominated by Milton Keynes. The ultility companies couldn't decide where we were. We had our water from Anglia, our electricity from East Midlands, ITV was Central, BBC was South East, Thames Valley Police, Southern Gas. When you went shopping it was a toss up between Northampton (was good back then), MK or Oxford. Aylesbury was never considered - jumped up newcomer that stole the county town title.... South Midlands was a good title for it. I can understand Bedford not knowing what it was. Bed-Pan line certainly pulls it into London's orbit. we had to get in a car and go to MK, Aylesbury or Bicester to commute into London. Now Brackley, only a few miles up the road, over the border in Northants, felt much more like a South Midlands town. When I drove down to my parents, I'd pass through Anyho, Deddington, Chipping Norton and Stow. Brackley felt/looked more like those towns than Buckingham did. regards 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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