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

[The Stationmaster]

Rather pretty if you like that sort of thing.  Definitely better looking than NCB 'red'.  And not even half as daft as some of the loony liveries KR are offering in order to squeeze a few more sales out of its GT3 model (although oddly they aren't offering that in the livery of the only British railway to actually order gas turbine powered locos).

[gwrrob]

1 hour ago, The Fatadder said:

 the same issue as the 94xx in  justifying a need for it in south devon

 

You need to have a '57 scenario Rich.

[Nick Gough]

Looks good, but I still can't justify one for the 1930s in the Thames valley.

 

I'm sure I've come across a 5" gauge live steam one in that livery.

[Captain Kernow]

16 hours ago, gwrrob said:

You need to have a '57 scenario Rich.

Definitely.

 

[Clive Mortimore]

1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

Definitely.

 

A Wally.

[St Enodoc]

4 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

A Wally.

Where?

[Clive Mortimore]

1 minute ago, St Enodoc said:

Where?

You never worked at Stratford. If you did you would have seen Wallies for sale in the local chippies.

[St Enodoc]

Just now, Clive Mortimore said:

Stratford.

Where?

[Clive Mortimore]

5 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

Where?

The center of the universe, that is why it was used for the 2012 Olympics.

 

Anyhow what the old Captain showed was a picture of a Wally.

[St Enodoc]

4 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

The center of the universe, that is why it was used for the 2012 Olympics.

Wrong side of the River Lea, guv.

[John Besley]

20 hours ago, The Fatadder said:

certainly rather tempting, though to be honest it would for me suffer from the same issue as the 94xx in  justifying a need for it in south devon

 

Newton Abbot carriage sidings and trip working to Happy Valley  (Goodrington carriage sidings)....

[The Stationmaster]

1 hour ago, St Enodoc said:

Where?

Used to be quite an interesting place as it had 4 aspect colour light signals with a yellow aspect at the bottom.  Apparently it also used to have an engine shed and works at some time as well.   And nowadays it seems to have connections between trains on all sorts of routes you'd never have really thought of.  However one of them can get you from the Central Line to the DLR and thence to a rather nice pub in the Isle of Dogs - so it has (had) its uses. (The Liz Line and DLR connection at Canary Wharf now provides a much quicker route from Paddington to said pub.)

[gwrrob]

2 hours ago, John Besley said:

 

 Happy Valley  (Goodrington carriage sidings)....

 

Of course now the less glamourous overspill car park. Incidentally, since Covid, the station has closed, again, at Goodrington as trains don't stop here anymore.

[Captain Kernow]

4 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

the old Captain

Clive, dear Heart, you may call me a wally as much as you like, but less of the 'old', please!

 

[Clive Mortimore]

51 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Clive, dear Heart, you may call me a wally as much as you like, but less of the 'old', please!

 

Sorry my Captain, but did post a picture of a Wally, something fish and chip shops here in Lincolnshire they sadly do not have.

[Northroader]

The Gun?

[John Besley]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

Of course now the less glamourous overspill car park. Incidentally, since Covid, the station has closed, again, at Goodrington as trains don't stop here anymore.

 

I must confess I hadn't spotted that one, the best evening runs sound wise where the non stop to Dartmouth for the Regatta .... The sound of Lydham getting a workout had to be heard to be believed, I could hear it from my house pretty much all the way to Hookhills Viaduct and then lost it in the cutting

[gwrrob]

55 minutes ago, John Besley said:

 

The sound of Lydham getting a workout had to be heard to be believed, 

 

She also looks splendid as seen at Saltern Cove. No apology for shewing this shot again.

 

[Siberian Snooper]

5 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

Used to be quite an interesting place as it had 4 aspect colour light signals with a yellow aspect at the bottom.  Apparently it also used to have an engine shed and works at some time as well.   And nowadays it seems to have connections between trains on all sorts of routes you'd never have really thought of.  However one of them can get you from the Central Line to the DLR and thence to a rather nice pub in the Isle of Dogs - so it has (had) its uses. (The Liz Line and DLR connection at Canary Wharf now provides a much quicker route from Paddington to said pub.)

 

Can you please enlighten me as to the establishment on the Isle of Dogs, which purveys alcoholic beverages, I'm not very au fait with the Isle of Dogs.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[NHY 581]

33 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said:

 

Can you please enlighten me as to the establishment on the Isle of Dogs, which purveys alcoholic beverages, I'm not very au fait with the Isle of Dogs.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

Rovers Return. 

[Limpley Stoker]

4 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said:

 

Can you please enlighten me as to the establishment on the Isle of Dogs, which purveys alcoholic beverages, I'm not very au fait with the Isle of Dogs.

 

Thanks.

 

 

That could be the Waterman’s Arms.  

 

They used to have a band called The Levity Lancers, in the style of Bonzo Dog .

 

In the 60s a good night out would be walking through The Greenwich Foot Tunnel  ( not Brunei’s!)   to it and singing all the way back to the car afterwards, with such wonderful acoustics !!

 

Its still going but many of the pubs have closed on the Isle of Dogs recently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 20, 2022 by Limpley Stoker
Just looked up the tunnel, Binnie not Brunel in 1906!

[The Stationmaster]

16 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said:

 

Can you please enlighten me as to the establishment on the Isle of Dogs, which purveys alcoholic beverages, I'm not very au fait with the Isle of Dogs.

 

Thanks.

 

 

The George, Glengall Close - literally across the road (well two roads to be precise)  from Crossharbour DLR station. And it is actually used by real Docklands locals although some yuppies do turn up.  gGood selection of alcoholic beverages and the food is pretty good (not that I've been there since 2019 and the website does appear to indicate the marketing might have changed somewhat).   A group of us from RN Mweb have met there for lunch ona couple of occasions.

 

Plus of course an ideal spot to do the southern end of the DLr which has some very interesting sights including a good view of the lifting bridge across Deptford Creek on the SR line just east of Greenwich station

 

View 1 from the roadside outside Crossharbour station

 

 

  View across Glengall Close

 

[Siberian Snooper]

Many thanks, SM.

 

 

[gwrrob]

@Accurascale Fran has posted this updated livery sample on the siphon g page.

 

 

Edited July 21, 2022 by gwrrob
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[Limpley Stoker]

Nice buffers.