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I am having a problem with images uploaded from mY Windows 10 laptop. Thevimages will all be in lanscape format on my machine but when I upload 5 or 6, whilst keeping under the 10Mb limit, one if them will be rotated through 90 degrees. I havevtried rotating the image backwards and forwards and re saving it on the laptop, but no joy. I have even rotated the image on the laptop before I uplowd it but it still stays 90 degrees to the right. Any suggestions would ge appreciated. This has only happenned on my Jamie's Random railway pictures thread. Jamie

Or their neighbours should buy cockerels and use pig slurry as fertiliser. Jamie

We get them in our garden each year they look lovely. Jamie

Good morning from the Charente. First the final one from Manchester Piccadilly that refused point blank to load the right way round. (corrected on reloading in 2022) We then move into 2005 with a trip to Scotland. I will have a dig around and should be able to find a date. Keith and I had a trip to Glasgow on £10 tickets courtesy of his daughter who is a Train Manger on Cross Country. I think from memory that we got upgraded to 1st class by one of her colleagues. Anyway the day turned out well as we finally saw 156 513 after many trips north. We were both convinced that with 13 as the final digits it actually only existed in Brigadoon. Then, I think to Hellensborough Central . I did like the maroon and cream livery. Then Balloch. Then Glasgow Central and a 314 in the old SPT colours. Hopefully some more tomorrow. Jamie

I've had a look at it and the funnel does seem to be RN type. Perhaps it's somewhere in the Southampton area. Jamie

The badger incident doesn't sound nice. They are powerful creatures. Fortunately the sanglier( wild boar) don't come near us and we very rarely see them when driving. We see more deer around. We do however have a variety of rodents, most are harmless but I don't want them nesting in my modelling room. Outside the whip snakes (harmless to us) and various airborne predators keep their numbers down. Owls, Buzzards and Hen Harriers that our neighbours call White Kites do a good control job. The Harriers are marvellous to watch as thet quarter the fields. When picking sloes, for gin production, we usually hear the buzzards mewing. There are badgers and foxesx around as well. Jamie

Good moaning to all. It's nearly light enough to draw the curtains. Rick and Sharon, I hope that you have a good break. Good luck with thevironing Chris I got mine done yesterday as itvwas supposed to becrsining. But it didn't. However in the afternoon I got two more foundation holes dug for the swing and the last one started. Some tidying in the shed and I found a bag of missing castings. Shortly I'm off out to meet the architect who supervised the reconstruction of a friends house in the village. The house owner is stuck in Chicago due to a mixture of Covid and Visa rules. Her mother is stuck in the UK due to Covid and family troubles so wexare having to do the snagging for them. There is apparently no retention system over here so I have to attempt to persuade the architect that the various points do need attending to. Some will be easy, such as the jammed gate locks, others may take some negotiation. Then it's back home to dig the last hole. This evening we're out for fish and chips. Have fun and stay safe. Jamie

The usual way to find something is to discover you need it, fail to find it then buy another. It then turns up whilst the new one is in the post. Jamie

I also found where some 4 legged mouse shaped things have made a nest so those will have to be dealt with tomorrow, they were too quick for me tonight. Hopefully they can be recycled as takeaways for the owls. At leastvit's not Oz where the fauna can be rather dangerous. I don't think that the local wild boars can get into the shed. Jamie

Not a lot to report over the past few days as I couldn't find the other bracket that fits on the front of the motion bracket. I looked everywhere but it was nowhere to be seen. However tonight it turned up in a packet with the other specialist castings for the valve gear. I filed the leaders off it and it fitted. Hopefully I'll be able to do some soldering tomorrow. Jamie

He must have done work in France. 14 and 16 are common sizes over here plus 12 to confuse things the rows of adaptors in the DIY places have to be seen to be believed. To confuse it even further some places stock adaptors to 15mm to help expat Brits. No pre soldered Yorkshire fittings over here either. Good luck. Jamie

Thanks Tony, my comment was very much tongue in cheek. I remember discussing the line with you in the Willoughby Arms. It looks like a very nice little layout. Jamie

Good afternoon. I' hope that I've managed to get the errant photo to display in the correct orientation. At last. The S & C main line at Helwith Bridge is on the lower right of the picture looking northwards towards Horton in Ribblesdale. The triangular junction can be seen that leads to the quarries. Next one last one from the batch showing the Craven Line Company wagon being loaded at Stainforth. Actually looking at it it is probably being unloaded of coal for the Hoffman kiln. These wagons were loaded in both directions, lime out coal back. There is then a bit of a gap as we went across the pond for our silver wedding but this next batch were taken when we got back so probably date from early July 2004. I'm fairly sure that this was taken on a day trip to Tamworth with a Pendelino speeding south. Then a 67 but I've no idea of the location. And finally an 87 at Manchester Picadilly. There should have been another but it rotated so that will have to wait till tomorrow. Jamie

So do you now need to alter LB to include the jucnction and exchange sidings. Jamie

We flew home from Denver tonLondon on a BA jumbo last year my first flight in a BA one. My first ever flight was in a CP Air Jumbo from Manchester to Toronto in 1978. My brother started with BOAC on VC10's then converted to Jumbos after a few years. So it is a bit of an end of an era. Anyway yesterday went well. The frame of the swing was erected and the fixing holes marked out. I managed to dig one hole through the tree roots and rocks. I will attempt another one or two today depending on the weather. Some more tidying in the shed may take place. Not a lot else to report. Regards to all. Jamie

When we lost our first cat we went up to our church and sat on a bench in the graveyard then quietly drained a bottle of red and watched the sunset. Jamie

The article is very good. They obviously want to keep with reach stackers rather than gantry cranes. Also apparently there us room for another two tracks on the east side plus another loading/unloading pad leaving the run round road in the centre. Jamie

Quite what a booby hatch is I dare not ask. Jamie

In some circles it is already considered a classic. A friend in Leeds would have it but the transport cost is too much for him. Even though google translate uses another word the locals seem to call sheds hangars, maybe that's where the word comes from. Jamie

The photo was in the same batch as the one of the Ribblesdale one but had no further info. I have tried many times, but without success to get the Industrial Railway Societies list of the locos that worked those quarries but without success. Though the quarries were in the West Riding they are not included in the book the IRS published for West Yorkshire which conforms to to post 1974 boundaries. Jamie

Good Afternoon. A bit of a mixed bag today. During my research for my model of Long Preston I acquired photos from all over. One of yesterday's one's showed the site of the former cattle dock. These two popped up today. The first, which I believe was one of the late John Porter's shows a 9F passing the cattle dock. As I didn't have a decent scanner in 2004 that was just propped on an easel outside on a cloudy day and photographed using a tripod. Then one of mine showing the same scene recreated on the model. Next a couple taken in the various quarries north of Settle, photographer unknown. I'm not sure which quarry this one worked at. Ribblesdale Lime company had Foredale quarry at Helwith Bridge. The next one should show the Foredale complex at Helwith Bridge. There were actually two quarries served by the same main line connection. This was a triangular junction off the main line. then a branch to the left served Foredale. The actual quarry was at the top of the hill with an incline that ran up the hill past the row of workers cottages. A branch to the right served Arcow Granite, which was owned by the same company and which quarried the granite that lies beneath the limestone. There was another quarry, called IIRC Dry Rigg off the the left between Foredale and the road to Austwick. This and the Arcow quarry are the source of the stone for the trains that use the new connection. Apparently the curves of the old triangular junction were too sharp for modern bogie wagons. The forum software however corrupted the image and turned it sideways so I'll try again later with that one. And finally one taken at Langcliffe quarry, known as Stainforth sidings. This was owned by the Craven Lime Company, which accounts for the wagons lettered CLC that appeared on my layout. Jamie

No not yet Tony, it's hidden away in the top end. I'm still trying to get rid of it though. Jamie

Just to show i haven't been too idle over the last couple of days. Here's some proof. Firrst the newly painted section of the shed floor. Then this morning's little task with ground anchors added to the supports for the swing. Jamie

I had 14 1st cousins, all on my mum's side and several 2nd cousins on both sides. Due to the family letter that still circulates I'm in touch with all the one's on my mum's side. Happy anniversary to Rick and Sharon. Jamie

Mention was made of M10's a few days ago. I never knew what an M10 was. Today I gave finally finished reading my first whole book written in French. It's a history of the resistance in south western France. The last couple of chapters deal with the final liberation of the Greman pockets at the mouth of The Gironde estuary, Pont de Grave, Royan, ile d'Oleron and La Rochelle. These took place in April and early May 1945 with the Resistance fighters fighting alongside regular French units. They had some tanks, Shermans and Somuas but mention was made of M10's which were effective against the many blockhouses. It's been a fascinating read. At least I knew what an M10 was when I came to that part. La Rochelle was the ladt prefecture in France to be liberated and there is still a lot of bitterness in the area about the behaviour of the occupying troops. Jamie