Monday 30th - A Very Odd Day

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 The first oddity was a normal trip down the road from Broadway until we got to Little Buckland. Road closed, no diversion signs! After an unguided tour around the very narrow country lanes we ended up back on the road to Toddington. Several of us met this problem. It was a fallen tree at Laverton Meadow. Being cleared as we came home.

The second oddity was this.


As he was Ghostbusting train 1 Rich came across this. On first inspection it is a typewritten note in German, with a date of 31 August 1944. The stamp, again in German, says 6 Sep 1944. So is it really from Germany, and how did it end up in a railway carriage constructed about 16 years later? No doubt someone out there can translate bits of it.

Just the routine photos

Rich and Nick


Paul, Peter and Tim


And "Stevie". No idea what this team were up to.


The rest of the team today was Greg, John M, John S, Kath, Lynn, Paul, Peter, Roger C, Tim, Val and self.

At least 5 of these will be missing next week so the rest of us will be busy!



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  1. Hartmut Q.September 30, 2024 at 8:27 PM

    The letter was sent from (23) Bremen 5 to the H F St (Main Maritime Broadcasting Station) at Norddeich, (also known as Norddeich Radio) according to entry stamp
    The left half of the sheet is missing; therefore, I have to use some imagination about the contents.
    The writer informs the recipient about changes, that appeared necessary regarding the storage of transmitter tubes. These should not be kept in placed of great risk (probably to allied bombing) but be best dislocated to multiple remote places. Then he speaks about the valuable stocks of spare transmitter tubes.
    He has no objections, that these tubes were shipped using German Postal services or other trustworthy companies …. To (places) within easy reach of the radio station.
    He is promising payment as may be appropriate to ?? (the person/company storing/shipping the tubes?)
    Signed per pro
    Ku… (Sutterlin fons handwriting is most difficult to read)
    By another hand: underway, next word not deciphered

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    1. RogerOctober 1, 2024 at 6:54 PM

      Thank you - amazed you could make out so much.

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    2. Hartmut QOctober 1, 2024 at 9:49 PM

      Picture of full original document shown on private web site on history of Norddeich Radio. So Alex is correct: prop, but cleverly done.
      Hartmut Q

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  2. AlexSeptember 30, 2024 at 8:32 PM

    A prop from the WWII evacuee experience? Maybe a 'German spy' is missing one of his clues to give him away?

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    1. AnonymousOctober 1, 2024 at 8:24 PM

      Or 1940s reanactment. It would be interesring to know if the "prop" is part of the original letter or photocopied from the original.The text and features of the doc appear to be so. Stile, circumstanced are typical for the last phase of the war, the text was written on a German typewriter with a very tired carbon ribbon. Did a British soldier take it, when conquering Norddeich Radio station?

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  3. NealOctober 1, 2024 at 8:24 AM

    Stevie the RRV was on it's way back to Winchcombe after the trip to Broadway last Monday. It also picked up the track panel used on the weekends display of what P way does on the railway.
    Neal

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    1. DavidOctober 1, 2024 at 10:09 AM

      Also picked up and taken back to Winchcombe were two bags of ballast, some C & W vacuum brake gubbins that were on display in the marquee and some loco pit cover boards in need of attention in C & W's woodwork shop.

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    2. RogerOctober 1, 2024 at 6:56 PM

      Thank you both. These details are always interesting.

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