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Brest-Litovsk was signed in 1918 though it was abrogated by the Versailles Treaty of 1919. The matter was finally settled at Rapallo in 1922. This, and the Riga treaty of 1921, settled the borders of the Baltic states, Finland and Poland for the next 17 years. The Russian assault on Ukraine has uncomfortable echoes of the Soviet attack on Finland at the start of the Winter War of 1939-40. It seems History DOES repeat ... and not always as farce.
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MIDLAND RAILWAY DIAGRAM D 397 HORSE BOX
wagonman replied to bbishop's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
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MIDLAND RAILWAY DIAGRAM D 397 HORSE BOX
wagonman replied to bbishop's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
I think you're out of luck, Bill. The only model of an MSWJR horse box that I know of is the MSC kit for the MRC&W design (very similar to the Cambrian version) but that was only available in 7mm. Correction: Taff Vale Models produce a MR D397 kit, but once again only in 7mm scale. -
Au contraire. ECC bought over 150 RCH standard wagons, most if not all 7 plank coal wagons, in the 1920s including a batch nos.675-699 from Gloucester. From 1931 they would have re-liveried as ECLP following the merger of that year. As surmised, they was needed to fire the clay dries. They must have calculated it was more economical to bring the coal by rail than by sea. The photo is of four of them at Bodmin GW in 1925 – the wagons would have been quite new when photographed.
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Tetbury branch train c1907
wagonman replied to rprodgers's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
From what I have seen the (theoretical) standard branchline set of the early 1900s was a pair of T34s flanking a U4 composite, sometimes close coupled. This would mostly be newly built stock so in some locations the equivalent accommodation could be provided by older stock. Such a set would provide 6x3rd, 2x2nd and 2x1st compartments. -
The 2017 election was unusual for the much greater participation of younger voters, as Regularity mentioned. However I think he's wrong to say that they wanted a multi-party approach to leaving the EU – what they wanted was radical change. And who was it that enthused these young voters? Grandpa Corbyn! Never forget he managed to achieve the highest Labour vote this century (40%+), despite the best efforts of the Media and even elements of the Labour Party hierarchy. As things stand at the moment I can't see those young voters bothering again.
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The problem is that we rarely have the option of voting for our preferred government but merely for or against the incumbent MP in one's home constituency – and voting against often involves tactical voting if it is to have any chance of being effective. In my constituency that means a choice between Blue and Orange even though I'd much rather have Red or Green. I wrote the above before I read Nearholmer's reply.
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Mike. Before you go too far, it's my understanding (from Tavender and elsewhere) that the vans with that style of framing were the early builds –on a wooden underframe. The iron framed wagons had the diagonals the other way round. Sorreee! Richard
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Ah yes, looking good, though I repeat my remark about Walter Neate having emigrated ... Stephen (Compound2632) has already mentioned the Wheeler & Gregory kits available from Cambrian. You were more likely to bump into one of their products than anything from Gloucester. Though W&G went bust in 1904, the works were taken over by the British Wagon Co who continued to produce wagons to the same design for a few years longer – definitely plenty around in the 1920s. Any more than that you'll have to cross Mr Lightmoor's palm with silver.
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PS: The Radstock Coal Co also had a depot at Chippenham though no locally branded wagons (they didn't do that sort of thing) and nothing from the Gloucester company. The area was a bit of a blank in the GRC&W sales map – there were a couple of customers on the Carne branch but of them Neate emigrated to Australia in 1912 and Pinniger had given up the coal business by 1920ish. Cunning ploy – if you want to know about the Radstock Coal Co wagons I'm afraid you'll have to buy the book on Somerset PO wagons too! As coal from Somerset collieries was sold at Chippenham that may not be a bad idea anyway, except that there weren't many Gloucester customers there either.
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As you already have the book any further comment would be superfluous. I recommend you look at Mortimore as he was the most important coal merchant in the town. They were not customers of the GRC&W until much later, though. The Westinghouse factory was, in your period, still Saxby & Farmer signal works and as far as I know did not operate any wagons of their own. These comments are made from memory as George the cat has just plonked himself on my lap so I can't reach a copy of the book. You don't argue with George!
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This is a photo of the screens at Timsbury Colliery in Somerset in c1910 – gives an idea of the ramshackle nature of many of the mines in this coalfield, but also an indication how much space they took.