Benbow Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Well, duh! They are in the trees... errrr…...trees? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2020 Just now, Benbow said: errrr…...trees? Long running joke, a bit like 'count the sheep'... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted May 26, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2020 14 hours ago, 46444 said: Thanks Rob, Lovely weathered Bagnall there. Be nice to see a few more shots of it in action. Cheers, Mark Hi Mark. Dug out one of the little chaps..... ( I have five.) 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2020 That's not a Bagnall, it's a Jinty... running away now... Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted May 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Alister_G said: That's not a Bagnall, it's a Jinty... running away now... Al. I can see what you did there, young man....... Right, on the dear old S&DJR ( Doffs cap)...the following applied.. Bagnalls were Jintys. Bulldogs were 3F tender jobbies Armstrongs were 4Fs. Champion Edited May 27, 2020 by NHY 581 Idiot Sheep. 3 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2020 Have you learnt all that from books? PS - Champion was a Wonder Horse. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Have you learnt all that from books? PS - Champion was a Wonder Horse. You can't learn that from books, you just know it or have to hang about down Radstock Co-Op... I mean shed to find out. Edited May 27, 2020 by Tim Dubya 1 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted May 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2020 56 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said: You can't learn that from books, you just know it or have to hang about down Radstock Co-Op... I mean shed to find out. Spoken like a true native...........oh hang on......... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: Have you learnt all that from books? PS - Champion was a Wonder Horse. Apparently, I learned recently, at my local shed, Rowsley, the 3F's were called Dobbins. Al. 1 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 Just now, NHY 581 said: Spoken like a true native...........oh hang on......... Well the sad news is, that not only has the shed been long gone, but The Radco, that 50's icon and beacon of light, is most likely being turned into hardcore and a lesser cathedral of shopping being rebuilt to replace it. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Last time I went to Radstock was about 20 years ago, on a detour coming back from Westland at Yeovil. Didn't find much in the way of railway remains but there was an interesting scrapyard in a railway yard with brick retaining walls. It had obviously been there for donkeys years, judging by some of the relics I bought. I bet that has something less interesting built on it now too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Last time I went to Radstock was about 20 years ago, on a detour coming back from Westland at Yeovil. Didn't find much in the way of railway remains but there was an interesting scrapyard in a railway yard with brick retaining walls. It had obviously been there for donkeys years, judging by some of the relics I bought. I bet that has something less interesting built on it now too. Ah Allan Hall's scrappy, my last wrist watch was lost there. I say lost, I could see it 3 cars down, but couldn't get it back and all for what turned out to be a free part anyway, an Allagro plastic headlamp adjuster thingy. Crickey, over 30 years ago now! The yard is on the bottom part of what was the tramway to Clandown pit, which joined the S&D next to Veater's, where one could buy maggots by the pint, when I were a lad. Edit: sorry, to answer your question, I don't know if the scrappy's still there but I doubt anyone could afford to build on it without having to remove all the toxic soil etc. He once bolloxed me for smoking in his yard, fair enough until you realise he was cutting a battery out of a car with a gas axe at the time.. Shooting flames out of the fillers from petrol tanks was also fun to watch, health and safety having not reached Radstock (if indeed, it has by now) in the late 80's. Edited May 27, 2020 by Tim Dubya 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Tim Dubya said: You can't learn that from books, you just know it or have to hang about down Radstock Co-Op... I mean shed to find out. 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: Spoken like a true native...........oh hang on......... Wait a minute ! How do we know he is ? This chap could be scamming us to get C.W.S Tokens for his milk !!! A.C.Omrade 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, bgman said: Wait a minute ! How do we know he is ? This chap could be scamming us to get C.W.S Tokens for his milk !!! A.C.Omrade Native or no, it's good to see him posting again. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted May 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Native or no, it's good to see him posting again. Agreed, St E. Dubbers, welcome back. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Dubbers Where, what, why ? Very glad to hear from you, by the way, did you get a little hand put on that watch ? I can send you a new one so that you will know when to post ! Comrade G 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Agreed, St E. Dubbers, welcome back. Thank you sir, I've been lurking 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said: I've been lurking And not been caught ! Well done 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Tim Dubya said: Ah Allan Hall's scrappy, my last wrist watch was lost there. I say lost, I could see it 3 cars down, but couldn't get it back and all for what turned out to be a free part anyway, an Allagro plastic headlamp adjuster thingy. Crickey, over 30 years ago now! The yard is on the bottom part of what was the tramway to Clandown pit, which joined the S&D next to Veater's, where one could buy maggots by the pint, when I were a lad. Edit: sorry, to answer your question, I don't know if the scrappy's still there but I doubt anyone could afford to build on it without having to remove all the toxic soil etc. He once bolloxed me for smoking in his yard, fair enough until you realise he was cutting a battery out of a car with a gas axe at the time.. Shooting flames out of the fillers from petrol tanks was also fun to watch, health and safety having not reached Radstock (if indeed, it has by now) in the late 80's. I knew I hadn't dreamt it! There was an under bridge, partially flooded, that led out to the main line, beneath which and beyond saving was a Ford Consul Mk1 and a Morris Oxford MO, removing the hard to find bits from these distracted me a while from stripping bits off the 1956 Vauxhall Cresta that I had actually been after. The rest of the place was full of the usual Marinas, Granadas and rusted out Toyotas etc. I took no notice of anything post 1980 as usual, of which there must have been a couple of hundred. The place was so rammed with junk it was hard to tell what it had been, now I know at last. I did find some pictures once, taken in the 60's, I need a time machine! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 57 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I took no notice of anything post 1980 as usual... Don't worry, neither has Radstock. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2020 7 hours ago, Tim Dubya said: 7 hours ago, Stubby47 said: - Champion was a Wonder Horse. Like a streak of lightnin' flashin' 'cross the sky Like the swiftest arrow whizzin' from a bow Like a mighty cannonball, he seems to fly You'll hear about him everywhere you go The time will come when everyone will know the name of... 'What's that Champ/Lassie/Skippy/Flipper, little Timmy's trapped in the old silver mine/submerged silver mine'? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 40 minutes ago, The Johnster said: ...Timmy's trapped in the old silver mine/submerged silver mine'? at the top of Silver Street, where else? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted May 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2020 10 hours ago, Stubby47 said: Have you learnt all that from books? PS - Champion was a Wonder Horse. I've given this some thought. The books, not Dobbin. The short answer is, yes. When steam ended I was still toddling about the place so I have no recollection at first hand..So all my knowledge has subsequently been acquired from books, like many on here. I had family links to Bath and the West Country so perhaps it was inevitable that my interest went over the bridge. In terms of the SDJR everyone and his dog was into the GWR. I didn't want to do the same. I discovered that the Midland Railway/LMSR made it to Bath........as did the LSWR/Southern amongst others and the seed was sown. Here was an alternative to the GWR.....which I wasn't averse to.......in a branch line setting. Then I found some of my family were working on the Midland Railway at one of the stations on the approach to Bath Green Park......and I started reading books.........from my interest in the SDJR came the interest in the LSWR...more books......and the Midland Railway........more books. You get the gist.......... 5 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2020 I've built a shrine for my books (ex built in wardrobe). Latest including, more (old) scribblings of Rice and some geezer building baseboards out of stuff(s). My earliest memory of the S&D was around the time the S&D Circuit were based in Radders. One time particularly, when I came across the sight of a cow sacrifice (by fire) and much merriment at a fund raiser, watched from the footbridge. Of course, later my bro and I would hang about in the underpass (whilst our folks would enjoy the sights and sounds of the Radco). It was nearly always flooded, and the underpass, I think it had something to do with the Somerset Coal Canal in a previous incarnation, then a tramway after that (or both). Cheers 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted May 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 hours ago, NHY 581 said: I've given this some thought. The books, not Dobbin. The short answer is, yes. When steam ended I was still toddling about the place so I have no recollection at first hand..So all my knowledge has subsequently been acquired from books, like many on here. I had family links to Bath and the West Country so perhaps it was inevitable that my interest went over the bridge. In terms of the SDJR everyone and his dog was into the GWR. I didn't want to do the same. I discovered that the Midland Railway/LMSR made it to Bath........as did the LSWR/Southern amongst others and the seed was sown. Here was an alternative to the GWR.....which I wasn't averse to.......in a branch line setting. Then I found some of my family were working on the Midland Railway at one of the stations on the approach to Bath Green Park......and I started reading books.........from my interest in the SDJR came the interest in the LSWR...more books......and the Midland Railway........more books. You get the gist.......... That’s almost ditto for me too! And I’ll add Mike Arlett and his Evercreech Juntion TV series also layed a foundation not forgetting Sir John Betchamines Branch Lind to Burnham still have them all on VHS and many Ivo Peters videos bought at the annual Edington show. Cheers 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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