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

[Captain Kernow]

51 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

Men in Malachite 

Oh, for heaven's sake!

 

And I thought he was going all Cotswolds.

 

[toboldlygo]

29 minutes ago, bgman said:

 

Stinking Bishop !

 

It was that for a time, however the local's got suspicious when tourists started disappearing   

[toboldlygo]

20 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Oh, for heaven's sake!

 

And I thought he was going all Cotswolds.

 

 

Shush how do you know the password?

[Captain Kernow]

6 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

Shush how do you know the password?

I am not in a position to confirm or deny that I do or don't know any password or other secretive or non-secretive types of communication.

 

[gwrrob]

A few photos of a familiar location taken today.

 

[M.I.B]

Please can someone point me in the borrowed 8F direction: I'm looking for details on the 40 Swindon built 8Fs which remained with the Great Western in 46 and 47.  I would like to know if possible the return dates of the last of 4 of them - 36 went back and 4 hung on until Oct 47, and their numbers of course.

 

Many thanks and stay safe.

 

UPDATE:

 

The reply is over on the GWR Rolling Stock pages of RMWeb dates, numbers and allocations.

 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2020 by M.I.B
Update

[BenL]

The info, along with some nice shots, is in GWRJ 51, 'Swindon's '8Fs'' by John Copsey.

 

I think the same info is in one of the appendices at the back of 'The Great Western Eight Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives' by David Maidment.

 

Unfortunately I'm away from my books/GWRJs so can't check for you at the moment.

 

Good luck finding out!

[M.I.B]

Thanks Ben - all of my books except the Lyons Shed Book are in storage.

 

I will pinch your reply and start one up on the GWR rolling stock page too.  

[brianusa]

22 hours ago, gwrrob said:

A few photos of a familiar location taken today.

 

 

Liked it better with trains.  Nice day though!

      Brian.

[brushman47544]

On 10/07/2020 at 21:06, brianusa said:

There doesn't appear to be any sea views from downtown Dawlish anymore, or is there?  Walls, if they do the job, are a solution but they sure don't have the visual appeal of the original area.  Also the cynic in me wonders how it will endure the next 'big one'?

     Brian.

I only wonder how long before the walls are covered in graffiti which puts off the tourists that the local community relies on. 

[gwrrob]

The Pratt’s Spirit tank and the Stoneycombe wagon caught my eye in this lovely photo that the SR followers might recognise the location.

 

[M.I.B]

The two brown stock in the foreground caught my eye.  Long footboards.  Mess vans?

 

But looking at the charabanc behind the signal box, these coaches may be in service.

Edited July 16, 2020 by M.I.B
usual poor spelling

[cary hill]

Braunton? Looks like the same vans?

 

[Tim Dubya]

Yes Braunton!, cheers.

I would say the same day or near that, as both the lswr barrow and 'tut charabanc are present in both pickchas.

 

I would hazard a guess at late 20's / early 30's.

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by Tim Dubya
Pecan pie

[Limpley Stoker]

The camera position is identical so it must be on a tripod - presumably the same day. Are there any more pictures  from the same source?  I’m puzzled by the lower quadrant signal with a black post.

[gwrrob]

10 hours ago, Limpley Stoker said:

The camera position is identical so it must be on a tripod - presumably the same day. Are there any more pictures  from the same source?  I’m puzzled by the lower quadrant signal with a black post.

 

Just back from a few days away in North Devon and saw this board when stopping for refreshments.

 

[toboldlygo]

 

Spotted this line-side today

[gwrrob]

Mrs Honeyman and Peter Hazell's conversation is interrupted by Manor class 7804 Baydon Manor crossing the embankment on an up service.

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

A few more photos of 7804 as we see two new trees added to break the scene and to and try to add something to photos of this area.

 

 

 

[brianusa]

Soon there will be so much foliage that train photography will be impossible and they will all have to be cut down!

Brian

[gwrrob]

Interesting you mention foliage as there’s plenty to be seen here in this railway scene.

 

[gwrrob]

We catch a small prairie, 5551, on the branch  near Tigley Junction.

 

 

[checkrail]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

We catch a small prairie, 5551, on the branch 

Extremely inoffensive I must say.

[gwrrob]

They must have crossed at Gara Bridge as we see another prairie, 4582, on a trip to Kingsbridge with some cattle vans needed for the fair week. This has come from Hackney Sidings and has a Newton toad at the rear. It looks like Bert Grump forgot to change the signal before leaving his box.

 

[KNP]

Nice set of pictures.

Pleased to see someone else has a problem with signals!