Wickham Green too Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Luke Piewalker said: 'The enginemen of Weardale were not impressed when their new banking arrangements were unveiled' Yeah ....... I'd hear that the Weardale Railway had problems with their bankers ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel_H Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 When you have too many FL 86s... [Not my picture: 86627/638 + 86609/608 DIT MO 0718 Crewe Basford Hall-Felixstowe, Belstead Bank, Ipswich 23/3/20. Keith Partlow] 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dana Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) found on pintrest what to do with your RTI / oxford trucks Edited April 5, 2020 by dana 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, dana said: found on pintrest what to do with your RTI / oxford trucks I assume that was a publicity photo for Austin/Morris or BL, complete with the Austin branded pedal car in the Mini pickup. Edited April 5, 2020 by melmerby 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Those Austin lorries would never win any beauty competitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hope there's no low bridges on the road to wherever they're going. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2020 Ugly or no, they gettin' it on, blood! Bucket of cold water required... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I like it that they even got one of those Austin pedal cars in the back of the mini too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2020 The pedal car was possibly the most profitable car they ever made - about 40,000 of them were produced. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 44 minutes ago, Michael Edge said: The pedal car was possibly the most profitable car they ever made - about 40,000 of them were produced. And probably the most reliable. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Michael Edge said: The pedal car was possibly the most profitable car they ever made - about 40,000 of them were produced. They were a step up from the typical kids pedal car of the day, even had some working accessories such as lights & horn: http://www.austinworks.com/pedalcar.html Would you like to buy one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-J40-PEDAL-CAR-TOTALLY-ORIGINAL-J-40-/153854846127?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 Edited April 6, 2020 by melmerby 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, melmerby said: They were a step up from the typical kids pedal car of the day, even had some working accessories such as lights & horn: http://www.austinworks.com/pedalcar.html Would you like to buy one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-J40-PEDAL-CAR-TOTALLY-ORIGINAL-J-40-/153854846127?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 How much!!! I didn't realise they made them so late 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 They must have made them over a long period, I remember one of the kids in our street had one and it was a lot before 1970, at a time when real cars were rare in our street - although there was a rather nice sporty red Morgan three wheeler next door but one. I wonder what that would be worth now? Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2020 I bet those peddlecars weren't cheap new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 According to this page -- they cost about two or three weeks average working wage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 And I bet many of them covered more miles than their full size counterparts going round and round on the fairground rides! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Found these whilst hunting for some Keighley and Worth Valley Railway pics for the Class 25 and 31 prototype threads. Got a load of model locomotives from different eras, but want to run them all together? Preparations for the Small Engines gala back in 2017. Bachmann 25, Kernow Beattie Well Tank, DJM Austerity, but would need to scratchbuild the experimental/prototype EE shunter "Vulcan". Not the greatest shot, but I was out for a walk near Damems and the convoy slightly caught me by surprise. And a couple from when the railway went pleasantly eccentric with the loco roster on the last couple of days of the 2019 gala. Back at Damems again, and we have the forthcoming 2MT from Hornby, and a custom repainted Railroad 31... ...though this is my favourite, but would need a lot of scratchbuilding. S160 "Big Jim" with BR double-arrows no less, piloting the visiting Prototype High Speed Train with correct livery, and older Virgin, Mk3's. There's even a Class 50 on the rear! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2020 9 hours ago, Michael Edge said: The pedal car was possibly the most profitable car they ever made - about 40,000 of them were produced. Built on a proper production line supervised by Austin engineers at Remploy in Blackwood, Mon, IIRC; somewhere in South Wales anyway. They were produced in 3 versions, a pedal car with steering, a battery powered with steering and working horn and lights, both with openng boots, and a bodyshell with a cosmetic steering wheel and seats for fairground roundabouts. This had horn and lights powered from the roundabout supply, and no opening boot. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, The Johnster said: Built on a proper production line supervised by Austin engineers at Remploy in Blackwood, Mon, IIRC; somewhere in South Wales anyway. They were produced in 3 versions, a pedal car with steering, a battery powered with steering and working horn and lights, both with openng boots, and a bodyshell with a cosmetic steering wheel and seats for fairground roundabouts. This had horn and lights powered from the roundabout supply, and no opening boot. And are available again new.... I think from ESM Minors, but work has locked down the web, so I can't check.... Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreight1998 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Think you've planted your trees too close to the running line... South of Stonehaven, on the Dundee - Aberdeen main line. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, The Johnster said: Built on a proper production line supervised by Austin engineers at Remploy in Blackwood, Mon, IIRC; somewhere in South Wales anyway. They were produced in 3 versions, a pedal car with steering, a battery powered with steering and working horn and lights, both with openng boots, and a bodyshell with a cosmetic steering wheel and seats for fairground roundabouts. This had horn and lights powered from the roundabout supply, and no opening boot. They also made a "racer" but they seem as rare as hen's teeth. The ESM Minor. https://www.morrisminorspares.com/ Actually the Morris Minor Centre (Bath) an associate company make the pedal car. https://www.mmcbath.co.uk/ Edited April 6, 2020 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Railfreight1998 said: Think you've planted your trees too close to the running line... ........... got to be that close or they don't scratch the paintwork. ( sorry vynyls ) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel_H Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) Don't have enough container flats? Then use an open wagon. That's what the Australians did to solve their problem. It's a CDY Open Wagon, available here http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/CDY-Open-Wagon.htm Edited April 7, 2020 by Mel_H 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 20 hours ago, Ben B said: Found these whilst hunting for some Keighley and Worth Valley Railway pics for the Class 25 and 31 prototype threads. Got a load of model locomotives from different eras, but want to run them all together? Preparations for the Small Engines gala back in 2017. Bachmann 25, Kernow Beattie Well Tank, DJM Austerity, but would need to scratchbuild the experimental/prototype EE shunter "Vulcan". Not the greatest shot, but I was out for a walk near Damems and the convoy slightly caught me by surprise. And a couple from when the railway went pleasantly eccentric with the loco roster on the last couple of days of the 2019 gala. Back at Damems again, and we have the forthcoming 2MT from Hornby, and a custom repainted Railroad 31... ...though this is my favourite, but would need a lot of scratchbuilding. S160 "Big Jim" with BR double-arrows no less, piloting the visiting Prototype High Speed Train with correct livery, and older Virgin, Mk3's. There's even a Class 50 on the rear! I went to the K&WVR on a SRPS railtour back in August 1993 and haulage over the branch was scheduled for double headed Jinty” 0-6-0T No. 47279 and 78022, however 78022 was a failure and haulage up the branch was 47279 double headed with D5209, 47279 did the return alone. Main line motive power that day was 47715 in Network SE livery Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I posted this in the 'Fall & Rise of the Tugs' thread but well worth posting here too...surely up there already for working of the year...or last 5 as there hasn’t been a Tug in East Anglia for 5 years according to the photographer, let alone hauling a lengthy MK3 rake! (Flickr link) Get that on any present day GEML layouts! It looks a pleasing combo to me. Jack. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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