colin penfold

I suppose that their use on the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire under Army ownership gives them a certain amount of 'licence' for use on Col. Stephens-style light railways; more so perhaps than, say, the 42XX, Norwegian mogul and Crompton currently at the KESR (no criticism intended). I'm quite sure that if the Colonel had been around after the war he would have snapped up a couple of dozen of the things.

I think you are spot on. I have read a lot of the history of Colonel Stephens and his railways and had he lived and worked long enough he would certainly have been front of the queue for these locos and the mark 1 coaches on withdrawal too! I think that the KESR created a smashing light railway atmosphere by picking up bits and pieces in a stephens-like approach as opposed to trying the impossible of recreating what the KESR's trains looked like in its heyday. The KESR inspired my interest in Col. Stephens as well as prompting me to work there as a volunteer in my teens. Plus, austerities make lots of noise and smoke and make you smile:

Nice one.

Glad you liked my shots. I'm sorry I cant help with the route of the MGR as this was far from my regular stomping ground. The only help I can give is that it was a wednesday morning. I had arrived on the sleeper from London, popped to Haymarket for a look at the newly introduced Glasgow-Edinburgh push pull trains, then up to Princes Street Gardens for these shots. They are posted here in time order so given that the MGR was the first shot at this location, probably around 930am. The strongest memory is how very cold it was! I did see a couple of brass monkeys pestering the local PWay crew for a loan of their welding gear..........

Hi,

Thought some photos from January 1980 might get your creative juices flowing. Yes the white sleepers are covered with a very sharp frost!

With apologies for the quality (due to film deterioration and poor conditions on the day)

0444 26001 26007

0445 25033

0446 40101

0448 40086

0449 40 (unknown number)

0450 40 (unknown number)

0451 55018 ballymoss

Hi,

Kevin Holland's very interesting article on SR Coach formations in Model Rail this month categorically states that "no SR Maunsell or Bullied coaches received this (Blue and Grey) livery"

Hope this helps

left him for...

the forseeable future

I'll be eligible for parole come valentines day.

the world is your oyster but your future's a clam

just outside bognor

Falling Down - Tom Waits

down in the bunker - the steve gibbons band

Action this day - Queen

this train don't stop there anymore - elton john ( yeeessss - got a train title in!!!!!!!! )

Time And A Word - Yes

time for action - secret affair

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

sunshine - alexander o'neal

He's Back and I'm Blue - Desert Rose Band

back home - the england 1970 world cup squad

(nobody said the songs had to be any good!!!!

Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

black velvet band - dubliners

Or how about taking a video camera and acting like the whole exhibition was set up for you to practice your cameramanship rather than for people to enjoy the models. You could stand with your elbows sticking out at eye level and try to dominate a 180 degree arc to pan your shots of every passing train. Be careful though because apart from getting lynched people might just notice in the viewfinder over your shoulder that not only are you a pain in the a**se but you also have no idea how to operate the camera either!!!!

Hmmm, layout in a shopping basket... simple roundy roundy in N, track halfway up the basket side, with a central area sunken for a lake or small village..... - I'm just off to Tesco, won't be long...

Hey, lots of possibilities - a tesco value layout using secondhand track and all Hornby Railroad locos or a finest layout with hanbuilt track and those £1000 quid A4s

Happy new year all, back with a new year bump. Thank you all for your helpful replies, and yes Colin that photo you have of the 33 on tankers would be of interest thanks.

 

So I have been wondering which direction did the Hazells and magazines traffic take, I presume it was London bound?

 

Not being familiar with railway practice, would the wine tanks and coal wagons have been shunted down to the reception sidings separately or in one trip.

 

Any takers on the destination of the polybulk, surely it must be the 'wine factory'?

 

Lastly...for now, where would any engineers wagons have come from, I gather Aylesbury was allocated to the LMS and as such LMS wagon types would be the order of the day?

 

cheers Barry

Here you go Barry

I took a shot of 33058 bringing an oil train from the BP terminal through Princes Risborough - would this have passed through Aylesbury? same day as my other post - 24 May 1980. It's quite a long train.

Can't upload it at present - let me know if it is of use to you and I can email it or post it later.

I took three photos of signals at aylsbury on 24th May 1980.

One of these shows a number of DMU vehicles stabled as described above.

Hope these help with your model.

Thought you might be interested in this working which I believe was a regular occurrence on the line - taken

01/07/80 at eggesford , a 3 car dmu with GUV tail load. Morning working I think from memory.