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Object of the Month, November 2015: Our loco plate

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©  Michael Downes 2015 November's Object of the Month as featured on Fairlynch Museum's noticeboard, with some accompanying verse! Click on the image to enlarge it. Locomotive 21C114, seen above,  was renumbered 34014 in November 1948. It was rebuilt at Eastleigh, Hampshire in March 1958, having run 573,677 miles.  In its rebuilt form it completed a total of 837,477 miles before being withdrawn in March 1965, Original loco nameplates, as they are known by railwayana enthusiasts, are highly prized and Fairlynch Museum was lucky enough to acquire this fine cast brass specimen, named after our town. Loco nameplates are named after famous people, places, and events.  

The Budleigh Salterton Railway’s colourful past

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  Budleigh Salterton railway station in action. The branch line between Exmouth and Sidmouth Junction closed in 1967 after 70 years Can anyone tell me who owns the copyright for this fine colour photo of Budleigh Salterton railway station which I’ve just bought? My fellow-trustees at Fairlynch voted me the job of reprinting a cha rming little booklet The Budleigh Salterton Railway which   has been a popular item in the Museum shop over the years. Sadly there are no more copies.   However our excellent printer Ben Noyes at Copyrite in Exmouth quoted a good price for an all-colour production, so I’m on the hunt for as many suitable images as possible.    Wikipedia provided this drawing of what it describes as a “US-style railroad truck with journal bearings in journal boxes .” Lots more railway terms that I’ve never heard of. I’ve never considered myself to be a trainspotter. I’m pretty ignorant about bogies, angle cock...