RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) It seems that for some, it became a useful means of networking and increasing there own business at the same time. Nothing changes. Edited January 21, 2015 by westerhamstation 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ron, That's interesting to me, even though my field is a long way from the South East! The programme definitely intimated that he was a vocal supporter, rather than a financial backer. But I am sure that your statement is the one that is actually correct. It was looking at it from the business side, which, incidentally, it stated from the company's books went on to get over £1,000 (worth about £1 million today) of business the following year with William Tipping alone... a very good reason for Richard Durtnell to be a supporter of the railway! Kind regards, Neil Hmm..................my field is a long way from the South East! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2015 The new /old Greenline AEC 10T10 Coach route 705 Sevenoaks to Windsor has arrived at Westerham, just in time to be driven to Windsor and back .This will get that shine off and some dirt on. How it's going to be driven with the windows taped up is anybody's guess. A coat of Railmatch matt varnish should knock that ex works finish off and provide a key for the road grime. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 ...How it's going to be driven with the windows taped up is anybody's guess... Have you tried Humbrol Maskol? I used it on this truck cab, first with mask on: And then with it off: I find it works really well as it's easier to paint inside the raised lines than to do so on them. Wish I'd known about it in my childhood aeroplane building days! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well I did wonder how the driver would see where he was going with all that masking tape on the windows, so our trip to Windsor was mainly across ploughed fields. I will wash as much dirt off as I can before it goes back into service. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Very flattered that our host has adopted my bus suggestion! I think the mention of RLH might be a year or two later, by which time the RFs were on the Green Line. I do not know what preceded the RLH on the 410 - a bus I would sometimes catch from Reigate in my yoof, to visit friends in Godstone. As Ron says, the 410 did have a unique appeal, with a sort of side-corridor upstairs, and 4 seats all in a row on the left. The 'Godstone' STLs were the usual vehicles on the 410 until replaced by the RLH class. They lasted on this route from 1934 until approximately 1952. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23, 2015 Bus cleaners, boy can they moan for England, you would have thought they would have been pleased with a bit of overtime, just because they only had a damp cotton bud and paintbrush to clean the bus with. Well you can see what they have done, they have managed to get nearly all the mud and grime off before the pub opened, and they downed tools and went off singing the wheels on the bus go round and round. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 It is no wonder they went off singing ....... Bus cleaners, boy can they moan for England, you would have thought they would have been pleased with a bit of overtime, just because they only had a damp cotton bud and paintbrush to clean the bus with. Well you can see what they have done, they have managed to get nearly all the mud and grime off before the pub opened, and they downed tools and went off singing the wheels on the bus go round and round. ............ having just earned good money for .... well .. an unfinished job ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hi Adrian, that's a brilliant job on the bus, I looked at the first pics and thought; what a disaster, but it now looks really good, well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2015 Just missed the 705 bus. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 It certainly looks the business. Well sourced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Have you tried Humbrol Maskol? I used it on this truck cab, first with mask on: And then with it off: I find it works really well as it's easier to paint inside the raised lines than to do so on them. Wish I'd known about it in my childhood aeroplane building days! Read the notes careful, it recommends NOT leaving the stuff on for two long, and i tend to err on the side of caution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted January 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2015 Great work Adrian, terribly atmospheric weathering in particular Nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronstrutt Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just to let all and sundry know that the National Library of Scotland has begun digitising a new series of very large scale OS maps. At the moment only the Edinburgh and London areas are covered but 'London' stretches out as far as Westerham. They were all surveyed around 1960-63. http://maps.nls.uk/view/103196986- Westerham http://maps.nls.uk/view/103197289- Brasted http://maps.nls.uk/view/103197592- Chevening http://maps.nls.uk/view/103197895- Dunton Green Incidentally, does anyone know what the three 'spurs' of raised ground running south-west away from Brasted goods yard are? Were they intended for extensions to the sidings or were they simply a handy way of disposing of surplus soil from cutting excavations? I assume they're still there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Am unable to give you a definitive answer, Ron. But, a few pics in the link's to look at.......... Brasted/M25. Brasted Goods Yard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hi Ron, many thanks for the links to the ordnance survey maps they are brilliant. In answer to your question about the three fingers of land it's something that has puzzled me as well, Bigherb may know what they were used for, google earth images from 1940 and the present time don't really shed any light either. I think that your theory that it was spoil from the cutting is the most likely. all the best Adrian. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Incidentally, does anyone know what the three 'spurs' of raised ground running south-west away from Brasted goods yard are? Were they intended for extensions to the sidings or were they simply a handy way of disposing of surplus soil from cutting excavations? I assume they're still there. No Idea, I never noticed anything there, it was always wooded that side of the approach road so it wouldn't have stood out and the house has always been occupied AFAIK, so I never went into the garden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Are they built up spurs or could they be cuttings into a bank? No Idea, I never noticed anything there, it was always wooded that side of the approach road so it wouldn't have stood out and the house has always been occupied AFAIK, so I never went into the garden. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronstrutt Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Are they built up spurs or could they be cuttings into a bank? Given that the land falls away there - the station approach rises quite steeply - and from the rounded shape of their outer ends, I would say that they are spurs. They are shown. though not so distinctly, on the 1895 Six-inch map, so they would seem to date from the building of the line. I wonder whether they were formed from the spoil produced when some of the cutting slopes had to be eased during the final stages of building the line to help prevent slips - or material from the slips themselves. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2015 A Free Greenline Coach ride. Anymore fares, hold very tight please. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Another wonderful video Adrian. I particularly liked the opening shot through the passageway and the view across the field at 39 seconds! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted January 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2015 The early morning shunting at Brasted and the return to Westerham with the brake van. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Love the video, and I love the ditties you source........excellent pictures as usual. Always worth a visit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftwinguk Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Have just finished reading the entire thread, which was most enjoyable and at times extremely funny. Your modelling is inspirational, and fully deserved to get into print. I look forward to seeing further progress down the line to Chevening. Best Regards. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 30, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Hi Leftwinguk, many thanks for following, and reading the entire thread from the begining. I am glad you have enjoyed the journey and the next train to Chevening Halt will be along soon. all the best Adrian. Edited January 30, 2015 by westerhamstation 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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