GDR Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 East Southsea branch, Fratton to the seaside. A disaster-line (as in "Why did we ever think this'd be a good idea?") but they did come up with a Terrier welded onto a coach. Hoping the pic loads (iffy laptop) but if not has anyone got any other pics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted February 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 1, 2021 Here's the mortal remains. Nice view of a couple of Open As, along with one, probably two, Midland 8 ton 5-plank opens, diagram D299. There's a book: K. Robertson, The Southsea Railway (Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1985). There are some very reasonably-priced second-hand copies around. I would imagine that has pretty much every pre-grouping era photo going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Several shots in Mike King's S.R. Pull & Push volume and/or the Atlantic 'British Railcars' book ..... though this one seems to be new to science ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDR Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Compound2632 said: Here's the mortal remains. Nice view of a couple of Open As, along with one, probably two, Midland 8 ton 5-plank opens, diagram D299. There's a book: K. Robertson, The Southsea Railway (Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1985). There are some very reasonably-priced second-hand copies around. I would imagine that has pretty much every pre-grouping era photo going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDR Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 The very pic I failed to send!! That'll be from the Fratton end (or nearest scrapyard?). Moved to Pompey a while back and thought it might be a good BLT to model, as in "what COULD it have been". Then saw the size of the NotreDame-style church involved in the background, although there's possibly a bloke somewhere in PO5 been making it in matchsticks for the last 30 yrs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDR Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 I'm 0-0 looking for ideas on any autotrain/pull/push/pull other than that GWR thing that everyone sells. Modelling a 30s independent line who'd buy anything from anyone, so pics of weird things appreciated! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Compound - good photo! Never seen that one before. Mid you, GDR's description of it as a "terrier welded to a coach" both insults Terriers (badly) and overestimates the power of technology, in that welding to timber isn't really something you'd want to try, unless attempting to start a bonfire. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GDR Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Nearholmer said: Compound - good photo! Never seen that one before. Mid you, GDR's description of it as a "terrier welded to a coach" both insults Terriers (badly) and overestimates the power of technology, in that welding to timber isn't really something you'd want to try, unless attempting to start a bonfire. Ok my apology for "welded" remark. But any other ideas of an autotrain welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted February 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 1, 2021 50 minutes ago, GDR said: Ok my apology for "welded" remark. But any other ideas of an autotrain welcome. Don't worry, that's how they go on around here. I understood you were using the word figuratively. The Wikipedia article British Steam Railcars gives quite a good overview of the self-propelled vehicles that had a brief vogue in the decade before the Great War. Beyond that, digging around on here will turn up several topics on push-pull trains - motor trains in Midland / LMS-speak or auto trains to Great Western enthusiasts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 The topic “umber is the new black” contains a fair bit about LBSCR and LSWR railcars and motor trains, and there is another topic that discusses SECR ones too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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