SR Chris

Yes please !

Not the same person t-b-g, Mickey's name really is Mickey.

Leave my girlfriend (Mickey) out of this!

Nah, we'll have a brew first, then finish the shunting ...

I had the awful, horrible experience of Folkestone on Saturday, but it had nothing to do with kebabs and I was sober (unfortunately).

Speaking of detail ... When are S&T coming to repair that signal wire post? Lovely photo's .. lovely layout.

Plucks Gutter

Coldblow.

"but I think the moment's passed" Which way did it go?

Like this 'ere CX8070 my neighbour was annoying me with the other day ...

That last one's a lovely shot. Just to show I'm paying attention the WD requires a visit from the re-railing crew as it's in the dirt!

"It also changed from a signal to a pole, but I don't understand the reasoning behind that." I expect the signal snapped off at the first bridge, the telegraph pole has wires attached so that it can be lowered for bridges and tunnels

Lots of good advice above. I run my railway to a timetable sequence, it can take anything from a week to several months to complete a "day" depending on how much it gets played with. Since I have been unable to control myself over the decades I have a selection of loco's and stock representing from the early/mid fifties to 2010 or so. My original intention was for my railway to be Southern Region based in the early sixties but it is currently in the mid/late fifties. At the start of each timetable day I decide which period I'm going to run that "day" and try to use only loco's and stock that would have been seen together in that period, these are roughly 56-58, 59-61, 61-64 although last year one "day" was mid 70s with blue diesels and DMUs. Between timetable "days" engineer's trains run and anything else that takes my fancy - anything goes! At the end of the day do whatever pleases you, it's your railway.

It certainly suggests the normal ride quality of these units!

Indeed it did, at Faversham the train will divide, the front portion will continue to Ramsgate, whilst the rear portion will go to Dover carrying the headcode 30. Please ensure that you are travelling in the correct part of the train!

465002 and 465178 approaching Plum Pudding Island, Birchington working 1Z71 17:12 Ramsgate to London Cannon Street, Saturday 21 July 2018 17:28

Wealden Networkers 465919 and 465932 approach Birchington-On-Sea working 1Z61 0832 London Cannon Street to Ramsgate 10:43 Saturday 30 June 2018

73965 + 9701 977974 72639 6260 + 73961 pass Minnis Bay, Birchington heading towards Faversham with the 10:52 Tonbridge West Yard to Tonbridge West Yard via most of East Kent Track Inspection Train 27th June 2018 18:12 Edited to add vehicle numbers

One red and one white light is correct for a locomotive engaged in shunting duties, although normally they would be illuminated at both ends as frequent reversals are to be expected when shunting ...

The Full Monty ...

Anachronism alert! That van in the second image in post #17621 needs some heavy weathering to cover up the post 1964 maintenance schedule panel! I've had to do some of that myself as my layout's timeframe has drifted back from the early '60s to the late '50s.

09 Jan 2010 14:34 375701 passes Minnis Bay with a Victoria to Ramsgate service. Merry Christmas folks!

That's certainly the case for 1106 to 1118 (converted in 1999) but 1101 to 1105 were originally created in late 1998 to enable 11-car trains on the Tunbridge Wells to London services, which is also I believe the reason for the existence of the 3 car class 375s.

Since 1105 was formed from 1619 which was refurbished from 7207 that would figure.

Friday, 28th February 2003 The following day as the sun wasn't playing I chose the other side of the crossing to take the same two trains 14:04 Brand spanking new 375630 and 375708 form the Ramsgate to Victoria service today. My first sighting of 630. 14:06 Whilst the Ramsgate to Faversham ECS was formed of 3-Cep 1105, note the smaller roller blind window in the full size box.