RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted January 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just to state that BCB is loaded on a van ready for Stafford tomorrow. 9.00am the layout gets unloaded. After some general assistance to the Stafford club we get to erect the thing and do some maintenance. Since our little group does not have a club room or private residencies capable of housing a full erection (ohh please - in a frankly Howard style) we have to take every opportunity to work on it when all of the boards are in one place. Please come and say hello if you are at the show Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just to state that BCB is loaded on a van ready for Stafford tomorrow. 9.00am the layout gets unloaded. After some general assistance to the Stafford club we get to erect the thing and do some maintenance. Since our little group does not have a club room or private residencies capable of housing a full erection (ohh please - in a frankly Howard style) we have to take every opportunity to work on it when all of the boards are in one place. Please come and say hello if you are at the show Andy Hello, I'll be popping in for a few hours on Saturday with No.1 son in tow. I'll bring some Pencarrow stock for a run on BCB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted January 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hello, I'll be popping in for a few hours on Saturday with No.1 son in tow. I'll bring some Pencarrow stock for a run on BCB. No problem... You may need to check your 'back to backs' Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Indomitable026 Posted January 31, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2014 No problem... You may need to check your 'back to backs'AndyI'll check them.......... And I can adjust them if required Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'll check them.......... And I can adjust them if required That's a very kind offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2014 No problem... You may need to check your 'back to backs' Andy I'm sure you have two rails 32mm apart somewhere on the layout, mind you most of my stock has no wheels fitted yet... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Indomitable026 Posted January 31, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm sure you have two rails 32mm apart somewhere on the layout, mind you most of my stock has no wheels fitted yet... I'll bring a large wrench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 1, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2014 The cabin gets a try-out at Doncaster today. IMG_0807 (640x427).jpg Photo C E Steele Twelve months on I caught up with the layout again. I've put the latest picture against the original cabin for comparison. Photos Copyright C E Steele I think it came out quite well considering that all I had to go on was a faded colour slide that the top picture was extracted from and the size of a ridge tile on John's shed roof. The crimson colour is probably a bit too strong but the original was very faded when the picture was taken about 1967, probably only having been painted once since nationalisation. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted February 1, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2014 Tony (shipbadger) - Dunstall Road was somewhere I was familiar with, I had one set of grandparents & a great aunt in Lowe St & another great aunt in Austin Street in the early 70s. My grandad worked in Goodyears & I remember being taken to see the Courtalds factory chimneys ('chimblys'!) being demolished. So much changed in the years since..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I remember being taken to see the Courtalds factory chimneys ('chimblys'!) being demolished. So much changed in the years since..... I remember that too, can you recall what year it was? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2014 Pork Pie.Tipton Wedding Cake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs, The Birmingham Mail have published a list of the top 50 Birmingham & Black Country words and phrases, here is a link to save you going round the Wrekin to find it: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/50-top-birmingham-black-country-6477059 it's bostin' aye it our kid ta-ra a bit I do wonder, Mark, if the person responsible for this actually journeyed into the Black country (or even outside it) to produce such a somewhat bland offering? Don't think they're into the nuances of language or appreciate how widely used some of these phrases are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I do wonder, Mark, if the person responsible for this actually journeyed into the Black country (or even outside it) to produce such a somewhat bland offering? Don't think they're into the nuances of language or appreciate how widely used some of these phrases are. Well I didn't see 'tranklements' or 'granching'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2014 A pleasure to see it 'in the plastic' yesterday SE - definitely adds a touch of railway reality to the BCB scene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2014 I remember that too, can you recall what year it was? June 1973 according to the Wikipedia page on Whitmore Reans Good aerial view of the factory here showing 4 chimneys - I remember the 3 together being demolished on the same day, wonder if the 4th had gone beforehand? There was a siding into the factory off the old Wombourn(e) line which crossed the Staffs & Worcs canal parallel to Horden Rd (our route to the grandparents) - the bridge is still standing, connecting to the pathway along the old branch. I also remember the engine shed just after the canal bridge, mum recalls seeing the engine but the Wombourne line closed soon after I came along.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2014 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2014 WP_20140202_015.jpg WP_20140202_006.jpg WP_20140202_004.jpg That's more like it - just need to move region a little to the SW... PS - I feel sorry for those poor folk still waiting to be served chips since Doncaster February 2013. PPS - nice to see the industrial bridge in photos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Indomitable026 Posted February 2, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2014 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Indomitable026 Posted February 2, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2014 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Indomitable026 Posted February 2, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2014 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2014 Just in case you were thinking we only ran steam this weekend: 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted February 3, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2014 I'm sure you have two rails 32mm apart somewhere on the layout, mind you most of my stock has no wheels fitted yet... Is it too late to fit 4mm wheels? Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 8f-1.jpg Ah ha, a proper engine at last, very nice. Looking forward to seeing BCB at a show sometime. Dave Franks P.S. Nice bufferstops too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I would just like to thank the rest of the BCB team for letting my son spend most of the weekend operating, he was totally worn out last night after his first full exhibition weekend! Don't think he did too bad for an 8yo. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 3, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) I would just like to thank the rest of the BCB team for letting my son spend most of the weekend operating, he was totally worn out last night after his first full exhibition weekend! Don't think he did too bad for an 8yo. He appeared to be doing it rather well (in fact one of the team will be nameless gringos) expressed the opinion that the lad was the best operator present on Saturday). On a separate matter it is very pleasing to see from the pics above that it has again become Black Country Black, a definite improvement for the future I think (and I did enjoy the brief appearance of Black Country Green on Saturday). Edited February 3, 2014 by The Stationmaster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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