runs as required Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I reckon that Harry Potter loco a milk and water version of the one and only Rowland Emmet's minutely observed decaying light railways in the muddier backwaters of Eastern England. One of my early schoolboy heroes, the cartoonist was introduced to me by my stern grandad from the otherwise incomprehensibly dry pages of Punch. As a young Boy Scout I was able to ride behind Rowland Emmet's "Nellie" at Battersea Park in the Festival of Britain 1951. dh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I Googled "train cartoon" to see what I would get. It is weird. I encourage anyone interested in the idea of this topic to do the same. I got lots of stuff like this. This one was really incongruous. The use of 'trains' as a colourful juvenile motif is interesting. There's a really strong correlation with the idea of trains as 'toys'. Thanks for wasting a few minutes of my life. At least I won't get so annoyed when "train stations" get mentioned in future! https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/transport-dumbing_down-dumb_down-train-train_station-choo_choo_train-amc0287_low.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 In Ireland, level crossing signs come in an entertaining variety of styles. The one below is, I think, the national standard for "un-gated", but I've never been totally sure. On the Bord na Mona (peat authority) lines, there are all sorts of weird signs on level crossing gates, including some seriously Wild West locos with "cow catchers", big headlights etc. must disappoint small children when the train that turns up is actually hauled by a four-wheel diesel loco of utilitarian kind! Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 It's a passable GWR prairie tank with the safety valve bonnet and the tapered boiler...and a tender. According to the Waverley Route Heritage Association web site tank engines on the Lauder Light Railway did run with a tender, to reduce the axle loading of the loco by not carrying water in the tanks. Wikipedia takes a contrary view, stating that it was simply due to the distance from the locos' home shed at Galashiels, and the fact that the shed at Lauder was closed when the passenger service ceased in 1932. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerzilla Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Surely Jerry Hall has had plastic surgery and is therefore a 6959 Class? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I thought this version was a less objectionable illustration, particularly since the Hogwarts locomotive is supposed to be a regular muggle locomotive obtained through the use of concealment and memory charms and magicked up a bit. What's that behind it, though? Did they also make us muggle's forget a stolen production run of Class 89's, too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted March 15, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2016 ...obtained through the use of concealment and memory charms and magicked up a bit. Not the strategic reserve again, please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 According to the Waverley Route Heritage Association web site tank engines on the Lauder Light Railway did run with a tender, to reduce the axle loading of the loco by not carrying water in the tanks. Wikipedia takes a contrary view, stating that it was simply due to the distance from the locos' home shed at Galashiels, and the fact that the shed at Lauder was closed when the passenger service ceased in 1932. Axle loading was the reason. Wiki is not close to the truth on this occasion, although somewhat tenuously, the axle loading issue was conveniently forgotten for the final closure specials, which utilised conventional traction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 "Wikipedia takes a contrary view".... shome mishtake, shurely? In Ireland, level crossing signs come in an entertaining variety of styles. The one below is, I think, the national standard for "un-gated", but I've never been totally sure. On the Bord na Mona (peat authority) lines, there are all sorts of weird signs on level crossing gates, including some seriously Wild West locos with "cow catchers", big headlights etc. must disappoint small children when the train that turns up is actually hauled by a four-wheel diesel loco of utilitarian kind! Kevin Didn't some Irish narrow gauge lines have locos that were so equipped? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted March 15, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2016 I was watching the film "Inside Out" on DVD recently and there is a "Train of Thought" careering around the brain of a 11 year old girl. What electric loco class is it supposed to be? Half a Swiss Crocodile? http://pixar.wikia.com/wiki/Train_of_Thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I was watching the film "Inside Out" on DVD recently and there is a "Train of Thought" careering around the brain of a 11 year old girl. What electric loco class is it supposed to be? Half a Swiss Crocodile? http://pixar.wikia.com/wiki/Train_of_Thought Whatever it is, it makes a pleasant change from those endless 'Western' 4-4-0s with diamond stacks and 'cowcatchers'. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Have these people ever seen a real engine? steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.A.T.Ford Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Trains in popular culture? Try this but first get your sugar cube, your eyedropper and your magic liquid. Let it dissolve on your tongue and then go. Copy and paste if it doesn't go straight there. CAT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Whatever it is, it makes a pleasant change from those endless 'Western' 4-4-0s with diamond stacks and 'cowcatchers'. I remember seeing one particular children's programme (can't remember which, now), which featured what was actually quite a good rendition of the classic "American" 4-4-0. Apart, that is, from the fact that it had the pistons driving the leading bogie wheels! Probably the worst example I've seen of "thing that's supposed to be a train, but really, really, couldn't be", though, is a Cbeebies show, Driver Dan's Story Train. For those who haven't seen it, here's the "train" in question http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/childrens-responsive-ichef/r/720/1x/cbeebies/cbeebies-driverdansstorytrain-img-radio-driverdan_wriggletoes_432_243.jpg (For some reason, that link seems to fail due to the addition of a spurious character at the end. Remove it, and it's fine). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I was so shocked and surprised when I saw "Trainspotting." Wasn't what I was expecting at all..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (For some reason, that link seems to fail due to the addition of a spurious character at the end. Remove it, and it's fine). Try this. Driver Dan's story train does have some problems with the mechanical couplings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Try this but first get your sugar cube, your eyedropper and your magic liquid. Let it dissolve on your tongue and then go. What happened to the Plasticine porters with looking glass ties? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerzilla Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 I was so shocked and surprised when I saw "Trainspotting." Wasn't what I was expecting at all..... I dunno, the toilet scene is quite reminiscent of a FGW train where the flush water has run out (usually by about Iver, for trains leaving London). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted March 19, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2016 I reckon that Harry Potter loco a milk and water version of the one and only Rowland Emmet's minutely observed decaying light railways in the muddier backwaters of Eastern England. One of my early schoolboy heroes, the cartoonist was introduced to me by my stern grandad from the otherwise incomprehensibly dry pages of Punch. Emmet Wild Goose.jpg As a young Boy Scout I was able to ride behind Rowland Emmet's "Nellie" at Battersea Park in the Festival of Britain 1951. dh There used to be a lovely animated model of his "Featherstone-Kite Openwork Basketweave Mark Two Gentleman’s Flying Machine" in a shopping centre in Leeds. Long gone now...I wonder where it went. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIRR Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 What happened to the Plasticine porters with looking glass ties?Now why does that make me think about the magic roundabout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinty3f Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 The great Heath Robinson devoted a whole volume to the workings of the railway, and signed prints command eye watering prices. It is not just his locomotives which are fanciful, but most aspects of railway construction, operation and service, e.g. http://www.chrisbeetles.com/gallery/cartoons/varied-duties-railway-police.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Trains in popular culture? Try this but first get your sugar cube, your eyedropper and your magic liquid. Let it dissolve on your tongue and then go. Copy and paste if it doesn't go straight there. CAT Clearly that engine was made (or at the very least, chassis'd) by Lima. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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