I assume that in Scotland there was a wish to integrate the LNER and LMS lines. Was there a fixed policy for this?įinally (and I apologise for running three questions together), does anybody know why the Eastern Region only painted a handful of buildings in dark blue? I appreciate that for most stations the post 1937 green had been applied relatively recently, but the North Eastern Region managed to repaint most of their stations. Brundall Gardens Halt and Thorpeness Halt come to mind. On the subject of carriage bodies as station buildings, my recollection (which only goes back to the 60s) is that they were white (or very pale grey). Those on the Tollesbury and Mid Suffolk do not appear to have been, but the photos of the Thaxted line are a bit ambiguous.Mill Road Halt seems to have been green and cream, as do some of the carriage bodies, although Thaxted itself seems to have retained pre 1937 brown. The eccentric owner lives in a railway train, on his own. John Hadfield Love on a Branch Line Hardcover 14 July 1988 by John Hadfield (Author) 26 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 4.22 10 Used from 4.02 Paperback 3.08 13 Used from 0.31 Audio, cassette 14.99 1 Used from 14. On the eve of attempting to resign from his. The powers-that-be send him to the country to dismantle a forgotten research unit which is headquartered in an old mansion. Were any of the buildings on the LNER's light railways painted in post 1937 green and cream? Set in the Fifties, this delicious, surreal comedy series is based on the acclaimed novel by John Hadfield. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:01:06 Autocropversion 0.0.14books-20220331-0. Love on a Branch Line by Hadfield, John, 1988, The Alastair Press edition, Hardcover.

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