drmditch Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Just wish to point out that I am one of the founder members of The Society for the Preservation of. teabags from drowning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-A-T Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 31 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said: Real Yorkshire men use 1 teabag then dry it out for reuse next cuppa time Luxury. Sheer luxury. We dreamt of having a teabag. But it weren’t for likes of us. A taste of tea leaves and lick damp off t’cobbles were closest we got. Aye, and we were grateful. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2020 8 hours ago, LNER4479 said: Well, if you going to get into 'Four Yorkshiremen' territory, to my basic 11 I would add: 12) Central station goods yard 13) Upperby shedmaster 14) Crown Street Goods Yard 15) Canal shedmaster PLUS fat controller AND tea boy Very important that last one. 17 tea bags swimming in a gallon tea pot ... (cue Four Yorkshiremen impressions) Ah, on the Mid-Cornwall Lines Mme St Enodoc is the tea lady... 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said: Real Yorkshire men use 1 teabag then dry it out for reuse next cuppa time Real model railway men use 1 teabag then dry it out for repurposing as scenic material. 7 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 14 hours ago, LNER4479 said: Coward! Right, Carlisle it is! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 That's the spirit! Just think of it as a tiny US switching yard and you'll be fine ... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 15 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Ah, on the Mid-Cornwall Lines Mme St Enodoc is the tea lady... Are you sure? and.. does she know??? Baz 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 My Operating position? As usual any where required... so long as it is supplied with copious amounts of ... tea......... Baz 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Barry O said: Are you sure? and.. does she know??? Baz Hi Baz You have met Mme St Enodoc, is John brave enough if you were to tell her? Or is it better not to tell her so John has somewhere to live? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) So - so far the Hills of the North 'Fantasy football team' of operators lines up as follows: 1) Central station (rest of the world) (2 persons) - St Enodoc 2) Bog Junction (WCML / S&C through lines) - Barry O 3) Shap summit / Carlisle Station North - Barry O 4) Carlisle Upperby (2 persons) - Barry O 5) Carlisle Station (2 persons) - Dr Gerbil-Fritters 6) Garsdale - Barry O 7) Reedsmouth Junction (S&C through lines) - Barry O 8) Dentonholme Goods - Barry O 9) Caldew Junction (Carlisle North) - Barry O 10) Carlisle Canal / Edinburgh fiddle yard (2 persons) - Barry O 11) Riccarton Junction - Coronach Fat Controller - Red Leader (possibly stationed at Bog Junction) Tea Lad - Clive Anybody fancy helping Barry out - he's going to be a tad busy as it is! Edited October 16, 2020 by LNER4479 1 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 minute ago, LNER4479 said: Anybody fancy helping Barry out - he's going to be a tad busy as it is! Well done Barry, no doubt you will be ballasting all those locations in between operating them 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Just give the lad a skateboard. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, LNER4479 said: So - so far the Hills of the North 'Fantasy football team' of operators lines up as follows: 1) Central station (rest of the world) (2 persons) - St Enodoc 2) Bog Junction (WCML / S&C through lines) - Barry O 3) Shap summit / Carlisle Station North - Barry O 4) Carlisle Upperby (2 persons) - Barry O 5) Carlisle Station (2 persons) - Dr Gerbil-Fritters 6) Garsdale - Barry O 7) Reedsmouth Junction (S&C through lines) - Barry O 8) Dentonholme Goods - Barry O 9) Caldew Junction (Carlisle North) - Barry O 10) Carlisle Canal / Edinburgh fiddle yard (2 persons) - Barry O 11) Riccarton Junction - Coronach Fat Controller - Red Leader (possibly stationed at Bog Junction) Tea Lad - Clive Anybody fancy helping Barry out - he's going to be a tad busy as it is! Hi Graham I see at Carlisle station you have Doc, does having a double barrel name count as two people? Glad to see the tea duties will only be for four people, as it looks like Baz will be too busy to drink his. Edited October 16, 2020 by Clive Mortimore 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, jwealleans said: Just give the lad a skateboard. Ah, there you are. I had you in mind for Carlisle Canal / Edinburgh. Lots of ex-LNER locos and plenty of wagons to shunt. What's not to like? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, LNER4479 said: Lots of ex- LNER locos and plenty of wagons to shunt There, I've corrected that for you. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Clive Mortimore said: Hi Graham I see at Carlisle station you have Doc, does having a double barrel name count as two people? Glad to see the tea duties will only be for four people, as it looks like Baz will be too busy to drink his. Hi Clive, Will you be despatching the tea to the various destinations around the layout in specially converted torpedo wagons from the tea works on Teaside along with some six wheel milk tanks from Appleby creamery as tastes require ? Gibbo. 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said: Hi Clive, Will you be despatching the tea to the various destinations around the layout in specially converted torpedo wagons from the tea works on Teaside along with some six wheel milk tanks from Appleby creamery as tastes require ? Gibbo. Hi Gibbo I would hope Red Leader has a rake of proper TEA wagons. And a few of these For those who have been good boys a train of these might follow. 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Hi Gibbo I would hope Red Leader has a rake of proper TEA wagons. And a few of these For those who have been good boys a train of these might follow. Hi Clive, I did think of the FNA wagon but tea from a flask is horrible ! Gibbo. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well not wanting to steal all of Baz's thunder put me down for a spot as long as JW brings the obligatory box of Mrs JW cakes with him. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 I'd just like a chair and a big mug of coffee, and watch the trains go by. This is going to be a fantastic layout! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 hours ago, jwealleans said: There, I've corrected that for you. Right - just for that, you can be the Upperby shedmaster and be in charge of some proper locos instead ... 1 hour ago, apbolton said: Well not wanting to steal all of Baz's thunder put me down for a spot as long as JW brings the obligatory box of Mrs JW cakes with him. OK - Crown Street goods yard then. Lots of wagons to shunt and no pesky signals to worry about. 27 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: I'd just like a chair and a big mug of coffee, and watch the trains go by. This is going to be a fantastic layout! That equates to Reedsmouth junction. Just declare the branch to be closed, clear all mainline signals, switch out the box and ... just watch the trains go by. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, LNER4479 said: Right - just for that, you can be the Upperby shedmaster and be in charge of some proper locos instead ... If JW has been banished to Upperby, I’ll gladly take the spot at Edinburgh with all the lovely Eastern motive power... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, JamieR4489 said: ... I’ll gladly take the spot at Edinburgh with all the lovely Eastern motive power... A3s, V2s, K3s, D49s, J39s ... what's not to like? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 When I'm in charge of Carlisle, you watch those tea and biscuit trains disappear... people will start to refer to the Carlisle Triangle 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Well not wanting to steal all of Baz's thunder put me down for a spot as long as JW brings the obligatory box of Mrs JW cakes with him Edited October 16, 2020 by apbolton Wrong position 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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