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

[mattingleycustom]

Clue number three:

 

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practically giving the game away here!

Ah, one of the eleven, not one of the LMS Crustaceons.

[Captain Kernow]

Should have been knighted for services to railways of the west.

That's very kind, but if the grown ups knew what I really thought sometimes, I think I'd be shot instead!

[2ManySpams]

Clue number three:

 

mystery-04.jpg

 

practically giving the game away here!

Steam engine

[Mallard60022]

Ah, one of the eleven, not one of the LMS Crustaceons.

Yup, it's deffo one of those.

Phil 

[Stubby47]

Steam engine

[Adenoid voice]

A steam engine is a static device, used for, amongst other things, pumping water.

I think what you are referring to is a steam locomotive.

[/Adenoid voice]

[cary hill]

[2ManySpams]

[Adenoid voice]

A steam engine is a static device, used for, amongst other things, pumping water.

I think what you are referring to is a steam locomotive.

[/Adenoid voice]

Appears to be static in the photo.

[Edwardian]

Yes, Trains and Armour, but not the Bachmann version!

[gwrrob]

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It don't look like that but you're warm.

Edited November 6, 2015 by gwrrob

[mattingleycustom]

It don't look like that but you're warm.

They were never blue, always black - there's a joke in there somewhere, I'm sure ...

 

... anyway, Ivo-ways liked them !!!

 

I'll get my coat

[The Stationmaster]

Clue number three:

 

mystery-04.jpg

 

practically giving the game away here!

It's Irish I reckon - they probably used brass shedplates

[Mallard60022]

It's Irish I reckon - they probably used brass shedplates

That's clever. So is it an Irish 'Woolworths'?

P 

[The Stationmaster]

That's clever. So is it an Irish 'Woolworths'?

P 

That's even cleverer - could well be.

[gwrrob]

That's clever. So is it an Irish 'Woolworths'?

P

 

If it was built today it would be Poundland but it's not an Irish engine.

[Trains&armour]

For those of you with no clue....

 

[gwrrob]

For those of you with no clue....

 

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Another first for this thread then....

[The Stationmaster]

For those of you with no clue....

 

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But they had railways in Ireland.

[bgman]

Another first for this thread then....

Let's get back to the original company......

As winter draws in any ideas where this is ?

 

 

Clue: taken many years ago

[Mallard60022]

Let's get back to the original company......

As winter draws in any ideas where this is ?

 

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Clue: taken many years ago

maybe.

Phil

[NHY 581]

Let's get back to the original company......

As winter draws in any ideas where this is ?

image.jpeg

Clue: taken many years ago

Lillehammer.

[Neal Ball]

Will there be trains running this weekend Robin?

 

Hopefully something of the right shade of green :-)

[cary hill]

 

1891 Great Blizzard

 

 

Apparently the stranded passengers had to go on a rhino hunt as there was beggar all to eat and drink in Brent.

 

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

Will there be trains running this weekend Robin?

 

Hopefully something of the right shade of green :-)

There will be something black and a coal train comprising of my well weathered wagons.

[Neal Ball]

How about this snaking through Brent?

 

 

Admittedly it's not green - just worthy - good enough reason.

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104731-locomotion-fgw-class-43-harry-patch-we-will-remember-them/

 

I see at http://www.locomotionmodels.comthat the Hornby KGV has now sold out.

[gwrrob]

This great view has been shewn before and this John Alsop photo has the trees I need clear as daylight on the right.The engine would be harder to model though....