Thank you Martin. More useful stuff and safely recorded.
Michael - Thanks for yours too, the potential loco ID and the reference material. The info on that vehicle is really handy too.
Mick and Adam. I agree that it's a West Country, although I'm not so sure about whether it's 34025 as that was shedded at Eastleigh from the preceding May so it would be unlikely on a train in Kent. Nevertheless, with that caveat it's added to the info and thanks for the suggestion.
Mike. That model of DS1 is rather lovely. In fact my son Steph (lately of this parish) had one to build but when he sold his UK stock I forgot to ask him to keep it for me. However, I believe Roxey Mouldings now has the Southwark Bridge range so not all is lost. That press stud fixing of the bogies is, I understand, quite traditional. Thanks too for your observations regarding DS1.
Thanks for yours, Yorkshire Dave. As the corridor connection has been removed I'm pretty convinced that it's a pull-push pair which were converted, I believe, quite late on. In fact there's an image a bit later in this group where the same loco and a set number of 616 is clearly visible. Edit: I misunderstood your note, Dave, and now I look at the photo again I ca see the carriage you are talking abut behind the H hauled train. Apologies!
I may only have time for a few BR/SR photos today but we'll see how it goes.
Original air smoothed Battle of Britain 34083 605 Squadron on a down Ramsgate train at Paddock Wood Station on 10th June 1961. It was allocated to Ashford in May 1961 and then Exmouth Junction in November the same year where it was withdrawn in June 1964. (SLS). It was observed in store at Exmouth by the Railway Observer in early and late September 1964, then at Hayes/Bird's Bridgend where it was reported by the LCGB in February 1965 and by the Railway Observer in June 1965. According to WHTS it was last seen intact at Bird's on 27th September 1965.
Last seen very recently in post #3131 is Class C 31588 backing stock in to Paddock Wood Station on 10th June 1961, the final day of services on the Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst line. To repeat the earlier comments: 31588 was allocated to Gillingham in at least 1947 and moved from there to Ashford in November 1961 where it was withdrawn on 23rd June 1962. (SLS). The SLS also records it as being allocated to Stewarts Lane two days later but this seems most unlikely. According to WHTS it was observed in Ashford Works on 1st July and BR Database report a scrapping date of July 1962 which all fits quite nicely.
Another of the same loco on a Hawkhurst train at Paddock Wood on 10th June 1961, new electric stock much in evidence. That signal box just cries out to be modelled.
An unidentified N Class 2-6-0 on a local train at Paddock Wood on 10th June 1961 using set 549. It seems to have the number chalked just above the buffer beam but it's still difficult to read. The C Class can be seen in the platform on the extreme left and what appears to be Bulleid stock to the right, but doubtless (and with luck) that description will be put right.
Edit: I think the last digits on the Class N are '24'. If so this could be 31824, which , as far as I can ascertain, spent it's time at Bricklayers Arms (73B) (at least since June 1947) until a final allocation to Stewarts Lane (after it became 75D) (in July 1960). The SLS then reports it at Redhill from July 1963 where it was withdrawn in the following October. Once again - just an educated guess, but this is the only N with last two digits '24'.
The Railway Observer reports it at Eastleigh Works in January 1964 where it was cut up in week ending 18th January 1964.
Well, there is time for some Germany so, once again, Rheine - Emden in May 1974. Once again a couple of 0-10-0T 094 640-0 at Emden previously seen and commented on in post #3094, and subsequent - also post #3112 and #3131.
I'm assuming this is a 2-10-0 and at Emden although I have no other details.
Brian
