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

[brianusa]

But alas it's not only horribly fake but wrong.  Mind you I suppose if you're going to get something wrong you might as well go for broke and get three wrongs instead of one.

 

At least as far as it's close colleague is concerned the actual signal is correct - even if, as with the other one, its use is incorrect.

 

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Is there anything in the book of rules describing correct placement of signals?

 

Brian.

[St Enodoc]

Only if someone stumps up for the petrol plus a single room in the Premier Inn near Gretna Green.

Only a single at Gretna Green?????

[The Stationmaster]

Is there anything in the book of rules describing correct placement of signals?

 

Brian.

 

There are numerous sources - the problem is sorting out the wheat (the ones that are accurate and helpful) from the chaff (the ones that are either just plain wrong or so badly written they might as well have not bothered).  Regrettably there are far more of the latter than there are of the former.

[Siberian Snooper]

Only a single at Gretna Green?????

 

As far as I am aware Premier Inns only supply a single, double bed in their rooms.

[colin penfold]

a single, double bed

 

Oxymoron ?????   )

[Siberian Snooper]

OK, for the pedantic 1 double bed.

[Coach bogie]

Here's a bit of S&T porn for you this morning. Thanks to MSE and the info from our irrepressible duck - cheers Phil.

 

 An here is another one. Good morning all

 

 

Mike Wiltshire

[mattingleycustom]

OK, for the pedantic 1 double bed.

 

There was a double bed and a single in the room when I stayed in Caernarfon recently.

[gwrrob]

 An here is another one. Good morning all

 

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Mike Wiltshire

 

I wonder how much that would cost to get built as a commission.

[The Stationmaster]

 An here is another one. Good morning all

 

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Mike Wiltshire

 

Welcome to Exeter, and a very nice example of a large Reading bracket structure (Exeter Middle Down Main Home Signal).  

 

One amusing aside on this signal is that the SRS diagram shows the other worked distant as motor worked and the one that is motor worked as mechanical while an oddity compared with more common Reading practice is that the subs for the through lines are only Calling On signals although that in reality means the original arrangement was never altered in later years and presumably there would only have been two types of acceptance although the Warning might well have been permitted by administered by hand signal.

 

And as Rob says a model built to order would come rather pricey - 10 worked arms could get rather complicated!  Good job he isn't nodding to Exeter!

Edited October 16, 2016 by The Stationmaster

[Stephen Freeman]

Welcome to Exeter, and a very nice example of a large Reading bracket structure (Exeter Middle Down Main Home Signal).  

 

One amusing aside on this signal is that the SRS diagram shows the other worked distant as motor worked and the one that is motor worked as mechanical while an oddity compared with more common Reading practice is that the subs for the through lines are only Calling On signals although that in reality means the original arrangement was never altered in later years and presumably there would only have been two types of acceptance although the Warning might well have been permitted by administered by hand signal.

 

And as Rob says a model built to order would come rather pricey - 10 worked arms could get rather complicated!  Good job he isn't nodding to Exeter!

Can't imagine anyone having a layout requiring such a signal and if they have, then they won't be worrying about the cost. Actually the signal in itself is that not that bad per arm considering (with certain provisos), but making it all work down below could get a bit expensive, especially if working lights were the order of the day.

[colin penfold]

I wonder how much that would cost to get built as a commission.

 

The Rolls Royce principle.

 

If you have to ask..........

[gwrrob]

Meanwhile footage has emerged of the Finching Sister's afternoon tea yesterday.

 

[bgman]

Meanwhile footage has emerged of the Finching Sister's afternoon tea yesterday.

 

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OY! Let's be quite clear, I don't hang about with women and certainly DONT drink gin !

 

[NHY 581]

Meanwhile footage has emerged of the Finching Sister's afternoon tea yesterday.

 

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Indeed. Apparently last nights events started off as a meeting to discuss the funding of a new roof for the vestry with the Very Reverend Dick Twicenightly. From there it was downhill all the way to the bottom of the bottle.

Rev Twicenightly was unavailable for comment today. However, his housekeeper Trixie Amplebaps issued a statement. Miss Amplebaps stated that the Reverend had awoken this morning complaining of stiffness and a throbbing head.

She apologised on behalf of the Reverend and stated he should be able to resume his normal activities later today. She assured parishioners that he was in good hands and despite everything he was smiling and looking forward to getting up.

 

Here we see the Reverend in happier times.

 

Rob.

[gwrrob]

Back to reality and we see 5551 arriving at Brent.

 

 

 

 

[colin penfold]

nice double ground signal

[gwrrob]

nice double ground signal

A Dart Castings item that due to my paint job is crueler in close up than it deserves.

 

[gwrrob]

Modelu lamp painted and lens added.

 

 

 

 

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

Trixie Amplebaps 

 

I definitely dated her at Art School....

[81C]

I definitely dated her at Art School....

So did everybody else. 

[colin penfold]

I definitely dated her at Art School....

Easel, eh?

[Trains&armour]

I married a girl from Art school 

[gwrrob]

More shots of Stephen's excellent work.

 

 

[Mallard60022]

I married a lady from a nice school; it was approved.

Philth