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Lavender Bay, Sydney. The old North Shore line down to North Sydney Car Sidings (the original Milson's Point station before the bridge)

Lavender Bay by Stuart, on Flickr

An atmospheric Frome this evening

Having being only able to read about the event for several years while I was overseas, it was great to finally attend yesterday!

I only took the one photo, another shot of 'headquarters' at Sheep Lane:-

Are you aware that the track through the bridge was raised significantly during the late 1920s to remove the dip at the base of Hollin How bank? There is a picture somewhere of the old station building sat at ground level afterwards, so I reckon the current track level is around the same height as the 3ft gauge platform

Good luck to those using GWR trains to get there.

Rather impressed to find a direct service from Clifton Down to Taunton this morning!

This is a scratchbuild rather than a modified RTR loco, but it still comes under the 'wierd and wonderful' category, perhaps. This was scratchbuilt by Brian Clarke many years ago and is currently in my care. Officially named 'Dictu Prince', we always used to call it 'Dictu Titty'. It runs superbly, however, as you might expect of a Brian Clarke loco.

 

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Is this one of the Bagnall locos for the Wotton Tramway?

I have been contemplating a 2NOL from Triang clerestories (with Roxey ends) myself - can I ask what the cast ends that you have are please?

Thanks Osgood - I'll keep an eye out for one

If people are interested in this system then the only book avaiablke is "The Railways and Locomotives of the Lilleshall Company, by Bob Yates. Irwell Press 2008.

 

Can anyone tell me if this book covers the logos built by the Lilleshall Co for other users please? I'm particularly interested in the narrow gauge locos like this one that ran (with another larger example) in the Forest of Dean:-

http://lightmoor.co.uk/BDLarchive_covers/arch84.jpg

There was also a similar loco used by one of the quarries that was served by the GVT

Thanks

One more track installed in the FY; planning retaining walls.

Found another nice 1910 photo, of another micro-layout designed by Greenly. This one is for The Captain magazine, which ran a series of constructional articles by Greenly, showing boys how to build the Met Electric that features on the layout, with Bassett Lowke able to supply the difficult-to-make bits by mail order.

Note Edwardian photo-bombing on the left!

K

Hmm, that rather reminds me of the classic photo of Vine St good station:-

http://www.ltmcollection.org/photos/photo/link.html?IXinv=1998/87812

(more here, down the bottom)

http://www.londonreconnections.com/2012/london-terminals-fighting-over-farringdon-part-2/

The former station building at Dyffryn Ardudwy is now up for sale:-

http://www.walterlloydjones.co.uk/property/station-road-dyffryn-ardudwy-ll44/walt-001077/1

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-homes/empty-former-station-house-sale-11701078

(apologies for the awful 'story' - the South Wales Echo at it's finest I'm afraid)

Very nice, and instantly recognisable as Wingham.

Can I ask what you have done for a fiddle yard, and how it connects to the main box please?

There was a series of articles in Continental Modeller some years ago (1980s/1990s?) with lots of drawings. My copy is in a box on the over side of the world at present so can't be more specific sorry.

Edit: That would be May/June 1989 and a subsequent issue as mentioned in the link in post #2 above!

Funicular Sant Joan, Montserrat

Montserrat - Funicular Sant Joan by Stuart, on Flickr

Some more inspiration (click through for hi-res images):-

Bridge and Cader Idris (i.e. Cadair Idris), Barmouth, Wales-LCCN2001703423 by Ashley Van Haeften, on Flickr

Porkington Terrace, Barmouth, Wales-LCCN2001703422 by Ashley Van Haeften, on Flickr

In reality, you either know this, or you don't (guessing could take us forever) !!!!!!!

Did we confirm this one please? Was it Creigiau quarry?

Thanks

............... and guess what was on the front of the iron ore hoppers Brian !

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Brian

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PS

The track layout in the pictures of the iron ore train may give the latter location away, thereby making identification of the orginal Western's location which is away to the left, a little easier.

Looks like Crosskeys, with Halls Road Tramroad in the foreground.

Although it looks more like this these days

Halls Road by Stuart, on Flickr

So where do you reckon the first Western (8C06) was ?Brian

I didn't actually see that post!

Looks like Crosskeys, with Halls Road Tramroad in the foreground.

Carlisle Citadel, Monday afternoon

Citadel Station by Stuart, on Flickr

Well, she was built by George England in 1857 and there is a definite family resemblance with the first Ffestiniog locos they built a few years later, so maybe a Princess style mini-weatherboard?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ffestiniog_PDold_3.jpg

I just came across a drawing from 1905 of Jane sans cab, but whether it's accurate or simply backdated from it's Wantage appearance I don't know

from The Locomotive Magazine November 1905

I'm glad it was of interest - I went back to the article and they are definitely bridges as shown on the plan below. I'm not sure what an 'Unentered Berth' is though!

I've also attached the whole article as it gives a good explanation of how the tranship shed operated and also some exterior shots.

The Railway Engineer 1908 04 - Crewe - London and North Western Railway.pdf

LNWR Tranship Shed at Crewe, c1908:-

from The Railway Engineer April 1908

Sangi Railway Hokusei Line 三岐鉄道北勢線 - Sohara by Stuart, on Flickr

More here:- http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/37642-japanese-railways/page-3&do=findComment&comment=1954762

There is a drawing that has appeared in a few Ratty books, none of which I have to hand unfortunately. I might possibly have a scan of it somewhere though....