BR traction instructor

Grampus is certainly there... BeRTIe

...have a look at the appropriate wagon diagram on the Barrowmore mrg site...it'll tell you there. Alternatively, which old underframe were the new Rudd bodies put on...the speed of the original underframe indicates the likely speed of the Rudd. Looks like HTV 21t hopper wagons...50mph the quoted speed on the diagram below... New diagrams weren't always issued after rebodying. BeRTIe

A bit bigger than the average lawn but a satisfying couple of hours keeping the grass in order for my parents this morning. It'll be 12 o clock somewhere...cheers 👍🍺😎 BeRTIe

...no surprises there Jim...you should have left the demic on the junction at Stone...you'd have had a red carpet and a Police escort then. BeRTIe

...standard headcode for a move to clear the line, it makes sure that everyone involved understands the urgency of its progress and purpose. BeRTIe

BRITISH RAILWAYS written in decals across the tender would have worked for me...the double arrow symbol spoils the overall effect. BeRTIe

A foray to the former Roughton gill mine (copper & lead) from Fellside, nr Caldbeck in the lovely Spring sunshine earlier today... BeRTIe

Wrong thread BeRTIe

Dozens of these young moths are emerging from under our slate top dressing in the garden...ruby tiger? BeRTIe

First swallow that I've seen in Silloth this year just arrived...still plenty of yellowhammers on the Solway plain cycling circuits...blackbirds picking off the hundreds of spiders that live under the slate top dressing in the garden...flock of house martins circling over our lodge too... BeRTIe

Rivet work on the prototype diagram 1/161 hopper continues slowly but surely whilst progress on the production batch of four 1/161 & 1/162 hoppers sees them at the rolling underframe stage... BeRTIe

Rivet work continues slowly but surely on the prototype diagram 1/161 hopper whilst progress on the four production 1/161 & 1/162 sees them at the rolling underframe stage... BeRTIe

...at the point at which you may decide to place an elbow, tripod, hand or other such appendage onto someone else's beloved project you have no inkling of the work/effort involved in creating same/importance attached to it by the creator, or the potential damage that you may inflict. If you can't remain upright/unassisted whilst briefly attending such a feat then go and recline in the cafeteria until you have the energy to resist denigrating the efforts of others with your bulk, BeRTIe

...easy...DON'T BeRTIe

Birthdays, Father's days and Christmas's are when children and grandchildren are always going to buy railway enthusiast dad/grandad something train related and cynical companies pedalling tat know it. The offspring usually know very little about railways but have probably heard the name Flying Scotsman...thus dad/grandad ends up with some useless item with Flying Scotsman written on it somewhere and has to appear grateful for it. Similarly, I long ago stopped friends/family trying to buy railway books for me, just for the same hopelessly broad spectrum/mass market aimed titles to be carted off to the charity shop and added to dozens already there. BeRTIe