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Always Siphon. The one that Accurascale has modelled in Crimson is based on a Tony Dyer photo also taken in 1968 - although I wouldn't swear it was crimson or maroon. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrsiphon/eea6a9b8e Unfortunately I was using b/w slide film when I took the Siphon alongside so don't know the colour. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrsiphon/e615a598e https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrsiphon/e2be47f7c Incredibly they were in numeric series! Paul

As usual on here no mention of when you are interested in. Crosfields had specialist wagons, such as the demountable tanks (measured 😇 ) https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brdemountable/e3dbe5b4c Several of the Warrington IO hoppers, for sand in this collection https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brironorehopperllanwern - wouldn't be found on the earlier search terms. David Ratcliffe, like Trev Mann, will have a lot more on this locality as they were North Westerners. But I suspect, like me, they didn't take the buildings. We were single minded and film was expensive. Paul

A very familiar old haunt. A few of my photos in there are found via https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/?q=bank quay https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/?q=bq but the system only searches on file names and many are the old 8 characters long. Still shows some of the considerable variety that could be seen there ummm... 40 odd years ago🥵 Trev Mann introduced several of us to this site, the soap works alongside - Crosfields - had iron ore hoppers working into there. Several of us were in there one weekend when a lady copper came along wanting to know what this motley crew were up to - she probably couldn't understand our strange accents. She simply would not believe we were photographing and measuring wagons, a discussion that went on for some time (and I probably showed her our wagon book), but when we finally said we were just a group of mates getting together for a weekend away this was fine and she strolled off! It was one of those places that had no fences, gates or other security as you know alongside Arpley yard. Paul https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/?q=warrington

It is World Elephant Day - 12 August My daughter getting close to wildlife literally in Minneriya National Park Sri Lanka and at South Luangwa national park, Zambia. I probably let this big bull Elephant get too close to me. This was taken on a walk from the swimming pool towards the river. Later the matriarch took her herd right through the camp. Paul

Yes, I thought that my photo was of one not repainted by BR, but the Crewcastrian photo is far too neat. I've only just realised I also recorded it at Norwich https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e498e9a4 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e1585d1aa Unfortunately all 4 photos are of the same side. And just to add to the unusual colour record for such engineers coaches DE12180 at Hitchin in mid 1975 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e3ac00a14 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e373dc833 Paul

Sorry have to disagree, non of the vans have shiny black roofs. 😇 Paul

Same train through York at lunchtime. Notice the 4th is the Carlsberg, https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/landrecovery/e898c604e there were 2 others in the consist. These are built by Davis - the last manufacturer of wagons in Britain. All the wagons and closer photos of the loco can be seen in https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/recentlyadded Paul https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/landrecovery

and in Whitemoor in 1990. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e9c1a763 Interesting to see it in good condition, an unusual colour perhaps a local repaint. Paul

A quick look in vol. 4 of the OPC series on SR wagons plate 77 will show you it is a straight forward representation of this wagon repainted in 1948 so with BR S but there wasn't agreement on colours or writing layouts. So it was SR brown. The N isn't explained but presumably because (as modelled) it is written To be returned to Bricklayers Arms (S) Paul

The dating will be accurate, this was the period when John was doing a lot of rolling stock photography for Mopok, the company he and Tony Dyer were developing whilst still continuing their day jobs. Paul

Only guessing but St. Blazey was a distant (from Swindon) MPD so I would guess any bits that could be used for local maintenance, but wouldn't spoil by being in the open - such as brake fittings. Paul

I've never seen a Bachy Warflat, but suspect they didn't model the framework open which is required for the Coils. All measured of course, but I don't believe any are available for the scanning that the manufacturer's prefer to relying on drawings. Paul

I agree good longevity, but these would be historical models. Even if they lasted until 2000 that is still a long time ago for the contemporary modeller. This was the last I saw, in 1998 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/coiltferry/ec8235498 A problem with most coil/slab carriers of the BR period is that they worked in very mixed rakes. Good for the modeller but difficult for the manufacturer's to reproduce; they want wagons that worked in block trains and for coils that came when this very mixed generation of BR Coil carriers, often rebuilds from others, came to an end. I had hoped that Bachmann would be able to convert their Warflat to Coil E and Coil G when I sold Merv the idea aeons ago. Paul

I'm late to this, but I don't understand your concern. When I'm lineside waiting for the next freight to photograph the passengers are clear to see in most modern rolling stock. Paul

This is the prototype https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lneropenmerchandisesteel/e2b3ce6e1 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lneropenmerchandisesteel/e37bdb527 Photographed at both ends of its workings - St. Blazey and Swindon works only about 3 weeks apart. Bachmann did a very good job of reproducing the finish on this. Paul

Possibly this, but I don't really know https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/dmu/ed221fdcc Paul

NIcer in full red livery - and considering how long before red had stopped being used for breakdown rolling stock in remarkable condition https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e28351536 Apparently in a woebeggoten condition and on comonwealth bogies it survived for many years at March https://www.departmentals.com/departmental/320703 Paul

https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/coiltferry Our group measured the T and the K There is a problem in that with all these 60s, 66s, 68s etc. being produced the manufacturers think you all want contemporary rolling stock, not this ancient BR era stuff. Paul

and it has a date of 09 on the solebar. Paul

Join me in asking Richard to do the LMs clasp brake which would be suitable for other bodies they already produce. It is all too easy to have models as Vac braked on pre-1958 models using the 4 shoe brake rigging when so many of these were modernisation era rebuilds of unfit wagons. Paul

The extensive photos on the Hattons site correctly show the unfit version with 2 shoe Morton. Hopefully not too difficult to alter the grey one to BR livery. Paul

Questionable that it was still in revenue use with the end door standing open Paul

W3018 http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=2675 Certainly an unusual version of a milk tank wagon with only 4 supports. Does anyone know why just a few barrels had the filler at one extreme end? Paul

Why not? OK not the 1907s with grease boxes, but plenty of wood remained into the 60's, some to the mid 60s. Paul (just old enough to remember a late RCH wood mineral with coke raves in traffic c1965, possibly hauled by a blue 33).

Rather hilly for Whitemoor 😇 Reading the comments gives a much more sensible suggestion: it is the old mottram yard on the woodhead line The shape of hooks can vary but this is a typical cheap and cheerful type. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/wagondetailspoetc/e6f45c5e Paul