Wickham Green too Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, bimble said: that is possibly a front runner for the worst livery to appear on a HST... it's not too bad in profile, but that three quarters angle looks terrible... hopefully they'll tweak it somehow... It WOULD look better with yellow ends ! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Gibbo675 said: Hi Davey, There are websites for that sort of thing, something for the weekend sir ? https://www.railcar.co.uk/ Gibbo. But if you want some old school DMU written porn https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Railways-First-Generation-DMUs/dp/0860936120 an amazing book Jim 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: It WOULD look better with yellow ends ! I looked at it and couldn't work out what was wrong with it. Somehow it it looks too plain. The only things I can think of are the Blue Pullmans had red buffer beams, which broke up the front a bit (difficult on an HST), and they had silver equipment underfloor. There's also not enough white surrounding the cab windows, but that's not easy to correct, as the side windows don't line up with the front window like they do on the original BP. Edited July 30, 2020 by rodent279 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, rodent279 said: Ioor. There's also not enough white surrounding the cab windows, but that's not easy to correct, as the side windows don't line up with the front window like they do on the original BP. Like this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, rodent279 said: I looked at it and couldn't work out what was wrong with it. Somehow it it looks too plain. The only things I can think of are the Blue Pullmans had red buffer beams, which broke up the front a bit (difficult on an HST), and they had silver equipment underfloor. There's also not enough white surrounding the cab windows. Maybe a couple of buffer fitted power cars? Says it's going to Manchester for the Christmas Market! Probably not methinks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 7 hours ago, melmerby said: Maybe a couple of buffer fitted power cars? Says it's going to Manchester for the Christmas Market! Probably not methinks. I'd be surprised if there is an Xmas market in Manchester. Bath Xmas market is cancelled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 8 hours ago, newbryford said: Like this? Still not quite right to my eyes, looks like it's wearing goggles! Good attempt though, better than plain blue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 28/07/2020 at 13:19, great central said: Almost every photo of NPCCS has a Southern van of some sort in. All NPCCS other than circuit working was pooled nationally at nationalisation, so anything could be seen anywhere on the network within a very short time, perhaps only a few weeks after 1/1/1948. Ex SR PMVs were very common because they'd been built in huge numbers and indeed still were for several years afterwards, Hence, almost every photo of post 1948 NPCCS has a Southern van of some sort in, well into the 1980s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) On 31/07/2020 at 07:18, rodent279 said: I'd be surprised if there is an Xmas market in Manchester. Bath Xmas market is cancelled. Birmingham's has yet to be cancelled, the council are still weighing up the options and hope to run it. It's still slated for 5th Nov - 23rd Dec. Edited August 1, 2020 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, melmerby said: Birmingham's has yet to be cancelled, the council are still weighing up the options and hope to run it. It's still slated for 5th Nov - 23rd Dec. I normally pop in there for a gluhwein & bratwurst after the Warley Show ................... DAMN - that IS cancelled ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumbleweed Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 30/07/2020 at 20:44, bimble said: that is possibly a front runner for the worst livery to appear on a HST... it's not too bad in profile, but that three quarters angle looks terrible... hopefully they'll tweak it somehow... Each to their own! I think it looks like the best thing I've seen since an ex-works green Class 40, and it gave me a chuckle! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) We've had steam rescuing early diesels before, but a WD? Maybe the tail load was too much for the (what was to become) Class 108 114? Gainsborough Central Edited August 3, 2020 by Metr0Land 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 58 minutes ago, Metr0Land said: We've had steam rescuing early diesels before, but a WD? Maybe the tail load was too much for the (what was to become) Class 108? Gainsborough Central Possibly a 114? Lots of those in Lincolnshire, power/trailer two car so not that many horses available. They often had tail traffic I understand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, great central said: Possibly a 114? Lots of those in Lincolnshire, power/trailer two car so not that many horses available. They often had tail traffic I understand. Quite right - I used one of the horses for errantly jumping to a conclusion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmail Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Want a 30' shipping container. Just cut down a 40' one and get a 10' one as well. https://www.budgetshippingcontainers.co.uk/info/building-a-30ft-cut-down-shipping-container/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, irishmail said: Want a 30' shipping container. Just cut down a 40' one and get a 10' one as well. https://www.budgetshippingcontainers.co.uk/info/building-a-30ft-cut-down-shipping-container/ Sounds like one of those antiques programmes on TV, "How to make £100 by buying and selling antiques: start out with £300". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2020 Reminiscent of model railway operation [*] Within the space of about 30 minutes - stood on a railway station today - on the main network. Observed were: Class 47 (x2 in different liveries) , 57, 66 (x2 liveries), 37, Mk1/2/3 coaches in 3 different liveries, a steam loco, engine swaps, lots of semaphores and more people on a station than I've seen in 5 months......... And not a DMU in sight. Location: Hellifield. 47593/37521 on the Staycation Express 57316/47804 that worked the York-Hellifield leg. (57316 had been detached from the front and was running "bang road" through the down platform to join 47804 on the down goods loop via a reversal on the Clitheroe branch. 35018 British India Line waiting to take over the York-Carlisle "Dalesman". It would reverse out from the up goods loop toward Skipton, then forwards through the down platform to then reverse onto the front of the stock in the down goods loop. 47804/57316 that worked the York-Hellifield leg. (57313 had been detached from teh front and was running "bang road" through the down platform to join 47804 on the down goods loop via a reversal on the Clitheroe branch. [*] Hellifield - as it is today - would make a great model railway layout from an operational point of view... 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 7 hours ago, newbryford said: 47593/37521 on the Staycation Express Hi Newbryford, Thanks to a mate of mine I had a ride out on both of the above locomotives last week. A ride out from Appleby to Skipton and return was great fun. My unfortunate observation of the last trip back to Appleby, "And not a DMU passenger in sight !!!" Gibbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Gibbo675 said: Hi Newbryford, Thanks to a mate of mine I had a ride out on both of the above locomotives last week. A ride out from Appleby to Skipton and return was great fun. My unfortunate observation of the last trip back to Appleby, "And not a DMU passenger in sight !!!" Gibbo. The "middle" trip seems to be the most populated. Just seen the first northbound at Settle. Slowed to a crawl through the platform and then carried on! Must have been no-one wanting to board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rugd1022 Posted August 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2020 Photo by Bernard Mills : a spot of shunting with the loco 'in the middle' on the Totnes Quay branch in January 1966.... the 22 is one of the D6306 - D6333 batch.... 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Another example, at Rugby in April '75, note the stored Mk1 Pullman stock beyond in the up sidings.... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted August 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2020 another one Carlisle 08912 CARLISLE by john brace, on Flickr 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted August 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2020 If you thought that the two Restaurant Cars in the early HSTs was extravagant.... Wellingborough 1980s 23 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted August 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) On 27/07/2020 at 20:06, TheSignalEngineer said: I remember there being a picture which I think got posted to this site some years ago showing a Hawksworth vehicle at Kyle of Lochalsh. Just when you can't find it, Robert Carroll links it in another thread. Can't get image to show from my phone, go to other topic and follow link there. Edited August 6, 2020 by TheSignalEngineer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 13 hours ago, montyburns56 said: If you thought that the two Restaurant Cars in the early HSTs was extravagant.... Wellingborough 1980s They used formations like that with spare (kitchen?) cars for training purposes when the HSTs were being introduced to the Midland line. There's another pic back on p77 of this thread, and some of my observations at p78: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/78411-prototype-for-everything-corner/page/78/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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