rob_downunder Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I have a general interest in railway engineering and perway am about to experiment with hand building GWR track in 7mm using C & L and Exactoscale components. I am aware that a series of lectures was given by F.T. Bowler to the South Wales section of the Permanent Way Institution in 1923 entitled "The Great Western Railway Permanent Way Practice". Can anyone please provide a link to where a transcript of these lectures could be viewed? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Regards, Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grovenor Posted July 20, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2016 Sorry, no idea, if google does not come up with an answer they are probably not on line. You might find these useful if you have not found them already http://www.norgrove.me.uk/permanent_way_notes.htm Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted July 20, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2016 There is a fair bit of info on the Templot forum site, including details of a book on GW track, published by the Great Western Study Group, which although it has for the 4 mm modeller in the title is mostly general information suitable for all scales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 https://www.thepwi.org/ is the web site for the institution. Try their "contact us" for information with a little about yourself and why you want the information. You can't search the site unless you are a (Paid-up!) member (Quote:- "Students and apprentices welcome") They still seem to produce a magazine so may have a library to consult. ----- Just realised that access to their library may be difficult for you down under! Ask nicely and they MIGHT send you a copy of the relevant pages, IF they were recorded in print. For others in the UK the British Library at Kew may have copies of the institution's Magazines to consult J.N.Slinn's book "Great Western Way" (ISBN 0 902835 03 3) has a short chapter on permanent way, but may not be comprehensive enough for the OP's requirements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 That article is not on line to my knowledge. Have you got "GWR Switch and crossing Practice" by David J Smith, a more comprehensive look. Published by the Great western Study Group. No ISBN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Freeman Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 You might also have a look at the Scalefour website, from memory I think there are drawings as well as photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K14 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 These Swindon Engineering Society lectures might help too:— No. 17 "Some Notes on Permanent Way" by H. Harvie, read 18th March 1898 No. 169 "Permanent Way Fittings & Manufacture" by G. E. Hobbs, read 5th Feb. 1929 Pete S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Type OLDPWAYINFO into Google, it comes up with several links. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Freeman Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hi, Just had a quick look on Scalefour website - Don't think you have to be a member - I think there is more information than anybody could reasonably need. Look no further than http://www.scalefour.org/resources/gwrtracknotes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grovenor Posted July 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hi, Just had a quick look on Scalefour website - Don't think you have to be a member - I think there is more information than anybody could reasonably need. Look no further than http://www.scalefour.org/resources/gwrtracknotes Which is essentially the same as I linked to in post #2 except my set has a few more sheets, as i had some extra contributions during a period when it was dropped from the Scalefour site. Also the pics here dated 2000 were taken at Old Oak Common at an open day in the old sidings before they were lifted. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_downunder Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 Thanks to all for your suggestions. There's a lot of interesting info in the links and resources that you have provided. Cheers, Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I have a general interest in railway engineering and perway am about to experiment with hand building GWR track in 7mm using C & L and Exactoscale components. I am aware that a series of lectures was given by F.T. Bowler to the South Wales section of the Permanent Way Institution in 1923 entitled "The Great Western Railway Permanent Way Practice". Can anyone please provide a link to where a transcript of these lectures could be viewed? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Regards, Rob As DonB suggests, a printed version of these lectures is available at The National Archives, Kew (the British Library is at St Pancras). It's in their library rather than part of the archives per se but it's there, together with other potentially interesting items including runs of the Permanent Way Institution's journals: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1862167 Obviously this is probably less than useful for you in Australia. When I stuck the title into a search engine, however, a spreadsheet from the PWI came up: https://www.thepwi.org/uploads/journal_articles_archive_may_2015 At the top of this is the suggestion to contact the secretary (email address in the spreadsheet) for a copy of any article listed in their archive. Perhaps this is the best route? Adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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