BG John

I'm reluctant to start a topic on this layout, in fact come to think of it I think I did start one some years ago, as I don't know when I'll do any more to it!

He's even copyrighted the photo and advert text!

Like this one? I must finish it one day!

You may need this. According to the West Somerset Railway Facebook page this morning, there's a plan to move Dunster station and the market closer together. It may be something to do with the date though!

It seems to be something that has been popular with 19th century modellers (or at least modellers of the 19th century!). Mike Sharman must be the best example, with his totally unrealistic mixed gauge layouts, with locos and stock from all over Britain, that would never have been seen together. But who cares, it was nice anyway! I've been kind of guilty of it too, with my mixed gauge Hinton Burtle. It was partly inspired by the West Somerset Mineral Railway, but most of the trains were GWR broad gauge, that as far as I know never ran on anything like it. Then there's the broad gauge 0-4-0ST converted from a Hornby one, that definitely never existed! Plus a few narrow gauge wagons backdated from kits that probably belonged to the owners of the mineral railway. Wills based station building, inspired by the West Somerset Mineral Rly, a GWR broad gauge wagon, and the mineral railway's narrow gauge ones in the foreground: A proper GWR broad gauge train (all borrowed stock!) arrives at the same time as the freelance Hornby BG saddle tank. It has big dumb buffers for narrow gauge wagons:

There are two. The S and the W

The wheels look a bit close together! I'm wondering whether I dare tell the Broad Gauge Society members about it, in case they want to bid (or laugh, throw up, or throw me out for even mentioning it!)

I did try to clean up the discussion

It says "train and wagon not included", According to a dictionary a train is "a line of coaches or wagons coupled together and drawn by a railway locomotive", implying that the light engine IS included!!!!!

For those of a delicate nature who are getting concerned by this subject, I had an aunt who lived in Streetway Road. It seemed more like a lane than any of those to me! http://goo.gl/maps/Lp9Yy

Very Grotty Condition!

Squashing it to fit through the letterbox must be ok then! Just don't melt it.

I found some very similar looking green foam dumped in a lay-by on top of the Pennines, that I rescued to use for scenery! Unfortunately I found another use for most of it before I got that far with the layout!

I assume the sheep was one of these, otherwise how did it get there? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkw2DdoskPYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkw2DdoskPYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkw2DdoskPY

But could contain a round robin!

I used to think the electric trains were a different gauge to the steam ones, which is why there were three rails!

I'm no H&S expert, but flammable materials under a fire escape? I wouldn't like to be escaping from the building when the cylinders explode!

I think this is very bad news, and should be stopped . After having built nothing other than GWR layouts, and having little interest in Southern stuff (except the ex broad gauge bit!), not only is there a temptation to build a Southern Electric layout to run Hornby 2-BILs on, as they were the first trains I travelled on, but now I'm being tempted by narrow gauge too, having worked on the L&B for a while some years ago . I've just got to finish one layout, and build everything except one baseboard for another first!

I must admit that the thought had crossed my mind for a moment too, as they (and the HALS) were the first trains I travelled on. Even though I later just used them to get to Reading to see proper Western Region trains, after I got interested in railways! Fortunately my modelling will be done on the cheap using what I already have for the foreseeable future, and I hope my new layout will cost far less than one Hornby BIL!

Most people invited into our homes are expected to pay their way, but the state expects us to pay for TV to live with us, so I evicted him years ago

It would need to be a Mk 2 as they appeared in Jan 75, although I haven't looked up when the Mexico came out. I was always embarrassed when I saw Mexicos, as their drivers used to flash me thinking I had one, when it was actually a 1600 Sport with spoilers!!

I've just discovered that the photos in Post #20 were taken in July 1975

Is that sign on the right an instruction, or a statement? I think signs that say "No Dogs" should be read as a statement of fact, and a dog should be placed in there straight away. And those stupid "No dogs allowed" signs are always being mistaken as a ban on dogs, whereas they should mean that you are allowed to be there without a dog, but there should really be a dog there!

I think this is about the best I can do. It may have been taken with my Mum's Box Brownie, and if not, certainly something not much better! I think this was just about the only working steam loco I ever saw. I just missed out on steam in the south, and never got up north to see the end there. We'd stopped for a picnic beside the road, and either heard a whistle or saw some smoke. I've got a few more distant views of it, and a really grotty one of a Hymek on the Radstock branch nearby.

Here's one at New Frome Quarry in 1969. I tried to get a bigger scan of just the loco, but I haven't got enough free memory at the moment. I'll try later if it's of any use.