hmrspaul Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 19 hours ago, Mol_PMB said: Interesting long-wheelbase wagon in that last photo - it appears to have no doors at all! Surprisingly popular with the engineers in later years but, like you, the first I saw was quite a surprise https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnertube/e22cabbb6 LNER Diag 199 27ft over headstocks on a 17ft. 6in wheelbase. A batch of 100 wagons, not re-ordered. The type of wagon that was always photographed when seen - I am surprised to realise I have 18 different ones. There are adverts in the railway mags of the time (47 -8) by Cambrian showing both types of Tube they were building for the LNER - possibly alongside one another, certainly in the same year. And they have the unusually large TUBE writing which persisted on some for many years. Paul https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnertube 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I thought that extra bracing from the top of the W-iron to the solebar was a LMS feature, rather than a LNER one; I'd seen it on the Chivers 'Long Low', for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Fat Controller said: I thought that extra bracing from the top of the W-iron to the solebar was a LMS feature, rather than a LNER one; I'd seen it on the Chivers 'Long Low', for example. Do you mean from the bottom of the W-iron by the keeper plate? As you know the LMS and LNER were co-operating on design and build of wagons from before WW2, so crossover of design ideas seems reasonable. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Just now, hmrspaul said: Do you mean from the bottom of the W-iron by the keeper plate? As you know the LMS and LNER were co-operating on design and build of wagons from before WW2, so crossover of design ideas seems reasonable. Paul That's the one I meant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted August 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 26/06/2021 at 20:28, younGGuns7 said: I remember that sign Me too! Who else ignored it then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted August 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 13/07/2021 at 13:15, Steven B said: I think I'm in love.... D9502 in the Forest of Dean (1965) D9502 in the Forest of Dean by geoff7918, on Flickr Probably the last loco to carry its original 1960s paint …..until recently…. Now undergoing complete rebuild at East Lancs railway. An old friend of mine too from the days it spent in store at Worcester not long after this photo was taken. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted August 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 I came across these inspirational pictures of the Killin Branch in 1965, but what amused me was two things. One was the fact that BR used a large tank engine to pull a single coach (because most small tank engines had been scrapped by this time perhaps???) and secondly the fact that the coach that they used is about 50% guards van! I estimate that the carriage had a total passenger capacity of about 24! I guess that at peak periods they used two brake coaches! 25 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Am I the only one who until yesterday had never even heard of the GNSR Z5 0-4-2T class? 68192 Aberdeen Docks 1959 Kittybrewster 1956 By Richard 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 More diorama inspiration. Alnwick coal staithes 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 09/08/2021 at 19:07, montyburns56 said: I came across these inspirational pictures of the Killin Branch in 1965, but what amused me was two things. One was the fact that BR used a large tank engine to pull a single coach (because most small tank engines had been scrapped by this time perhaps???) and secondly the fact that the coach that they used is about 50% guards van! I estimate that the carriage had a total passenger capacity of about 24! I guess that at peak periods they used two brake coaches! Origanlly the motive power on the branch was a 4 4 0 tank and quite often parcels formed a big load ,two brake carriages were used on the school trains.These ran from Killin to Callender and return they were the only two coach services ,also mixed frieghts ran regularily.The branch closed when the main line closed a sad day as the routw from Callender to Crianllarich was a brilliant line and there is a dvd which covers the whole route to Oban and is worth watching. 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted August 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 10/08/2021 at 19:33, montyburns56 said: Am I the only one who until yesterday had never even heard of the GNSR Z5 0-4-2T class? 68192 Aberdeen Docks 1959 Kittybrewster 1956 By Richard Looks like a modelling bodge job - body from an 0-6-0 put on an 0-4-0 Pug chassis, with a trailing pony truck to fill in some of the space under the cab! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 21 hours ago, keefer said: Looks like a modelling bodge job - body from an 0-6-0 put on an 0-4-0 Pug chassis, with a trailing pony truck to fill in some of the space under the cab! Yeah, it looks like it should be an 0-6-0, but I guess it had this arrangement so that it could get around tight dock curves. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 23 hours ago, lmsforever said: Origanlly the motive power on the branch was a 4 4 0 tank and quite often parcels formed a big load ,two brake carriages were used on the school trains.These ran from Killin to Callender and return they were the only two coach services ,also mixed frieghts ran regularily.The branch closed when the main line closed a sad day as the routw from Callender to Crianllarich was a brilliant line and there is a dvd which covers the whole route to Oban and is worth watching. Yeah thanks, I've managed to find some pictures of it on Flickr from 1960 where it shows a more appropriate sized of motive power and the coach seems more proportional as well with just a small guards section. By Hugh Spicer 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Who doesn't want to model any or all of this after having seen these pics? Loch Tay 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Sadly I was only able to visit Balloch Pier in the late 80s when the line had been lifted, but here it is in all of its glory Balloch Pier 1973 by KDH Archive 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazjones1711 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Delightful ! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) For those that want a different NMT HST rake. Mk1/2/3 in the same rake. pic from flickr.com This formation was around for the summer of 2014 and AFAIIA the only time the NMT has worked the Hellifield-Blackburn route. My dodgy pic. One day, I may backdate my set. Edited August 15, 2021 by newbryford 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted August 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2021 What was the Mk1? Mentor, or something else? (Trying to think of the pantograph-fitted ones that lasted into yellow days) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Aberdeen Waterloo Goods RCTS Tour 13 jun 1960 GNSR Class F 49 “Gordon Highlander” 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, keefer said: What was the Mk1? Mentor, or something else? (Trying to think of the pantograph-fitted ones that lasted into yellow days) Yes. 975091 MENTOR was in the set as 977993 was out undergoing maintenance/modification. Full details of the working/formation are available if you click on the upper photo to take you to flickr.com Edited August 15, 2021 by newbryford 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted August 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2021 Rothbury was one of those real life 'turntable as part of the run around loop' stations that modellers love... Rothbury 1963 It even ticks the old coach on platform cliche 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Same Rothbury branch different station, just as quaint. Longwitton 1964 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 No need for track cleaning on that layout! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Church or goods shed? You decide... Acklington 1964 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Painter Brothers 1985 by Gordon Edgar & Jamerail 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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