Swindon 123

The last vehicle overhauled by FP depot. Some shots of it in October 1983, shortly after it moved to Bounds Green. BBR-11-107 by Paul James, on Flickr It even managed to get a TOPS panel on it. BBR-11-108 by Paul James, on Flickr Paul J.

Are you possibly referring to my picture found here. BBR3-24 by Paul James, on Flickr Used to live at Finsbury Park, later Bounds Green, unless required at Kings Cross, or other carriage sidings like Bounds Green or Hornsey, when the static boiler at those locations was out of action/under maintanance, when it was used to provide a replacement train pre-heat supply. Had to be ready all year round, as the sleeper and TPO stock required all year round train heat supply to them. Paul J. Edited to include photo in post.

Barriers have gone back up indication to the driver, after he has passed over a locally worked level crossing with barriers. If it doesn't light up, supposed to stop and walk back to manually raise the barriers. A set can be found at the level crossing at Llandindod Wells. Caused us problems when we worked diverted steel trains over there, as you passed the indicator before your train had cleared the crossing, so they had to station someone there to make sure the barriers did raise after the passage of the train. Paul J.

Another nice set of ECML in the early 70's David. Thank you for sharing with us. The 47 in the 1st photo is one of the Westinghouse, 1500-1519 Generator ones, although which number I'm unable to tell. Paul J.

In the M-O-L shot, the saloon has just past Moretons Up Starter/section signal, which was a colour light, the back of which can be seen. The Driver and Fireman up front would be looking for the flagman on Wellington barriers, which were just ahead. The interesting thing about single line working in the wrong direction over the Down between Moreton-on-Lugg and the next box, Fords Bridge, was the maximum load a train was permitted, was different than if the single line working was over the right direction on the Up line. This was because the gradient through Dinmore Tunnel was steeper on the Down line than the Up line. This can be seen by the difference in heights of the two tunnel portals, there being two single line tunnels, at either end. The Down line is the original tunnel, and when they built the Up line tunnel at a later date, it was built on an easier gradient, for the northbound coal trains from South Wales. That is why the two bridges over the River Lugg at Dinmore are also a two different levels. The difference in the gradients on the two lines is between 42m 55ch and 44m 50ch, with the Up line rising at 1 in 135, except for a short stretch of 1 in 260 throught the site of the old station, whereas the down line is falling at 1 in 100 from the north portal of Dinmore Tunnel to 44m 10ch, when it eases to 1 in 200 for the remaining half mile. The view below is taken approaching the bridges over the River Lugg at Dinmore, and shown the difference in height between the Up line, where the photo was taken from, and the Down line, on the right. The next shot is the southern portals of Dinmore Tunnel, with the class 46 on the down line. The last shot is the North portal, with the 47 on the Up line, which is now lower than the Down line. Class 47 leaving Dinmore tunnel nortbound 12.78 by Jeffrey Lloyd, on Flickr Paul J.

Surely David, Eldroth is somewhere in Middle Earth. Nice set of photos by the way. Even the "modern" ones look dated now. Thank you for sharing with us. Paul J.

Ahhh. You spotted the deliberate mistake then. Just seeing if you were paying attention! Paul J.

Class 128 DPU, M55994, en-route from Birmingham to Wolverhampton. Paul J.

Recently I finally found the time to go and see what was running on Shenston Road. Here's a few photos of what I found. 1655 heads for Brum with a train of 4 wheel tanks. Class 37, 6731 is looped with a train of 24.5t coal hoppers, destined for the steelworks. D6328 heads away from Shenston Road. The gesticulating driver seems a bit upset that his windscreen wiper has just fallen off. A class 128 DPU, M99554 is birmingham bound in this shot. There are a few more to come, when I've tidied them up. Paul J.

I have just finished uploading nearly all my photos I took of the internal user 24.5t HUO's in internal use at Onllwyn in 1992 onto my Flickr pages. They can be found at the following links. This one takes you to my HUO album, https://flic.kr/s/aHsmcWSNFy , and this one to the Onllwyn album, which also features a large number of 21t hoppers as well, https://flic.kr/s/aHsmoQSyXR One of the wagons photographed was B338034, which was IU No 099, as modelled by Accurascale. Paul J.

By 1976, the "C" board, and the warning board for it (not in the photo), would have shown a number indicating the speed of the restriction. The "T" board would have stayed "T", as is the case today. Paul J.

J2539 is a Stones boiler fitted loco, so narrows the loco down to the D1953-61 batch which also the arrows on the cabside. Paul J.

My last set of photos from those I took at the Lydney exhibition, of Blowers Green. First 47499 relegated to humble pick up goods duties, waits in the yard. Class 128, M55994, fresh from a works overhaul, on a test run to Stourbridge Junction. Walter takes his wheelbarrow back to its shed for a tea break. Furure plans for Blowers Green, include some extra industrial buildings and clutter, in the area above Dudley Tunnel, and at the other end of the layout, a station building, based on Tyseley, on New Road overbridge, for the "fictitious" Blowers Green station, which on the model is in the "V" formed by the Old Hill branch, the junction for which was just beyond New Road bridge, in real life and the model. The real Blowers Green station was situated where the yard is on the model, and its later ticket office just on New Boad bridge, but the opposite corner to where the model one will be situated. To give you an idea of the proposed station building, I have added it to a photo of the New Road overbridge. Some of the plans drawn by Bill, of the proposed station building. The next outing for Blowers Green, is a one day show at Weston-super-Mare, on Sunday 13th January 2019. Some more photos should then follow. Paul J.

Your wish (and all that). Looking at the Dudley Tunnel end of the layout. The photo doesn't convey just how high this end of the layout is in the flesh. Looking down over the yard, from on top of Dudley Tunnel. Blackcountry Industrial Lubricants Limited. In reality this area was originally occupied by a gasworks, before its closure and demolition. For an aerial view of the real Blowers Green station area see link below. https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EAW001199 At the other end of the layout is New Road overbridge, which gives a good view over the yard, or in the case of this shot, 31193. Finally for this post, a "Ixion" Fowler 0-4-0DM shunter, lurks in the back siding with a couple of wagons. I'm just waiting to replicate this shot, but with a "Little Loco Works" Ruston 48DS instead. I hope you all enjoy this look at Blowers green.There are a few more shots left to post, in due course. Paul J.

Thanks for the info Paul. I did wonder if it was of LNER origin, but not a loco coal. Paul J.

I have just posted the first batch of photos I took at the exhibition, of Blowers Green on the "Blowers Green" topic here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/109556-blowers-green-7mm-1970s-blue-diesel-layout-now-with-added-stock/?p=3319173. Never really got chance to photograph anything else. Paul J.

Having seen everone elses photos, I have finally got round to sorting out some of the ones I took of Blowers Green at the Lydney Exhibition. Bolow is a selection of some of them. more will follow. 08111 indulges in some shunting in Blowers Green yard. 08111 shunts a single MDV, (of the single door variety). 20019 passing Blowers Green yard on a short mineral wagon train. Tyseley class 116, TY539 passes Blowers Green yard on an infrequent Stourbridge-Walsall service. More to come. Paul J.

Loveley atmospheric photo. The 21t mineral, 2nd row of wagons up, on the left, looks to be of the cupboard door variety. Paul J.

Thanks for posting those rob D2. Love the last one with the Class 31, and the 2nd shot, which i have posted below, the right way up. Have managed to take some myself over the 2 days, which I will post in the near future. Blowers Green, Lydney 2018 show. Original taken by rob D2. Paul J.

Blowers Green set up and tested all OK. Ready for opening at 11.00. Paul J.

Yes it is. All baseboards ready to transport down to the venue tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Paul J.

Here are a few photos that are on my Flickr site of mixed sets. The vehicle numbers can be found when you look at the photo on Flickr. A881B-001(HR) by Paul James, on Flickr A881B-010(HR) by Paul James, on Flickr A481B-016(HR) by Paul James, on Flickr And if you can't find the time to build lots of Class 123/4 vehicles, make up the rest of the train with a Class 101 instead. A481B-017(HR) by Paul James, on Flickr Paul J.

With reference to one of the Hattons 25/3 photos, (which I borrowed) and one of my own I took of No2 cab of 25296. Hereford, July 1984, you can conpare the new Heljan models cab with the prototype. Personally I think it looks good, but I'm not 100% convinced the length of the headcode box is quite right in proportion to the cab roof length, in relation to the prototype. Paul J. Edited to change prototype photo after finding better ones of the correct body style.

Thjank you for that enlightening information keefer. At least I now know what to put on my photos. Paul J.

I think it just moved, as I took this shot of possibly the same van, in July 2006. It was still there in may 2010, although looking a bit rougher around the edges. Not far from the van body was this beauty, a little worse for wear in 2006. Now identified as a 37-seat Plaxton-bodied Bedford, CEK935, new in May 1956 to Smith of Wigan, thanks to keefers post 375, further along the thread. But it had deteriorated quite a lot, when I saw it again in 2010. But I did take more pics of it. I doubt either of them have survived to the present day. Paul J. Edited to add bus identity, thanks to keefer.