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Last set for today.

37802 & 37796 arrive Cardiff Central with a special service. 06/06/99

Back to the mid 1980's. A pair of unidentified 37's run round at Westbury on a very damp evening. I was waiting for the return of the 16.18 Bristol to Weymouth, which must have been something quite exotic to get me out on a school night, in such rubbish weather.

Exotic traction to Weymouth? An unidentified "dutch" 37 hammers out of Trowbridge. undated.

Another unidentified 37. Westbury LIP, undated.

45104 rests at Bescot. undated

An unidentified "peak" races through Dawlish Warren, with an up train. Undated, but, I suspect 1984 or 85.

Bristol TM. This was early on a Saturday morning and from memory, the train was an overnight relief from Glasgow or Edinburgh. I don't know where the 45 (Id previously thought this was 46026 but it cannot be) had failed, but a 47 has come to the rescue. Undated.

And, a second batch.

A stop at Saltley, on a returning Western Rail Society bus tour, finds 37264 stabled. undated.

Sunday 9th November 1997 and 37376 gets a prestigious working to undertake.

Firstly, the Royal Scotsman ecs is seen at Holt.

With passengers onboard, 37376 gets away from Melksham with the working to Paddington.

37411 running round at Weymouth. Undated.

37690 at Cardiff Canton. undated.

37715 working 4V60 Calvert to Bristol Barrow Road ACC waste containers, past Swindon. undated

Sticking with type 3's, some class 37's today.

First up - 37027 at full chat, inside Eastfield TMD. It had just been repainted, hence the lack of number. 30/03/85

Staying in Scotland, 37099 is seen at Aberdeen. 16/03/96

37167 is seen working a Weymouth to Bristol at Trowbridge and Bath Spa. 25/07/90

An unidentified 37 is seen at Bath Spa with another train from Weymouth. undated.

Lastly, 37219 at Crewe Basford Hall open day. 28/08/95

J2122 - funny how a BG has found its way into the middle of the formation

Last batch of class 33's for the time being and we are back to Cardiff / Portsmouth trains at Trowbridge. Some of these werent even 35mm photos, but captured on a 110 instamatic or even a disc camera! Unfortunately, all are unidentified and undated.

This first shot is the earliest, pre-dating the wonton vandalism that was the demolition of the main station buildings.

Some 33/1 "Bagpipes" next.

33109 worked the Hertfordshire Railtours "Sugar Loafer" on 19/11/1994 - seen at Llanwrtyd Wells and Llandrindod Wells

33109 & 33116 are seen at Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen, whilst working "Skirl o'the bagpipes 2" - 16/03/1996

Finally, preserved 33110 is seen at Bodmin General. 1998

Staying with 33's today - 33051 and 33103 and mostly on railtours.

33051 on the Pathfinder Tours "Hardy Devonian" - 18/01/1997 - Weymouth and Yeovil Pen Mill

33051 leads the "Six Five Special" into Westbury 13/09/97

33103 & 37377 are seen at Plymouth whilst working "The Parkan Ride" 18/09/1999

33103 at Buxton with the "Buxton Rotator" 01/05/2004

Just one set for today. More class 33's. Some from the last years of Cardiff - Portsmouth diagrams. A couple of others of "The Six Five Special".

33027 at Westbury, undated, but the train looks to be the Brighton - Cardiff service.

33034 seems to be a popular subject, at Trowbridge. undated.

33048 gives it the beans, departing Trowbridge, Westbound. undated.

33030 & 33051 are seen at Exeter St Davids and then at Salisbury with the Hertfordshire Railtours "Six Five Special" 13/09/97.

Last batch for today.

Shortly after the remodeling of the station in 1984, an unidentified 33/1 departs Westbury, past 56040.

33002 & 33019 at Penzance, 22/06/96. The Dolphin beckoned, where we watched England and Spain draw in the Euro 96 QF.

33006 Bradford on Avon. 16/06/84

33008 & 33026 Settle. 30/07/95

33019 & 33057 Didcot Parkway with "The Honey Monster" railtour. 29/07/95

33027 Salisbury. 1984

Second batch for today. 33's at Westbury.

The first 3 are 1983 or 1984. The others are post May 1984 (when the colour lights came into use, with the opening of Westbury Panel).

First lot of photo scans for today.

First up, 26028 stands between the jacks at Haymarket TMD, 07/09/85

27048 Haymarket 07/09/85

31468 & 31452 York 13/02/99

Unidentified "Skinhead" at Cardiff Canton, undated

Lastly, 40162 Haymarket 31/03/85. Loco is missing the pony wheelset at this end.

Last few for today.

08786 is seen on railtour duty at Plymouth. 18/09/99

D8020 - 20020 Bo'ness 05/09/98

25235 Bo'ness 05/09/98

26004 Bo'ness 05/09/98

09004 Isfield. 23/02/03

D3586 - 08471 Bridgnorth

D9524 Bo'ness 05/09/98

Some class 20's at Bescot. undated

Following on from my slide scans, here are my photo scans. Some will have appeared in other threads - my apologies.

03037 seen at the Lavender line, Isfield. 23/02/03

03371 Newcastle, 31/03/85

08653 Crewe Basford Hall, 25/08/95

On 20/09/2020 at 10:27, halsey said:

Hi,

Sorry if this has already been asked but HOW do you keep the track electrically clean?

The track is carefully cleaned with a decorators sanding block, before each running session.

Taking advantage of the Autumn sunshine

No DVT in the Euston shot - 3 x 90's definitely.

1 hour ago, keefer said:

That's a great detail for a depot layout - an ancient decrepit coach or loco that's been sat there for years. The track's at an angle, the buffer stop's skew-whiff and the bogie isn't even on the rails.

I'm sure most depots had a siding or two like that - Haymarket had one where various crocked locos sat. 40162 sat there for years, even losing is pony wheels at some point

Just been reading through this thread and I am totally green with envy. Your scratchbuilding skills are by far the best I've ever seen. Keep up the amazing work. 

Where the track was flexed and in the hottest of the sun, is where I had the most breakage.

22 minutes ago, john new said:

 

Could you add a bit more about the problems of the recycled plastic boards please? I was looking at that option for an outdoor circular patio layout/test track* as no room in the house for a long roundy-roundy set up.

 

*Basic oval with the vegetation around the layout growing in patio tubs.

There was too much expansion and contraction John. Maybe, shorter pieces would have been more effective?

So, is there any chance that O gauge items from the Heljan range could appear? - Or, perhaps I should rephrase that - how about some EFE Rail "Dogfish"? pretty please.  

On 29/06/2020 at 16:46, The Stationmaster said:

Bachmann 3 car Class 117 - ordered on Friday, delivered on Saturday morning.  Top notch service from Kernow

I hope it arrived in working order - unlike mine.

Waiting to hear what is going to happen to it.

21 hours ago, Rivercider said:

 as a former TOPS clerk (used to receiving wrong wagon numbers)

"Those 24 tipplers that arrived loaded on Tuesday, have just departed back to East Depot"

"What tipplers were those?"

"I dont know the numbers, its those that arrived on Tuesday"

Phew! What cracking weather.

There has been more work going on (planting, ballasting and soldering) than playing trains, just lately, so, before I start my next run of shifts and the weather turns, I had a little running session. All EE locomotives - my 3 x 37's and my 3 x 50's. Split into 2 films - one for each type.