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

[brianusa]

Finking about pointy fings......I had someone spend nearly an hour trying to tell me the advantage a pointy steam loco had over a non pointy one and why when the carriages pushed it down hill it went 126 mph. Now what were the letters on the side of the coal truck it had behind it......L......N....E ....R .......wow what a coincidence.

 

 

 

 

There isn't a little yellow bloke with a wooden spoon.

 

Long Never Ending Railway?

 

Brian.

[Northroader]

Phil, re buses n stuff, I don’t know if you’ve followed Tim Hales blog on Beaminster Road, where he’s making a layout not too far removed from SJ. Here’s a bit on the local bus:http://timhalesblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/beaminster-and-its-bus.html

Oh, and a Happy Chrimbo, stay away from the sage and onion.

[81C]

LATE and NEVER EARLY RAILWAY ?

 

Brian.

 

That's better. 

[Oldddudders]

Phil, re buses n stuff, I don’t know if you’ve followed Tim Hales blog on Beaminster Road, where he’s making a layout not too far removed from SJ. Here’s a bit on the local bus:http://timhalesblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/beaminster-and-its-bus.html

.

Tim had an uncomfortable time on RMweb, ISTR. But his modelling skills were never in doubt.

[Captain Kernow]

Tim had an uncomfortable time on RMweb, ISTR. But his modelling skills were never in doubt.

That's true and he's a very accomplished modeller.

 

But you can sometimes re-arrange the cushions to make yourself more comfortable.

Edited December 22, 2018 by Captain Kernow

[Tim Dubya]

I thought this might be of interest.

 

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/marking-50-years-severing-plymouth-1499334?

Edited December 22, 2018 by Tim Dubya

[Clive Mortimore]

I thought this might be of interest.

 

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/marking-50-years-severing-plymouth-1499334?

Nice DMU pictures.

[Mallard60022]

I thought this might be of interest.

 

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/marking-50-years-severing-plymouth-1499334?

 

Oh s###, I now have thoughts about Tavistock germinating in the back of my layout head. 

Great article and associated ones like the Millbay piece. Thanks matey.

Phil

[Clive Mortimore]

Oh s###, I now have thoughts about Tavistock germinating in the back of my layout head. 

Great article and associated ones like the Millbay piece. Thanks matey.

Phil

Mr Duck

 

Keep with the wrong Seaton Junction, you know it makes sense.

[Mallard60022]

Mr Duck

 

Keep with the wrong Seaton Junction, you know it makes sense.

 

I don't have a 7mm layout yet Clive...……………………………..

[Northroader]

Yet...

[colin penfold]

I don't have a 7mm layout yet Clive...……………………………..

Just bring your 4mm layout nearer....

 

Dougal

[Mallard60022]

All the best to the Junctioneers. May the Reindeer not poop on your layout scenics.

For walking off the festive feasts...…..

The Friends of Daneshill are doing a "What's That Duck?" session on Friday 28th December at Daneshill Lakes Local Nature Reserve, Torworth (Sat Nav DN22 8RB). Lelsey Noar will be on the Sailing Club landing between 10.30 am and 1 pm. It'll be very informal and all ages and abilities are welcome. We may have some coffee brewing too!! There's loads of different waterfowl at Daneshill Lakes at present and they are looking their very best. And the advantage of Daneshill is that you can get close up. Lesley will be bringing along her scope as well as binoculars and she hopes to bring some extra pairs of "bins" along too. Everyone is welcome. It's a drop in session - and we can also have a natter and compare what presents Santa brought us - if any! Should be good! Hope you can make it. 

Ar$£

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

Merry Christmas Ducky

 

Nothing to see here, move along please

 

[bigwordsmith]

Merry Christmas Phil, and indeed to all the contributors , sane and otherwise, who populate these merry pages.

 

And in that spirit, referring to our earlier conversation about omnibuses,  I have composed one of my Odd Odes

 

 

A modeller known as the Duck

found himself down on his luck

Yet despite many cusses

at the lack of good buses

He settled instead for a truck

 

"You can't put good people on trucks"

Shouted Blakey, down under near Dux

Your trainset you'll wreck-a

for lack of Lodekka

and you'll end up shouting 'Oh ...bother'

 

But hope is not lost I do think

For amidst many acres of ink

One found this newsletter

with answers much better 

Just click here and follow this link...

 

http://www.busmuseum.org.uk/webnews/news028.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 24, 2018 by bigwordsmith

[Mallard60022]

Merry Christmas Phil, and indeed to all the contributors , sane and otherwise, who populate these merry pages.

 

And in that spirit, referring to our earlier conversation about omnibuses,  I have composed one of my Odd Odes

 

 

A modeller known as the Duck

found himself down on his luck

Yet despite many cusses

at the lack of good buses

He settled instead for a truck

 

"You can't put good people on trucks"

Shouted Blakey, down under near Dux

Your trainset you'll wreck-a

for lack of Lodekka

and you'll end up shouting 'Oh ...bother'

 

But hope is not lost I do think

For amidst many acres of ink

One found this newsletter

with answers much better 

Just click here and follow this link...

 

http://www.busmuseum.org.uk/webnews/news028.htm

 

Ah the dear old 83. used that many times during 1963 when I worked at a Stables (yes, go on and laugh) near the Moorland Links Hotel. Lovely buses.

N.Eddy

[Captain Kernow]

Captain Kernow and Captain The Mrs Kernow wish all followers of The Duck most Cordial Felicitations for the Festive Season and would like to thank you all for your Kind Reciprocations.

[colin penfold]

Ah the dear old 83. used that many times during 1963 when I worked at a Stables (yes, go on and laugh) near the Moorland Links Hotel. Lovely buses.

N.Eddy

That's spooky. I used the 83 regularly for a few months commuting into Plymouth whilst renting a flat in the Devon Tors Hotel on the roundabout at Yelverton

[81C]

Mange tout CK mange tout. 

[Captain Kernow]

Mange tout CK mange tout. 

I fully intend to, sunshine!

[Mallard60022]

That's spooky. I used the 83 regularly for a few months commuting into Plymouth whilst renting a flat in the Devon Tors Hotel on the roundabout at Yelverton

 

Ah, but was it a front door (think it was front door?) Lowdekka? They were lovely buses as I remember. Much more ornate than the PCT Fleet despite them being quite good. 

Anyhow, festive crimble Mr Pinfield and may your footy results resemble something sensible this coming year. COYGFFSGAG.

[eastwestdivide]

All the best to the Junctioneers. May the Reindeer not poop on your layout scenics.

For walking off the festive feasts...…..

The Friends of Daneshill are doing a "What's That Duck?" session on Friday 28th December at Daneshill Lakes Local Nature Reserve, Torworth (Sat Nav DN22 8RB). Lelsey Noar will be on the Sailing Club landing between 10.30 am and 1 pm. It'll be very informal and all ages and abilities are welcome. We may have some coffee brewing too!! There's loads of different waterfowl at Daneshill Lakes at present and they are looking their very best. And the advantage of Daneshill is that you can get close up. Lesley will be bringing along her scope as well as binoculars and she hopes to bring some extra pairs of "bins" along too. Everyone is welcome. It's a drop in session - and we can also have a natter and compare what presents Santa brought us - if any! Should be good! Hope you can make it. 

Ar$£

Is that the nature reserve that just happens to be beside the ECML, with a view of one of the LNER's cutout signs showing XXX miles to [insert big city here]?

[Siberian Snooper]

Dear Mr and Mrs Duck and other followers of 'Up the junction 'Have a Quacking Good Christmas'!!

[Clive Mortimore]

I wish Mr Duck, Pip and all the other junctioners a happy Xmas.

 

I never traveled on the 83, I must have missed out big time in life.

[colin penfold]

Ah, but was it a front door (think it was front door?) Lowdekka? They were lovely buses as I remember. Much more ornate than the PCT Fleet despite them being quite good. 

Anyhow, festive crimble Mr Pinfield and may your footy results resemble something sensible this coming year. COYGFFSGAG.

Thanks Phillus. My journeys in the early 80s were by front entrance Bristol VRs belonging to my employer Western National