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There's one just around the bend - but not in this shot More no trains please

No trains! No trains!

No engines! No engines!

A few months ago that chicken would have been in serious danger, in the UK, when the new contractor failed to deliver! If news of that situation didn't make it to the Aussie media - KFC switched delivery companies and the new company screwed up and a large number of the outlets had no chicken supplies for a few weeks.

I hope he changed one of the numbers in Photoshop, otherwise it could get confusing for the commentator. It could have been for an artwork I suppose - that converted power-station is Tate Modern. Mind you a snap of two kids' cars would make a whole lot more sense than this -------------------- Go on - 'click' to enlarge it - you really want to see the artist's explanation for three porcelain slabs that would have better sited in a urinal.

A handful more

You have had Dad's so you had better have some of mine now.

Let's get Dad's in the frame first

His Sardonic Highness the Sardine of Sardinia.

Enlarging the photo to see the name on the lamppost, I see you are right. I was going by the 'Location' to the left of the photo, as I haven't been to either Cardiff or Newport for donkey's years and only a few times then. In any case the location is that of NYH 581 not the photo - silly me!

Nice atmospheric photo at Cardiff Newport. There are quite a few in my RMweb albums, but an easier way to see them and others is on the other site I use. I find the search function more user-friendly and one can move through the 'found' items more easily on ipernity. This is the result of a search for 0-6-0PT http://www.ipernity.com/search/photo?w=0&q=0-6-0PT

Although this is a fairly so-so photo, it does show weathering and wear, some of which is probably unique to pannier tanks - the wear on the 'corners' of the panniers - showing up shiny here.

I have photos of it at Didcot x3 and Bleadon & Uphill in the Yieldingtree Museum. PS there's only one 'e' in Bridgwater.

I know I have posted this link before but thought you might like to see 1338 on S&D metals. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/31576363

One of Alan Newman's excellent photos, from Dad's albums more x2

I am sure that I have previously mentioned Stoneroad's albums, which are on the other photosharing site that I use - ipernity. They show some of the wide ranging projects carried out by Stanegate Restorations and Replicas, of Haltwhistle. This album records the building of a replica of the R&ER's 'big saloon' as a walk through exhibit in the railway's museum.(In the past technical incompatibility led to some firewalls not allowing access to ipernity, but I believe that the issues have now been resolved.) p.s. I don't think that that is JA on the platform in the photo to the left of the big saloon one! http://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/45712086/in/album/958310

Highbridge S&DJR terminus platforms seem to have had the bufferstops right against the end wall, with no railings. The palings are to the outer side of the platform boundary.

Dad's photos are a bit grainy, but I think both these shots show the centre bottom lamp bracket on 30102. You will need to click to enlarge the images to see the bracket at all. In the top one I think that there was a hair on the negative, which makes it look as though there is a loop of wire or string around the bracket. Whereas there was none on 30093, in this shot where at least the front is in reasonable focus.

Methinks your predictive text is getting out of control! Maybe the medication is still affecting things? *** I agree with that.

I know that you have had my view of this area taken from No.1 London Bridge, but I have blown up a section of the original full resolution image. It is still fairly fuzzy, but may be of some help. On the chimney pot issue, you are missing six pots from the long runs, as you can see in the more recent frontal view. That is for information, not by way of criticism, as I have great admiration for your modelling skills. I am fairly sure that you have had that photo as well at some point, but 'viewers' may like to see what a challenge you have set yourself. Best wishes for your recovery. Phil

The sad thing is that since I took this shot there are more manic monstrosities jostling for attention on the City skyline

You didn't mention the sea, but..... more H2O

This is as big as locos in Dad's photos get Any more big boys - there must be some from other countries?

Three shades of blue - if you include the platform metalwork. Keeo going blue

Doubly blue more blue please