Bob Symes (Robert Alexander Baron Schutzmann von Schutzmansdorff), one of the founder members of the Ten and a Quarter Inch Gauge Society, membership no 8, died on January 19 aged 90 years. Best known in 10 ¼ inch circles for his Greendene (Works) Railway which featured Great Western tank engines and a railcar (The Flying Banana). He and his wife Sheila had recently moved and had planned to relocate the railway in Tregaron, Ceredigion.
For many of us he was a real hero amongst rail enthusiasts, appearing on television, notably Tomorrow’s World, and in print, an article on building a Gauge 1 diesel-electric was particularly inspiring. He was also a volunteer on the Talyllyn Railway in its earlier years.
Bob and friends picnicking at Ingfield Manor Railway in 2011.
Bob at the 2013 TMNGRS open day at the Greendene (Works) Railway.
