phil_sutters

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

Decidedly damp looking sleepers and a misty background More please

Even earlier - 1952 There are more from this holiday visit at http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/album/4133-scotland-in-the-1950s/ You don't have to go even earlier - but let's keep in Scotland.

My that was a long time between trains! I expect the rail-replacement buses weren't shiny enough to record.

The S&DJR's Bristol Channel ferry service used paddle steamers. It was never a huge success despite its high aspirations. Sherbro was the final ship in the passenger fleet and only lasted four years - the Severn Tunnel being the final nail in the coffin.

I never saw them on the street - too busy working a few streets away - but New Cross suffered from zombies in day light - scenes from Shaun of the Dead were filmed in a disused pub there

Some times they are too shiny - for good photography - when you are on the wrong platform when something rolls in unexpectedly! A better shot of a shiny loco or train perhaps this time.

Here's a lowly 313 spruced up - originally 313001, the UK’s first-ever second-generation electric multiple unit, it worked out of Moorgate. It now runs on Southern's Coastway services as 313201. more shiny please

A fair amount of shiny brass here more shiny please

I thought Volk's Electric Railway was opened using a 50 volt supply in 1883. That was increased to 160 volt a year or so later. Eighty years later Dad took a photo!

" I suspect not. My usual solution to anything to big for CA - so far, live-stock market, gas works, maltings, egg depot, and Great Yarmouth Drill Hall - is to place it at Achingham, however, a bandstand might be pushing my luck. There would certainly be such a bandstand at the elegant seaside resort of Birchoverham Next The Sea, which, in order to justify the volume of through traffic to the West Norfolk, is becoming in my imagination something more of the grandeur of Victorian Cromer, than Wells." Can't do you Cromer, but Yarmouth & Gorleston had contrasting styles