RMweb Premium iands Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2020 What was probably a fairly regular sight for others at one time, of a 73 on a coal train, this photo is a first for me. 73108 near Basing in August 1980 with a consist of fully fitted 16t. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Local goods on the Strood - Paddock Wood line were either 73 or 33 hauled and at one time included 16T minerals, one sighting when I was poling Johnson's clarifiers one morning was a single fitted 16T behind a 33 heading towards Aylesford - shortest goods train I ever saw. APM's coal trains in their later years sometimes had 73s, I remember one evening while working on 31618 in Blackhorse yard, a 73 took the APM empties out. Thanks for the memories this has stirred. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Artless Bodger said: when I was poling Johnson's clarifiers I hope this isn't some dreadful euphemism... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 9 hours ago, The Johnster said: I hope this isn't some dreadful euphemism... Not intentionally - APM's two waste water clarifiers at the south end of the site were adjacent to the Johnson Tar Works (rail access was via the APM internal system), hence the nick-name. One of my jobs was to test the depth of sedimented sludge each morning by lowering a long wooden pole into the water to the bottom - if you could bounce it there was little or no sludge and the clarifier was working properly, if there was resistance due to the depth of sludge then extraction was failing and we'd have to pump out and clear the sludge. Climbing up onto the rotating scraper bridge 15' up gave a panoramic view of the main line a few yards away. I could time my rounds to hopefully see the pick up goods, or later in the morning the Allington aggregate empties go past. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tref67 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I read the first 130-something pages of this thread before creating this: More details of how it came to be can be found here: And if you want one the files can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4139212 Thanks to all who contributed to this thread and made it possible! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Mineral wagons in an industrial setting - a scan of a photo my brother found during the demolition of Aylesford paper mill (east mill). This is Howe, the Pecket 0-4-0ST in west mill. Hidden behind the buffer beam is the Strood - Paddock Wood railway line, the roof visible is east mill size plant beyond the railway and one of the pulp conveyors faintly visible above. Date unknown. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Posted elsewhere on RM Web also; there are a few 16 tonners visible here. Incidentally as internal wagons we had a couple of the slope sided minerals and quite a few cupboard door minerals, all painted green (Reed's house colour) with white numbers. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2020 Wadsley Bridge West Hampstead Acton 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2020 Corby Redbourn (near Hemel Hempstead) Quainton Edwinstowe 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2020 Retford Doncaster 'Lincolnshire' 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore43grm Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 one from the Bradford area 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 hours ago, moore43grm said: one from the Bradford area What a cracking atmospheric photo, cries out to be modelled. At least 3 variations on end door stripe on show too. Mike. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aire Head Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 26/02/2020 at 07:24, Enterprisingwestern said: What a cracking atmospheric photo, cries out to be modelled. At least 3 variations on end door stripe on show too. Mike. Visible, barely visible and invisible? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Nice little Austin K4 Loadstar tipper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 29, 2020 Ampthill 14.4.51 by robmcrorie, on Flickr 1458 at Kington by robmcrorie, on Flickr 32635 crossing Newhaven swing bridge by Brian Bennett, on Flickr Drewry shunter Lewes by Brian Bennett, on Flickr 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Morton vac-braked 16-tonner. Unfitted with top flap removed and replaced with plain steel plate. 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2020 Untitled by wagon16, on Flickr Alfreton and South Normanton Untitled by wagon16, on Flickr Trent Station Untitled by wagon16, on Flickr Millers Dale 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Are those lime containers or coal bunkering boxes at the rear? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, jwealleans said: Are those lime containers or coal bunkering boxes at the rear? L type powder containers, almost certainly carrying lime. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2020 Woodford Halse Headstone Lane Oxford Aynho 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 26/02/2020 at 08:24, Enterprisingwestern said: What a cracking atmospheric photo, cries out to be modelled. At least 3 variations on end door stripe on show too. Mike. The Airfix kit instructions weren't very clear as to how the stripe should be applied! There's an invisible one a bit further down.../ I immediately thought of the Dublo Dinky Austin lorry (but don't pay €62.65 for one https://www.toymart.com/Dinky-064-Austin-Lorry/13213 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) A colour photo of Leader at Headstone Lane ................. ! Edited March 18, 2020 by Philou Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 On a more serious note: Somewhere (maybe it's this thread but much earlier on) there was information on how to modify the Airfix 16t wagon to a respectable standard (eg. brass rod between the hangers and the such). Could a kind soul point me in the right direction seeing as we're in complete lock-down over here and I've got a lot of them built (and unbuilt) that I could modify/update to keep me busy. Cheers, Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Il Grifone said: The Airfix kit instructions weren't very clear as to how the stripe should be applied! There's an invisible one a bit further down.../ I immediately thought of the Dublo Dinky Austin lorry (but don't pay €62.65 for one https://www.toymart.com/Dinky-064-Austin-Lorry/13213 The official instruction is that the stripe should start at the bottom of the side and go to the door hinge, which on a steel mineral wagon is below the steel strip that strengthened the box and ran across the end above the door. Whereas on wooden wagons the hinge was usually right at the top of the door without such an addition above it, so simply painting any diagonal strapping was acceptable. On the steel minerals there were plenty of times the instruction was ignored, but too many times supposedly good modellers have got it wrong! (I have in mind an article in MRJ many years ago). By the way I followed that link, I have two of those models - one repainted the other in a reasonable green. The prices suggested are amazing - even for a low quality model. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore43grm Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 found on facebook 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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