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[Lizzie_Zoom]

Picture taken in 1985 and 35006 had not yet been dismantled

Thanks Martin, and now it is being restored. 8-) 8-)

You didn't answer my question though:

"But, why were you  angry about me asking the question??   :-?"

What have I done to upset you? :-?

You called the GWR a scrap yard

Ah, I see Martin, thank you!!  

What a relief, as I couldn't understand what I had done to upset you which was really worrying me!!  Now I know and fully understand!

As for the Great Western Railway and the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway, I love them both.  In fact although a "Southern" girl, I grew to love the GWR in my young days when the Western Region of BR were still steam driven.  When living in Dartmouth in 1960 / 61 I had the honour of travelling behind steam hauled 'Torbay Expresses' a number of times and becoming familiar with many GWR loco types.  When living in Bristol from 1982 to 2000 I also explored many 'local' railway centres, including the fledgling Gloucester & Warwickshire!
What great memories!! 8-) 8-)
  

[Marks DTM Calib]

Lol, all the preserved railways have bits that look like scrap yards!  

Think I might be looking at a seized lump on a diesel PW rail crane on Thursday night!

Or buggering with batteries on a 47

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Lol, all the preserved railways have bits that look like scrap yards!  

Think I might be looking at a seized lump on a diesel PW rail crane on Thursday night!

Or buggering with batteries on a 47

Indeed Mark, but since I started in railway preservation in 1977 many have cleaned up their act to make their sites more suitable for visitors, with of course H & S coming into the equation!

To think my two boys, of 3 and 5 years of age (in the late 70's) helped clean engine parts amongst all the bits!!  

[Martin_1962]

Picture taken in 1985 and 35006 had not yet been dismantled

Thanks Martin, and now it is being restored. 8-) 8-)

You didn't answer my question though:

"But, why were you  angry about me asking the question??   :-?"

What have I done to upset you? :-?

You called the GWR a scrap yard

Ah, I see Martin, thank you!!  

What a relief, as I couldn't understand what I had done to upset you which was really worrying me!!  Now I know and fully understand!

As for the Great Western Railway and the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway, I love them both.  In fact although a "Southern" girl, I grew to love the GWR in my young days when the Western Region of BR were still steam driven.  When living in Dartmouth in 1960 / 61 I had the honour of travelling behind steam hauled 'Torbay Expresses' a number of times and becoming familiar with many GWR loco types.  When living in Bristol from 1982 to 2000 I also explored many 'local' railway centres, including the fledgling Gloucester & Warwickshire!
What great memories!! 8-) 8-)
  

I did a lot of videoing between 1985 and 1993 also was involved in the Autocoach group