Trivia

Did you know that...

...the last BR-operated engine to steam into Penzance was N°34002 Salisbury?
...the last 'spamcan' to work Southern metals west of Exeter was Wadebridge with a brake van tour to Meldon Quarry on 11th December 1964 (until Tangmere visited Okehampton on 4th October 2003)?
...the last normal steam working to arrive at Exeter was rebuilt WC Nº34032 Camelford with the 1:00 p.m. Waterloo-Exeter, returning with the 7:45 p.m. "perishables" to Nine Elms, on 29th November 1965?
...after they were rebuilt by BR the locomotives were too heavy to work the "Withered Arm" lines north of Meldon Junc.?
...the steam operated firebox doors, popular with West Country drivers, were replaced because Nine Elms drivers didn't like them?

Time for some fun? Have a go at some WADEBRIDGE jigsaws:-

The 67 piece jigsaw

The 80 piece jigsaw

The 100 piece jigsaw

The 240 piece masachist jigsaw

Links

34010 Sidmouth

34028 Eddystone

34053 Sir Keith Park

34058 Sir Frederick Pile

34070 Manston

34072 257 Squadron

35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

The 34081 and the Battle of Britain Society's website.

Blackmoor Vale and the Bulleid Society's website which has, amongst other items, reproductions of some interesting Light Pacific publicity leaflets from 1946.

The Bluebell Railway, the Premier Southern line's website.