tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post6437413000021491320..comments2023-07-10T14:18:09.980+01:00Comments on Extension Blog: A lot of diesel actionJo http://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-6106238011082126612019-08-04T10:13:38.837+01:002019-08-04T10:13:38.837+01:00Just starting an extension on to Verney Junction r...Just starting an extension on to Verney Junction route. HS2 and East West Rai will affect the site<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-19453039945871260152019-08-02T18:58:52.088+01:002019-08-02T18:58:52.088+01:00Jo is unable to transmit any blogs until next week...Jo is unable to transmit any blogs until next week as his telephone line has developed a fault and BT are waiting for a cherry picker to investigate.<br />Can I thank him for all the hard work he puts into these blogs after a day's work on the railway.<br />Mike Rose.<br />Mike Rose.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07525916153025073355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-9373902046770304942019-07-28T19:03:49.336+01:002019-07-28T19:03:49.336+01:00Powli, Peter, thanks for your interest. As the run...Powli, Peter, thanks for your interest. As the run through has only just happened and nothing is certain other than the photographs, I don't want to hazard any guesses about who/what/how. It's all fixable, but it will cost money :-(Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-23484636095631678432019-07-28T19:01:35.078+01:002019-07-28T19:01:35.078+01:00Hi Tony, sorry we couldn't stay longer but we ...Hi Tony, sorry we couldn't stay longer but we were really doing something else in the area, and thought we'd drop in for lunch. As it was mid-week the cafe was closed, so we had a quick look, then went to the pub! More time on site next time, promise.<br /><br />Maybe you can find more authentic, perhaps GCR style benches? Ditch the modern ones, and the ubiquitous GWR memorial replicas with only two castings (should be 3).<br />Take down the rusty pink miniature advertising signs, is my advice. Otherwise I can't fault the up side building!Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-72694301239256020912019-07-28T13:35:43.411+01:002019-07-28T13:35:43.411+01:00Jo (I assume) thans for taking the time with this ...Jo (I assume) thans for taking the time with this blog at the end of your day. Very interesting (particularly the Broadway south points incident. (Does raise some questions though as Tony Lister says.<br />Powli WilsonPowli Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18310919997445402473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-77459685411261317442019-07-28T13:05:52.336+01:002019-07-28T13:05:52.336+01:00I find the pictures of the damaged southern points...I find the pictures of the damaged southern points at Broadway intriguing. Presumably the loco was travelling south down P2 and failed to set the points. It seems the wheel flange ran through the lower blade in the pictures, but the upper blade was held by the facing point lock? So what happened to the wheels on the upper side of the photo. Did they ride over the switch blade? As the lock it still intact, can the points still be used to allow steam locos to run around their stock?<br />Peter Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15020212199830779526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-46635780854811570392019-07-28T10:00:19.703+01:002019-07-28T10:00:19.703+01:00Thank you for your interesting comments and compli...Thank you for your interesting comments and compliments about Quainton. The lamp post may well be a GWR one but was here when we arrived in 1969 and is seen in older photos, too. The brick plinth was added in recent times to stabilise the post as the foundations below it are mostly just mud! No, I don't know why it wasn't dugout and reseated either. Of course, if we knew you were coming we could have shown you so much more of our 25 acre site and, yes, that line through the middle can be a real pain at times and results in a lot of careful planning!Tony Lyster, volunteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250197384235223358noreply@blogger.com