A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[gwrrob]

Lydham and Dinmore Manors strutting their stuff in glorious sunshine in Torbay.

 

 

[St Enodoc]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Lydham and Dinmore Manors strutting their stuff in glorious sunshine in Torbay.

 

 

Proper job beach huts.

[Mulgabill]

12 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Lydham and Dinmore Manors strutting their stuff in glorious sunshine in Torbay.

 

 

 

Surely that train should have been piloted, not banked!

 

Tony

[Brinkly]

Nice to see some proper motive power on that line! 

 

I didn't realise they had a pair of manors! 

 

Kind regards,

Nick.

[gwrrob]

6 minutes ago, Brinkly said:

Nice to see some proper motive power on that line! 

 

I didn't realise they had a pair of manors! 

 

Kind regards,

Nick.

 

Apparently they have that much work in the engineering shop they’ve subcontracted out the overhaul of 5239 Goliath.

[Brinkly]

21 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

Apparently they have that much work in the engineering shop they’ve subcontracted out the overhaul of 5239 Goliath.

 

Well that is good news! Keeps that side of the business going. 

 

 

[St Enodoc]

56 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

Apparently they have that much work in the engineering shop they’ve subcontracted out the overhaul of 5239 Goliath.

Can they make more from their external work than it will cost them to outsource 5239's overhaul? If they can, then why wouldn't their existing customers have saved money and gone to where 5239 is going? I can't quite work it out either way.

[colin penfold]

I suppose if the engineering shop is run as a separate business then Goliath would be on a wait list, and if operationally they needed her overhauled, they might need to go elsewhere to get it when they need it.

 

It's the old conundrum of quality, cost and time. If you're lucky you get 2 out of 3

[Siberian Snooper]

5239 is at Cranmore, home of the  ESR.

 

 

[Tim Dubya]

Plenty of info on the ESR FB page: 

https://www.facebook.com/eastsomersetrailway/

[Captain Kernow]

The lining on that second boiler band is wonky.

 

[toboldlygo]

19 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Lydham and Dinmore Manors strutting their stuff in glorious sunshine in Torbay.

 

 

 

Some expensive real estate those Manor's are going past... 

[toboldlygo]

A couple of reworked Airfix/GMR Wagons in P4. Decals are Powsides & Fox Transfers..

 

 

 

And 6019 King Henry V...

 

 

 

 

She started life as a basket case R3401 GWR Shirtbutton King Charles II...

[Tim Dubya]

talking of the ESR, and one for the fans (?)...

[toboldlygo]

We have a Barney at the moment...

 

[Oldddudders]

1 hour ago, Tim Dubya said:

talking of the ESR, and one for the fans (?)...

Did Barney have a Gail of a time?

[St Enodoc]

10 hours ago, colin penfold said:

I suppose if the engineering shop is run as a separate business then Goliath would be on a wait list, and if operationally they needed her overhauled, they might need to go elsewhere to get it when they need it.

 

It's the old conundrum of quality, cost and time. If you're lucky you get 2 out of 3

That's a fair point Colin. I had assumed that the works was an integral part of the railway itself.

[gwrrob]

More of Lydham Manor, this time crossing Broadsands Viaduct. Taken by the youngest daughter.

[cary hill]

Those Manor shots are certainly more attractive than this clanking ugly brute that caught me by surprise early last month whilst walking the Prom at Goodrington Sands. It would seem to have escaped from the Churnet Valley again.

Edited July 18, 2019 by cary hill

[westerner]

Nothing wrong with big and ugly!

[colin penfold]

10 hours ago, westerner said:

Nothing wrong with big and ugly!

 

I don't remember you being particularly big, Alan.  

[Oldddudders]

1 hour ago, colin penfold said:

 

I don't remember you being particularly big, Alan.  

Come to sunny RMweb. Find out who your friends are. 

[westerner]

I'm a bit smaller (thinner) than when we chatted at Barrow Road a few years ago, Colin, but some say I'm just as ugly.

[81C]

Cop this a 10 week old Manilio will be the size of a shed when adult  

[Limpley Stoker]

5 hours ago, 81C said:

Cop this a 10 week old Manilio will be the size of a shed when adult  

Is his name Barry?