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

[NHY 581]

Lovely locomotive.

 

Built in 1925 by Robert Stephenson & Co. Numbered as 89 by the S&DJR, she was involved in an accident on 20th November 1929 when the crew were overcome by fumes in Combe Down tunnel as 89 was hauling a freight comprising 37 wagons from Evercreech to Bath. The train ran away and eventually derailed at Bath goods yard. She was therefore the first to have a replacement smaller diameter boiler. Renumbered as 9679 by the LM&SR in 1930, subsequently renumbered as 13809 in 1932.

 

Anorak on, dousing the lights and leaving the building.......

 

Prussian Blue Rob.

[cary hill]

LMBOROTF at the justifications for the appearance of the 7F on ANTB.

[Trains&armour]

LMBOROTF at the justifications for the appearance of the 7F on ANTB.

Eh, yes, certainly..... 

 

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[gwrrob]

It's only right I take a couple with the down station building. Sierd had a major help in its creation.

 

 

 

 

[brianusa]

I find this scenario plausible, Dr Quackstaffe. It wouldn't have taken much for a 7F to have been substituted for a failure on the L&SWR main line, and worked a train down to Exeter Central, or even just to Seaton Jct if it was the Cleethorpes - Exmouth, returning light engine to Templecombe, once the driver and fireman had had sufficient rest and a jar of the local cider.

 

Thank you for your interest

 

I have never liked the look of this loco, not that it matters. Probably because I am enamoured with all things from Swindon.

 

Brian.

[NHY 581]

Thought I would sneak in one of mine........Understand where you are coming from Brian but these are lovely looking, purposeful locos..

 

That's what make this hobby of ours such a great one. Something for everyone.

 

Rob.

 

(Apologies for the hijack, Rob )

[2ManySpams]

So i was correct then.

Q

Me too. I said it wasn't a Bulleid and was a steam engine with a tender. Genius.

[Trains&armour]

Thought I would sneak in one of mine........Understand where you are coming from Brian but these are lovely looking, purposeful locos..

 

That's what make this hobby of ours such a great one. Something for everyone.

 

Rob.

 

(Apologies for the hijack, Rob )

Nice! Like the weathering. Someday mine will look like that!

[cary hill]

IHTSAHDWHW....

 

 

Inheritance tax sexy as hell drunk women helping women......................adjusting the rotor positions on my Enigma machine as we speak

[Donw]

ex S&D 88 on the WSR is a rather clanky old thing pulls well enough but clanks. Made 3850 in comparison sound like a sewing machine.

Don

[Mallard60022]

Now that loco has pulled some admiration hasn't it. What a great working.

Now then, what happened in 1948? Nope, not that Nationalisation incident.

I have information passed to me by Norris Wifferton (Newen Habbut's Senior Fitter) that 'quiet' preparations took place in the summer of 1947 when things had got back to some sort of normality in the Country. Demobbed fellows were finding work on the railways thus deposing the ladies wot had done stuff. Locomotives were being brought back to truly high standards of performance. The 'Big Four' were speaking with one another as never before in an attempt to assess the possibility of producing more versatile locomotives. Thus arrangements were made to do some experimental running of selected locomotives on 'foreign metals'.

Yup, the summer of 47 was to be an interesting time and if anyone has the September Edition of The Railway Gazette then the locomotives involved were noted despite the 'secrecy' that surrounded the experiment until, of course, the event took place over a weekend in August.

Then, just a few months later, the Government stepped in and we all know what happened then.

Sincerely, 

O.V. Bulleid (Great nephew of O.V.B.) and Colleagues.

Edited November 8, 2015 by Mallard60022

[Captain Kernow]

Here's 53804 on a rare visit to the Somerset Levels a few years ago:

 

[gwrrob]

http://grahammuz.com/2015/11/08/when-you-go-home-tell-them-of-us-and-say-for-their-tomorrow-we-gave-our-today-2/

 

A nice touch here from friend and follower of this thread.

 

Edited November 8, 2015 by gwrrob

[The Great Bear]

It's only right I take a couple with the down station building. Sierd had a major help in its creation.

 

 The last photo shows it to great effect - it's a lovely model.

[The Stationmaster]

Thought I would sneak in one of mine........Understand where you are coming from Brian but these are lovely looking, purposeful locos..

 

That's what make this hobby of ours such a great one. Something for everyone.

 

Rob.

 

(Apologies for the hijack, Rob)

Oddly, and despite being full of considerable anticipation at seeing something a bit special, I found them something of a disappointment when I first saw some of them on Green Park shed one Sunday over 50 years ago - rather like an overgrown 4F with a few bits bolted on the outside.  Definitely a strange sight to someone well used to Swindon's finest and various ex LNER engines.  But the preserved one does look a lot better in blue!

[gwrrob]

The last photo shows it to great effect - it's a lovely model.

Thanks. I'll be happier when it's bedded into the platform and has a few passengers inside.Plenty of Dart Castings bits and pieces to add like fire buckets and a ticket machine etc.

Edited November 8, 2015 by gwrrob

[gwrrob]

A few more of the 7F and I feel the regulars are getting restless so 3864 appears too.

 

 

 

 

 

[NHY 581]

The 7F and the original 28xx were contemporaries and had comparable tractive efforts ( 7F 35,295 lbf 28xx 35,380 lbf ). Both, to my eyes at least exude power and purpose. Why the Midland persisted with their small engine policy, despite building the first batch for the S&DJR in 1914, is a mystery. They did use some on the Midland main line during the First World War but that was that.

 

Rob.

[The Great Bear]

Thanks. I'll be happier when it's bedded into the platform and has a few passengers inside.Plenty of Dart Castings bits and pieces to add like fire buckets and a ticket machine etc.

 

I'm going to be interested to see how you do this, Rob. I try and set my buildings into the ground rather than on top of it, but so far have not managed to achieve a nice snug fit and have vertical gaps. Depends on the angle of the photo of course whether this is visible and/or more noticeable than a buiding ponked on the ground.

 

In your case, as a wood framed building would it not be built on the platfrom or there be small stone/brick plinth. Not sure how you'd then do that, mind and then get it level, seal the gaps. I'm wondering whether something involving blu-tack or similar could be useful in this?

 

All the best

 

Jon

Edited November 8, 2015 by The Great Bear

[gwrrob]

Thanks Jon.Rather like I did the signal box I will use a fresh piece of mounting card and glue Slaters paving on it.Get it a very good fit on the platform, fix the station building to it using Evostick and make sure there are no gaps.If there are I will fill them on the bench before fitting in position and painting the area that's been worked on.If it works you'll see plenty of photos but if it don't it will be a thank you and good night.

[Captain Kernow]

I went for a walk around the district this morning which, despite the damp conditions and general November gloom, was actually rather atmospheric and definitely enjoyable. The walk took me under the main line near Aish, and then up along Aish lane, which parallels the railway for a while, then dropping back down to the village via Lydia Bridge and the waterfall, and then via the road junction next to the village hall that has been of interest to Robin of late.

 

A South Devon lane in typical November conditions:

 

The railway bridge at Aish (known locally as 'Ash'):

 

 

The brickwork under the arch denotes when the line was doubled:

 

 

Looking up the lane, with the railway on the right hand side:

 

Local sign post:

 

There's a lot of water coming down off the moor at the moment:

 

I didn't have the lane to myself this morning:

 

Not by any means:

 

Around here, the lanes sometimes double up as small streams when there's been a lot of rain:

 

More photos to follow.

 

[Captain Kernow]

The view across to South Brent this morning from Aish:

 

 

A bit further on, the lane joins another one running from Brent up to Didworthy and the Avon Dam. It is quite steep as you descend towards the village. I've always thought that this flood relief channel should have a 7mm or Gauge 1 model railway running through it:

 

 

When the lane levels off, it is back down almost at the level of the River Avon, which flows through Brent. This is the approach to the picturesque Lydia Bridge:

 

 

 

The waterfall is currently in full spate, following the amount of rain we've had. I usually call these the Reichenbach Falls when we take visitors there:

 

 

 

 

 

Moving on, we are now approaching the village along the road that leads to the west-end railway bridge, with the village hall on the corner. The gate on the right leads to Brent Manor:

 

 

Edited November 8, 2015 by Captain Kernow

[Captain Kernow]

Here is a view of Brent Manor:

 

For Robin's information, here are some detailed views of the road junction next to the west-end railway bridge, and the area around the village hall:

 

 

 

 

 

The views from the west-end railway bridge:

 

 

Village hall:

 

Looking along Station Road, with the site of the station on the right:

 

Looking back towards the road junction, with the village hall on the right hand side:

 

This conveniently dates the village hall for us:

 

The lych gate leading to the cemetery of St Petroc's Church:

 

Site of former signalbox, sadly demolished last year:

 

View from east end railway bridge of site of station:

 

Now, this is the current view across the station, which I think equates to the photo of the train stuck in the snow:

 

Finally, when I was walking back down towards the centre of the village, this notice in the window of The Royal Oak (now irritatingly just known as 'The Oak'), caught my eye:

 

I then proceeded to the Coop, where I purchased some items for lunch, including a rather nice and very large pork pie.

 

[gwrrob]

Thanks very much for these excellent photos Tim.The Langley offering is not a million miles away from the one shewn here.I certainly couldn't scratchbuild one as good.

 

 

Edited November 8, 2015 by gwrrob

[Donw]

Nice pictures Tim. There does seem to be a fair bit of water at the moment. We were camped in the motorhome Thursday night by the Lumburn which was flowing high and fast although the stream at the top of our garden in Exmoor doesn't seem too bad at the moment.

Don