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I must confess that adverts do not often bother me either way (though those pop up ones can be a bit gear-grinding on occasion).

The "secret" is to click them away and tell google why....then, eventually, you get lots of adverts that are very much more your thing...

Unless of course ...cough cough

I am scratching around my memory a bit here, and thinking a little further West (as one does!) but I think the first 47s on freight in the area were in about 67/68 on an Air Braked long distance china clay service.....(presumably to the Potteries)

Bit vague, but its a bit late! If anyone can fill in the blanks, please do so!

12 minutes ago, Andy Kirkham said:

No sign of any diesel electrics at all. Did that reflect the actual situation at Exeter, or do we suspect cameraman's bias?

 

And how common was it to see Class 22s on passenger services?

Probably a bit of both in the choice of subjects.

Not that there would be all that many Peaks and 47s knocking about around Exeter in 1969.

I think the D6300s were pretty common on Devon local services.

Oh how fabulous!

Love the single milk tank coming off the branch at Tiverton Junction, obviously it had been a quiet day for the cows.

I saw an article earlier this week on the matter, and it suggested that "The Authorities" decided CO2 / pollution levels were getting a bit high, so they literally just pulled the plug!

I always thought that your line manager was your manager, IE in charge of you, and so on up the tree.

Presumably this is to stop people like the aforementioned "manager fresh from Tie Rack" thinking that they are in charge of you.

With The Canyon as the perfect backdrop, and the general feel of the place as it isnow it would surely make an ideal prototype for an N gauge layout....

On 01/09/2021 at 14:37, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said:

Which Northern Hole are they chucking that waste into?

There are plenty to aim for, and Tinsley is virtually next to the M1, so getting it away should not be an issue.

I would take a semi-educated guess at landscaping (for want of a better term) somewhere round the Dearne Valley.

IF an approximately N scale lighthouse is wanted, then I think Trinity House (Of all people!!) do a rather nice selection of 1:150 models. They are, from memory, about £30ish

4 hours ago, melmerby said:

Yes

A layout based on Fenland - the epitome of flat baseboards!

 A Fenland based layout would be just about diametrically opposite to a flat earth baseboard. 

The railway would very possibly be the highest point in the landscape.

More On Topic, I have seen maybe half a dozen "build a layout" type films on YouTube...

That is more than enough for me ta...

Conversely, a lot of the ones that I  do see on matters related to joinery, woodwork and general construction (particularly  those from north America, where they do things a whole lot of different) are often very educational or thought provoking or at the very least entertaining.

I would have thought (from seeing such things several times a week) that most "end mile" delivery vehicles  would cube out way before they ever gross out.

Even the gigantic double stack artics of the Blakemore Group only seem to carry a couple of dozen of the ubiquitous man handleable caged trollies.

The use of more trains and the use of "smaller" lorries sounds like a win/win to me; though whether it would all work smoothly is less certain.

Crikey!

That is some mighty structure indeed - Its got that slightly chunky look I think of as typical "limestone country" works.....

Cornish ones look more "spidery" 

The Ratio  (or is it Wills?) viaduct kit has always had quite a strong Cornish mainline look about it to me, if a kit is the way to go...

Like I said, It is being done with quite some care and attention.

It is not just been demolished and lets see what happens, which was just occasionally the case back in the day.....

It looks like it has all been done with quite some care and attention, whatever the reason was..

I wonder if the paving was thought to be " Of better use elsewhere"

6 hours ago, PjKing1 said:

D270 at a misty Edge Hill

I think Captain K needs to see this one too!!

its literally breath takingly amazing!

1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

The last few photos are superb enough, but the first two are so realistic, I simply cannot tell the difference. I think these might be the most realistic model photos I have ever seen.

 

 I would have to agree there CK, and for once, I think the colour shot is as good as the B&W one - its got that atmosphere thing down perfectly.

One item you could really use to "nail the location" if not quite the period is a Western Greyhound liveried bus!

Ideal for taking the onward journey to Eden as well

Not really too far Off Topic here..

But, for those who like 59s and lack space I do recall seeing one in the late 90s with just 3 wagons in tow - They may have been TTA type oil tanks.

I only really remember it 'cos at the time it struck me as being a very short train for a very big engine!

17 hours ago, phil-b259 said:

 

A builder my parents engaged put it thus 'I use whats easiest to work with'

 

If dealing with very small measurements the metric unit of mm is far easier to handle than fractions of an inch. On the other hand 6ft is easier to remember than 1.8288m.

 

In other words keeping the number of digits and decimal places as low as is necessary!

That is exactly what I do too - use whichever suits the application.

Keep the numbers small and manageable for mental arithmetic.

I do laugh a bit when I look at Yuotube etc and see US Framers and Builders jump through hoops to multiply or even just add, obscure fractional measurements though

22 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

The Chapel Siding is level but I have to disagree regarding the branch. It definitely falls from Par to St Blazey. At its steepest the gradient is 1 in 56 according to Network Rail's track gradients database, although not for very far.

As I said , it is to all intent flat.

There is a very slight up grade from Par station to the foot-crossing, and then a very slight down grade towards St Bz.

The 1:56 is the absolute ruling gradient over that section of line.

Trust me here, I have walked along  it enough times to know it is as close to flat as matters not.

Much more on topic, I am itching to see how Bute Road (alight here for the Eden Project) develops.

Some years ago, there actually was a proper bus connection from Roche station through to Eden, though I dont know how long that ever lasted.....

Double headed 37s made in into the 21st century, but only by a short time.

They would, I *think* just about fit in with the Wessex liveried 153s and the Alphaline branded 158s.

18 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

The branch falls towards St Blazey. The main lines rise from Par in both directions.

The branch round the curve from Par to St Bz is flat (or as good as) as is the now very overgrown Chapel Siding. 

That gives a good idea of how steep the climb out of Par on the Down actually is; which is about 1in 60. The line up the Luxulyan valley is as steep as 1:37, so plenty of grunt needed to get up to Goonbarrow and beyond!!

Interesting stuff indeed!

The proposed location is about half way between my old back garden and my mates current demesne, so it does have some local interest to me!