Cowley 47521

On 15/11/2022 at 19:16, montyburns56 said:

Oxford 1965

 

 

Interesting seeing a GWR design of loco next to a blue and grey coach. 

24 minutes ago, pb_devon said:

And Christow Station is home to the Exeter & Teign Valley Railway heritage centre https://www.teignrail.co.uk

Quite an interesting collection of things Colin has built up there over the years. I was pleased to see the little shunter that worked at Exmouth Junction coal concentration depot parked up near where the footpath crosses the site a couple of weeks ago:

@KeithMacdonald - Great thread sir!

1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said:

Next stop on the Teign Valley Line : Ashton Station.

 

Because of the way the line was opened in sections at different times (Heathfield to Ashton in 1882, and to Exeter in 1903), for a while Ashton was a terminus. That might explain why of all the stations on the line, this is the only one with an engine shed. The line was extended from Ashton to Trusham a year later in 1883, well before the section to Exeter opened in 1903. But the engine shed remained at Ashton, not Trusham, which was the terminus for 20 years. Ashton also had two sidings and a crane.

 

 

I guess this picture is from the north end of the station. What's the building on the left?  Looks too small to be a goods shed.

 

Ashton on Geograph

 

 

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3239939

© Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

 

400 yards north of Ashton Station was yet another quarry with its own siding (for a while). This was Ryecroft Quarry.

 

 

There were plans in 2003 to reopen it, but locals objected.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3077234.stm

The recent photo shown above is actually of Christow not Ashton Keith.

It’s taken from the bridge over the line.

26 minutes ago, grahame said:

 

There's been some great progress on the new (third) issue and, fingers crossed, it should be available before the end of the year (hopefully providing some Christmas/New Year holiday reading).

 

I'll post up information here as soon as it is confirmed.

 

Not sure how I’ve missed this but I’ve just ordered issue #2 off eBay. It looks really good.

Did somebody call a cab..?

1 hour ago, jcredfer said:

A good friend of mine used to run a R/C model plane shop. He had a book of Cloakroom tickets, which could be stuck on the box of a purchase, so the purchaser could claim it had been won at a Raffle, at work / club / pub on the way home etc.

 

Interesting to note how many had been used!!   😆

 

Julian

 

Well that’s just supporting his customer base. I definitely approve!

Spotted on a tram in Bordeaux last weekend. Johnny Depp’s French cousin.

’Johnny Dieppe’ (Pirates of the English Channel).

2 hours ago, Re6/6 said:

A marvellous picture. I remember such a pre MAS scene well. It's the only picture that I've seen of the David and Charles coaches. Does anybody know what became of the Gresley pigeon van?

Yes it’s at the Severn Valley Railway now. There’s some useful information here:

https://svrtrust.org.uk/index.php?page=70759

Those hills in the  background are a little reminiscent of the rural bits of the West Somerset Railway to me.

7 hours ago, andyman7 said:

Yes, the early ones were much better quality.

I found that worryingly interesting to read Andy!

Nick

2 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

If you can't make it out, it's a 120, a 108, a 120 with a Met Camm centre car and then two CCT's.

 

Brindle Heath 1984 by David Chamberlain

 

 

That lot’s going to need a load of decoders…

I can think of at least three of us in my group of friends that’ll be each buying a class 45 in 1980s condition when they come out. Great news. 

On 23/08/2022 at 22:44, bootneckbob said:

Couldn't resist as I had something to stick it to!

 

Just tried it for size. I think I'll be able to get away with printing my own signs in due course.

 

 

 

 

You might need a few strategic watering cans lying around for topping DMU radiators up…

On 20/08/2022 at 21:19, John Besley said:

What a cracking batch of photos....

 

Love the cab lights on in the Transit

 

Has the 45xx lost its cabside number plates?

 

That one of 73050 had me fooled at first 

Some of the stuff on this thread is absolutely mind blowing.

On 19/08/2022 at 22:25, John Besley said:

 

 

The one going from the cylinder to the Smokebox is the exhaust and the other one comes from the boiler mounted regulator on the opposite side to the manifold inlet into the steam chest.

 

I'll hunt up some other pictures later to show the arrangement 

 

 

 

And below shows the gear change lever and intermediate gear

 

 

So good John.

5 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

Manchester Piccadilly 1984 by Paul Bettany

 

 

Massive!

2 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

I mean that’s not good information for me by the time I’ve sat down and read it. I’m not relocating no matter what the rules say…

4 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

Scarborough 1986 

 

 

Well that’s just blue and grey heaven right there. 
What a great photo.

On 19/08/2022 at 23:25, bootneckbob said:

Remember how on page 2 I said I thought my trackplan was as good as it could be after so many years of planning? Well last night sat looking at the fiddle yard trying to work out where I could stow 3 inter city MK3 sleepers (if I buy them) I had a bit of an epiphany. 

Anyway, little bit of trackwork carried out tonight, no additional track or points needed. 

I've included a pic I've done on Anyrail. Anything not labeled (grey) is sidings which converge back to the mainlines on the otherside (out of the picture).

 

So this change means The 3 car DMU (Exeter to Barnstaple) goes under Cowley Bridge and off the scenic section then can pull into the red siding (Barnstaple) and wait to return, or park up off the head shunt. It also means the track cleaning wagons (x2) I had in the other siding are now just off the main line with only one set of points to reverse over before they can begin the track cleaning. This is much better than reversing them over multiple points. It also means that I can have another loco siting in that siding waiting to take a turn on any incoming passenger trains; or freight. I have another siding on the other side for the same reason.

 

Oh, and the sleepers; there's loads of room in the top fiddle yard if they don't go in this siding. There's no need for the DMU to park up so the sleepers can stay there ready to be brought out for the sleeper service. 

  

A minor but very useful change Bob.