Prototype for everything corner.

[Metr0Land]

Have you got room on your layout for a 40+50 combo?

 

class 40 & 50 pair depart Crewe, Sep 68 by Jonathan Martin, on Flickr

[railsquid]

A pair of orange-painted Class 50s hauling a passenger train down the middle of an urban road?

 

 

For certain values of "Class 50".

[Wickham Green]

Somewhat reminiscent of Weymouth tramway - though that didn't actually have trolleybus wires ! ........... is that guy with the bike anything to do with the train ? - looks like he's about to get run down by it.

[Fat Controller]

52 minutes ago, Wickham Green said:

Somewhat reminiscent of Weymouth tramway - though that didn't actually have trolleybus wires ! ........... is that guy with the bike anything to do with the train ? - looks like he's about to get run down by it.

I think he may be a traffic policeman.

[Wickham Green]

Seeing as we're in panto season, perhaps someone should shout "IT'S BEHIND YOU !" ?

[The Johnster]

'OH NO IT ISN'T!'

[The Pilotman]

Continuing the class 50 theme; while they were once a common sight at Clapham Junction there can’t be many times that one passed through with this lot on the back...

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/locohunter/13909457832/in/photolist-XKLxZ8-Q47Seu-nc8Bdu-rDteWP-24iRkpZ-8fK78U-6mzSeX-RqfEHN-K3WWoh-kHfM19-dDMtA9-oJKvw2-HkN4LM-9scaXH-ah9Sk6-bqJ6jS-DRCvzS-2gTiBwP

 

[DY444]

14 hours ago, Western Aviator said:

Continuing the class 50 theme; while they were once a common sight at Clapham Junction there can’t be many times that one passed through with this lot on the back...

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/locohunter/13909457832/in/photolist-XKLxZ8-Q47Seu-nc8Bdu-rDteWP-24iRkpZ-8fK78U-6mzSeX-RqfEHN-K3WWoh-kHfM19-dDMtA9-oJKvw2-HkN4LM-9scaXH-ah9Sk6-bqJ6jS-DRCvzS-2gTiBwP

 

 

.. and looks to be running into Clapham Yd which is also a little unusual for a rake of wagons

[WessexEclectic]

11 hours ago, DY444 said:

 

.. and looks to be running into Clapham Yd which is also a little unusual for a rake of wagons

 

The Park Sidings part of the yard at least, or bang rd into P7...

[DY444]

On 15/11/2019 at 19:52, WessexEclectic said:

 

The Park Sidings part of the yard at least, or bang rd into P7...

 

Park Sidings seems more likely as bang road into P7 would be an unsignalled movement

 

Edit.  Further investigation shows that there is actually a wrong direction signalled route into P7.  What is odd is that my drawing of Wimbledon Panel doesn't show it but pictures of the panel do, and I confirmed yesterday that there is a LOS at the country end of P7.

Edited November 28, 2019 by DY444

[Owd Bob]

Old track used as a kerb edging on Faggy Lane which runs down the south side of Wallgate Station Wigan. It's been here since i was a lad in the '60's back when the road was still cobbled. This Lane is the only such road named Faggy Ln. in this Country.

 

 

[Metr0Land]

Got some part built kits of Class 40's?  Stick 'em on the layout.

 

Class 40 Nose Frames Crewe Works 22/9/79 by Stapleton Road, on Flickr

[Mel_H]

From another thread on the forum, but really should be here too perhaps? [Air-braked] MGR wagons on delivery (I presume) behind steam

Edited November 26, 2019 by Mel_H

[Mark Saunders]

9 minutes ago, Mel_H said:

From another thread on the forum, but really should be here too perhaps? [Air-braked] MGR wagons on delivery (I presume) behind steam

 

Not unusual it was more common than some people believe, having MGR’s running in traffic in unfitted trains!

Edited November 26, 2019 by Mark Saunders

[melmerby]

54 minutes ago, Mel_H said:

From another thread on the forum, but really should be here too perhaps? [Air-braked] MGR wagons on delivery (I presume) behind steam

It was common in the days of steam to see LU stock being delivered by a steam loco.

BRCW & Metcam stock would go down the ex GWR line from Birmingham to Ruislip with typically a Grange up front barrier wagons both ends and a Toad.(?)

 

Can't remember seeing a photo. Doesn't anyone know of any?

[TheSignalEngineer]

@melmerby Or a 28xx

https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrbsh1245.htm

Toad and barrier wagon at each end.

Edited November 26, 2019 by TheSignalEngineer

[Michael Edge]

On 16/11/2019 at 09:41, Owd Bob said:

Old track used as a kerb edging on Faggy Lane which runs down the south side of Wallgate Station Wigan. It's been here since i was a lad in the '60's back when the road was still cobbled. This Lane is the only such road named Faggy Ln. in this Country.

 

 

I spent many hours trainspotting down there (when the staff had thrown us off the platforms at North Western) in the 50s and 60s but I never noticed the rail!

[jonny777]

Have you just bought a job lot of DMU coaches in assorted liveries at a car boot sale?

 

Don't worry, as you can always re-create this scene....

 

 

 

[keefer]

Can also apply that to ScR DMUs in the '80s but extended to having each vehicle of a different class!

Plain blue and blue/grey along with white/blue (early '80s) or Strathclyde orange (mid '80s)

e.g. https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/18/149/

Edited November 26, 2019 by keefer
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[melmerby]

3 hours ago, TheSignalEngineer said:

@melmerby Or a 28xx

https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrbsh1245.htm

Toad and barrier wagon at each end.

That'll be from BRCW at Smethwick.

[railsquid]

4 hours ago, melmerby said:

It was common in the days of steam to see LU stock being delivered by a steam loco.

BRCW & Metcam stock would go down the ex GWR line from Birmingham to Ruislip with typically a Grange up front barrier wagons both ends and a Toad.(?)

 

Can't remember seeing a photo. Doesn't anyone know of any?

 

Some rather blurry film footage from Snow Hill at about 5:18 here:
 

 

[Davexoc]

3 hours ago, jonny777 said:

Have you just bought a job lot of DMU coaches in assorted liveries at a car boot sale?

 

Don't worry, as you can always re-create this scene....

 

 

 

 

Trying to figure out where those 115s are, single line says to me between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough, but I don't recognise the partially demolished building....???

[melmerby]

I'm somewhat amused at the quality of, or lack of, old domestic cine film.

8mm was generally pretty gruesome, super 8 was better but nowhere as good as even standard VHS video.

[melmerby]

18 minutes ago, Davexoc said:

 

Trying to figure out where those 115s are, single line says to me between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough, but I don't recognise the partially demolished building....???

There's likely been a couple of boilers or tanks sitting on those saddles.

 

Princes Risborough Gas Works?

Edited November 26, 2019 by melmerby

[TheSignalEngineer]

6 hours ago, keefer said:

Can also apply that to ScR DMUs in the '80s but extended to having each vehicle of a different class!

Plain blue and blue/grey along with white/blue (early '80s) or Strathclyde orange (mid '80s)

e.g. https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/18/149/

Tyseley were good at that. They ran a 122/101/105 combination in three different liveries. You could also get sets with maps of three different areas inside.

Edited November 27, 2019 by TheSignalEngineer