Ten or so years ago, a Korean model of LMS 10000 was running on Beaminster Road and like the prototype, it was a rather unreliable model and soon departed.
I rather like old fashioned garages, the clutter and sense of purpose, there had to be a garage on Beaminster Road and it is Tilly's.
One of my favourite images is this:-
The Austin 7 has just been traded-in, still going strong after almost 20 years, its shiny black replacement is waiting for collection, another BMC product.
The ‘power pod’ for the Wills/SEF T9 is up and running, it differs from the D15 by using a HLK Roadrunner rather than the Roadrunner+. This is caused by the restricted space in the smaller boiler, it uses the same 13mm coreless motor.
The result is exceptionally smooth and quiet, possibly a ‘cure’ for the OOworks 700?
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And here is the recently purchased OOworks 700, it seems to have a tight spot, the seller, Ben Jackson of Guildford ebay user jac_5507, denies all responsibility. The clips are short but show the problem rather well. The geardrive may be the problem.
The only words are 'Wow and Double Wow'
A truly stunning Q1 from Crownline. It will need a decoder and a check over but no couplings as it will be the 'banker' on the layout.
This blog is not really interactive, posting comments is a rather slow, ponderous process and rarely satisfying.
However to remedy this issue and rather than abandon this blog, a Facebook group called 'Beaminster Road' has been created, if you are a member of Facebook you can click on, join the group and get cracking. For those not on Facebook, the group is 'public' and can be viewed by anyone.
Terry Page is thinking of restarting production of the L12. Cost in excess of £100, possibly one of the best two kits ever sold.
Send messages of intent to:- lswrpenguin@talktalk.net
The 1km spur to the army camp at Ryall is
receiving attention, a couple of suitable obsolete army vehicles have
been acquired for the Territorial Army unit based at Ryall army training
camp.
The 1km spur to the army camp at Ryall is receiving attention, a couple of suitable obsolete army vehicles and correctly attired Army personnel have been acquired for the Territorial Army unit based at Ryall army training camp.
Tilley utility vehicle
Bedford OY
Both are WW2 vintage, suitable only for limited transport use, delivering stores and personnel.
And last but not least, some rather expensive ammunition boxes in resin from Milcast.
Soon Ryall will be closed, the spur lifted and all trace of the training camp will be gone as it returns to agricultural land.
Ryall Military Railway - a short history
The hamlet of Ryall is situated roughly 1km to the south of what was Beaminster Road station on the Dorchester & Exeter Railway. It was here that a small military training camp was established in 1914 for local regiments.
King George the Fifth on a visit to Ryall Camp to inspect the Royal Loamshire Regiment
Initially there was no connecting railway involved in the construction of the accomodation huts at Ryall, the civil engineering company of Stuart & Co. were specialists in the building military camps. Due to the extreme rural nature of the lanes, construction of a light railway from Beaminster Road station was deemed essential and approved by A.W. Szlumper, the LSWR chief engineer at Waterloo in early 1915, the railway was soon finished and opened for inspection on 15th October 1915 after Lt.Col. Drewitt had approved the line on behalf of the War Department.
Due to the topography, the line was not easily worked and required the services of an Adams 0415, hired from the LSWR and a Peckett B2 'Westminster'.
0415 in 1915
Peckett B2 Westminster
Post-1918, the line survived to serve the strategic store established on the site but the line was placed on 'care and maintenance' with but one locomotive - Westminster. In early '39 the onset of hostilities brought new life to the line with the addition of a Fowler 0-4-0DM until it was transferred to West Moors Defence Fuels.
After nationalisation of the railways, the remaining Peckett was sold into industrial use and all traffic to the line was by BR locos, normally one of Dorchester's 700 or 0395 on light goods.
The base of the yard crane has arrived from Peco, it is their LK35 crane, they will sell sprues and they are lovely people.
Sorry about the blurry image
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The crane is one of the YMRG cranes which are part of Steve R-Smith's magnificent Verwood project and following image belongs to Neil Berrington of the other place, Neil also has one of the cranes.
A glimpse of the crane can be seen in this view of Verwood in the '30s
Sorry but I had to post this image of 30304 in the MPD yard at Bournemouth in the late '40s. Note the 'hybrid' livery with sans gill cabside numbers, smokebox plate but sunshine SOUTHERN on the tender.
The image came from Transport Library who has a very nice back catalogue.
This old Crownline Q1 looks to be rather suitable, it is a nicely built of etched construction with an RG4 motordrive.
Worth a punt?
Today, the rain held off and some gardening was attempted, the tomato plants were cleared and preparation for the winter cold has commenced.
Meanwhile, the cottage garden progresses.
Some irises were planted, rather tedious but effective, there is another packet to be used.....
This image is posted purely for educational purposes and belongs to the Smug Mug site. It is T9 706 and V class 930 on the upside at Bournemouth Central but it is remarkable for the comparison of 4-4-0s on the Southern in just one generation, the only common feature is the wheel size.
It also helps to illustrate why Beaminster
Road is populated by locos of the T9 generation with just one notable
exception, the H15 which is included as an example of progress on the
LSWR in just twenty years. Small locos seem to suit a small layout and
Beaminster Road is no exception.
These few images attempt to illustrate the progress on the Wills/SEF T9 that last appeared here it has been stripped and a SEF chassis sourced. It really is coming back to life….
The main ‘bits’ are a 50+ year old loco body, an etched chassis and Hornby 6w tender. The remainder of the components are missing, so they are being replaced with modern state of the art items.
StaySafe
An small collection of T9 images - origin of all images is unknown.
Cab interiors
Intended for express passenger work in South-West England, 66 were eventually built and saw several improvements throughout their service careers, the class operated until 1963.
Two different cab types -Narrow and Wide
Two different tenders - 6w rigid and 8w watercart with bogies
Narrow cab with 6w tender
Narrow cab with 8w tender
Wide cab with 6w tender
Wide cab with 8w tender
More to follow........
