Weather Report

Simon

Flying Squad
Hardly relevant to trains but I do like seeing snow pictures:)

Here are a few of my snaps from this morning, anyone else taken any?

Winter wonderland at Wenbridge:

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A4 looking West towards Bath, you'd normally be severely flattened if you tried to take a picture from here!

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And looking East from the same viewpoint:

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A a view of the shop, good to see that the drugs are going to get through!

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Open all day, now there's a thought...

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Right, I'd better stop playing, pack the orders and stock check the NG&IRs:oops:

Simon
 

Neil

Western Thunderer
No pics but it's deep and crisp an even here. The Larkhall Inn looks inviting, hot food and open fire?
 

Simon

Flying Squad
No pics but it's deep and crisp an even here. The Larkhall Inn looks inviting, hot food and open fire?

Funnily enough no, its an old fashioned "not painted for 30 years Courage Best and pork scratchings" kinda place, big flat screen for watching the Footie and Gee Gees and a short walk from the betting shop.

Landlady of great character not given to huge amounts of smiley chat.

Well kept beer though and lots of dark corners where embittered old booksellers can count meagre takings with fingerless gloves whilst muttering over their half of mild and bitter:))

Just been chatting to a guy who'd walked in from Corsham so I've got naff all work done:rolleyes:

Simon
 

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Well kept beer though and lots of dark corners where embittered old booksellers can count meagre takings with fingerless gloves whilst muttering over their half of mild and bitter...
That reminds me of how J. Kite described Pouteau in the London shop.... although Pouteau had a bowl of something which shall not be described here.
 

Ian G

Western Thunderer
I have not ventured out but turned the heating on in my shed and nearly finished my SR Lo Mach.

Ian G
 

Simon

Flying Squad
That reminds me of how J. Kite described Pouteau in the London shop.... although Pouteau had a bowl of something which shall not be described here.


Ah yes;) , I've got that fantastic Kite book - my best ever secondhand purchase from Neil's friend Nick atLlanfair:thumbs:

Simon
 

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
Got up at 3:30 this morning hardly a dusting went to work, it's good working on the trains as you can see the weather changing up and down the country. We left Wolves a light dusting got to Coventry approx 1 inch, Milton NOTHING!!!!!!!, London wet. The return Journey Milton NOTHING, Rugby 1 inch then Brum 2 inches. Back to London, Coventry a white out 10 min delays, Milton a dusting, London a dusting, Return Chaos theory the saying if it's going to go wrong it's going to go wrong in front of me, A voyager's fire bottles had been set off by an ice ball services diverted via Northampton, Coventry you couldn't see the staff dispatching you back to light drills (use of lamps) , looking at the permanent way the snow was 1 inch under the top rail height, delays as the snow got packed in door mech's arrived at New st 20 late, left and ground to a halt at Galton Junction a train with doors problems n the platform at Galton Bridge, it moved 10 mins later, arrived at Wolves 30 mins late.

Jumped in the car and took 1 hour and 20 mins to travel 12 miles BUMMER
 

Steve Cook

Flying Squad
Not as pretty as hoped around the outskirts of Northampton, but enough snow to create utter chaos on the roads yesterday meaning the traditional 'snow on garden railway' photo had to wait until this morning so I could see the garden in daylight. As usual, the neighborhood cats have been in for a tour / walk around but they haven't displaced too much snow.

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I really, really, really must do a snow plow one of these days...

Steve
 

Simon

Flying Squad
Not as pretty as hoped around the outskirts of Northampton, but enough snow to create utter chaos on the roads yesterday meaning the traditional 'snow on garden railway' photo had to wait until this morning so I could see the garden in daylight. As usual, the neighborhood cats have been in for a tour / walk around but they haven't displaced too much snow.

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I really, really, really must do a snow plow one of these days...

Steve

Good grief!

That's a proper white-out:thumbs:

Simon

Got to run, it's shop time again....
 

Phill Dyson

Western Thunderer
We seem to be getting off lightly for now, but much more to follow from what I hear:eek: ...........I wonder if you can plot the route of the Withercombe branch on the first pic?:)

In spite of the weather though the garage where the terminus is, will be getting a proper power supply today at long last........roll on summer :D

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Any reports from Ian & Rob on their respective garden lines ? :)

Cheers Phill :thumbs:
 

Steve Cook

Flying Squad
That would be the coolest option :) However, there was a really for every year that I've said 'I must build a snowplough' so I suspect an easier approach may be selected on the grounds that it stands a better chance of being completed.
Right, I'm getting back to putting a spray booth in the kitchen/diner
Steve
 
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