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

[Waraqah]

1 hour ago, Mallard60022 said:

I think there was a record called In a Forest? Was it The Cure? On phone so CBA to do a search. Love the wagons Rob.

For those of you with time on your hands; all 13 1/2 minutes of it...

 

 

[colin penfold]

I don't know what that's supposed to be a cure for, but I'd rather have the illness...………..

[Clive Mortimore]

30 minutes ago, Waraqah said:

For those of you with time on your hands; all 13 1/2 minutes of it...

 

 

Excellent, much better then listening to the news at lunch time.

[Mallard60022]

Why are Bass players always weird?

A. Snaredrum.

[Tim Dubya]

6 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Why are Bass players always weird?

A. Snaredrum.

 

Oh, I don't know...

[Siberian Snooper]

12 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Why are Bass players always weird?

A. Snaredrum.

 

I wouldn't have called the Ox weird, John Entwhistle, or Jack Bruce for that matter. The proprietor of the Model Shop in Exeter is a bass player. Norman Watt-Roy is adifferent kettle of fish.

 

 

[gwrrob]

Nothing weird this afternoon as we see some pannier action. 9717 takes the branch B set off to Kingsbridge.

 

[Tony Wright]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Nothing weird this afternoon as we see some pannier action. 9717 takes the branch B set off to Kingsbridge.

 

Being pedantic, Rob,

 

Unless the GWR had a fundamentally different arrangement for describing its trains, your lovely little loco and B set appears to be a 'pick-up goods'.

 

I'd say that's weird!

 

I do enjoy this layout thread. Unlike on my own trainset, it would appear that everything in/on it is all your own work. I commend you. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

Edited September 9, 2019 by Tony Wright
to clarify a point

[gwrrob]

12 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

Being pedantic, Rob,

 

Unless the GWR had a fundamentally different arrangement for describing its trains, your lovely little loco and B set appears to be a 'pick-up goods'.

 

I'd say that's weird!

 

 

Of course you're right Tony but in my defence the loco is on loan from a friend. I shall change it immediately if not sooner.

[gwrrob]

Loco lamp position corrected and we see a few more shots of pannier 9717 on the branch. A pair of gangers, Augustus and Arthur, stand back to let it pass.

 

[KNP]

Looking good...….

No steps down to beach yet then!

[gwrrob]

1 minute ago, KNP said:

Looking good...….

No steps down to beach yet then!

 

They're on my list, honest guv.

[KNP]

OK, I suppose you have been busy getting the lamps in the right position.....!

 

Hopefully these will help those already stranded on the beach!

 

[Siberian Snooper]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Loco lamp position corrected and we see a few more shots of pannier 9717 on the branch. A pair of gangers, Augustus and Arthur, stand back to let it pass.

 

 

Not quite,  the lamp position is centre top, in this case on top of the smoke box. thecurrent position is for a light engine.  Sorry for being a pedant.

 

 

[gwrrob]

3 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said:

 

Not quite,  the lamp position is centre top, in this case on top of the smoke box. thecurrent position is for a light engine.  Sorry for being a pedant.

 

 

 

I thought either centre position was correct .

[Siberian Snooper]

Sorry to disillusion you,  but if you Google warickshire railways.com and click on the Misc tab you should find the list which covers  from 1914 to 1936 or Google GW loco lamp positions for later  than that. Auto coaches didn't have brackets to display proper lamp codes and so used the lower position.

 

Not able to do the links,  sorry.

 

 

[gwrrob]

13 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said:

 and click on the Misc tab you should find the list which covers  from 1914 to 1936 or Google GW loco lamp positions for later  than that. 

 

 

[Oldddudders]

2 hours ago, KNP said:

OK, I suppose you have been busy getting the lamps in the right position.....!

 

Hopefully these will help those already stranded on the beach!

 

Nah - just wait for the tide to come in, then they can step onto land!

[KNP]

This is the one I've been using as it is post 1936

 

 

[Siberian Snooper]

No excuses now for having the wrong lamps, with the two above posts that cover most of the GW "narrow gauge" period. and I don't think there was much change in the BR(W) period until the buzz boxes got the high intensity headlight(s).

 

 

[St Enodoc]

1 hour ago, Siberian Snooper said:

No excuses now for having the wrong lamps, with the two above posts that cover most of the GW "narrow gauge" period. and I don't think there was much change in the BR(W) period until the buzz boxes got the high intensity headlight(s).

 

 

1950 (from memory) saw a number of changes to consolidate the former companies' practices.

 

Edit: May 1950 according to The Stationmaster, who is usually right:

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2019 by St Enodoc

[gwrrob]

7 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said:

No excuses now for having the wrong lamps, with the two above posts that cover most of the GW "narrow gauge" period. 

 

 

Having had my ar@e kicked metaphorically I'm rather hoping it's third time lucky with 9717 here.

 

 

 

[colin penfold]

Caption competition for photo 1

 

Augustus  "Has he got the lamp right this time?"

 

Arthur  " I don't know, I can't look!"

 

Augustus "But I thought you were the look-out  "

[KNP]

Very illuminating...

All this talk of lamps has left me a bit light head.....

 

[gwrrob]

Augustus. " Fancy a pint in the Packhouse Arthur, all this graft has given me a thirst."

 

Arthur." I read on RMweb from that Captain character that it's a salubrious establishment that's best avoided."

 

Augustus."  Don't believe everything you read online, it's your round and mine's a pint of scrumpy."