RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted December 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2021 I was at Basingstoke station some years ago when a container train passed through platform 4 heading for Reading, and a large round buffer head on one of the wagons neatly skimmed a few millimetres off the edge of the platform for most of its length. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted December 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Ian Morgan said: I was at Basingstoke station some years ago when a container train passed through platform 4 heading for Reading, and a large round buffer head on one of the wagons neatly skimmed a few millimetres off the edge of the platform for most of its length. There was also the one with a high container loaded by mistake, that took out much of the canopy on platform one... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 A pacer on the Conwy Valley: I’d be surprised if it would last a week before retreating to the nearest wheel lathe with pizza-cutter flanges! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2021 15 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: Don't have any locomotives? No problem. Want one. Want it NOW!!! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Made a mess of the chassis on your latest steam loco kit? No problem, just use that spare class 40 power bogie in your bits box instead... More info and photos of them in service here: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/egypt/egypt.htm Also in the new book on Sentinel locos, highly recommended: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 At 6:05 unless my eyesight is playing tricks on me there is a 101 dmu with a green trailing car, and a blue leading car which still has a green roof above the cantrail! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 12, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Just an early-blue vehicle with grey roof Edited May 29, 2022 by keefer 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2022 Fancy hand painting your loco number or maybe having a go at home made transfers (decals in some parts of the world)? Don't worry if they're not quite to the standard of the Rail Alphabet. Class 37 37081 Loch Long - Eastfield Depot T.M.D. Glasgow by David Burrell, on Flickr 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Scottish-Exile Posted January 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Metr0Land said: Fancy hand painting your loco number or maybe having a go at home made transfers (decals in some parts of the world)? Don't worry if they're not quite to the standard of the Rail Alphabet. Class 37 37081 Loch Long - Eastfield Depot T.M.D. Glasgow by David Burrell, on Flickr And don't worry if you've run out of number 4's on your transfer sheet or haven't mastered making a double arrow logo. (4)7 640 on the 11:30 Glasgow Central to Stranraer, leaving Ayr on 25/02/86. (my pic) 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) ISTR the 37/4s when first converted had numbers that looked hand-painted but much better quality than 081 shown above! The numbers were the right shape but just a bit thinner than usual. Edited January 14, 2022 by keefer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 11/01/2022 at 22:38, Boris said: At 6:05 unless my eyesight is playing tricks on me there is a 101 dmu with a green trailing car, and a blue leading car which still has a green roof above the cantrail! Also interesting is the first of the rake of three ex NE hoppers (just before the DMU) which appears to have had roller bearing axle boxes fitted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted January 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2022 Here’s a shot of an HST operating a passenger service minus the rear power car. A YouTube clip featuring a similar working in Cornwall has been posted here before. Coincidentally, both workings had a red BG on the rear. http://www.hondawanderer.com/43020_Norton_Fitzwarren_1991.htm 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) At 2:25, a Class 85 hauling a couple of EMUs, Mk2s, white roof Mk1s, a GUV and a BG: Edited January 31, 2022 by BR(S) 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 11 minutes ago, BR(S) said: At 2:25, a Class 85 hauling a couple of EMUs, Mk2s, white roof Mk1s, a GUV and a BG: The Scotrail liveried mk2 that ended up with Intercity (5813 was it?) makes an appearance around 5.35 in as well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, BR(S) said: At 2:25, a Class 85 hauling a couple of EMUs, Mk2s, white roof Mk1s, a GUV and a BG: Worse Relief service evah! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 16/01/2022 at 19:02, leopardml2341 said: Also interesting is the first of the rake of three ex NE hoppers (just before the DMU) which appears to have had roller bearing axle boxes fitted. The later builds of what would become HTO and HTV were built with roller bearings and BR required any wagons sent for scrapping had to have roller bearings (and screwlink and instanter couplings) returned for re-use. So roller bearings spread through the fleet of wagons with a tonnage greater than 20. see later part of https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/br21thopperweld and related collections. Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 hours ago, The Pilotman said: Here’s a shot of an HST operating ......... BG on the rear. Obviously attaching something with buffers simplifies the options for sorting things out at Paddington - but I wonder if it's necessary to carry a tail lamp ? ...... do the trailers - which, in theory, should never be at the rear - lack lamp irons ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 31/01/2022 at 17:10, BR(S) said: At 2:25, a Class 85 hauling a couple of EMUs, Mk2s, white roof Mk1s, a GUV and a BG: I would guess that the units are 303060 and 303082 which had been in store after they were displaced from the Manchester area services. Only three units returned north to Glasgow from Manchester, the celebrity 303048 in July 1989 and 303060/082 following a period of storage in May 1992, neither of the latter two units return to service, and languished at Yoker and Shields Road depots before being cut up by MC Metals in March 1994. Jim 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 If, like me, you wanted a ScotRail DBSO but don't model Scottish railways: 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted February 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2022 Those cuts to Intercity in the 90s really hit hard didn't they? Longsight 08611 & 08721 1997 11 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: Those cuts to Intercity in the 90s really hit hard didn't they? Longsight 08611 & 08721 1997 A bit like Manchester Airport where they wouldn’t put any money into building it so Regional Railways made sure that the platforms and crossovers were too short for Inter City trains! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Long enough for THAT ONE - surely !!?! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 You've heard of the HST, well now we're introducing the LST. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted February 4, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 21:19, Mark Saunders said: A bit like Manchester Airport where they wouldn’t put any money into building it so Regional Railways made sure that the platforms and crossovers were too short for Inter City trains! How childish of Regional Railways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted February 4, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2022 Superficially yes, but shortening the distances allows a more intensive service to be operated on the branch. It's all down to business needs/traffic flows. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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