montyburns56 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 "MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DIST ENG. MOBILE RECTIFIER SET No2. DE903725, Norwich 1981 by Jamerail 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: "MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DIST ENG. MOBILE RECTIFIER SET No2. DE903725, Norwich 1981 by Jamerail I do believe this is the one at Mangapps. 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Converted from an NER G2. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2021 10 hours ago, PhilJ W said: I do believe this is the one at Mangapps. 28 minutes ago, jwealleans said: Converted from an NER G2. The one at Mangapps is ex-GER IIRC. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Not according to the Railway Heritage Register. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 9 hours ago, jwealleans said: Not according to the Railway Heritage Register. Agreed, I cannot see anything like it in conservation or on the register. The other end of the van was more complicated and shows how it was used. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e27cca63b Paul 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2021 Not sure if I can reproduce the pic here but DE600807 is a very strange beast (one of Pauls pics). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 RBX, B889002, Ex ferry van Temple Mills 1982 by Jamerail 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted July 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, montyburns56 said: RBX, B889002, Ex ferry van Temple Mills 1982 by Jamerail Ferry CCT, I was on the dart valley in 2019 and they have one possibly two of those which were adapted as match vehicles to couple to the original 150s and 151s with the two pipe air brake Some bloke was telling this couple who were looking at it ,it at been altered so a German steam loco could couple to a British one!!! After the couple went I said to him that wasn't the case and he was right and wouldn't listen When I said blue in the first sentence I was going to say idiot...... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Not sure if I can reproduce the pic here but DE600807 is a very strange beast (one of Pauls pics). I;m not sure why this has been mentioned but definately "odd" unlike most of the wagons featured here. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e2c83b440 An amazing apparition in 1978 and no sign it survived. Paul 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, hmrspaul said: I;m not sure why this has been mentioned but definately "odd" unlike most of the wagons featured here. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e2c83b440 An amazing apparition in 1978 and no sign it survived. Paul Thats the one, pity that there's no pics of the other side to confirm that the veranda was indeed at the side of the cabin. I wonder what the frame was from, its quite heavily built, a brake van perhaps? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl Tooley Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 11 hours ago, PhilJ W said: I wonder what the frame was from A GER 20 ton loco coal wagon (LNER Nos 600001-600855). (Dennis Seabrook Collection/LNER Society) D 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 15 hours ago, russ p said: Ferry CCT, I was on the dart valley in 2019 and they have one possibly two of those which were adapted as match vehicles to couple to the original 150s and 151s with the two pipe air brake Some bloke was telling this couple who were looking at it ,it at been altered so a German steam loco could couple to a British one!!! After the couple went I said to him that wasn't the case and he was right and wouldn't listen When I said blue in the first sentence I was going to say idiot...... There was a pair converted to allow a 155 to go to a trade fair in Germany accompanied by the Brush built class 89. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) That was IVA88 in Hamburg. Edited July 24, 2021 by BernardTPM 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Ex LMS Warwell LDM360332 with Boiler EB on top 1984 by Jamerail 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 52 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Ex LMS Warwell LDM360332 with Boiler EB on top 1984 by Jamerail The M360xxx series is not LMS but XPO purchased by BR. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted July 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 07/07/2021 at 18:20, Mark Saunders said: It did not fail it was the company that was formed that did but government stupidity did not allow a way forward to keep the traffic on rail and as such went to road! However take note just how low in height the road trailer had to be to fit within the rail loading gauge! THAT fact (ie.e the need for bespoke road trailers which have less load space than ordinary road ones) is what kills the piggyback concept stone dead in the UK 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 20:57, PhilJ W said: I do believe this is the one at Mangapps. It was mine briefly before i gave it to Mr Jolly. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, phil-b259 said: However take note just how low in height the road trailer had to be to fit within the rail loading gauge! THAT fact (ie.e the need for bespoke road trailers which have less load space than ordinary road ones) is what kills the piggyback concept stone dead in the UK 1 hour ago, phil-b259 said: However take note just how low in height the road trailer had to be to fit within the rail loading gauge! THAT fact (ie.e the need for bespoke road trailers which have less load space than ordinary road ones) is what kills the piggyback concept stone dead in the UK This was nothing to do with the Pedigree traffic on rail! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 "Sleeping & Mess van", DW28804, coded ZPV 1985 by Jamerail 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 DE320854, jib runner for Crane No. DRF81313, seen at the RTC in Derby in 1984, an ex Coaching Stock Underframe. Actually coupled to 10 Ton crane 81312, CCE Eastern Region, on a bogie underframe. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 45 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: DE320854, jib runner for Crane No. DRF81313, seen at the RTC in Derby in 1984, an ex Coaching Stock Underframe. It think this was originally a mobile milk tank wagon d.296 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2021 55 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: DE320854, jib runner for Crane No. DRF81313, seen at the RTC in Derby in 1984, an ex Coaching Stock Underframe. Actually coupled to 10 Ton crane 81312, CCE Eastern Region, on a bogie underframe. 8 minutes ago, billbedford said: It think this was originally a mobile milk tank wagon d.296 I was wondering about the small wheels, unusual for coaching stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2021 Looks like a model from the '60s/70s - when manufacturers used whatever parts were available in their range to make something not entirely realistic but 'near enough' to put in a train set 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 5 hours ago, keefer said: Looks like a model from the '60s/70s - when manufacturers used whatever parts were available in their range to make something not entirely realistic but 'near enough' to put in a train set You know I was just looking for pictures of the Lima crane model as it looks as if this is what inspired it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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