One for the train buffs.

[NewcastleFalcon]

And a lovely signal box

Tangental link...put "New Romney Signal Box" into a search engine. I used Bing.

First up on the results Romsey Signal Box. Fascinating in its own right because it is, wait for it...a hands on Signal Box Museum. Romsey is just north of Southampton roughly speaking.

If you have a SatNav, the post code for the housing in Brick Lane is SO51 8LG; the site is adjacent to house no. 28.

Have a read
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/history/
or a 48 second watch


Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

One of the features a miniature version of the Cowley Bridge Junction box to play with...

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

They have only gone and painted the Cowley Bridge Junction signal box in something very akin to my coastal mist/mineral mist...what are the chances of that happening

https://www.roscalen.com/signals/Exeter ... dgeJct.htm

Neil

[MarcusMcGuinness]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Mac

[bobins]

A rather fine station building. You got enough room in your garden to fit in a scale model, Neil ?

Pilsen station - own work

[NewcastleFalcon]

A rather fine station building. You got enough room in your garden to fit in a scale model, Neil ?

Bit of a complicated construction for my skill I think but an 00 scale model would fit inside the signal box!

Cheers!

Pilsner urquell mug
Steven Walling, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

A few pages back, a garden railway was suggested as the next logical step following the Alston Signal box homage recreation at Chez Falcon. Unlikely...but today I came across a random link from rediscovering Minic Motorways and posting a few reminisces on the "Remember these" thread. viewtopic.php?p=774390#p774390

In the 1960's Minic moved into a new factory in Canterbury in Kent. As well as producing the slot car racing Minic Motorway range integrated in scale and operation with the 1:76 Scale of their model railways, the Canterbury Factory also produced ride on narrow guage Garden Railways.

Odd sort of combination, Minic being known in the main for small scale model cars and railways.

Triang Minic Narrow Guage Railways

Website

http://www.tmnr.co.uk/

They are a bit precious about their content so its a visit to the website to view if you want to learn more and view the images.

Neil

[CitroJim]

Wish I had a garden big enough for that Neil

[bobins]

The BBC website is a hotbed of 'unusual' train news today. Not one but - count 'em - two stories to delight

Hastings: Steepest funicular in UK reopens after repairs

"A popular East Sussex visitor attraction which was closed for a year for repairs has reopened.
The East Hill Lift in Hastings Old Town closed for extensive refurbishment work in October 2022.
First opened in 1902, it is the UK's steepest funicular railway.
The repairs took time to complete "due to the nature of the railway and because more work was needed than originally expected", Hastings Borough Council said.
It provides access to Hastings Country Park via the East Hill, overlooking the Old Town and Rock-a-Nore, an area to the east of the town."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-67228659


Leek and Rudyard Railway owner selling up for retirement

"A popular miniature railway in north Staffordshire has been put on the market for close to £500,000.
Simon Clarke, the owner of the Leek and Rudyard Railway, is selling up after deciding to retire.
The sale includes track, three stations, a rolling stock shed and even two steam engines.
Mr Clarke said there had already been a promising amount of interest from potential buyers."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... e-67215733

[CitroJim]

Leek and Rudyard Railway owner selling up for retirement

"A popular miniature railway in north Staffordshire has been put on the market for close to £500,000.
Simon Clarke, the owner of the Leek and Rudyard Railway, is selling up after deciding to retire.
The sale includes track, three stations, a rolling stock shed and even two steam engines.
Mr Clarke said there had already been a promising amount of interest from potential buyers."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... e-67215733

The ultimate train set Wish I had a big enough garden

[myglaren]

[NewcastleFalcon]

Neat, only 25 seconds so surely within everyones attention span! If it had been invented back in the 19th century it could have avoided the British Gauge War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Gauge_War
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Now this is harder going Automated Train Announcement video from Newcastle Central Station, voiced by "Anne".
The South Coast Saunter thread had me thinking of the exotic train journeys from Newcastle Railway Station. The longest being the Newcastle to Penzance Service. At one time it would be hauled by Class 45 Peaks like this one at pictured at Dawlish in Devon.

Should you wish to hear Anne's dulcet tones recite the station list, this link takes you directly to the announcement which lasts for about 12 seconds, (https://youtu.be/XiC-jGt2vns?t=470

https://youtu.be/XiC-jGt2vns?t=470

45 133 1E91 0853 Penzance - Newcastle arrives at Dawlish on Saturday 30th June 1984 by Colin Brooks, on Flickr

Neil

[CitroJim]

Magic! A Peak at Dawlish - iconic

[NewcastleFalcon]

One for the Train Buffs dropping off onto page 2 of Falcon's Your Posts list

Shouldn't be allowed

Kemble link...Its still got a very nice but now redundant water tower, but in these days it had a nice signal box too..

geograph stamped image

Oliver Cromwell visited the station too
"Oliver Cromwell" visits Kemble station

© Copyright Ruth Sharville and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.


Neil

[CitroJim]

Rather a lovely little Hymek in the top picture.

One of the Western Region Diesel-Hydraulic locomotives - powered by a Maybach engine attached to a Mekhydro gearbox. Built by Bayer Peacock...

A very few have been preserved. The West Somerset Railway - where they worked in BR days - have two.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_35