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Where one can see the ends of locos in Dad's photos from the 1980s there are none to be seen. They do appear on carriage ends though. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/album/4434-electric-traction-in-the-1980s-ohle/

I am not quite sure why you would model this but I found this bit of railway architecture quite fascinating - brick arches built between roof girders.

The florist was in the 1965 PO Directory - so things look as if they have moved on since then.

A handful taken at Haywards Heath car park - sorry - station

This is from an OS map from 1964 on the Southwark Mapping Service. I am sure you must have had it before, but for those who don't know the area........... Battlebridge House is 87 to 95 Tooley Street.

I am sorry I didn't note down the businesses (in 1965) in the buildings to the left, but there was definitely a florist. You can put a row of cut flowers in buckets outside - the London Bridge area then wasn't so upmarket. The businesses in Battlebridge House seemed to be mainly to do with the docks trade, so your display windows could show commodities or shipping-related images - a tiny model of a cargo ship?! Tea, coffee, wine, dried fruit and provisions seem to have been major imports into the wharves in this area. (Source London's Lost Riverscape - a photographic panorama) Although most if not all of the traffic had moved elsewhere by the 60s, I expect that company offices were maintained there near to The City.

Hi Grahame, As I was in the area today, I had a look in the Southwark Local History Library at their photos of Tooley Street, but they had none of that building. I had a look in the Post Office Directory for 1965, which seems to be the latest they had - perhaps Southwark didn't want to subscribe, although the LCC had previously done so. Any way - Battlebridge House had about 15 - 20 companies listed in the building, plus Customs & Excise, if I remember correctly, but no retail outlets. There were a handful, including a florist, in the buildings to the west nos. 80,81 & 82 I think. I hope that may help - perhaps a series of windows with a central officey sort of door or double doors. Edit - having had another look at your most detailed photo - I think that the above ties in with the photo. Phil

Have you seen the 1/12th Routemaster partwork? 130 issues No.1 @ £1.99, No.2 @ £4.99 Nos. 3 to 130 @ £8.99 = £1157.70 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just realised that this scene is nearer water than I thought - I noticed the ferry's funnel in the background. Any more over-looked watery Scottish rail scenes?

The Clyde is just beyond the platform ends - the best I can do with Dad's limited travels over the border! Any better examples of Scottish railways with a dash of water?

How Scottish do the locos have to be? Does regular use in Scotland count? Any more Scottish locos on bridges?

Some rather lonely bits of rolling stock in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard More military connections - maybe RAF this time - please

This one's more peacock coloured - has your dad got any scots blood?

This little shop was on the approach to the pre-rebuilding version of London Bridge Station - it housed an odd combination of retail offerings!

How about a naval connection now - please!

A railway map - part of a large format double-page spread in a Gazetteer from c1884 - can be seen in one of my albums http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/sizes/81531-new-railway-map-c1884-se-london/large/ For maps in that area of London Southwark Council has its own mapping service, with a range of historic maps. As they default to the base menu, if you try to use a specific map's URL, you will need to search for locations and then look at the period you need. https://www.southwark.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/southwark-maps-interactive-mapping-service/old-maps-of-southwark start by clicking the Launch OS maps viewer button. The search box is at top left and the dated map menu will appear on the right. Edit - this link doesn't seem to work - try searching Southwark Mapping Service and go from there - sorry!

Has anyone here tried any Billings Boats kits? I'm having one of my occasional railway malaises, and have long wanted to try a wooden boat kit but have never fancied splashing out a a lot of cash on something I might not manage. However, I saw this modest kit (http://billingboats-direct.com/estore/product_info.php/billing-boats-b604-hms-renown-steam-picket-boat-model-boat-fittings-p-604) going for what seems a very reasonable price and I wonder if anyone has experience of such models (this one is specifically called a beginners kit). DT I see that there are downloadable instructions - they might help you gauge whether your skills match up. Good luck with it if you go ahead. It looks a neat little craft.

I assume we are still stuffing & mounting .............we are still stuffing & mounting

Leaving Seaford by bus I saw 313201 in Seaford station. We had about six minutes start on it and I just got to Newhaven Town in time for a few snaps there.

More static locos etc - please

More stuffed & mounted - I nearly said S&M, but even 'stuffed and mounted' could be classed as risque by some, I suppose.

This one counts as it is not in a museum! It was next door in the Swindon Designer Outlet. Is it still there? Keep stuffing and mounting!

More stuffed and mounted please

More stuffed and mounted please

Loco & rolling stock! More exhibited locos &/or rolling stock - please