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It is a marvellous little shop. Indeed the whole site is well worth a look. There's a wonderful bookshop a few doors down as well, which is a real treasure trove and has an owner who knows all there is to know about what he sells.
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The human side of the railway...
Oldfield_Park replied to Rugd1022's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
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The human side of the railway...
Oldfield_Park replied to Rugd1022's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
These came from my Great-Great Uncle (the tall man in the hat), who worked as a cleaner at Caerphilly Works until closure and indeed, apart from myself, is the only known member of my family to have worked for the railway. These date from the late 40's (the first two) up to the last two - featuring the works foreman - which were taken with the last loco to leave the site in 1963. In all of them you can sense the camaraderie and their pride in their job. I'm very fond of these images...
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Visited the 'new' Brum New Street station today...
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No problem. In case you've not been able to find the images, they're here (posted up on 21st of December): http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/26504-lms-br-gwr-lner-coaches/page__st__425
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Mike, Coachmann did a couple of splendid post-nationalisation teaks a year or so ago. Would be well worth a look, the photos are on here somewhere.
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A day doing the West Midlands Day Ranger tomorrow? That'll do nicely (especially with PRIV...)
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Indeed we do, Tom. A selection of Thompsons are very much on my list, just need to summon up the enthusiasm to hunt down an A8 to sit at the front (and make a change from an L1)... Ian - What can I say? It's a knack.
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In most cases, you do need a brake at each end if you're modelling the Scarborough-Whitby-Middlesbrough line, although I doubt that so many people are doing so that it would result in a shortage.
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had a nice time at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway today.
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According to the Railcar site (archived 'old' version I've found) Batch 2E was made up of 12 power/trailers and delivered to Darlington. These were the last sets built with the four marker lights and the only twin sets with that specification. 12 probably isn't enough to warrant a production run mind... http://web.archive.org/web/20070104030337/http://www.railcar.co.uk/his100-109/101ops.htm
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I'll be quietly hoping for one of the NE region examples from batches 2F or 2G with the whiskers. As there are only to be two cab styles in the first instance, and one of the versions is to be in B&G (later, flush, ends), I doubt we'll see one of the first batches with the four marker lights for a while. The headcode-fitted batches were just too numerous and widespread to be ignored. If that particular model pops up, then I'll happily run one alongside an L1 on a batch of Gresley and Thompson suburbans somewhere in the Whitby area c1958...
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has been gifted a plain Green Derby Lightweight. Now, do I switch mid 50s Yorkshire to mid 50s Lake District?
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Rather likes living in Derby. Can't be many places in 2012 where you can still see a 31 or a 37 in operation on a daily basis.
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That brake looks fantastic. Have these sold out already? Haven't got mine yet but already they seem a little thin on the ground.
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Many thanks. From photos it looks like the formations could be more or less anything from almost entirely Gresleys through to a mixture of almost anything else. In the meantime, some Gresleys will do me nicely until I can afford to practice my kit-building.
) First half opens in a month.
