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[Captain Kernow]

 

[Captain Kernow]

A reminder of the visit of a Coalville 2F to Callow Lane, after working a goods train to Westerleigh Yard via Yate:

 

[Phil O]

Tim,

Some excellent models from the young Rob, stable.

It was good to have a brief catch up with him at the Scalefour AGM.

 

[Captain Kernow]

One other recent arrival in Radnorshire was an Army 0-6-0 Ruston diesel shunter.

Due to mechanical problems with the resident loco, the MoD sent one of their Rustons from Marchwood to Llanddewi. Here we see the loco, hauled throughout by a BRCW Type 3, arriving in Bethesda yard, prior to being collected by one of the ancient light railway steam locos for the journey up the valley:




The Type 3 was only supposed to have hauled the diesel shunter as far as Bristol, with a W.R. hydraulic taking over from there for the journey via Gloucester, Newport and Hereford, but the allocated loco failed on shed just before departure, so the Type 3 worked throughout, the Southern men being conducted by a series of footplate staff from the relevant W.R. depots.

The Ruston has now been shunted into a siding and the Type 3 is now waiting to depart back to the south:

 

[Suffolk Dave]

Beautiful, just beautiful...

 

[Alan]

Excellent photos Tim

 

[steve50]

Stunning photo's Captain, the type 3 is just superb!

 

[Joe's Garage]

Lovely to see the "517" stretching it's legs Tim, I remember talking to Rob about it. A lovely model but a bit too modern for me with full cab.
Also some stunning photos especially the close ups.
Thanks for sharing
Julian

 

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[Mallard60022]

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Cracker there CK.
Phil

 

[Captain Kernow]

Peace & quiet on the Levels:

 

[Captain Kernow]

Marchwood has sent one of their Ruston diesel shunters to Mid-Wales, to cover for a failure at the Army depot at Llanddewi. Due to the failure of the booked Hymek on Bath Road, the Southern Region loco worked through with pilot crews:

 

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A rather grainy photo, copied from a 1959 issue of The Railway Magazine, showing part of the peat works at Bleakhouse Road station on the Glastonbury to Athelney line on the Somerset Levels:

 

[Jon Gwinnett]

Bravo, just right

 

[Captain Kernow]

The Kington area branch loco at rest:

 

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