A couple of questions.

[Sade]

We've gone from fixtures and fans forums to dildos and dv85  :?

[STFCBird]

That reminds me, I'll have to let you have that picture of DV back.

*swoon*

Yes please coz I am bored of sonic now. Ta

xx

[Crozzer]

Thanks guys, thats lovely jubbly. Can't wait for the fixtures to come out  

 When I were a lad and liked nothing better than a bit of train spotting combined with watching training at the A ground,  a jubbly was a frozen block of orange squash, that took ages to eat/drink.

 http://www.lightstraw.co.uk/faded/jubblyoj.gif


 Can you still get them?

There were steam locos as well as diesel electrics, not to mention the diesel hydraulics, ....two out of the three types built in the Swindon works.  This was all within the perfumed vista of the gas works.  Pity about the training ground, though.

[Reg Smeeton]

I'm sure the cocktail of the gas works, Cooper's blood and bone factory and Wills tobacco chimney, had a beneficial effect warding off asthma.

 I was always a fan of the Highworth Branch....knew it was time for tea when the Bunkie ran up to Highworth.

  A Bunkie was an 0-6-0 Pannier Tank like this one

  http://www.southdevonrailway.org/5786-Buck2k2.jpg

[Crozzer]

I forgot about Coopers, the fetid smell of burning flesh that used to waft over Shrivenham Road inducing nausea and disbelief.  I seemed to recall that some match days were tainted by the sickening wiff of the knackers yard.

[Reg Smeeton]

Oh for the days of Borthwick's Abattoir and the Wiltshire Bacon Company.....real jobs for real men...not your nancy boy retail park tin sheds.

 Still got a bit of affection for the sets of sidings that abutt (I still call it Pressed Steel), up til say 5 or so years ago, Rover would still move a lot of pressings by rail, using their own shunter to move the stuff arouind.

 Used to be worth a look every so often, not sure what the state of play is now.

 Coopers is now European Metals Recycling, think they've still got a shunter and move a lot of stuff by rail.

[Crozzer]

I just realised, if I recall correctly, the bridge over the rail lines continuing the footpath between Press Steel and Shrivenham Road was called the "Bunkie Bridge".  Never knew why though until now.

[Reg Smeeton]

I just realised, if I recall correctly, the bridge over the rail lines continuing the footpath between Press Steel and Shrivenham Road was called the "Bunkie Bridge".  Never knew why though until now.

 That'd be right.

  You might like this Ken White of the gas works , if you're not familiar with his work

 http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Reg__Smeeton/kenwhite.jpg

[Crozzer]

Reg,

Thanks, I can recall the red glow from the coke ovens, and that penetrating smell of sulphur.  

Mike Summerbee on one wing, Don Rogers on the other, "the youngsters today wouldn't believe it".  I'm finding it hard to believe it at the moment.

[normy]

Enjoyed this nostalgic thread. Early sixties, during the time when  I was helping build the new  diesel hydraulics in the Works, I  remember playing for a local select team  against Swindon Town A on Shrivvy Road under their wonderful floodlights! Seem to remember Cecil Green watching and spotting talent . Think we drew 1-1....

[Reg Smeeton]

Enjoyed this nostalgic thread. Early sixties, during the time when  I was helping build the new  diesel hydraulics in the Works, I  remember playing for a local select team  against Swindon Town A on Shrivvy Road under their wonderful floodlights! Seem to remember Cecil Green watching and spotting talent . Think we drew 1-1....

  Would that have been Warship class or Western class?

  I seem to remember the first Western class, was liveried in a sort of creamy colour....must have shown up the dirt.

 Cecil Green.. true gent.

[normy]

Enjoyed this nostalgic thread. Early sixties, during the time when  I was helping build the new  diesel hydraulics in the Works, I  remember playing for a local select team  against Swindon Town A on Shrivvy Road under their wonderful floodlights! Seem to remember Cecil Green watching and spotting talent . Think we drew 1-1....

  Would that have been Warship class or Western class?

  I seem to remember the first Western class, was liveried in a sort of creamy colour....must have shown up the dirt.

 Cecil Green.. true gent.

Western Class, Reg. It was a bit weird at that time, with half of AE Shop repairing the last of  old steamers like the Castles, Kings, Halls, and building the new Evening Star type, and half on Western Class  diesels with entirely different construction using clean pre-made red- coloured parts before the final paint job.

[Crozzer]

The Westeners were magnificent and used to make a real low rumble when cruising into stations.  Not steam, but lots of character.

http://trainsferriesbuses.co.uk/westerns.htm

[Reg Smeeton]

The Westeners were magnificent and used to make a real low rumble when cruising into stations.  Not steam, but lots of character.

http://trainsferriesbuses.co.uk/westerns.htm

  http://www.railart.co.uk/gallery/images/austin4.jpg


  Between Dawlish and Teignmouth.....still one of the best places for a bit of train spotting.

[Sade]

Teignmouth I love it there! Its next(well across the bridge) to my favourite devonshire town of Shaldon. Its beautiful in the summer there, we sometimes stay in the ness hotel on the hill by the cliff - its very nice