A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[gwrrob]

The fireman of 1361 class 1363 catches the camera whilst shunting some wagons. Late last year @1466of this parish recommended the crates from Osborn Models as a suitable load. Not cheap, in micro plywood, they do look half decent when assembled, as seen here . There was an article recently in Model Rail by Peter Marriot using them. He coloured them with dyes but I just washed them all over using Mig 'Black Night' wash.

 

[gwrrob]

I am aware of the fact that GEC crates weren't used till the late '60s , thanks @St Enodocbut I have family connections working for them so a lot of modelling licence is required, please forgive me.

 

https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/british-thomson-houston-works-rugby?msclkid=1980fbc1b8c811ecb734d91c74df4ecc

[MrWolf]

My grandfather did his apprenticeship with BTH at Leicester starting around 1919/20 he became a development engineer and spent a lot of time traveling back and forth to Rugby, by the mid 30s he was liaising with Marconi on projects connected with radar. This meant his application for military service in WWII was refused and he continued until work declined postwar and set up his own business in 1948.

I've still got the enamel identity badge from his overalls with his check number engraved in the back.

When I get home I'll get a picture of it.

 

 

Found it!

 

 

Edited April 10, 2022 by MrWolf
Picture added

[2ManySpams]

Good morning GWR type folk, been a while since I've snuck a photo of Polsarrett onto this thread, and those posted since June will all have gone AWOL.

 

 

 

Hopefully I'll get to have a good conflab with those popping down to the RMweb Members Day down in Taunton on the 24th. 

 

[Mallard60022]

5 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

Good morning GWR type folk, been a while since I've snuck a photo of Polsarrett onto this thread, and those posted since June will all have gone AWOL.

 

 

 

Hopefully I'll get to have a good conflab with those popping down to the RMweb Members Day down in Taunton on the 24th. 

 

Very dry that Spams! (Don't bother looking to see wot I dun there).

[gwrrob]

Needs some trees planting chum and of course a 1366 pannier, preferably 1368.😉

[2ManySpams]

1 hour ago, gwrrob said:

Needs some trees planting chum and of course a 1366 pannier, preferably 1368.😉

 

Will this do you?:

 

 

The 1366 just accidentally fell down a mine shaft. Sorry.

[toboldlygo]

45 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Will this do you?:

 

 

The 1366 just accidentally fell down a mine shaft. Sorry.

where's the spamcans?

[2ManySpams]

18 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

where's the spamcans?

 

On shed at 72A

[TrevorP1]

On 02/04/2022 at 16:43, TrevorP1 said:

Somewhere I have also seen a Peter Gray photo of the Torbay Express loco, complete with headboard, on a goods train.

 

 

On 02/04/2022 at 22:07, cary hill said:

 

Presumably it is the same photo as the one appearing on the front cover of Transport Treasury's "Western Region Non-Passenger Trains" book......... 

 

Random book picked from my west country library and spotted a different shot and in colour. p29 Peter Gray's West Country Railways.

[gwrrob]

Great to see long time follower @john dew Granby Junction in this month's BRM.😎

[5BarVT]

18 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

Great to see long time follower @john dew Granby Junction in this month's BRM.😎

And a really good article too.

Paul.

[Mallard60022]

On 12/04/2022 at 16:58, 2ManySpams said:

 

On shed at 72A

All 30 of them, in superb condition. 

[gwrrob]

A lovely sunny afternoon in the South Hams as we catch one of Newton's three 72xx class. 7220 heads west with a mixed class H freight of opens and vans.

 

 

 

[Coach bogie]

On 13/04/2022 at 19:37, TrevorP1 said:

 

 

Random book picked from my west country library and spotted a different shot and in colour. p29 Peter Gray's West Country Railways.

In the 1950's the King on the CRE came off at Newton and was coupled up to the following 10.35 which as often King hauled, as well. The headboard was usually reversed for the double headed King haul to Plymouth, but not always.

 

Mike Wiltshire

[gwrrob]

[gwrrob]

A final few for today as 7220 continues west with a plethora of stock comprising of Rapido, Bachmann and Oxford with several Cambrian kit built examples mixed in too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

Some Easter morning delight as we catch 72xx class 7220 carrying on her journey west.

 

 

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

An Easter treat as two Cadbury's mini eggs , other manufacturers are available, make for eggcellent loads. On track for a cracking Easter, it's eggciting stuff.🤣

 

 

 

[John Besley]

Did I see a bit of Teignmouth?

[gwrrob]

2 hours ago, John Besley said:

Did I see a bit of Teignmouth?

 

If you mean the red cliffs there's a better view here @John Besley

 

 

 

 

[John Besley]

It was actually the bit with the beach huts...

[Mallard60022]

9 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Some Easter morning delight as we catch 72xx class 7220 carrying on her journey west.

 

 

 

 

 

Cracking pics Rob. 

[gwrrob]

I've recently been trialling the Elite Hunt couplings on various stock with a mixture of the ultra close and close on wagons to just the close type on longer vans etc. Here's my short parcels with Hall class 5998 Trevor Hall doing the honours. The two Hornby Gresley full brakes have Hunt's fitted between them here. I'm not sure I'd convert all my stock but they work out cheaper than Kadee 18/19s overall. It will be interesting how the new Accurascale siphon g fits in here. You can also buy adaptors to use on older rtr stock and maybe kit built stuff too which I'm investigating.

 

[TrevorP1]

5 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

I've recently been trialling the Elite Hunt couplings on various stock with a mixture of the ultra close and close on wagons to just the close type on longer vans etc. Here's my short parcels with Hall class 5998 Trevor Hall doing the honours. The two Hornby Gresley full brakes have Hunt's fitted between them here. I'm not sure I'd convert all my stock but they work out cheaper than Kadee 18/19s overall. It will be interesting how the new Accurascale siphon g fits in here. You can also buy adaptors to use on older rtr stock and maybe kit built stuff too which I'm investigating.

 

 

I've been using Hunts for a while Rob and while they do have the very occasional issue I'm very pleased. Look out for the odd magnet coming loose - easily fixed with the glue of your choice - and the occasional bit of fettling required to fit the NEM pocket.  I'm convinced that Hunt couplings saved me from being taken away by men in white coats such was the frustration with tension locks.

 

I'm still using tension locks on goods stock but as 75% of my wagons are kit built I have greater control over mounting. All engines are Hunt fitted and I have a few 'adaptor vehicles' for use on goods trains. I'm planning on experimenting with the Kean systems DCC uncoupling system on one or two vehicles for the odd wagon pick up etc but don't hold your breath!