Ashburton

[D9020 Nimbus]

My mistake — I forgot that Ashburton ever had trains at it in the preservation era. The extemporised coaling facility should have been a clue. Though the colour in the photo does still look a bit "off" — almost as if it has been colourised.

[Danemouth]

1 hour ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

My mistake — I forgot that Ashburton ever had trains at it in the preservation era. The extemporised coaling facility should have been a clue. Though the colour in the photo does still look a bit "off" — almost as if it has been colourised.

Many of my slides from that era have faded as that one appears to have done. Once scanned with Vuescan they needed a final tweek in Lightroom

 

Dave

[The Johnster]

Somebody over on the Dapol Autocoach thread asked if one (Diagram N) had ever appeared at Ashburton.  Any takers here?  Newton Abbott allocation if there was one?

[jim.snowdon]

On 19/03/2023 at 22:45, Morello Cherry said:

 

I was surprised the first time I barred a loco out of a shed (albeit a narrow gauge engine) as to how easy it was to get it moving

Until it meets a curve. Been there, done that and had to fetch a locomotive to shift it, and it was an empty bogie wagon with roller bearings.