At Catcott Burtle, whilst waiting for the 1.35pm Bason Bridge to Templecombe milkie, Ivan Locksmith and his partner in crime Erik Cross, were discussing a conversation they recently had down their local railway club where one of the slightly outspoken members had discussed that back in the early 1800's there were plans to adopt an odd 4ft 8 1/2 gauge.
At Catcott Burtle, whilst waiting for the 1.35pm Bason Bridge to Templecombe milkie, Ivan Locksmith and his partner in crime Erik Cross, were discussing a conversation they recently had down their local railway club where one of the slightly outspoken members had discussed that back in the early 1800's there were plans to adopt an odd 4ft 8 1/2 gauge.
27th June 2008 22:33
Catcott Burtle Diary: June - Dec 08
Model Railway Layouts by Chris Nevard @ fotopic.net
Taken using a Canon PowerShot G9
Due to lack of siding space at nearby Bason Bridge, a couple of spare milk tanks are stored in the siding at Catcott for a couple of days. Radstock's 'Jinty' No. 47276, does the honours with this local shunt. Loco shortages on the 'mainline' meant that this unusual helper was drafted in place of the more usual Midland 3F, Collett or Ivatt tank.Previous | NextAs the train rumbled into view, unusually hauled by one of Radstock's banking engines, Ivan, with his new f3.5 Tessar lensed Rolleiflex toting a fast wind on crank, was able to take two shots as the train rumbled through,

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