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I'm not a fan of the owners names being under the number - it didn't look good on the last livery - a bit too cluttered.

But, as others have said, its nice to see it in a modern livery (I think its nicer than the GBRF livery on 007 & 049) and earning its keep.

A number of O gauge items of rolling stock have recently arrived at Summer Hampton.

I have now managed to make contact - lets hope delivery happens soon!

Has anyone had any contact with Robert Tivondale from CRT kits, lately?

I spoke to him on 13th February regarding an outstanding order I have with him and was promised delivery within 2 - 3 weeks - 8 weeks later I have seen or heard nothing.

Having paid upfront for my items, I'm feeling a little bit miffed, World pandemic or not.

An enjoyable morning spent in the garden, chatting to some retired work colleagues, required some train running. Hornby 5274 is a fairly recent purchase and ran faultlessly.

Lets meet the class 31's.

I've now made a start on some films that introduce people to the OO gauge fleet of locos at Summer Hampton.

Here are the 37's.

12 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said:

Is that The Sidings restaurant/accomodation in the Mk1 on the left?

Yep - IIRC the end suite was "the Flying Scotsman" - there was a deck area at the end of the coach.

Time to run some OO. More to come.

I have finally finished my 117 dmu, adding passengers, drivers and the fiddly pipework.

Got my wagon on Friday. Very pleased with it - for such a boring wagon, I cant stop looking at it!

It took me ages to find and operate the tail lamp switch, but It gave me something to do whilst waiting for Amazon to deliver the batteries! (Why do Amazon insist on showing you 3000 things you don't want when you've specifically selected to search for a specific type of item?)

As the real thing were built at the very start of my very short, time period modelled, I've had to try and be very sparing with the weathering, but am pleased with the result. I've just noticed the wonky buffer.

I particularly like the second picture of 35018 - spot on!

Contact made!

It has been bitterly cold out but I put on my big boy pants and braved the cold, to run some trains.

18 hours ago, Rich Papper said:

Has also recently occurred to me that I may want to light the car park.

 

If you are going to light the car park, might you want to paint out the background houses? Are you tempted to slice some cars in half, to fill the car park up?

On 29/01/2021 at 18:46, Market65 said:

Good evening, David. I like the photo’s from around Cramlington. All are of interest and in J11731, with an unidentified class 47 on a Edinburgh to Poole express, The Dorset Scot, in January, 1991, the second Mkll looks as if it may be a conversion of some kind. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

Looks like an RFB - Mk2D FO converted to incorporate a buffet counter / hatch. InterCity Cross Country's solution to getting rid of Mk1 catering vehicles from their fleet.

Unfortunately, later on, TOC's used the same sort of approach to spoil their HST sets

On 17/01/2021 at 23:26, GERARDTCC said:

Mister C who is not an RM Web member has asked me to post this : 

This has come to my attention and I can provide the answers from the book of arrivals and departures of trains at Bristol Temple Meads May 1973.

 

4O22 was 1150 Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury parcels (there was also a 4O21 dep 0430)

6B07 was 1547 Paddington to Bristol Kingsland Road parcels, the loco ran onto Bath Road as 5B65 if conveying any enparts vans.

2V61 was 1005 Weymouth to Bristol which was a hauled train hence appearing in photographs.

The DMU Weymouth arrivals at Bristol were 0554 2V55, 1215 2V63, 1605 2V67, 1745 2V70.

1930 ex Weymouth was also hauled and was 2V72.

The only Westbury starters were 0630 2B10 and 1635 to Severn Beach 2B51 (all Severn Beach trains were 2B51).

Hauled trains to Weymouth were 0535 2O51 and 1600 2O60.

DMUs to Weymouth were 0808 2O53, 0905 Cardiff 2O56, 1208 2O58, 1745 2O61, 2008 2O62.

Other trains you may want to know about were 1240 Bristol-Yeovil parcels 4B15 returning as 4B16 1610 ex Yeovil and 1722 Portsmouth-Bristol parcels 4V30.

Many thanks for the info.

I didnt know about the Yeovil parcels headcodes - very useful

On 19/01/2021 at 01:57, Steadfast said:

Shame that's no longer followed Mike, I had two 7C59s between Merehead and Westbury a few months back (One up, one down), both got confused on TRUST, reporting as each other and having a few 'no reports' because TRUST thought that one had jumped ahead when it was actually the other one picking up. 

 

Jo

I had 2 1L16's on the panel at the same time last Winter - less than 1 mile apart -  One a diverted Swansea to Padd (on the East chord), the other was a Exeter to Waterloo (might be the other way around), changing ends in the station - both Sunday diversions.

In your first photo at Pembroke Dock - looking towards the buffer stops - note the gap in the houses - a branch used to run down through here to a waterside depot (I cant remember exactly what it was, but if my memory serves correct, it could have been armaments / ordanance). A former work colleague, whose Father was a driver at Carmarthen, recalls seeing a Western working down there.

Seems that 4B07 was a Paddington to Bristol parcels.

I am looking for help from anyone who might own a Western Region Passenger working timetable for the latter part of 1973 to early 1974, covering the Bristol / Westbury area.

I need confirmation of some headcodes.

I have seen a headcode of 4O22 for a Bristol to Salisbury parcels train - is this correct for the period? I have also seen suggestions that 6B07 might be correct, although it doesnt ring true with me.

Also, I am looking for a Weymouth to Bristol passenger service - were all 2V61 as ive seen in photos? Also, a local Westbury to Bristol passenger headcode would be useful.

many thanks in advance

I seem to have neglected this thread lately.

There hasn't been much building or development with the layout itself, but I have purchased a number of new O gauge items of rolling stock.

Amazing looking at Google Earth / Bing Maps of the Swansea Burrows areas today. No railway activity at all.

Thanks for all the updates Kevin - superb as always and I am another who has received one of your books this Christmas - fantastic reading - I just need to get the South Wales one now!

On 26/12/2020 at 17:41, Grizz said:

My son has just bought me some of the re-released EFE Blue Imerys China clay hoppers for Christmas. Anyone know what the average number and maximum number of these wagons in any particular train??? and the flows? 

It depends on the portion of route - eg between Tavistock Jn and Newton Abbot, a 66 could take 6 or 7, but away from the banks, a train could be a lot bigger.

Last of the batch.

Saturday 23rd September 1987, 40122 / D200 at Basingstoke with some specials i/c/w the Basingstoke Rail Event.

Gloucester open day, 1st July 1990. 60014 on display.

Cranmore signalbox, late 1980's.