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Hi all, In terms of books on Southern coaches/carriages, the standard work is: http://www.amazon.co.uk/An-Illustrated-History-Southern-Coaches/dp/0860935701/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371895369&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=southern+coaches+in+colour (unfortunately, it now seems to be out of print and rather expensive...) You also cannot miss: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Southern-Coaches-Colour-Michael-Welch/dp/1906419450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371895369&sr=8-1&keywords=southern+coaches+in+colour (this has a couple of colour views of maroon Bulleids). So far as is known, no Bulleid coaches made it into blue and grey, but a couple of Maunsell ambulance saloons did and lasted into the 1970s (see King for details), although colour pictures of them seem to be rather elusive. Thanks, Bill

Dear David, Thanks for the epic effort of scanning these marvellous photos and sharing them with us and thanks too, of course, to your Dad for taking them in the first place. The value of the railway, geographical and social history in them is just beyond words. Thanks again, Bill

JVol7177 (post 689) is just an amazing photo. Perhaps the date is slightly later, as the brand new iron ore tipplers probably date from 1951. It also seems to suggest that they didn't have the IRON ORE TIPPLER branding to begin with? Bill (edit to add content)

Hi all, Can any experts identify the vans on the right-hand road in photo JVol5067 (post 578)? Many thanks, Bill

JVol3254 is just a sublime photograph But those train-spotters are now in their 70s :-O Does anybody recognise the school caps?? Bill

Fantastic Jim, thanks for sharing with us what being a driver is all about in 2013 <jealous smiley>. Best regards, Bill

Hi David -- thank you so much for the daily treat of these fantastic photos. Can somebody identify the coach behind 45206 and the first coach behind the Ivatt class 2s in the post above (#206)? Best regards, Bill

Hi LNERGE, Interesting question, what book is this? ;-) A few years' later, ARM (armour plate) flats were used to support beams, with spacers (conflats or whatever was to hand) in between them. There was a thread just a couple of weeks ago with some pictures, probably from the late 1950s, of a Brush type 2 (class 31) on a concrete beam train, with what looked like WARFLATs. It would be great to see more pictures. Bill

Interesting thread... To change the subject slightly (as I always seem to do), does anybody have information/pictures of Presflos in their very early days in the mid-1950s? Thanks, Bill

The numbers of the BR-built vans were B 950540 and B 950541. Bill

Some glimpses of 16-tonners here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20910283 Bill

The wagon in post 7 (also seen in post 36) is surely a BR-buit diag. 2/470 TRANSFORMER MC. Paul Bartlett had loads of photos of one of these beasts on his old website.

Many thanks Graham. I always thought that T in headcodes meant trip (freight), but obviously not in Scotland ;-) Bill

More lovely shots. 47521 has an interesting headcode of 1T36. Assuming it was correctly set, does anybody know what service this corresponded to? Thanks again, Bill

More great shots... Mr Therm and a couple of wagon underframes did eventually make it to Seaton (not Duthie) Park: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/925919 Bill

Great shots, Ben. if only there was anything like that around Aberdeen today... It's interesting that metric tares were being painted on, but not, apparently, TOPS codes. Any idea what the black and yellow stripes on the van next to the Conflat were? Best regards, Bill

I don't even know what's real and what's ficticious on all this modern stuff... Bill

This sounds doubtful. There were some batches of standard brake vans with SOUTHERN (region) branding. There were certainly plently of BR standard (and also LMS-style) vans in the Eastleigh area in the 1960s and beyond. Bill

There are coloured pictures of maroon Bulleids (E and Sc) in the most excellent Southern Coaches in Colour by Michael Welch: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Southern-Coaches-Colour-Michael-Welch/dp/1906419450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331835252&sr=8-1 Did a Maunsell ambulance coach make it into blue-grey livery? Bill

I sat in the driver's end (with the M7 leading) on the last day of service on the Brockenhurst to Bournemouth West (via Ringwood) line in 1964. Where does time go... Bill

Hi all, Can somebody direct me to a book (or website) that shows close-ups of the Bulleid tavern car inn signs? Many thanks, Bill

Thanks Graham, that's too bad... Bill

Hi all, Sorry if this has been asked before. The most excellent Historical Survey of Selected Southern Stations by Pryer and Bowring (OPC 1980 and reprints) is stated to be "volume 1" on the cover. Did a volume 2 ever appear? Thanks, Bill

Talking of Hornby non-releases, a couple of the ex-SECR PMVs were fitted out with pull-push apparatus for the Brockenhurst--Bournemouth West service and were (I believe) the last pre-grouping passenger rated stock in service. We have the M7, all we need is a suitable pull-push two-car set...

Even though I don't know about it, I want one...