Prototype for everything corner.

[Steven B]

Two HST power cars + 2x Class 91 = 17460bhp! Add in a rake of Mk3 in three different liveries and you end up with this:

43066 91128 3Q23 Doncaster Down Decoy by British Rail 1980s and 1990s, on Flickr

 

Well, almost - HST power cars acting as power on a test train using a pair of class 91 to test OHLE.

 

Steven B.

Edited July 2, 2021 by Steven B

[melmerby]

And 4x GBRF 66s in 4 different liveries

[montyburns56]

Funnily enough I was also going to post this picture of the Hadfield derailment that caused the above incident.

 

 

[russ p]

20 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

Funnily enough I was also going to post this picture of the Hadfield derailment that caused the above incident.

 

 

Was this the same derailment as the BOC tanks , or is this the wagons from the one caught on film at Hatfield Station 

[montyburns56]

16 minutes ago, russ p said:

Was this the same derailment as the BOC tanks , or is this the wagons from the one caught on film at Hatfield Station 

 

 Well the 76 picture is dated 09/04/81 and the derailment one is dated 21/04/81. And it's Hadfield, Hatfield has had its own rather more devastating derailment though.

[montyburns56]

Shut down the thread I've won it with this one. 

 

47332 in Blue, 40122 in primer grey, ETHEL 97252 in Executive livery pulling a train of NSE carriages..... at Macclesfield.

 

By Hugh Searle

 

 

 

[Welly]

^^^

A certain railway journalist at the time described 40122 as "staggering around in her underwear" during that railtour!

[brushman47544]

22 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

 

 Well the 76 picture is dated 09/04/81 and the derailment one is dated 21/04/81. 

The rails certainly look like they’ve accumulated a couple of weeks of rust.

[montyburns56]

Cinderland Crossing 1985 by Skelton80s

 

 

[montyburns56]

47847 Ponthir 2004 by Tom Curtis

 

 

[Gibbo675]

14 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

47847 Ponthir 2004 by Tom Curtis

 

 

Hi Minty,

 

You could list such a lash up on eBay as "RARE" and hope to charge more for it !

 

Gibbo.

[brushman47544]

20 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

47847 Ponthir 2004 by Tom Curtis

 

 

 

Looking at that first coach I think I've just seen the prototype for Hornby's awful rendition of blue/grey on its MK2e TSOs. 

[melmerby]

4 minutes ago, brushman47544 said:

 

Looking at that first coach I think I've just seen the prototype for Hornby's awful rendition of blue/grey on its MK2e TSOs. 

IMHO The colour balance on the photo isn't right.

[brushman47544]

Just now, melmerby said:

IMHO The colour balance on the photo isn't right.

 

maybe yes, but if you look at what look like a BSO two coaches back the BSO looks close to the correct grey, whereas the TSO is definitely cream-like.

[melmerby]

I hope this doesn't offend (will remove if required) but here is a sample with the white balance moved to more blue (higher colour temperature) and slightly brightened:

 

 

Notice the first coach colour has changed far more than the third.

I think it the original being so different is a trick of the light source.

Edited June 21, 2022 by melmerby

[leopardml2341]

Around about that time there were some 'odd' renditions on that type of vehicle, not sure why, but I remember seeing them and thinking 'that don't look right'.

[Wickham Green too]

1 hour ago, melmerby said:

..... here is a sample with the white balance moved to more blue (higher colour temperature) and slightly brightened: ...... Notice the first coach colour has changed far more than the third. .......

But notice how the yellow end of the loco, adjacent, is horribly washed out !

[montyburns56]

Hull Botanic Garden 1985 by Paul Smith

 

 

[zarniwhoop]

2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

But notice how the yellow end of the loco, adjacent, is horribly washed out !

To say nothing of the bricks on the house. For a better view of the train, the adjustment is changing things in the right direction. But for the whole scene, probably not.

[Wickham Green too]

1 hour ago, montyburns56 said:

Hull Botanic Garden 1985 by Paul Smith

 

 

Looks to me like it's a fully-fitted freight carrying superfluous side lamps on a superfluous brake van while running wrong line ....... or am I missing something ?

[russ p]

12 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:

Looks to me like it's a fully-fitted freight carrying superfluous side lamps on a superfluous brake van while running wrong line ....... or am I missing something ?

 

The van isn't fitted or piped so sidelamps required 

[Davexoc]

On 05/07/2021 at 16:01, melmerby said:

IMHO The colour balance on the photo isn't right.

 

On 05/07/2021 at 16:04, brushman47544 said:

 

maybe yes, but if you look at what look like a BSO two coaches back the BSO looks close to the correct grey, whereas the TSO is definitely cream-like.

 

On 05/07/2021 at 16:42, leopardml2341 said:

Around about that time there were some 'odd' renditions on that type of vehicle, not sure why, but I remember seeing them and thinking 'that don't look right'.

 

I think you'll find the original is right, that is if they are Riviera's vehicles as shown below. Blue and cream was their livery...

 

Edited April 12, 2022 by Davexoc
Photo restored

[montyburns56]

Woooo, it's a ghost train!

 

BR Class 12 15231 - Tilcon Quarry, Rylstone 1980 by Martyn Hilbert

 

 

 

[Davey]

Interesting in that it's fitted with BFB wheels.

 

Davey

[Wickham Green too]

Standard fitting on a class 12 !