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#2 by
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, Tue May 05, 2015 8:10 pm
Great these railcars, being painted brown and yellow, they were nicknamed "Flying Bananas" This is my model, I picked it up for £25 I have seen them for sale at £65
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, Tue May 05, 2015 8:22 pm
That's an old one, even I don't remember seeing one of them.
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#4 by
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, Tue May 05, 2015 8:31 pm
Quote: Slow Jo wrote in post #3 That's an old one, even I don't remember seeing one of them.No mate you probably wouldnt, they would have been seen around the West Country kind of area, quiet Branch lines in the country etc. They were more like a kind of bus service.
38 of them were in service from around 1934-1962.
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#5 by
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, Tue May 05, 2015 8:40 pm
I suppose they went when beeching closed all the small branch lines.
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#6 by
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Quote: Slow Jo wrote in post #5 I suppose they went when beeching closed all the small branch lines.Gorrit in one Jo, The butcher just swung his axe.
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#7 by
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, Wed May 06, 2015 12:42 am
They did visit Snow Hill,as seen here, apparently on the service to dudley
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