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  1. Tim V
    Cracking show as always, highlight for me was Drys-y-Nant, a station I visited near 50 years ago. Catering is the high point - school dinners - but couldn't take cards. Then I remembered - kids don't have cards!
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    All gone by this morning!
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    A wagon repair out-station, I haven't seen it mentioned at Cheddar. There was an out-station of Marcrofts at Sandford & Banwell.
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    That is not a ground signal by the blades but is called a rotating point disc, indicating the lie of the blades. It is not normally worked by a separate lever. Up close it looks like this - seen at Didcot. Note the red/green faces. It is directly connected to the stretcher (tie bar in other terminology).
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    You could be right - this from April 1984. Max Williams a few yards to the right.
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    Bit less foliage in this shot from 1983 - that's 40 years ago!
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    Some people dismiss it, but actually Pecorama (south Devon) is worth a visit. Contrasts well with Pendon. Although I work in P4, I found it was a good day out, and there was also sufficient there to entertain partners.
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    By 1959, the timetable had been curtailed, and the 6.6pm off Frome ran under B headlamps. The 5.55pm ran under A lamps. This from the 15/6/59 - 13/9/59 timetable.
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    The connection to Bristol for the Channel Island express was to stop at Frome, change trains then via Radstock (in a B set!). This ceased when that line shut in 1959.
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    Some more cottages in the village, this end is getting to look quite busy.
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    Someone playing on the frame, but they haven't got the staff in the frame to release it.
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    Looks like a Triang XT60 - where you would get one? You sure it can't be repaired? Doesn't look in bad condition.
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    ESP? A picture of it might be useful?
  14. Tim V
    My original plan was to build Radstock GW in P4 (the proper one, not the later arrival), I did a lot of research, but finally realised that it was perhaps just too big. Ended up building Clutton. Layouts I have toyed with are Pensford in 2mm with the viaduct, Tylwych (mid Wales line) in 2mm with the mountains around, Bilson Junction (Forest of Dean) in P4 (lots of wagons!). Time now against me, so smaller layouts are being built ...
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    Church bells silenced by new residents: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-17838390 Pre-emptive action against noise complaints by new flat owners: https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/sep/16/the-gig-venue-guide-the-fleece-bristol
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    I've known Chris a number of years. His posts on FB, chronicling his increasingly desperate attempts to get back onto RMweb, while being plagued by 'adblockers', I hope this wasn't a contributing factor.
  17. Tim V
    Another couple of pictures of Blue Anchor 26-10-1975. A very young @Captain Kernow on the platform.
  18. Tim V
    Oh yes, the good old days. Promised a pension at 65 (for men), a bus pass at 60. The August bank holiday at the beginning of the month - when the weather was better. Riding a 250cc motorbike at 16, or with a sidecar a 650cc. A record getting to No 1 meaning it had sold loads - not just a few 'downloads' - whatever they are?
  19. Tim V
    Money. Those who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.
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    Bletchley Park.

    Tim V replied to 45669's topic in Wheeltappers

    We went ten years ago, before the big exodus. The model railway club, the post office museum (now at Oakham Treasures - near Bristol), others were in the process of being 'kicked out'. A 'wedding' venue. The computer museum was well worth a visit, they had a calculator like mine in their collection! A room full of BBC micros (from when kids were taught programming in schools, not how to use Microsoft office), there were even a couple of machines like we used to have in work.
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    Just scanned these pictures of Blue Anchor box from 1995. From memory, I believe it was staff and paper ticket to Williton at the time, the staff being used to unlock the wooden box visible. Since then, motor points have been put on the down facing points.
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    Just scanned these pictures from 1994, a couple of gorgeous platform trolleys.
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    Be very careful about using non-certified radio sets - such as these NCE units. If they are found - likely to get confiscated and anything attached to them. That means your model railway. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/radio-spectrum-and-the-law
  24. Tim V
    Did all that on Clutton. Single line with passing place. Trains passing, at one point in the sequence (timetable) three trains in with one in the yard laying over. As I said before in this thread, some got it, most did not. One train would shunt, using motorised wagons to recreate loose shunting. 24'x7' no central operating well (it was full of scenery) - operators stood at the back, signaller out the front. The layout is now retired.
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    Called up nearly 30 years ago - sat around for a week sent home. Then called up again about 15 years ago, did a case. A minor drug case, fascinating how different witnesses could not agree on small matters of detail, but also how the other jurors - in the waiting room could not understand things like fingerprinting. I did have my service postponed - I said I was on holiday (true), but said I was available after a certain date - which was accepted.
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