SOS Junction. If anything happens would someone wake me up please..

[Mallard60022]

https://www.facebook.com/BassetlawDC/videos/1061921227318089/

 

Popped out to watch these leisure cyclists doing a peasy 200+km ride around the County today. 

They are all barking and I have never seen so many Motor Cycle Cops having so much fun since I worked in West Sussex.

Surprised nobody popped into the chippy for a snack.

P

[Northroader]

Exciting times we’re living in! You’re supposed to shove the one in the yellow jersey off as he goes through and shout “Sky are w*****s!” in French. Did you get hit on the beak by one of those bottles the pelleyton keep throwing out?

[Captain Kernow]

https://www.facebook.com/BassetlawDC/videos/1061921227318089/

 

Popped out to watch these leisure cyclists doing a peasy 200+km ride around the County today. 

They are all barking and I have never seen so many Motor Cycle Cops having so much fun since I worked in West Sussex.

Surprised nobody popped into the chippy for a snack.

P

Is Tuxford in another country, then, because those cyclists were travelling on the wrong side of the road. Is that why the motorcycle police were having a lot of fun - they should have booked the lot of 'em!

[Ian Morgan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw

[Mallard60022]

Exciting times we’re living in! You’re supposed to shove the one in the yellow jersey off as he goes through and shout “Sky are w*****s!” in French. Did you get hit on the beak by one of those bottles the pelleyton keep throwing out?

They were so knackered by the time they got to 36E they couldn't throw any bottles AFAIK. However they just had another 100K to go by then so it didn't matter.

Quite daunting how fast these blokes go and the whole entourage of vehicles is like a crazy convoy of mad drivers. Best bit was the two Ambulances bringing up the Broom Wagon position and giving a quick twos and blues as they hurtled past. Fortunately, despite being on the Idle Bridge a Bridgegate at 36E and next to the Idle, my beak was unharmed.

Ar$£

[Mallard60022]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw

Rainworth. (Renn.eth)

Southwell (Suth.ol)

Norwell (Norrel)

P

[brushman47544]

Coincidentally, I was watching this just last night:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdNwwAXKCUM

 

The other videos from the 'All The Stations' team are quite interesting, too.

You wouldn’t want to break down out there. By the time a tow arrived, the bus could have been used a target practice.

[HillsideDepot]

You wouldn’t want to break down out there. By the time a tow arrived, the bus could have been used a target practice.

 

Been there; done that!

 

A few years back we were assembling the last trip convoy and the open topper cut out while it was standing at Imber. Nothing we could do would get it going again. And of course there is no mobile phone signal at Imber, although we do have a satellite phone available for emergencies. So, the convoy departs leaving the open topper and its driver at Imber in the gathering gloom.

 

Once back at Warminster phone calls are made to the local depot of the company which owns the bus (via the MD of said company who Sir Peter knows). The fitter on duty refused to leave the depot saying "not one of mine". What to do? Warminster is on the edge of two big bus group territories, so lets (again, via the MD and Engineering Director!) contact the other comapny's duty fitter. "Yes," he said, "give me a moment to just put this bus back together and I'll be out. Where is it you're stranded?" Needless to say that took some explaining! 

 

So, rescue arranged two of us set off, in our cars now, back to Imber and were a welcome sight for the lonely driver. Actually he wasn't that lonely as a group of Cadets were camping near by and had all been photographed on the bus! We waited. The last of the light went, and we continued to wait. We were just thinking that we'd go to the nearest high hill and hope for a phone signal when we saw lights approaching. A Transit van! But not the one we were expecting. This was connected with the Cadets and was checking the route before a convoy of 20+ Land Rovers were allowed through, running with their lights off and using night vision goggles. We were advised to stay put until the convoy passed, which we did.

 

Land Rovers gone we started out towards Gore Cross, but had barely left Imber when we spotted lights slowly approaching along a side track. We stopped and were rather surprised to see a Wilts & Dorset liveried van come out of the darkness. The fitter was very relieved to have found us, not knowing quite where he'd been between the highway and the village. As the track got narrower, and rougher he wanted to turn round but couldn't find anywhere. An excursion off the track to turn wasn't an option as it was lined with warning signs about unexploded debris! 

 

So having introduced ourselves the fitter started work. The driver turned the started, the fitter seemed to know what the problem was. In fact he was displaying great knowledge of the problem, and as we chatted while he worked we discovered that he'd served his apprenticeship on Routemasters and one of his projects had been to restore of the vehicles which had been running the service only a few hours earlier! Various things were tried, but when it came to opening the fuse box we discovered that when the Drivers' Defect Card holder had been riveted on it had riveted the box shut we gave up. Suffice to say, he was less than impressed with the standards of the vehicles owners.

 

Two days later, and with the range now open for live firing again, a low loader lorry was escorted across the Plain by the Range Wardens to retrieve the poor bus and take it back to its garage near London.

 

Since then we've had Routemaster engineering experts on hand, just in case. For the past to years we've also had a stretched Routemaster come all the way down from Lothian Transport (yes, Edinburgh!) and that has come with its own support van (which is amazing commitment from the company).

 

And now back to the trains...

 

Or was it place names?

 

Or cycling?

[teaky]

Marsh Gibbon

[vaughan45]

Marsh Gibbon

 

I hear Marsh Gibbon on a Saturday night is a bit like a firing range, or it was when I was last there  

Guinness the Gun Dog

Edited September 8, 2018 by vaughan45

[brianusa]

As the last of summer appears to have gone, its back to the railway room. On a Sunday afternoon, there's not a lot on so an opportunity to watch the trains go by. There is an old seat which provides a good view of the layout where a Lionel Hall has a van and five up on the country circuit heading on the Down line to the West Country. The coach boards say Torbay Express and Paddington, Exeter & Plymouth, so yer takes yer pick! My patent coupler conversion allows the attachment of Hornby wagons/coaches to a Lionel coupling on the tender. It passes a short Up goods unusually headed by a Northern Pacific 0-6-0 switcher which is coupled to a SR barrier wagon at the head of the train. The unusual pairing is because the NP loco has what might be considered a cruise control, so it doesn't derail Hornby wagons on the down grade which under normal conditions usually happens. So its not prototypical but as these are toy trains it doesn't matter too much if you are prepared to ignore the obvious. A pleasant hour or so followed by a cuppa and a Tim Tam passes the time in a most relaxing manner. Now to cook dinner!

 

Brian.

[Captain Kernow]

Wimborne.

[MinZaPint]

Wimborne.

A lovely town in a reasonably unspoilt part of the world, grockles and big city yuppies please stay away!

[brianusa]

As the last of summer appears to have gone, its back to the railway room. On a Sunday afternoon, there's not a lot on so an opportunity to watch the trains go by. There is an old seat which provides a good view of the layout where a Lionel Hall has a van and five up on the country circuit heading on the Down line to the West Country. The coach boards say Torbay Express and Paddington, Exeter & Plymouth, so yer takes yer pick! My patent coupler conversion allows the attachment of Hornby wagons/coaches to a Lionel coupling on the tender. It passes a short Up goods unusually headed by a Northern Pacific 0-6-0 switcher which is coupled to a SR barrier wagon at the head of the train. The unusual pairing is because the NP loco has what might be considered a cruise control, so it doesn't derail Hornby wagons on the down grade which under normal conditions usually happens. So its not prototypical but as these are toy trains it doesn't matter too much if you are prepared to ignore the obvious. A pleasant hour or so followed by a cuppa and a Tim Tam passes the time in a most relaxing manner. Now to cook dinner!

 

Sorry to those of scale inclination -  posted in wrong place; should have been in some collectible venues.  

 

Brian.

Edited September 9, 2018 by brianusa

[Captain Kernow]

As the last of summer appears to have gone, its back to the railway room. On a Sunday afternoon, there's not a lot on so an opportunity to watch the trains go by. There is an old seat which provides a good view of the layout where a Lionel Hall has a van and five up on the country circuit heading on the Down line to the West Country. The coach boards say Torbay Express and Paddington, Exeter & Plymouth, so yer takes yer pick! My patent coupler conversion allows the attachment of Hornby wagons/coaches to a Lionel coupling on the tender. It passes a short Up goods unusually headed by a Northern Pacific 0-6-0 switcher which is coupled to a SR barrier wagon at the head of the train. The unusual pairing is because the NP loco has what might be considered a cruise control, so it doesn't derail Hornby wagons on the down grade which under normal conditions usually happens. So its not prototypical but as these are toy trains it doesn't matter too much if you are prepared to ignore the obvious. A pleasant hour or so followed by a cuppa and a Tim Tam passes the time in a most relaxing manner. Now to cook dinner!

 

Brian.

Thanks Brian.

 

And now we know about Tim Tams!

[brianusa]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<As the last of summer appears to have gone, its back to the railway room. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Sorry to those of scale inclination -  posted in wrong place; should have been in some collectible venues.

I'll get it right soon!

Brian.

[Mallard60022]

Scrooby.

P

[Clive Mortimore]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<As the last of summer appears to have gone, its back to the railway room. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

Sorry to those of scale inclination -  posted in wrong place; should have been in some collectible venues.

I'll get it right soon!

 

Brian.

Hi Brian

 

Isn't railway modelling a diverse hobby which should bring joy to those who participate in it. Be it the silly bloke who wants to make Seaton Junction as it was on 12th July 1962 to a dead scale not missing any detail but has got himself all wound up because the photo showing the washing on the stationmaster wife's washing line isn't clear if it is two or three pairs of knickers because they are twisted. Or the daft geezer who plonks down some track on the dining room table, "as long as it is clear by the time tea is ready", and drives what ever train he wants. Or the rest of inbetween these two?

 

Here will always be the right place.

[Mallard60022]

Hi Brian

 

Isn't railway modelling a diverse hobby which should bring joy to those who participate in it. Be it the silly bloke who wants to make Seaton Junction as it was on 12th July 1962 to a dead scale not missing any detail but has got himself all wound up because the photo showing the washing on the stationmaster wife's washing line isn't clear if it is two or three pairs of knickers because they are twisted. Or the daft geezer who plonks down some track on the dining room table, "as long as it is clear by the time tea is ready", and drives what ever train he wants. Or the rest of inbetween these two?

 

Here will always be the right place.

There is another demented fool building Seaton Junction? However to represent that day is total folly. The person must be a very sad individual as it wasn't even the Skool Holidays and not a Saturday so no bliddy Cleethorpes and no Surbiton Car Train and no extras to speak of and certainly no through coaches to Seaton.....and July 12th wasn't a washing day ('twas a Thursday) so no garments would have been displayed as thus described. Tell him/her to contact me immediately to get a damn good bollock### for being so daft. Pillock.

AR$£ 

[Mallard60022]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<As the last of summer appears to have gone, its back to the railway room. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

Sorry to those of scale inclination -  posted in wrong place; should have been in some collectible venues.

I'll get it right soon!

 

Brian.

I think it was a good mistakea to makea and I would enjoy hearing more about this place of fun.

P

[Clive Mortimore]

There is another demented fool building Seaton Junction? However to represent that day is total folly. The person must be a very sad individual as it wasn't even the Skool Holidays and not a Saturday so no bliddy Cleethorpes and no Surbiton Car Train and no extras to speak of and certainly no through coaches to Seaton.....and July 12th wasn't a washing day ('twas a Thursday) so no garments would have been displayed as thus described. Tell him/her to contact me immediately to get a damn good bollock### for being so daft. Pillock.

AR$£ 

Can't tell I am too busy running my LNER liveried HST with some wooden unpainted LNER coaches, gotta be quick cos she don't know I am using the table.

[SR Chris]

Coldblow.

[St Enodoc]

Thanks Brian.

 

And now we know about Tim Tams!

Tim Tams are excellent creations. Far better than Australian pasties.

 

For those who are lost:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam

[Stubby47]

I have again woken with one ear blocked by wax, which means I can only half-hear SWMBO. Not sure if this is a good thing or not..

[ian]

Yesterday I attacked the back passage with a siff brush and Jeyes fluid.