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Decided to paint the lattice infill on the station footbridge. Cheers Darius -
Mmm, thinking about this, it occurs to me that, after the exceptionally wet winter and the state the road was in after it, a 'good load' of stone was added, to improve the surface, which could, perhaps, be a good bit higher that it has been - or was, whenever the clearance was last assessed. I'll see if I can remember to take the means to measure it, whenever we next go there. The reason for being so concerned about not provoking an emergency goes back to a time on the Big Island, when I found a chap in need of an ambulance, collapsed under a bridge on a disused railway, through the middle of an urban cemetery. As is common there now, I ended up talking to a controller who had no real local knowledge and just wanted a Postcode for the location, which didn't have one, of course, even if I would have known it. I knew where I was, but he just didn't understand. I gave him the number of the A-road that ran over the bridge and described the location again, making it clear that we were under the bridge on a disused railway, in the main cemetery, within the town itself. He typed things into his system and came to the alarming conclusion that we were under a different railway bridge, about two and a half miles away. Despite my protests, he convinced himself that I was actually under a bridge on a four-track section of the electrified West Coast Main Line, with the casualty, and we were both about to be electrocuted and run over. It was as much as I could do to stop him turning the power off. I remember saying to him "The last train was in 1976 and there aren't even any rails here now!" I nearly needed treatment when the yellow van turned up... -
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There are some serious high prices for Irish models on eBay at the moment. I saw a Park Royal sold for over £150: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/147478779106 And this 071 went for £560: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/168567298767 Which makes this one for £517 look like a good deal! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/147478744350 Even the old Murphy Cravens are fetching nearly £90: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/168567958883 So a set of 3 beet wagons for under 70 notes looks a bargain: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/137581489568
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Now I wish I'd ordered one while I had the chance! Those look excellent. Lovely work!
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