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

[The Stationmaster]

Found this while wandering through a rather excellent little photo site- stations etc are arranged in alphabetical order and there is even a pic of S**t*n Jcn (with diseasal railcar at the branch platform).

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/110691393@N07/12186853495/in/album-72157638438054524/

Edited October 16, 2016 by The Stationmaster

[colin penfold]

Blimey Rob, nearly 600,000 views - more then Ebay Madness!!!!!

 

[brianusa]

Possibly the main reason for these numbers is the variety of the site.  Certainly a lot of SB to justify the title, but a lot of other interesting items ( I was going to write tit bits but thought better of it!) that won't be found on those irritating sites that don't allow wandering off subject.

 

Brian.

[gwrrob]

Blimey Rob, nearly 600,000 views - more then Ebay Madness!!!!!

 

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ANTB madness.

[Mulgabill]

It has often been said - a prarie rarely offends.

 

WE SHALL SEE

 

 

But today was its last day in service before a rebuild, well thats my excuse.

(And at least if you can all see it, it would suggest I've found a way around my computers intransigence re: uploading photos). So I'll be heading over to my thread out of the way, to catch up.

 

Good evening

 

 

[7TunnelShunter]

 

 

 

 

Well as it is morning here ... a Prairie and a heavy Freight tank...

[81C]

Red Prairie PAH. 

[Mallard60022]

Red Prairie PAH. 

Red Pannier 

 

Edited October 17, 2016 by Mallard60022

[6892 Oakhill Grange]

Red Pannier 

 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/H'Angus_the_Monkey.jpg/160px-H'Angus_the_Monkey.jpg

Pulling a red horse box.

[gwrrob]

SWMBO reckons they look like Rice Crispies but here's a nice casting from Ten Commandments for an item that the Kingsbridge branch moved in tons.

 

Humbrol base coat.

 

 

Weathered.

 

[Mulgabill]

Now you've made rice crispies look like coffee beans!

 

I know Kingsbridge should have a favourable climate, but coffee?

[The Stationmaster]

SWMBO reckons they look like Rice Crispies but here's a nice casting from Ten Commandments for an item that the Kingsbridge branch moved in tons.

 

Humbrol base coat.

 

DSCN9591.jpg

 

Weathered.

 

DSCN9593.jpg

 

Hmm, interesting colour assuming it is meant to be sugar beet (and some strange shapes too).  However if it is sugar beet don't forget that it is very seasonal (just about coming into season for lifting I think) and the lifting season only lasted a few weeks in many areas although it officially goes on until March.

[Joseph_Pestell]

And would not presumably have been transported in a Sheffield PO wagon.

[cary hill]

Samian ware from the local Roman archaeological dig? Too brown for beet should be a lighter "creamy brown"?

[gwrrob]

Hmm, interesting colour assuming it is meant to be sugar beet (and some strange shapes too).  However if it is sugar beet don't forget that it is very seasonal (just about coming into season for lifting I think) and the lifting season only lasted a few weeks in many areas although it officially goes on until March.

Just following the colour photo I have Mike.What would the correct van be for these as I thought any old POW would suffice.

[81C]

"Peanut Brittle" me thinks. 

[Mallard60022]

Looks to me like a gathering of 'stuff' after a Council meeting I'm sorry to say.

Phil

[M.I.B]

Snap Crackle and Pop............

 

Beet has a very short season locally, but nationally takes a long time to peter out - different regions peak at different times, as with all crops.

[Edwardian]

SWMBO reckons they look like Rice Crispies but here's a nice casting from Ten Commandments for an item that the Kingsbridge branch moved in tons.

 

Humbrol base coat.

 

DSCN9591.jpg

 

Weathered.

 

DSCN9593.jpg

 

Neither colour resembles Beet.  Odd shape, most of them, too.

 

I've just lived for 7 soul-destroying F-g years in the Fens.  I knew that, one day, it would come in useful and that the whole ghastly experience would be rendered worthwhile.  Thank you, Rob, for giving me that moment. 

 

Where chipped, the beet would be quite pale. 

[Fat Controller]

Just following the colour photo I have Mike.What would the correct van be for these as I thought any old POW would suffice.

'Van'!! A mineral wagon would suffice- perhaps sheeted. The stuff tends to stand in heaps around the roads in beet-growing country; I wonder if frost concentrates the sugar, as it does with parsnips? After the sugar was extracted, the beet pulp was dried and compressed to make 'beet nuts'- these would be despatched in vans to cattle-rearing areas, where they were used as winter feed for stock.

[gwrrob]

I actually think the castings ok and these are used on the award winning layout from the MRC, Happisburgh, which is good enough for me.

[Trains&armour]

Samian ware from the local Roman archaeological dig?

Hmmm, Looks a bit like Dragendorff 54, late second century....

[Trains&armour]

Neither colour resembles Beet.  Odd shape, most of them, too.

 

I've just lived for 7 soul-destroying F-g years in the Fens.  I knew that, one day, it would come in useful and that the whole ghastly experience would be rendered worthwhile.  Thank you, Rob, for giving me that moment. 

 

Where chipped, the beet would be quite pale. 

Agree.  They grow the stuff not a hundred yards from here... Well, did, as it has been harvested recently! And no, I'm not in the Fens. My soul is quite intact as well....

[NHY 581]

What this needs is some Prairie action.....

Edited October 17, 2016 by nhy581

[cary hill]

 

Have the management permanently banished the Finchings to the dark shadows of the footbridge, or are they just in a stinking huff because an arriviste bracket signal has recently stolen their limelight and severely limited their photo opportunities?

Edited October 17, 2016 by cary hill