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    After JB's relocation, I looked myself up and I'm shown in Surrey, but about thirty miles from my official residence. I note a nearby area is called The Scrubs - and maybe that's where I should be? (Slang warning here - you need to know the colloquial name for one of HIS Majesty's homes for dodgy characters).
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    Great stuff, Ballinacraig. Thanks for sharing it.
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    Hi John, sorry I didn't see this. I have no idea, but one certainly should have being the reason that No.4 was still around when we had money to buy her! Galteemore might now? Back to my website for a moment - imagine my amazement when I put in "provincial(space)wagons and got my site at the top of the list - maybe Wordpress is better than I thought!!!!
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    Little details like these carts really make a scene in a rural area, like a little grey Fordson tractor (who remembers them?) Me, now that you ask. When I was fourteen or so. My cousin sold it to a collector, so it may still appear at "events".
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    Wot, no West Highland Terrier? (Glasgow Eastfield's symbol). I'll save my money to create more unusual wagons ......
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    Yes, Ernie, you did well getting this collection. It was obviously taken by one of the LCGB party led by Lance King in June 1957, for HIS shots are of the same trains. His shot of "Armagh" is in the BACKGROUND of a shot of SLNCR Railbus 2A - he missed a fine opportunity to catch No.203. Instead the IRRS collection has two shots at the shed with BLACK engines! Thanks for sharing them!
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    Moxy, you're correct about the 1964 Joint Tour. But I have Lance King's shots of the 1962 IRRS St Pat's Day tour to Youghal when six wheel van No.18 in BnT was pulled along behind No.207 Boyne at no less than 78mph (in the Goold's Cross dip).
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    Brilliant North Africa diorama, Darius. A lot cheaper than King and Country!
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    Ah yes, Darius, I have to differentiate between the two of them when I'm searching Realtimetrains to see what's happening and if it's worth the £4.40 car parking to go and see. That said, the platforms are safer to walk on than our local ploughed up pavements
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    At last I have made a little progress with my Wordpress Site. Nothing to get too excited about - FOUR pages with two pictures of wagons, but at least it now answers to - provincialwagons.com and the contacts bit gives my e-mail address. More pages up next week after I've finished dog-sitting!
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    For the Canarian Container Man - On man driving thirty plus artics and even has time to beep us! Very windy day - sorry! Containers.mov
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    ACCURASCALE wagons seen at Goring! The things people will do for publicity? Hauled by 59.309 from Crewe to Arlington works at Eastleigh!
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    A bit like this? It is a PP and the examples of these LNWR coaches were bought by the GNR.
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    Round objects. Produce the evidence!
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    Rhubarb, JB! Take a look at this sister after a couple of years. March 1963. Almost like new! Lance King 23 March 1963 Copyright IRRS
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    Ah yes, there are two or three books "above my head" as I sit here - on the book shelves - which came from there. Certainly my original GNR book and Ahrons. However, very few Irish books had been published by February 1967 when I went into weeping exile.
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    And now for another meeting! READING Berks on Wednesday, 22nd. For any Irish railway enthusiasts who live in the Thames Valley within travelling distance of Reading, IRRS London Area committee member Leslie McAllister is repeating his talk “With Lance King in Ulster – The Great Northern” to the Reading Transport Group on Wednesday 22 March at 1945. The meeting will be held on the first floor of Church House, Church Street, Caversham next to Waitrose. Walking distance of Reading station. For Satnavs the address is Church House, 59 Church Street, Caversham, Reading RG4 8AX. In my, not humble opinion, the best of Lance's work with all those lovely Blue engines, mahogany coaches ...... It would be great to see any of you there. Leslie
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    Three of my wagons on sale on eBay. Reasonable starting price. I was even tempted by the UTA wagon myself, as I think I left myself with just one! https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=234933796924&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562&_ssn=wagonmaniac While I'm posting, I noted that the 00 Works GNR U Class went for double what it cost the original buyer. I knew I should have bought ten UGs!
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    Thanks for letting us all see what goes on at this exhibition (which I've never attended - it's the other side of London, for goodness sake!) - but remarkable layouts. I had half an excuse this time - a talk on Friday and watching Ireland yesterday! Glad that you met the two Davids!
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    ZOOM LINK for Friday's meeting Click here to join Meeting or open the Zoom app on your device and enter : Meeting ID: 822 0522 0061 Passcode: 110028
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    Great stuff, young man and with a decided IRISH Angle. Sir John Aspinall, sometime CME and then General Manager of the Lancs and Yorks did his time at INCHICORE and lefy his mark on the Irish locomotive scene.
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    Thanks, Patrick, even more so as your H Vans are the first I've seen with the Builder's Plate in place. I added them to the kit as an afterthought, when I realised that Steve at Railtec could do them. To any of you who have my H vans, but didn't get the Builder's Plate transfers, see me at Bangor and I'll see if I can match your van number with the stock of them which I have left - no charge
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    This Friday, St Pat's Day, I'm presenting about 180 of Lance King's slides under the title - "On Tour in Ireland with Lance King". It is heavily skewed to the famous 1961 All-Ireland tour (100 slides) after which Lance launched the IRRS's London Area. There's even a (single) photo of an 800 in action! I'll post the Zoom details when I know them. Early evening, so an early dinner for all! Everyone welcome. Leslie
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    Thanks, Ernie re the photographer's name. I must ask another member of the party if he was one of them! Sorry, that's the one kit I am definitely out of. I have Michael working on a big order, but the SLNCR may have to wait until May (ie after Bangor).
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    Good morning Ernie. I think that your photographer was part of the LCGB group led by Lance King in June 1957. His shots were taken further out, in fact I'll be showing them at a talk this afternoon! I know this because the first two coaches are in blue and cream.The loco is No.209 "Foyle". Taken on 10 June 1957 (my 11th birthday!). An earlier photo at Strabane was also taken by the same gent - Lance took the scene from the other side! Thanks for sharing these so generously.
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