sb67 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Just looked at the thread and what a fantastic layout! I worked in a brewery for nearly 20 years so this is right up my street, great stuff. I love the locos. Steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) Missed this till now. Agree with others. It's a very cleverly designed and presented model. I am sure that lots of exhibition managers would want to invite it. This is the sort of thing that GMRC should be doing. PS: I once drew up a 6 x 4 plan to represent the Burton system. I'm afraid I've not shown it much, I've so far only done local shows or brewery related events. I hope to do more though I'm still getting to grips with how the exhibiting scene works. P.s. would love to see your plan! Edited November 6, 2018 by Woebegone-by-sea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) Just looked at the thread and what a fantastic layout! I worked in a brewery for nearly 20 years so this is right up my street, great stuff. I love the locos. Steve Thanks Steve, which Brewery did you work at? Cheers Joe Edited November 6, 2018 by Woebegone-by-sea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 Latest addition to the fleet is Worthington No 16, which was on display and running at Burton last weekend. Made from a slightly altered Centre Models white metal kit. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) Not my Image, but here's the loco in real life. Edited November 6, 2018 by Woebegone-by-sea 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted November 6, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2018 I worked in a brewery for nearly 20 years so this is right up my street, great stuff. I love the locos. Steve I've never worked in a brewery, but I've helped to keep their shares afloat.... Lovely layout, as I said earlier. Cheers, Dave. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thanks Steve, which Brewery did you work at? Cheers Joe It was Romford Brewery, I was there until it shut then we moved all our distribution to the old Bass Charrington depot in Silvertown. I always used to wonder about the Railway at Romford, there was some inlaid track still there when I worked there. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Another unusual wagon seen on the system was the De-mountable tank, which was used to send beer in bulk. 20180318_172530.jpg Also an unusual addition is this water tank. When many breweries chose to move to burton for the water. Some breweries chose a different method and brought the water to them. Magee Marshal was one such brewery. They used to draw water from wells in burton and tank it back to there brewery. 20180318_172544.jpg I read that one day the tank was emptied of Burton water by mistake en route, and was filled with water from a loco water column & delivered to Magee Marshall's in Bolton. It ruined the brewing "germ" and took months to get production back to normal. Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 That's lovely! I too would like to see some more detailed photos. A late friend and clubmate worked and lived in Burton while the railways were still very active and he often told of traffic chaos due to the multitude of level crossings. It's a long time since Mrs 5050 and I went to the museum but it was very interesting I recall, especially the N gauge model. I have a very old book about the railways called 'Our Model Railway' or similar. Published by Bass I think? I'll dig it out and check. 18 months on and I've found it! Couldn't find it when I first posted but it turned up a couple of days ago when I was looking for something else. Typical! This is it. I'm presuming from the writing on the title page that it was published in 1926 and is in quite good condition for its age. However, it doesn't say which editions of 'Railway Gazette' or 'Railway Magazine' the original articles appeared. Front cover - Title page - I can't remember where I got it from but it was probably in an 'oddments' box on a trade stand at an exhibition. I'm often tempted by odd books like this - especially if the price is right! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 Yes, I've got a copy on myself, a lovely little book. Though I always think a bit of a misleading title. Thanks for digging it out though! The bass Museum did allot of reprints of various books and articles. Theres some fantastic extracts from Barnards volumes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Wow! I cannot believe I haven't spotted this one until now. What a stunning layout. Beer and railways.... you cannot go wrong!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 3 January 2019 at 13:28, 5050 said: 18 months on and I've found it! Couldn't find it when I first posted but it turned up a couple of days ago when I was looking for something else. Typical! This is it. I'm presuming from the writing on the title page that it was published in 1926 and is in quite good condition for its age. However, it doesn't say which editions of 'Railway Gazette' or 'Railway Magazine' the original articles appeared. Front cover - Title page - I can't remember where I got it from but it was probably in an 'oddments' box on a trade stand at an exhibition. I'm often tempted by odd books like this - especially if the price is right! Bet that's a good book, I'd love to find out more about the Romford Brewery railway, tried looking a few years ago but didn't find much. Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 On 10/02/2019 at 09:21, sb67 said: Bet that's a good book, I'd love to find out more about the Romford Brewery railway, tried looking a few years ago but didn't find much. Steve. I have an interesting book brewery railways by Ian P Peaty, I think it covers a bit of romford brewery to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Is that the Ind Coope book? I'll look out for that. Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 On 16/02/2019 at 07:06, sb67 said: Is that the Ind Coope book? I'll look out for that. Steve. This is the book I'm referring to, theres a section of about 5 pages on romford including locos and plans. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Woebegone-by-sea said: This is the book I'm referring to, theres a section of about 5 pages on romford including locos and plans. Thanks for that. I'll put it on my wish list Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 On 02/03/2019 at 13:11, sb67 said: Thanks for that. I'll put it on my wish list Steve. Sadly no longer in print but sometimes crop up on Ebay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 29 minutes ago, Woebegone-by-sea said: Sadly no longer in print but sometimes crop up on Ebay. Ok, thank you I'll keep my eyes open for it. Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woebegone-by-sea Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 On 03/03/2019 at 18:28, sb67 said: Ok, thank you I'll keep my eyes open for it. Steve. Another one worth a read is railway by lines December 2003 a large article about romford brewery. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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