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Trawled through Russell's GW Coaches Appendix Vol 1 and came up with these:— So it looks as though the White "No Smoking" transfer came in some time between 1930 & 1934, possibly with the adoption of the single lining, & was changed to Red with the adoption of Blood & Custard. There are a few photos of the 'hybrid' GW/BR livery (Brown/Cream, Double waist lining, Hawksworth door lettering, W-prefix number) that show a rectangular "No smoking" transfer, probably with white text on a blue background. The "Smoking" transfers for the 1928-1936 period looked like this: Pete S.

Looking through both Harris (1993 edition) & Russell (Coaches Appendix Vol. 1), the only external difference I can see is that D.133 had a sliding vent fitted in the corridor side. The big difference appears to be internally; D.131 had wood veneer panelling & D.133 had Holoplast/Formica. All the D.133s were contract-built. Didcot's E.164 7372's Thirds are fitted out in Light Oak like this: (The Firsts are in Maple) Pete S.

Most likely a Toplight: Or perhaps a Clere... The latter photo is from the Attendants' compartment of 9044 that's at Bodmin AFAIK. The upholstery isn't correct for 1914 though.

Reality concurs There is/was the Mill Stream running just to the south of the shed. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=50.6657&lon=-2.5889&layers=168&b=1 Presumably that's where the supply was taken from - I'd guess via a simple pumping engine in the tower base similar to the set-up that used to exist at Williton.

Found these: 7812 - http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/7812.html 7820 - http://www.dinmoremanor.co.uk/7820-picture-gallery/ The Dinmore Manor page has a Flickr link that results in over 30 pages! Pete S.

Yes you can. There are several ex-works shots in Russell's GW Coaches Appendix Vol 1 that show single waist lining and GWR/Double shield around 1933-34*. You'll have a little bit of extra work though as the "Third" designations were done away with; Guard, Luggage & First remained unchanged though. *D.116 - Figs 244 & 245 D.117 - Figs 249 & 250 E.146 - Figs 384 & 385 E.147 - Fig 387 - Nos 6785 & 6786 built 1933 arranged as a B-Set & branded "Llanelly No. 4". Assuming a roughly 5-year repaint schedule it's quite plausible for a 1929-built coach to have had a makeover just before the adoption of the Roundel in July 1934. Pete S.

One or two of the ex-Control Train/Vintage Train at Didcot still have c.1963 Lino in them & it's more of a mud-brown than a red-brown. Humbrol Matt 29-ish. There were two oddballs in the C.75s. Lot 1609 of 1939 (Nos 1237 & 1238) were modified for the Highworth branch by having the roof ventilators positioned well down the curve.

Lino was probably a mid-brown/tan shade, but otherwise your recollection sounds pretty accurate. Here's a shot of a GW interior from around 1937:— https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/the-earliest-railway-carriages-all-had-compartments-open-news-photo/90773178 The dark panels would be French polished Mahogany, & the light panels are likely to be polished Birch ply. By the 50s it's quite likely that these were a bit tired & smartened up by a quick toshing over with some red-brown & pale cream paints. Bodyside doors were Mahogany panelled in 3rd class & dark Walnut in Firsts. Picture-Mirror-Picture on one wall & Picture-Map-Picture on the other. Pete S.

Used in the film 'Amélie'.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

Frosted/obscured glass on the droplights & corridor window at the kitchen end. The wall would be an off-white & the bar that's visible is a standard wooden corridor grab rail. The glass was usually 'Arctic' pattern:— http://www.pilkington.com/websitev2/both/productTools/decorative/index.html# Pete S.

Best I can suggest is to copy, paste & edit the quote as many times as needed - like this: If there's a better way I'd love to know. BB Code tags still seem to work, just tried & that behaved itself.

"A Birdcage For Polly" Nov. 1977 P.

Locomotives In Outline by C.J. Freezer has a side & front elevation of 3602 with parallel boiler & coal rail bunker. P.

Living After Midnight - Judas Priest

Presumably this is what the attached PDF refers to as a "Semi-Saloon". GWR Saloons - April 1896.pdf Pete S.

I read it (L-R) as: sliding door (WC > Saloon), sliding door (Saloon > Saloon), hinged door (Saloon > Coupé). Interesting to see that the wall into the Coupé is shown as being padded - presumably to ensure some kind of sound insulation for those in the swivel chairs. Pete S.

Gets my vote as the original video is branded "Bezpieczny Przejazd" which translates as "Safe Passage". Looks to be a Polish public information channel on the dangers of trespass. Their YouTube page blurb states: "The newest spot promoting safety on railway premises implemented as part of the Safe Pass - social campaign - "Stop and Live!". The aim of the production is to draw attention to the problem of passing through the tracks in prohibited places." Uncropped video: Pete S.

For comparison:— Natural daylight, no flash. Slightly Photoshopped to get a better match between my screen & the Pantone book. If you wanted to mix your own, to my eye Pantone's notion of "Warm Red" pretty much aligns with Precision's B.R. Orange lining. Pete S.

Dean Single - 3071 Emlyn

Should be a scale 9' overall. Centenary stock was 9'-3" over end door footboards & 9'-0" over any intermediate 'boards. Pete S.

Not dodgy at all, in fact it's historically accurate. That column of rivets between the E and R means that there's nowhere else for the N to go. Crop of the official photo of 4800:— The letters themselves look a bit undernourished though... should be a scale 6-1/2" tall overall (5" Yellow, 7/8" Red, 5/8" Black) - although I suspect they're a tad condensed too. Pete S.

True enough, but the disparity between #414 and anything remotely like BR(W) brown is too great to explain that way in my opinion. I do wonder if someone has misread the chart & attributed #414 to #415. The Imperial Brown swatch looks closer to that on these examples: http://www.totemexperience.com/txp/index.html And these: http://www.totemexperience.com/txp/displays_swindon2005.htm Noticeable is that there are clearly differences in the shades, as also shown here: https://www.gwra.co.uk/auctions/totem-br-w-hf-stourbridge-junction-very-good-condi-2016jul-0178.html https://www.gwra.co.uk/auctions/totem-br-w-ff-yardley-wood-excellent-condition-one-2016jul-0208.html Pete S.

According to this site : https://www.stationcolours.com/gwr - it's BS381C 414 Golden Brown, however that looks way too light. I'd suggest BS381C 413 Nut Brown or 451 Chocolate: A decent trade paint supplier **ought** to be able to mix to BS381C. I wouldn't recommend giving them a Pantone reference as from my experience all you'll get is the nearest equivalent from the Dulux chart. Pete S.

Found this on the superb Warwickshire Railways site: Source: https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/mrb8.htm Pete S.