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[big jim]

5 hours ago, Steven B said:

I wish my scenic modelling was good enough to replicate this:

(terry eyres on Flickr)

"40152 climbing towards the high level bridge across the Manchester Ship Canal at Knutsford Road Latchford with 6E95 20.04 Arpley -Harwich PQ ( Whitemoor ) Speedlink"

 

 

Steven B

I was just about to send the link to that picture to my current trainee as he lives near there then I noticed the name and realised it was taken by his dad! 

[The Pilotman]

19 hours ago, Steven B said:

I wish my scenic modelling was good enough to replicate this:

(terry eyres on Flickr)

"40152 climbing towards the high level bridge across the Manchester Ship Canal at Knutsford Road Latchford with 6E95 20.04 Arpley -Harwich PQ ( Whitemoor ) Speedlink"

 

 

Steven B

Lovely image, that. Looks like a brand new Italian ferry wagon behind the loco. 

[montyburns56]

"Loughborough Midland crane working on new connection to Brush works when Class 60s were being built June 89" by David Ford

 

 

[Cowley 47521]

5 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

"Loughborough Midland crane working on new connection to Brush works when Class 60s were being built June 89" by David Ford

 

 

That’s a real old meets (not so) new photo there. Excellent. 👍

[EDDY100]

15 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

"Loughborough Midland crane working on new connection to Brush works when Class 60s were being built June 89" by David Ford

 

 

The train is Ok but I am loving those buildings behind. All the added bits and bobs over the years make it look so interesting.

[montyburns56]

6 hours ago, EDDY100 said:

The train is Ok but I am loving those buildings behind. All the added bits and bobs over the years make it look so interesting.

 

Yeah, the weird thing is it almost looks like the entrance to an old theatre or cinema.

[EDDY100]

5 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

 

Yeah, the weird thing is it almost looks like the entrance to an old theatre or cinema.

I am nowhere that detail but I try.

Back in the day every building had character not just boxes😠

 

 

[Ben B]

Love the bright yellow van, but the modeller should probably have weathered it before popping it on the layout :)

[DaveF]

On 17/04/2024 at 18:49, montyburns56 said:

"Loughborough Midland crane working on new connection to Brush works when Class 60s were being built June 89" by David Ford

 

 

 

It's one of my photos, it's a delight to see it here.  The building is fascinating as bits have been added over the years.  

 

Mum used to work for Brush almost 80 years ago, she did a maths degree during the war and then worked for Brush as a steam turbine designer, specifically investigating the issue of metal fatigue which could cause blades to break and wreck the turbine.

 

She said that even back then the buildings were a bit of a mix of old and new with bits added just as they were needed and ad hoc alterations made.

 

David 

[montyburns56]

 Bold Colliery, on the Friday before the Rocket 150 cavalcades. 23 May 1980 by Nigel Menzies

 

 

[woodenhead]

7 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

 Bold Colliery, on the Friday before the Rocket 150 cavalcades. 23 May 1980 by Nigel Menzies

 

 

I bet the NCB shunter driver at Bold couldn't believe his luck when he came on shift and was presented with all kinds of steam traction to do his HAA marshalling with 😄

Edited 40 minutes ago by woodenhead