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


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Having slept on it and now being in Good Santa mode, I have thought of a couple of "useful" Christmas gifts which might be suitable for the Finchings:

 

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Does anybody know if the Finchings are ready for "the thrill of fine luggage", as the concept is entirely alien to me ?

 

The luggage is intended to replace the suitcases that the Finchings foolishly pawned in Peterborough to finance their return tickets to the South Hams earlier this year.

 

Buying these "thrilling" luggage items may require a contribution from all thread followers, as I believe they may be expensive American imports.

 

I'm going to have the suitcases inscribed in large characters with " Not permitted for carriage by the L.N.E.R." as a proactive measure to prevent future "eastern excursions".

 

A cheaper "useful" gift:

 

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I'll need to check if either or both of the Finching have dentures, but I am pleased to see that the idea of toothpaste as a Christmas gift is not considered "gimcrack".

 

After an early evening gin drinking session on Brent platform the Finchings were heard singing  "All I want for Christmas is  my two front teeth  a tube of ......."

 

 

 

 

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Cruel in close up but we won't be getting a rtr version anytime soon.Glazing and a guards partition just to do.Wire couplings as inspired by Tony Wright.Will be attached to my rake of siphons in the new year.Gangway end plate is the MJT etch.

 

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I can't be certain but I think Santa thinks I been a 'bad' boy this year.How else do you explain this waiting to pull us this morning on the SVR.

 

More photos to come from the trip and 46444 of this parish might be happy chappy. ;)

 

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A mixture of shots taken out and about.

 

Siphon G 2926 looking in need of some tlc.

 

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How to couple up with an instanter.

 

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Six wheel bogied sleeping car

 

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Coach end detail

 

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It was a case of deja vu this year with 7812 doing the honours on the SVR.Seen here at Arley.

 

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Seen at Kidderminster

 

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I can't be certain but I think Santa thinks I been a 'bad' boy this year.How else do you explain this waiting to pull us this morning on the SVR.

 

 

Santa's actually being helpful by giving you a festive glimpse (or warning?) of SR things to come for Brent.

 

He's spared you the full-on horror of unrestricted SpamCans racing through Brent in 2014 should 2ManySpams decide to take up his Southern running rights.

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'A FAIRYTALE OF THE SOUTH HAMS'

 

It was Christmas Eve babe,in the drunk tank.

 

An old man said to me 'You won't see another one'

 

And then they sang a song,the rare old Dartmoor dew.

 

I turned my face away and dreamed about you.....

 

 

A parcel has arrived probably containing my Christmas present from Denmark of all places. ;) Thanks Mikkel. :good:

 

 

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7804 'Baydon Manor' pulls away from the up platform on one of the last services on this Christmas Eve on a bitterly cold day in South Hams.

 

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Merry Christmas.

 

 

 

 

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Talking of the lovely Finching sisters, they have been contacted to make an appearance at this show.Now I'm wondering how they are going to travel to this show. ;)

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/80171-rmweb-live-1314-september-ricoh-stadium-coventry/

 

I think they may be signing autographs and having their photograph taken with other RMweb celebrites. :jester:

 

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