Michael Delamar Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 would make an interesting layout/diorama = 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 some more shots http://www.historicfarnborough.co.uk/raerailway.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 great shot near the bottom of the page here... http://svsfilm.com/nineelms/jlm.htm 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Great pic, here's what it looks like now.... http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=elm+grove+road+farnborough&hl=en&ll=51.294888,-0.758147&spn=0.000666,0.001385&hnear=Elm+Grove+Rd&gl=uk&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=51.294888,-0.758147&panoid=-djpr2avpRoJiWre5Ms5FQ&cbp=12,176.81,,0,0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 then and now 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 No tram skirts fitted to Invincible for street running either. Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Great stuff (as a former inmate of Farnboro') The connection from the "yard" & the earthworks to the RAE line can still just about be discerned at the country end of the downside car park 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted April 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 17, 2012 Still some rail visible where it curved accross at the end of Elm Grove Road: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=elm+grove+road+farnborough&hl=en&ll=51.29523,-0.758201&spn=0.000725,0.002064&hnear=Elm+Grove+Rd,+Farnborough+GU14+7,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&t=h&layer=c&cbll=51.295302,-0.758213&panoid=1zNO_N6pzN30mnkT0MmqWQ&cbp=12,292.89,,0,24.27&z=20 Dave 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nice find Mike, I love street running, it's just a shame that there wasn't more of it in the UK and also a shame that there isn't any these days. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 If anyone is tempted doing an O gauge model / diorama; Agenoria models do a very nice kit for a "Kitchener" class Hawthorn Leslie which is correct for Invincible. Invincible herself is preserved at Havenstreet, Isle of Wight, currently out of traffic but on display. Painted in her original Woolwich Arsenal livery. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted April 19, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2012 Wow, I had no idea this line ever existed, and I've worked at Farnborough Airport for the last 4 1/2 years!! Excellent find, thanks! Tom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) A fantastic railway and what a shame it was ripped up. I remember reading an article a long time ago in one of the railway modelling magazines about it. As you say Michael it would make an excellent subject for a layout. Who is going to be the first to take the plunge? Ummm very tempting... Simon Edited April 19, 2012 by oldlugger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) http://iansrailwaypics.smugmug.com/Trains/The-joy-of-Steam/16231194_496rx9/1238271841_sFMYW#!i=1238271841&k=sFMYW http://www.farnborough-explorer.info/?articles/2011/12/14/r-a-e-railway.html High Level produce a Hawthorne Leslie 0-4-0 Edited April 19, 2012 by oldlugger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Reminded me of something a bit more 'up north' Huddersfield Gas Works, thought some may enjoy this if not seen before. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrytaxi/5277607195/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Reminded me of something a bit more 'up north' Huddersfield Gas Works, thought some may enjoy this if not seen before. http://www.flickr.co...axi/5277607195/ Another very nice railway; it featured in a past issue of Railway Bylines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 19, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) Yes it was called the 'Beaumont Street Flyer ' by the locals and there is still track in the gas works area, though Beaumont Street hardly exists any more. It connected the Midland railway's St John's goodsyard to the gasworks and was the main reason that the branch from Red Doles junction stayed open until 1968 when the gas works traffic stopped. The line to the right went towards Beaumont Street adn the line straight on went into the retort house. Jamie Edited April 19, 2012 by jamie92208 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 What was the purpose of the line folks ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009matt Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Hi there does anyone know where I can obtain drawings of the locomotive? I fancy making a version in 00 Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 As earlier posters have pointed out you can still see a small section of track near Farnborough station embedded in the road. Ironically some would argue there''s more left of the railway than of the RAE itself. I started at the labs in the mid 80s, well after the line ceased to operate. But the old lags told me it was mainly used to bring coal trains in to power the site. There was a video produced about this line - but I've never seen it on DVD format. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyA Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 There was an article on the Farnborough line in the May 1967 issue of Railway Modeller. It included a drawing of Invincible. Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 If it's where I think it is, part of the alignment is now a highway called Invincible Road. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Invincible can be had in kit form from High Level in 4mm and Agenoria in 7mm. The High Level one is a nice kit - my first etched standard gauge loco' as it happens - though there are some very minor differences between the Hawthorn Leslie and RSH versions* these are accommodated. I can't speak for the Agenoria (I don't do 7mm), but I've seen several built and running which is usually positive. Adam * these boil down to different smokeboxes, buffers and sandboxes - and the RSH was 4" longer, but that really isn't noticeable full size, never mind in 4mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 I think Agenoria do/did 4mm versions? although the 4mm and 7mm range are now owned by seperate concerns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009matt Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 There was an article on the Farnborough line in the May 1967 issue of Railway Modeller. It included a drawing of Invincible. Tony Anyone have a copy of this? It would be interesting just to get an idea of the driving wheel diameter or other dimesions as I have a chassis that looks bout right, but I want to make sure before plunging in any deeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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