Captain Kernow
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Ben Ashford must have climbed onto the roof of the adjacent factory to capture this view of 5328 bringing a train of Whitecliff Quarry ballast from the Forest of Dean into Callow Lane:
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Captain Kernow
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I've finished the work on the second of the two whitemetal panniers I bought from the Peter Lawson collection from Tony Wright. Renumbered to 9741 of Shrewsbury shed (for a short while in my time-frame, anyway), here it is in Bethesda Yard:
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
The other whitemetal pannier - 9629 (new number), the K's one, on the layout:
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
A special train of empty box vans for the peak works at Bleakhouse Road arrives one summer's evening:
Photo: Chris Nevard, courtesy Hornby Magazine
Photo: Chris Nevard, courtesy Hornby Magazine
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Very reminiscent of the approaches to Edington Junction.
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
New arrivals at Capel Bethesda...
Yesterday, postie brought me this lovely item (one of the recent Hornby releases), which I had bought from Larry Goddard, who has also weathered it:
78002 was based at Machynlleth for part of the time frame covered by Bethesda Sidings, so the back story is that she ended up at Shrewsbury off a booked working, and was then borrowed for a local goods down the North & West route to Leominster. Once there, she was hurriedly detached and used to work the Kington lines goods service, due to the booked engine (1420) having to return to Hereford for fitters attention.
Today, postie brought me this, which I bought from Tony Wright. This was also part of the Peter Lawson collection, like the two panniers featured previously. 84003 was based at Croes Newydd at the time, so also found it's way to Leominster and thence to working the Kington lines goods, via a similar caper as 78002.
84003 was built by Peter Lawson from the DJH kit and runs absolutely superbly.
Yesterday, postie brought me this lovely item (one of the recent Hornby releases), which I had bought from Larry Goddard, who has also weathered it:
78002 was based at Machynlleth for part of the time frame covered by Bethesda Sidings, so the back story is that she ended up at Shrewsbury off a booked working, and was then borrowed for a local goods down the North & West route to Leominster. Once there, she was hurriedly detached and used to work the Kington lines goods service, due to the booked engine (1420) having to return to Hereford for fitters attention.
Today, postie brought me this, which I bought from Tony Wright. This was also part of the Peter Lawson collection, like the two panniers featured previously. 84003 was based at Croes Newydd at the time, so also found it's way to Leominster and thence to working the Kington lines goods, via a similar caper as 78002.
84003 was built by Peter Lawson from the DJH kit and runs absolutely superbly.
Mike Garwood
Western Thunderer
Very nice Captain...but what are the odd appendages along side the smoke box?
Mike
Mike
AJC
Western Thunderer
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Exactly so, I think most, if not all the 84XXX locos were thus fitted - BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T - Wikipedia
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
A brief focus on another BR Standard. Class 4 No. 75023 was allocated to Templecombe for a while in the early 1960s and can be seen here first on 'Engine Wood' and then on 'Bleakhouse Road':
75023 is an original Mainline body and tender on a Comet chassis.
75023 is an original Mainline body and tender on a Comet chassis.
