SOS Junction. If anything happens would someone wake me up please..

[Mallard60022]

Like this.....

[TheSignalEngineer]

Looking through Trains Illustrated for info about the short stay of Standard 2MTt tanks at 72A i found a report of a landslip on the GWR line which resulted in five trains being diverted via Basingstoke and Exeter Central on Saturday 26th August 1961. The workings concerned in the report were

• 8.25am Paddington - Penzance behind Modified Hall 6973
• 9.30am Paddington - Newquay   D818
• 8.15am Perranporth - Paddington   D826
• 9.20am St. Ives - Paddington   D852
• Up Cornish Riviera Express   D867

Apparently similar workings took place on the following Saturday. Railway Magazine had a picture of D810 at Crewkerne on the Perranporth - Paddington train.

 

[Mallard60022]

13 hours ago, TheSignalEngineer said:

Looking through Trains Illustrated for info about the short stay of Standard 2MTt tanks at 72A i found a report of a landslip on the GWR line which resulted in five trains being diverted via Basingstoke and Exeter Central on Saturday 26th August 1961. The workings concerned in the report were

• 8.25am Paddington - Penzance behind Modified Hall 6973
• 9.30am Paddington - Newquay   D818
• 8.15am Perranporth - Paddington   D826
• 9.20am St. Ives - Paddington   D852
• Up Cornish Riviera Express   D867

Apparently similar workings took place on the following Saturday. Railway Magazine had a picture of D810 at Crewkerne on the Perranporth - Paddington train.

 

Oh yes thanks, I had seen that and there are several other nice incidents, especially in 1960, that gives me true Rule 1 opportunities. Very juicy stuff coming through; going up we even had a Spam on the Riviera on one occasion! Coming down, the Devonian behind a 63XX 2.6.0! Good old TI Motive Power Miscellany eh?

P

[Mallard60022]

This self isolating lark is helpful and only two days to go now thank goodness. I have cheated a couple of times, however, I am not one of the 4 'mystery' infectious ones in Notts.

Thus, time has been spent sniffing Liquid Poly.

 

 

The 'Taunton Concrete' is one of my Cambrian Kits and the wagon is something Mr. G. Fritters needed to see Up the Junction at some time. It is supposed to be  a China Clay Hoody (Ratio), however the Hoody bit is going to be a bit of a test of my patience and it may just be an 'empty'.

As for the 'Concrete', it is an OK kit but needed some adjustment. CBA to replacer the buffers yet as they look OK for now and it would only appear once in a blue moon when some replacement cable ducting was being installed local to SJ.

This version is based on one shown on Mr Bartlett's excellent pages and the Chain 'Pockets' are only going on this side for now. The brake gear is correct for this wagon too and proves that it is really necessary to work from a picture wherever possible as there is a choice of Brake Gear. As they were only converted in 1960 I am not going to 'distress' it, just weather it after painting of course.

That's a D2405 for a Two Set sitting behind the plassi kits and the peeky blinder to the right is one end of my Mike's Models Ballast Plough that really needs finishing

[Clive Mortimore]

Yo Phil bloke

 

My mate when he built Pengwynn Crossing  he had a rake of them there Ratio clayhoods. He used model aircraft tissue for the hoods  painted with a concoction of liquid plastic solvent with disolved plastic sprue in it. It dries making the tissue a hard bit of plastic/tissue composite.  I might even have the article on how he done it in my wagon files folders. 

 

A fing to watch out for is the axle boxes, Ratio chose one of the very very few that had roller bearings not oil ones. Bachmann research copied the Ratio ones. Better off mounting the body on a Parkside 9ft mineral wagon chassis. 

[Mallard60022]

6 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Yo Phil bloke

 

My mate when he built Pengwynn Crossing  he had a rake of them there Ratio clayhoods. He used model aircraft tissue for the hoods  painted with a concoction of liquid plastic solvent with disolved plastic sprue in it. It dries making the tissue a hard bit of plastic/tissue composite.  I might even have the article on how he done it in my wagon files folders. 

 

A fing to watch out for is the axle boxes, Ratio chose one of the very very few that had roller bearings not oil ones. Bachmann research copied the Ratio ones. Better off mounting the body on a Parkside 9ft mineral wagon chassis. 

Wot's an axle box Clive?

[Clive Mortimore]

1 hour ago, Mallard60022 said:

Wot's an axle box Clive?

The interface between the bits that go roundy roundy and the static bits that wouldn't move without the roundy roundy gubbins. It is also where the bearings are located.

 

 

That nice Mr Bartlet has some photos of clayhoods on his site. Most have an oil axle box.

Edited March 8, 2020 by Clive Mortimore

[Mallard60022]

11 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

The interface between the bits that go roundy roundy and the static bits that wouldn't move without the roundy roundy gubbins. It is also where the bearings are located.

 

 

That nice Mr Bartlet has some photos of clayhoods on his site. Most have an oil axle box.

Ah, so no relation to Axle Rose then?

They be those things that were painted yellow on tenders behind and trailing Bogie trucks then? 

I could file them down I suppose and use some spares from  a dead one. CIBA? Doubt it, however I am immensely impressed with your knowledge of this subject and thank you from the heart of my bottom.

I must be more aware as I have noted your advice on wagons/vans in another thread where more that two wires are required.

Can't stop, on my way to the newsagents to pick up my supplies of yesterday's Sunday Mail, Weekend Telegraph and Sunday Times as 'specialist use' emergency paper. 

Toodle pip,

Ar$£

[Welchester]

33 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Can't stop, on my way to the newsagents to pick up my supplies of yesterday's Sunday Mail, Weekend Telegraph and Sunday Times as 'specialist use' emergency paper. 

 

 

Better make sure they're not already covered with faecal matter.

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

14 minutes ago, Bishop of Welchester said:

 

Better make sure they're not already covered with faecal matter.

 

Too late, they're all full of it

[eastwestdivide]

1 hour ago, Mallard60022 said:

Can't stop, on my way to the newsagents to pick up my supplies of yesterday's Sunday Mail, Weekend Telegraph and Sunday Times as 'specialist use' emergency paper

No change from normal then.

[jbg]

Just an observation on the Ratio Clay wagon mentioned earlier. The Hoody bit wasn’t introduced until 1974. Prior to that the loaded wagons would have simply used wagon sheets/tarpaulins when full. Hope that makes the build simpler for a 1960’s timeframe!

[Captain Kernow]

CTMK decided this morning that she's had enough of the occasional bit of 'tinny' noise coming from our TV speakers and said that we were going down to Currys to get a sound bar.

 

I was just about to compose an erudite form of words, but she told me that it was not the same as a sound bite.

 

Apparently you can't even nibble on a sound bar.

 

Anyway, the item was purchased for about the price of one and a half Pecketts and brought home, with much handwashing on re-entering the house (if nothing else, to remove all the hand gel I put on, prior to entering Currys).

 

And of course, exactly as I predicted (to myself only, I don't dare utter such things aloud these days), these things are far too complicated for their (and our) own good.

 

I found it necessary to retire upstairs for a while, to allow her to get to grips with the new item (although I did manage to put it on top of the TV cabinet and plug it in).

 

Despite the yoof in Currys assuring us that it will override the TV speakers when it's switched on, he didn't make it clear that we would now be using another remote alongside that for the TV.

 

When I dared to come back downstairs, she said that she'd got it working. Attempts to explain it to me consisted of saying, just turn this on, press that button and you'll be fine.

 

She was always better at technology than me and she can cook a mean GF granola but her pannier knowledge is rubbish.

 

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

I was tempted to buy a soundbar, but ended up turning captions on.  I found I need them anyway, because no matter how loud the tv gets, i still can't understand what anyone is saying....

[Captain Kernow]

Oh, and this sucks, in my view - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-51803164

 

Shame on Exeter Chiefs!

 

[bigwordsmith]

48 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

CTMK decided this morning that she's had enough of the occasional bit of 'tinny' noise coming from our TV speakers and said that we were going down to Currys to get a sound bar.

 

I was just about to compose an erudite form of words, but she told me that it was not the same as a sound bite.

 

Apparently you can't even nibble on a sound bar.

 

Anyway, the item was purchased for about the price of one and a half Pecketts and brought home, with much handwashing on re-entering the house (if nothing else, to remove all the hand gel I put on, prior to entering Currys).

 

And of course, exactly as I predicted (to myself only, I don't dare utter such things aloud these days), these things are far too complicated for their (and our) own good.

 

I found it necessary to retire upstairs for a while, to allow her to get to grips with the new item (although I did manage to put it on top of the TV cabinet and plug it in).

 

Despite the yoof in Currys assuring us that it will override the TV speakers when it's switched on, he didn't make it clear that we would now be using another remote alongside that for the TV.

 

When I dared to come back downstairs, she said that she'd got it working. Attempts to explain it to me consisted of saying, just turn this on, press that button and you'll be fine.

 

She was always better at technology than me and she can cook a mean GF granola but her pannier knowledge is rubbish.

 

 

Your story reminds me of that excellent tale by Flanders & Swann 'A song of reproduction' , which I always called 'High Fidelity.

 

Enjoy...

 

[Mallard60022]

That Chiefs bloke looks like he could do with a diet experience, preferably one that involves removing the head so that no more lard can be shovelled into the rest if him. What a complete Barsteward.

21 hours ago, jbg said:

Just an observation on the Ratio Clay wagon mentioned earlier. The Hoody bit wasn’t introduced until 1974. Prior to that the loaded wagons would have simply used wagon sheets/tarpaulins when full. Hope that makes the build simpler for a 1960’s timeframe!

I did not know that, so wonderful news. I now have the perfect excuse to allow said wagon to be shunted at SJ and for Madame Sloleeturnee, the Potter from Shute,  to call in with her trusty Morris 8 Van and collect her order from down that Kernow place and continue the production of her exclusive, china plates of distinction, and then to sell said items at the local Market in Axminster. Lovely.

Merci Buckets jbg.

Ar$£

Edited March 10, 2020 by Mallard60022

[devonseasider]

Wouldn't it be lovely if, even for only 1 game, the Exeter Chiefs' fans stuck up a finger or two & said something like "well, that's compassion for one of our long-term sponsors who've fallen on hard times".

 

[devonseasider]

9 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

and for Madame Sloleeturnee, the Potter from Shute

 

I think it more likely that you would find a potty rather than a potter in Shute, but I know what you're trying to say.

 

 

[St Enodoc]

16 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

Oh, and this sucks, in my view - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-51803164

 

Shame on Exeter Chiefs!

 

As usual, we have someone understands cost, might just understand price but has no idea of value.

 

I wonder how some of his other sponsors will react to this...

[Joseph_Pestell]

41 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

As usual, we have someone understands cost, might just understand price but has no idea of value.

 

I wonder how some of his other sponsors will react to this...

 

I know that I am a bit of a traditionalist where the professional game is concerned. But this truly a sad day for the game. I have great admiration for the success of Exeter Chiefs over recent years but that achievement has come mainly from great local support. To treat such local supporters like this is disgraceful and ultimately will be counterproductive.

 

I don't think that the ground was full so the cost to the club of honouring these tickets would have been negligible.

[bgman]

19 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

Oh, and this sucks, in my view - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-51803164

 

Shame on Exeter Chiefs!

 

 

Whilst I agree about honouring the tickets and the sad demise of Flybe and its affect on the staff I would also add that being "local" to the ground and using the same station that many of the so called "fans" use it isn't much fun seeing and hearing their foul language when disembarking to watch the game.

 

A substantial amount of them arrive and depart having consumed a reasonable amount of alcohol and there are quite a few who discard the plastic drinking vessels with the Chiefs logo on them onto the tracks rather than into the waste bins on the station.

 

Sadly I have found nothing but ignorance amongst many who attend the games, unlike Exeter City football followers where I don't see this attitude both inside and outside of the venue.

 

 

 

Just saying.

 

G

 

p.s. I used to help run an under 15's side at a local rugby club years ago and they we always polite off the pitch and having met many of them now they have grown up they have carried that through I'm pleased to say.

[Mallard60022]

Enough of this Another Bloody Sunday and Sweet FA talk (was that not a great bit of TV Drama?).
Shamed by that Punky  Morty, I have just replaced the Roller Bearing Axle Box Covers on the Ratio Clay Hood. I dug out some Oil Box Covers I had in my box of useless plastic bits, applied the Xurons and the Liquid Poly and lo they be altered. Not posting any pics as they won't be the correct type, but they do look more like the real thing now.

P

 

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

5 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

 applied the Xurons and the Liquid Poly and lo they be altered.

 

Made me wince that did

[Mallard60022]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said:

 

Made me wince that did

I am practising my strategy for removing parts affected by Carona. I am a little concerned about sniffing the Poly though as it's beak can give you a nasty nip.

Now, the question for today is, do I actually set up the work bench for a production line of Walruses?

Ar$£