{"id":3392,"date":"2023-11-12T02:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T02:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sunday-variety-27\/"},"modified":"2023-11-12T02:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T02:44:09","slug":"sunday-variety-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sunday-variety-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"
Priodas Yng Nghymru<\/span><\/p>\n A few years ago, fbb rode this delightful line which runs between Aberystwyth and Devil’s Bridge. He was chauffeured by Mrs fbb from Abergynolwyn to Twywn (station “cop”) the on by train to Dovey Junction (station “cop”) change to train for Aberystwyth (station “cop”). The by VoR to Deyvls Bridge (station “cop”). The return journey involved a change at Machynlleth (station “cop”).<\/p><\/div>\n fbb did peer into the gulch to observe the bridge, but as the rain was now trickling liberally down his neck, (he travelled mac-less, foolishly), he retreated to the caff for tea and a bun. The return trip to Aberystwyth was in glorious sunshine!<\/p><\/div>\n Much to the aghastness of enthusiasts, the stock received rail blue livery!<\/p>\n The line was bought from BR by a partnership with one of the partners looking after the VoR and the other developing the Brecon Mountain Railway (BMR) – the first marriage<\/span>! The partnership was dissolved and the two projects went their separate ways.<\/p><\/div>\n … has some vary un-Welsh locos …<\/p>\n …and runs on the track bed of a former BR branch.<\/p>\n Anyway, after some years of friendly divorce, the two operations have re-married and will come under the same management. As if to celebrate this re-union, the VoR has acquired a weird furrin loco as well.<\/p>\n fbb wishes Bride and Groom every happiness in their ongoing life of matrimonial and ferroequinological bliss!<\/p><\/div>\n … we see the closest the fbbs get to a Love Spoon!<\/p><\/div>\n And the current logo as above.<\/p><\/div>\n A few people gathered around …<\/p>\n … but fbb would guess that Islanders would barely notice .any difference from the existing double deck fleet.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n Bit it really doesn’t for Vectis. The two colours shriek at one another.<\/p>\n Surely white writing on a light green background is not as legible as is should be?<\/p>\n But probably nobody reads it anyway.<\/p><\/div>\n … but much more visible on the darker green on printed material.<\/p>\n Passenger numbers will surely increase dramatically now the company has a new logo.<\/p><\/div>\n You would never see the above cornering on a real railway!<\/p><\/div>\n Best not take the corner too fast, buddy!<\/p><\/div>\n By fitting the motor (solenoid type) on the wrong side of the point, at the wrong angle and tilted slightly – IT WORKS!!<\/p><\/div>\n It should be fun putting it all together again. Will it still work?<\/p><\/div>\n