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

[Captain Kernow]

Sprouts.

There is hope, at last, that senior NHS clinicians will finally recognise this condition and work to establish a longer-lasting cure.

[gwrrob]

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/69664-a-nod-to-brent/page-1017&do=findComment&comment=2797659

 

Long time followers of this thread may remember my post last year after I'd given my Slimrail's pigeon van a coat of BR crimson.

 

For completeness we see it here after Glenn of this parish finished the numbering and weathering. This will now join my '57 parcels train after sorting some couplings for it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

 

[Captain Kernow]

Always a pleasure to see black engines and maroon coaching or parcels stock on ANTB.

 

Always a great pleasure.

[toboldlygo]

Always a pleasure to see black engines and maroon coaching or parcels stock on ANTB.

 

Always a great pleasure.

 

There's more to come

[Northroader]

Panniers are nice, aren’t they?

[ian]

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You'd have thought those trees would have grown in the intervening years...

[Siberian Snooper]

Creme de Menthe, Spammers, Creme de Menthe.

According to Billy Connolly, that's what the Pope drinks and is thus carried around in a chair.

[St Enodoc]

According to Billy Connolly, that's what the Pope drinks and is thus carried around in a chair.

It's also the best preventive medicine for seasickness (creme de menthe that is, not being carried round in a chair).

[gwrrob]

There's more to come

 

Here's my black pannier again, 9678, on a down stopping train comprising of my kit built Collett stock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More anon.

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bgman]

Ahhh....A Pannier thank you !

[westerner]

I like the view under the bridge.

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[toboldlygo]

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Nice bridge, it's very similar to the one at Kingston Station.

[gwrrob]

 the one at Kingston.

 

Jamaica.  

[brushman47544]

Jamaica.

 

It does look like a kit...

[toboldlygo]

Jamaica.

 

I make a damn fine Jamaican Ginger Cake, but the Kingston I'm talking about is the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

[bgman]

Jamaica.

 

 

No, I think Robs wife did all on her own ! Boom Boom !

 

B.Brush

[Mallard60022]

Apologies, completely OT.

This one is creeping into political bents with some of the usual suspects involved. Worth poppiung a hand grenade in there; I'm seriously tempted........

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/134109-daily-mail-article-not-good-press-for-kent-and-east-sussex/page-2&do=findComment&comment=3163373

[Siberian Snooper]

Apologies, completely OT.

This one is creeping into political bents with some of the usual suspects involved. Worth poppiung a hand grenade in there; I'm seriously tempted........

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/134109-daily-mail-article-not-good-press-for-kent-and-east-sussex/page-2&do=findComment&comment=3163373

Go on, you know you want to!

[gwrrob]

Stephen Freeman has made me the tubular signal mentioned last week for trains leaving the up fiddle yard and here it is in a potential position awaiting confirmation from those who know more than me on signal placement.

 

 

 

 

[bgman]

And an admiring glance from the chap on the bank too !

 

G

[toboldlygo]

And an admiring glance from the chap on the bank too !

 

G

 

Either that or he's drunk too much Cider   

[KNP]

Notice you have turned it slightly to face the route in question.

To me, and I wait to be advised by those who know more on the subject, but that seems to me the correct orientation.