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T.V ventriloquists.....

I used to really enjoy watching Arthur Worsley and Charlie Brown, that deadpan face always made me laugh (Mr Worsley`s, not the dummy ...)

On the other hand (No pun intended!) I used to find Terry Hall and Lenny the Lion totally infuriating.

And as for Ray Alan and Lord ...

Bob

Many thanks for the link - What a fascinating web site, amazing to see how many Bristol/ECW products crossed the Atlantic.

I managed to locate `my` Lodekka, complete with a fairly current image of the old girl.

Pity I missed the one in Savannah....

Given the political comments currently rumbling around this site, I could not resist reviving this thread.....
Back in September last year, I had the pleasure of visiting Asheville, North Carolina.
Walking down one of the main streets in the centre of town, I spotted a `green` cafe (organic teas ...

The photo is featured in the original version of `Rail Centres-Bristol` by Colin Maggs, published by Ian Allan in 1981. Photo is credited to the Port of Bristol Authority.

A view taken from almost the same spot can be found in` Through Countryside & Coalfield` by Mike Vincent, showing Modified Hall ...

Jules

Re the Bath Road DVD, have a look at the Transport Diversions website. (www.transportdiversions.co.uk.)

I recall reading that Mangotsfield was a popular destination for pigeon specials in the 1950`s/maybe early 60`s.

I expect one of the regulars on this site will be able to confirm....

I vaguely recall reading in `Railway Magazine` circa late `65/early`66 that 47276 had been used for filming work around the Bath Green park area , for which it was painted green on one side only(!).
I believe the film was titled "The Wrong Box".

The same Jinty also appeared at a Bath Road open day ...

Patrick

Belated thanks for a fascinating memory-evoking website.

On a previous thread, I mentioned seeing my first `Britannias` over 2 successive Sunday afternoons at 82B in early 1964.
I now know the days in question were 29th March and 5th April.
I always assumed that the Brits (70017/18) had ...

More info on the Sunday/Monday York-Bristol working; This also appeared in the 1961 and 1962 timetables.

Although initially shown as ECS to Yate, there is a footnote- "ECS to Westerleigh Yard". The train loco then left as L.E to Barrow Road at 4am.

The ECS was worked from Westerleigh to Saltley ...

Returning to the origins of this thread - Where were the carriage sidings at Yate ?

The tiny goods yard and (maybe) a couple of short sidings adjacent to the Parnalls factory would hardly have been sufficient - Unless the stock was stabled on the spur of the Thornbury branch?

"Train Station" sounds like an americanism to me, much prefer the proper version.

Re the `Airport` reference, I was in Southampton yesterday to see the visit of the 3 Cunard `Queens`.
During a boat trip around the harbour, the on-board commentary stated that the term "Airport" evolved during the ...

Gresh
Going slightly off topic, I should be travelling on the East Lancs Rly this coming Sunday during a long weekend based in Bolton.

Any recommendations on the best car parking area for visiting the railway?

Bachmann UK have announced that an OO Gauge model of 43924 in `as preserved` condition will be among their new releases for this year.

Hornby released an early BR version of the same engine several years ago (with `British Railways` lettering on the tender).

2 different models of the same engine ...

Referring back to my comments on the `Locos At Mangotsfield` thread of Dec 2010, the June 1963 timetable (Bristol 804 turn) confirms my thoughts on Barrow Road 41xx engines working the Bristol-Radstock line.

Many thanks for the excellent link.

A striking feature is how remote Narroways Road is from any other residential development.
Given that it was (still is) a cul-de-sac with housing on just one side of the road, my guess is it was built to cater for workers from the brick works and/or adjacent gasworks.

I paid a few visits to Ashley ...