While out with Hycinth on a quiliting expidition I spotted this Gold Braid in 1:22.5 scale. I shall give the crews an upgrade with new gold braid that will replace the thin gold thread currently on their uniforms on the right of the picture.
LS&ET Crews to get an upgrade
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OH trev,very smart,is this instead of their pay rises 
,i can`t say anything,my conductors get 9ct gold watchchains,,,,!!! 
,i can`t say anything,my conductors get 9ct gold watchchains,,,,!!!
Pay rises are out of the question! We run a realistic tramway at considerable lossRiograndad said:OH trev,very smart,is this instead of their pay rises
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Tramcar Trev said:Pay rises are out of the question! We run a realistic tramway at considerable loss
Whilst keeping up appearances!
By the way Trev, I sent you a PM. Did you get it?
ahh no I dont think so, if I did I'll respond....trammayo said:Whilst keeping up appearances!
By the way Trev, I sent you a PM. Did you get it?
If you have sorted those uniforms yet,any pics?never know they may even make Vogue magazine! joking aside,seriously interested.
joking aside,seriously interested. 
I have the gold "braid" but not yet applied. I have to unstick the little chappies to sort it..... I don't see any issue doing it, join behind where its not too visible, micro dot of "Q Bond" wrap around and another micro dot then trim with a sharp blade, a minute per arm.... cuffs for conductors, cuffs and hat bands for motormen and of course the "Inspector" will be covered in gold braid as they were in real life.............................
Thanks for the feedback,my interest was not for uniforms but for seat "piping" on my Sierra car bash,need a nice edge around the seat backs,just to finish them off,not thinking of using gold,but maybe a straight colour braid,only an idea for now though its just when i saw your posting it got me thinking
its just when i saw your posting it got me thinking
OK may I with the greatest respect suggest you visit a Habberdasher of good quality? They carry an astounding collection of this sort of stuff, and you know all the sales girls can at least mend you're trousers...
Interesting take on the detail Trev. When my Dad got an Inspectors Job on British Rail he called the Gold Brading on the Hat Scrambked Egg! Not sure if that was a general term or just my Dad.
JonD
JonD
No Scrambled egg was the words used.... Although his subordinates would have reffered to him as "the braid"....dunnyrail said:
Yes,good idea,worth a visit,only thing is SWMBO may have something to say about girls mending my trousers,,,,mmmm maybe worth the risk?
We must have been the poor relations of transport undertakings in the West Riding of Yorkshire - no gold braid, but rather made in black. I was told it dated back to Queen Victoria's death and the black braid signified "in mourning". Maybe the Corporations were too tight to change
trammayo said:We must have been the poor relations of transport undertakings in the West Riding of Yorkshire - no gold braid, but rather made in black. I was told it dated back to Queen Victoria's death and the black braid signified "in mourning". Maybe the Corporations were too tight to change
Dad went to London Marylebone from being a Goods Guard at Healey Mills in 1952, fed up waiting for oldies to retire or whatever before moving on. Within a Year he was a Passenger Guard. Eventually went on to the Top Link at Euston then a Supervisor where the Egg came in. I followed him back to London in 1983 after emigrating North in 1972. Again for fame and Money. Well infamy and promotion in both cases.
JonD
I think Victoria should have been cononised a long time ago as the patron saint of railways...trammayo said:We must have been the poor relations of transport undertakings in the West Riding of Yorkshire - no gold braid, but rather made in black. I was told it dated back to Queen Victoria's death and the black braid signified "in mourning". Maybe the Corporations were too tight to change
Maybe she should have been CANONISED... not colonised....Typos who can live without them?trammayo said:
Ah, Queen Vic in the colonies. Yes, she climbed onto a plinth in Kent Terrace here in Wellington, just as a cold southerly came in...... she's still there!
I would give just about anything for a 150mm tall figurine of her to mount in Queens Sq....
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18171396
http://www.smh.com.au/national/not-the-rolls-or-bentley-but-a-commoners-conveyance-gives-her-majesty-a-royal-ride-20111026-1mk4i.html
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18171396
http://www.smh.com.au/national/not-the-rolls-or-bentley-but-a-commoners-conveyance-gives-her-majesty-a-royal-ride-20111026-1mk4i.html