brianusa

Same old thing, Pete! If its up North and on other railways, so be it but the GW and the South West is sacred ground!! Brian

While the rush to electrification is understandable, the overhead clutter doesn't do anything for the countryside in the proximity of the railway. Not only does it affect historical routes but their infrastructure that has to be adapted to accommodate the masts and wiring which in turn detracts from the historic original. It ruins photography also, especially with steam trains and hopefully it will not spread to the South West; its bad enough losing the semaphores in the not too distant future! Brian.

Such good modelling, I want to toss all my stuff in the bin! Trouble is, I could never hope to emulate the quality of detail on this layout. Superquick was about my limit! Brian.

Castle related. Did anyone ever make a model of a streamlined Manorbier or King? Brian

Remind me not to come on a day like that! Brian

And I had some saffron cake straight from Warrens instead of a birthday cake. Much better than all that creamy stuff! Brian.

The Wicked Lady herself! Brian.

Sadly there will be a lot of head banging reaching under the roof when reaching in the narrow space when the baseboards and track are in. Brian.

Moving on from Moons. (Our thread master must hate all these non train posts but we thank him for his tolerance) But if questions are asked who are we to deny answers so on to Lawsons which incidentally has a direct connection to model trains so at least we are in the right area! My recollection of the shop was immediately after the war when it was in temporary premises outside the Market gate on the corner. They were ironmongers selling all sorts including Meccano products. Hence Dublo and O gauge, Meccano and Dinky Toys, etc. My Mother queued up as soon as word got out that's there was new stocks, just to keep me quiet. That was of course, when you had to queue up for everything; but toys? Eventually they moved to a new shop in New George St but the trains soon disappeared sadly. Any reader not familiar with the Plymouth area must be bored stiff with this kind of post so we ask their indulgence but there must be quite a few who know the area well with all the related subjects on this forum. Brian.

As far as I know Moons were musical instrument dealers and latterly radio, records and TV, etc. There were temporary shops in Drake Circus and at the top of Tavistock Road, North Hill. They also had shops in Exeter and Truro Brian

I figured I'm not very smart so I'm sticking with my flip phone. Brian.

Interesting that the pictures are copyrighted. In another hobby of mine, the same is happening so is this a recent phenomenon in hobbies in general? Brian.

Back to railway related! Thanks Phil for the WSR pix and good to put a face to a name! Haven't been there since the triangle and turntable so a lot to see next time. Brian.

Probably more relevant for a Southern branch than a 66xxT. Brian.

Mike's comments concerning the LSWR sign is a shame. Its remarkable what with bombing, weather and vandalism, that it survived over the years thus far. Even here in the nearest big city, Tacoma, which had a large industrial area, such signs are sometimes restored to reflect the city's heritage but which nowadays are slowly morphing into lofts and trendy shops and restaurants. If it can be done here, surely Plymouth can do it as they too are going through the same transformation in the Barbican area. Brian.

Barbican was the term related to the whole area. A rather tenuous connection to Nodding to Brent, but at least they're rail connected! Brian.

Phil, I have a feeling the engine in your picture is BR Brunswick green. Surely Bullied green is a lot lighter in colour. Always been a Southern fan although didn't see much other than what came down to Plymouth which accounts for the lack of lines in my ABC book. While we're at it, I rather think the Barbican and Sutton Harbour are one of the same. Fish were landed at the fish market ( next to the public loos) but there was no rail connection there, the nearest being at North Quay Brian.

By coincidence I am re reading Maurice Dart's book, Plymouth & S. Devon Railways (for about the umpteenth time!) and behold there is a picture of D/Dog 9023 piloting 5013 Fairey Battle up Hemerdon in 1955. He mentions that they were on trial to assess their suitability on the S Devon banks. Apparently they weren't! Brian

I rather think that realigning bypasses is a bit beyond the budget but stranger things have happened in the field of railway preservation. So too would be the crossing of a major highway to Cinderford so perhaps compromises as mentioned could be considered. Thanks PE for the pictures, gives me an idea of what's going on. Brian.

Panniers. My take on the subject - sadly forgot the disc! Can't take any real pictures of Panniers nowadays so this is the best I can do so please indulge me. Even this is pre digital! Brian.

Lionel Kinlet Hall has a clear road but waits for its driver and fireman who are perhaps at the station café. There is a train signalled on the Down line which might pick up the waiting milk churns Brian.

Robin, when you are a little older you will realise dates are just numbers, so just run the train, rule 1 or no. Being of a certain age I 'griced' the branch, at least as far as The Passage House Inn; never got up to Victoria Wharves as we were too scared to trespass in those days. There was one oil depot which was accessible through a rock tunnel so that's where your tankers could have been delivered by the ubiquitous B4s. A most interesting branch! Brian.

Any tankers would most likely be dropped off at Tavistock Junction or Laira yard, tripped to Friary and then down the Cattewater branch. The 72xx would have been a good cop!! Brian

Great pictures as usual, bound to keep the subject on track! But its the off topics that keep the friendly atmosphere. One thing, petrol tankers for Millbay? More likely the Cattewater branch as I didn't think Millbay had any fuel facilities. Brian.

There's a Barnstable over here in the east coast US if that's any help! Brian.