Penlan

The staff at Worcester Shrub Hill where appointed GWR / LMS / GWR / LMS.......... as each vacancy came along, but all a long time ago.

A link? https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Worcester-Locomotive-Shed-Engines-and-Train-Workings-Hardback/p/17954 Unfortunately the description doesn't mention the former Midland Railway shed at Worcester, OK, title is western region etc., but a brief review may have been useful. It of course may well be in the book, but I don't have a copy. This is a copy I traced from a 1:500 O.S Map back in the 1960's.

Agh, now I have pictures, thank you. This week has been a sorry tale of lots of things going wrong in all sorts of ways so I was not surprised that there was a problem earlier........

From the comments above there's obviously meant to be some photos, all I'm seeing is a very thin blue line, which doesn't do anything if I click the cursor on it. In fact now looking at another post I think it's all over RMWeb for me - no photo's that is.

My 2006 Hyundai Tucson Key Fob/Zapper is playing up... I asked local agent what's the cost of a replacement... £241? What on earth is there in there, other than a 20p battery and a Micro-chip.

Many thanks for your inputs, Rice? Ah.... J.S.Bach set my mind wandering and I've today downloaded a .pdf file of the 1910 Purrier's Swansea Directory. There is a Wm Rice - 'Yeast Dealer', though he's based at 25 Oxford St, Swansea. Swansea Victoria (LNWR) would be a much the easier place to offload the Basket, and more likely to have Central Swansea 'cartage' available, than Swansea Bay Station. However there's also a D.H.Rice, Baker & Grocer at Sketty, which is nearer Swansea Bay Station, than Victoria. There's no Brooke(s) in the listing. Looking through the Directory (which I had forgotten about being available - there's only so much I can remember) there's been a number of illuminating finds in a very anorak way. Also I'm sure there's been a similar picture of the following van somewhere, but it's one of only four illustrations in the above Directory - I have an interest in Cartage vehicles in general. So, again thank you for your input, more data to crowd my mind....... P.S. When the weather gets cooler, I shall attempt to clean up the original parcels note, removing the overwriting (in PaintShopPro, because I know how it works, similar products are available)

... and the Gloucester Plates have a square base, replicating the same 'colour' difference outside of the 'G' as at the end of the solebars.

Some sources say there's been Yeast produced there for nearly 250 years. There are local distillery's, but the question is valid.

'Blocks', yes I like that jamieb.. 'Rice' as the recipient, I shall check the Swansea area Kelly's for that period, thankyou.

I have recently bought a 'ticket' as attached. The parcels load is for 3 baskets of 'Yeast xxxxx' and 1 basket 'Yeast for Rice'. They have travelled from Menstrie (North British Rly) which according to Wiki... was/is a major yeast producer for spirits & bread, to Swansea Bay (LNWR). Wheeltappers, the question is what is the word after the first Yeast, and what is the 'Yeast for Rice' application in late Victorian times, let alone why to be off loaded at Swansea Bay Station. For the Railway interest the 'Ticket' is marked via Carlisle. . Absolutely nothing to do with this, but of course Scottish (first) potatoes are still a desirable product.

Agreed. The plus point at Dundee was the Gallery had an informal sort of Cafe, lots of students - cheap coffee. The Gallery was empty - bar me and my wife, the Cafe was packed.

I'm reminded of an 'Art Work' in a Dundee Contemporary Arts Gallery by Michaelangelo Antonioni I saw a few years ago. Ellipsis To mark moments of uncertainty, to remove chunks of narrative. (Basically, a blank canvas with just the hint that a brush may have added a layer of sealer on the canvas). The guide notes to the Art Work mentions... " Michaelangelo Antonioni use of the device leaves the audience and viewer to speculate on what happens in the gap, to create their own understanding or interpretation around a moment of ambiguity". Not sure Captain how far that is from your description above, but neither mean anything to me, I'm to old now to understand these things. There's a similar theme in a work by Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) in a Penzance Gallery. The guide notes tell us? "She's an artist drawn by Gaelic Melodic Superautomism* …… perhaps a figure from a spirit world, conjured from Aladdin’s lamp, condensed, materialised and 'ectoplasmic’, as if from a half conscious experience of the interdependence of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms of the earth and their vitalization by the sun". At best the canvas was ethereal... *e.g. Close your eyes and let the pencil drift over the canvas, hopefully recording your dream experiences.

Thank you, well I tried 'John Chivers' to no avail, so It must be me... Again thank you.

In the August copy of Hornby Mag, the article on the 7mm scale coal yard diorama, mentions the Coal scales, weights etc., are available from 'John Chivers', via Ebay (I think). But I've tried searching for these without success, hoping they may be available in 4mm scale. Can somebody give a suitable reference to find them, please.

Because I'm basically deaf, it's all subtitles for me, though I get caught out sometimes when some European series also have English spoken as well as Dutch, Nordic, Italian, French or whatever, no sub-titles (even though I have the sub-title button activated). Many thanks, again, for the clarification of broadcasting.

Thank you. Most seem to be thin in content, but some of the bodies could be said to be well endowed in certain respects.... I found 'Undercover Law' OK...

I've been binging on Netflix films, series etc., and I notice that (almost) any of the Mexican / Columbian / Spanish speaking series seem to have around 60 episodes in each series. There was one recently with 5 Series and a bing worthy 467 episodes - NO I didn't watch that lot, I thought better of it by episode 4 of the first series. I now look at the 'Episodes and More' details first to find how many episodes there are in each series before committing myself to watching. BUT, my query (at last ) how are they shown in their own countries? 1 episode a night, every night, or............ what? Because 60 episodes is Soap material. Incidentaly, one would think they might change the base for Columbian currency at 5,200 pesos to 1 GBP. I saw something about a Billion Pesos being paid somewhere, that equated to 0.52 Million GBP's. A lady gave a child 4,000 pesos and asked if it was enough money to buy diner, I thought "4,000...", then I looked at the exchange rates. BTW, there's only around 27.5 Mexican Pesos to 1 GBP

I'm sure Wayne will be along to explain, ...... but that is where the instructions indicate you should solder a piece of wire between the stock rail and blade each side. Once the whole point is laid and secured, they can be cut away, prior to that there may be a chance the bases either side of those 'rectangular boxes' can move back or forth, possible closing the gaps at the crossing casting. Belt and braces again

Martin, Yes, I am a pessimist an acquired habit from 50+ years of EM gauge modelling. Also my near vision is not good these days, especially after, say, 30 minutes close work. As you can see Wayne has done a successful curved point. Well done Wayne, though without the crossing V in place, the first item to be fitted to the base, according to the instructions Martin, the two points I built have replaced a 3-way point (of about 40 years vintage on Penlan Mk2) I had in the new fiddle yard, a lot smother running through them now.

I think in the privacy of my own home, I might try cutting all the webs away, bar those under one stock rail. BUT, there's then going to be certain geometry problems. and I would have thought there wouldn't be that much of a reduction in radii anyway on one of the stock rails. I think you could make a 'Y' though, removing the webs (as above), but obviously any warranty is lost . The sleepers under the crossing V (3 of them) would have to remain intact, but overall I think it would end up by making a pigs ear out of a silk purse. I've built two of these points in EM, excellent.

I've used the red bit - in the 4mm EM kit - to drill a 0.5mm hole through to solder the dropper wire up into. It's certainly secure in there. More 'Belt and Braces' than B & T's. Excellent kits.

In use by most Railway Companies from 1903, though I have adapted this for my own LNWR interests, but basically same for others including (within reason?) the Midland......

In Bill Bedford's (excellent) second photo of Carr Wagon Works, I'm surprised there's not a runner wagon or similar to safeguard the overhanging planks of the wagon in the foreground.

Quote Compound2632 "... The thing that kit manufacturers never include in the price is the entertainment value of the time one spends building the kit - which might be between 90 minutes and 5 hours,...." That's quick....

The Combi delivers < 12V. The bespoke controllers I have from some 40+ years ago are delivering < 16V, both types from a 18VAC supply. Having had a couple of problems, though unrelated to the electronics, with my own controllers and the person I'm doing the control panel for has requested Combi's + the Ammeters, I thought I would try the Combi's, especially as I now have 5 at an average cost of £15 each. That loss of < 4V between my old controllers and the Combi's means my loco's have a reduced top speed, in fact I might almost have to reduce the gear ratio's to get a decent speed from the loco's. Swings and roundabouts comes to mind. I'm putting my Combi electronics into my own boxes (hand held controllers) and they plug, via looooong walk-a-bout leads, into boxes with the Ammeter, plus a visible 12V, 21W car brake light bulb (BAY9S) in circuit to protect (a bit) against shortages. I'm aware there's a cut-out in the Combi circuit, but old fashioned Belt & Braces, and yes, somewhere at home I do have one of those controllers with brass studs and bits of resistance wire between each stud etc., Oh the joys of old style '0' gauge . Meanwhile, I'm getting there, both for the friend and myself. I must say I'm very grateful for all the guidance I've received on this posting, thank you.