A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[Captain Kernow]

I'm not sure Mr & Mrs Joe Blow and the kids would notice though!

 

Is there such a surname?

[Welchester]

Is there such a surname?

 

Indeed. Here is an article on the composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blow

[Mulgabill]

Bit late to say good morning so good afternoon gents from a bit of old Great Western Ffestiniog.....It's the same curve today but chocolate & cream is long gone and the carmine red coach is standing where today's rarely used narrow gauge platform loop is.....

 

WEB old Blaenau.jpg

A very evocative photo from a great location, but I can't help wondering which direction the train went when both panniers set off!

 

Was that the short lived  Pull & Pull set? and which coupling would give way?

 

TONY

[Captain Kernow]

Indeed. Here is an article on the composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blow

Fascinating.

 

And how nice that Mr Joe Blow's Christian name rhymes with his surname.

 

More poetic than Joe Bloggs.

[Mallard60022]

Feeling guilty.

Q

[The Stationmaster]

That's my Christmas present sorted then, £120 worth of carp.How do they sleep at night.

 

http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/postal-express-train-set.html

A clever marketing ploy; it works like this -

 

1. Some people are actually daft enough to pay it (well it would be free postage from Hornby),

 

2. Some retailers might buy some (but are there any daft enough to do so who know anything about model railways?)

 

And the biggy and what it's really all about

 

3.  Hornby's major account executives go along to Argos and various chain stores/department stores who stock such stuff for the Christmas market and offer them x 100 sets at a very very substantial discount (probably more than 50% off standard trade price?).  Buyers are duly impressed by the huge discount they are offered and buy in quantity and them retail at a substantial discount on the Hornby website price.  By mid December I bet you'll be able to buy one of these sets for less than half the Hornby website price if you look in the right places.  After all last year some of the big chain stores were offering Hornby BR brakevans (new version) for around 8 quid a go.

 

I belief it's called 'marketing' (and pity the poor s*ds who pay the full price)

[2ManySpams]

That's my Christmas present sorted then, £120 worth of carp.How do they sleep at night.

 

http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/postal-express-train-set.html

I've sent the advert to your better half and told her how much you'd like at least one set.

[Ozexpatriate]

I've sent the advert to your better half and told her how much you'd like at least one set.

Robin, I know you want one - just for that Tri-ang clerestory coach!

[gwrrob]

I've sent the advert to your better half and told her how much you'd like at least one set.

Hornby don't reject any negative reviews so give them an unbiased opinion Chris.

[2ManySpams]

Hornby don't reject any negative reviews so give them an unbiased opinion Chris.

"A must for every GWR fan"

[gwrrob]

"A must for every GWR fan"

No mention of being discerning though.I think it was the same quality engine used for their GWR 175 limited ediion.

[Ozexpatriate]

No mention of being discerning though.I think it was the same quality engine used for their GWR 175 limited ediion.

Yes and it pre-dates that. I think the Holden 101 first appeared in 1978. Edited September 22, 2015 by Ozexpatriate

[The Stationmaster]

"A must for every GWR fan"

Must what?????

[St Enodoc]

I played rugby at University with a guy called Andy Blow. his nickname was predictable.

[brianusa]

Fascinating.

 

And how nice that Mr Joe Blow's Christian name rhymes with his surname.

 

More poetic than Joe Bloggs.

Joe Blow is Joe Bloggs American cousin!

 

Brian.

[Alister_G]

Well, I feel glad to be able to contribute something to this thread of a true GWR nature, (unlike Rob's Christmas present)

 

Here's a couple of photos I took today of some rather sad looking locos:

 

 

 

I believe these both belong to Pete Waterman, and they are currently languishing in the yard at Peak Rail's Rowsley Depot.

 

Al.

[cary hill]

That's my Christmas present sorted then, £120 worth of carp.How do they sleep at night.

 

http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/postal-express-train-set.html

 

".......a deceptively powerful GWR 0-4-0 locomotive..." - I think can safely cancel my outstanding King orders now.

[Captain Kernow]

".......a deceptively powerful GWR 0-4-0 locomotive..." 

Suitable for shunting the dock sidings where imported biscuits are loaded into open wagons.

[Stubby47]

Suitable for shunting the dock sidings where imported biscuits are loaded into open wagons.

The Makaton 'sign' for bicuit is to tap one palm upwards on the downward pointing elbow of the other arm - but why ?

 

(Makaton is a simplified version of BSL).

[coachmann]

Good morning lads and lassies.......................oooops, the wrong kind of Great Western....

[chrisf]

I was looking [unsuccessfully] for the shot of the lined green BR 3MT Prairie tank because I have found something that may be of interest.  On 7th May 1955 82033 was noted by a vigilant member of the RCTS working the Kingsbridge branch train.  That's the loco, not the vigilant RCTS member.  Take note, dear Rob, that it was not 82004 and would have been neither lined green nor anywhere near South Devon in 1957 but it's a start.

 

Chris

[Edwardian]

I may have to get that "deceptively powerful" 0-4-0 and those coaches, instead of the Hatton King and the new Hornby Colletts.  Bargain!  Trouble is, I am now torn between this set and one I had spotted earlier: 

[gwrrob]

I was looking [unsuccessfully] for the shot of the lined green BR 3MT Prairie tank because I have found something that may be of interest.  On 7th May 1955 82033 was noted by a vigilant member of the RCTS working the Kingsbridge branch train.  That's the loco, not the vigilant RCTS member.  Take note, dear Rob, that it was not 82004 and would have been neither lined green nor anywhere near South Devon in 1957 but it's a start.

 

Chris

 

I've let my heart rule my head here Chris.Inaccurate I know but I'm modelling 82006 in 1957 in lined green.She was shedded at Wellington then but will have a NA shedcode.   

[Mallard60022]

I may have to get that "deceptively powerful" 0-4-0 and those coaches, instead of the Hatton King and the new Hornby Colletts.  Bargain!  Trouble is, I am now torn between this set and one I had spotted earlier: 

That looks like a pile of s***e. However, there are 6 railroad MK1s in BRWR livery going for £30.84 saving on their 'bundle' site; that's a bargain IMO.

P

Edited September 23, 2015 by Mallard60022

[The Stationmaster]

Right time for another proper Western pic from the collection, with a Reading allocated 'Hall' on the Canteen Road at Old Oak, date unknown.  Wouldn't have been nice to have had an office on the top floor of that building - oops, I did - but much later than the time of this photo alas.