RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2020 16 hours ago, Donw said: At some point te diesel came back to life and the pannier was seen running at speed with the rods flying round although the diesel was probably taking all the load by then 16 hours ago, Compound2632 said: I thought that tale featured a 28xx, on a down train to Bristol. I thought it was Thomas. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, St Enodoc said: I thought it was Thomas. The original, Rev Awdry stories contain various “urban legends” of steam railway days. Edward is sent out to rescue stalled trains on at least two occasions, once further assisted by Henry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, GRASinBothell said: Even Hornby didn't do that Well, given that post-war they didn’t make any electric ones, the possibility didn’t arise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRASinBothell Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Well, a few electric ones post-war for export, but a lot more pre-war. Gordon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhutnick Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Can anyone here identify what these chassis parts are from? The driver axles are connected by spur gears in the frame. There is a loco trailing bogie and 2 tender bogies. I am not aware of 4-6-2 locos with bogie tenders. Excuse me if I ever put this up here before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted March 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2020 Looks like American parentage to me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Intriguing, isn’t it? A lot of it looks beautifully engineered, but the castings don’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhutnick Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I am fairly sure that this is not American, since it was labeled British Coarse Scale. To me, it looks like some sort of chassis engineered to fit under a particular body. Somewhere out there is someone who will look at this, and immediately say "oh, that is by so-and-so for ..." The motor casting has JFJ , A50, nr. 320. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sncf231e Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) These are Fournereau (from France) parts; I assume for a Fournereau Pacific like this (well this is my Marescot version, but Fournereau took over Marescot). The Fournereau motor is a later version, introduced in 1949. See the book on Fournereau: https://www.amazon.fr/Fournereau-générations-passion-modélisme-ferroviaire/dp/2375360001 Regards Fred Edited March 1, 2020 by sncf231e 9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 One of the members of the Classic 0 forum has posted a link to this French equivalent forum area http://forum-cfe.forumactif.org/f8-transformations-ameliorations I'm repeating it here, because it is so fascinating; lots of high creativity and models of what we would call pre-grouping trains being made now in old-fashioned 0 format by hobbyists ......... Northroader will love this! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted March 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2020 Very true, Kevin, there’s some lovely modelling in there and thank you for sticking the link in, as I was unaware of its existence. There’s a thread going on similar stuff in finescale, although modesty forbids me saying more. V V V V 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Guilty- secret outbreak of Pullman decadence among the early-nationalisation Puritanism. These Bing vehicles do groan and rattle, and really prefer tinplate track, but look jolly splendid. Edited March 6, 2020 by Nearholmer 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Looking at that lovely picture, I am suddenly a child again. Aged 4yrs with Hornby clockwork or aged 9 with a new Dublo 2-rail R1 and two wagons under the couch... sorry, hills.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Especially for nine year old Rob, under the sofa. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Mine was green and and on carpet and had a GW grey guard's van, and was an unusually quiet-running engine. I'll see if I can dig out a pic of the engine after I subjected it to early-teenage experiments. They don't make 'em like that any more... Edited March 6, 2020 by robmcg 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) My first one was also subjected to early teenage experiments, in that case a repaint into SECR livery, which looked good to me at the time, but would probably make me weep now. Good locos by the standards of the time, but very growly (except Rob's). Edited March 6, 2020 by Nearholmer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Staff at Birlstone anticipated the PM’s announcement by a good fortnight (ask Mr H what I’ve been saying) and have been printing posters and lookin at suitable building-styles to fit the times. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRASinBothell Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Any day now, I'm expecting to see Paltry Circus sporting a new Hornby advertising hoarding with this and other catchy posters from that time... Gordon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 PLAY TRAINS and CARRY ON 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nearholmer Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Gave a blue ‘Prince Charles’ a spin the other day, so here is a photo. Very smooth engine for its age this one. We are cooped-up as suspected contagion-bearers, following youngest having a high temperature at the weekend, which thankfully, and with fingers crossed, seems to have simply been ‘one of those passing things’. It all feels very surreal. Now that schools are to close, we and many others are in this boat for the foreseeable, which is going to take some getting used to. Two usually very sporty children, and both my good lady and I trying to work from home, each part-time, isn’t going splendidly so far! Attempts to create a ‘home school’ haven’t really worked very well (the pupils sort of went on strike), and it’s mighty challenging trying to carve-out a meaningful routine. We can go out for a walk as long as we avoid people, and youngest actually wanted to walk past her school today, and look at it from a distance, because she is missing her pals so much ...... it’s very hard on children not being with those of their own age (there is an important four years between our two). Standby to see parents all over the country forging HGV licenses, so that they can enrol as key-workers in food distribution. And, children sneaking-off to meet their pals, whatever social-distancing advice might be. Edited March 18, 2020 by Nearholmer 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 Is that what you call "Half an engine to spare"? - Looks very good and glad you managed a few minutes of sanity in this panicking world. Regarding your last paragraph I was rather (Blackly) amused at the amount of social contact going on between young teenagers, at the GL Centre bus-stop this morning - while they were waiting for the bus to St Pauls school. If one had the virus another 30 have now! - I was at least 50 ft away and trying to stay up-wind! That reminds me of the interesting pair of comparative satellite pictures of Europe in yesterday's Times, supposedly showing the marked reduction of NO2 pollution between early January and this week. Very interesting to note that the real high spot, then and now, is northern Italy east from Milan across to Venice - it is lower now, but still much the highest level in the whole of Europe. Keep playing trains. See you on the other side. Chris H 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Playing trains is very calming. I've just spent a hour 'running the service', and there is definitely something positive in such an apparently pointless activity ........ I used to find the same when I commuted every day, to work for a railway: that after a stressful day a 1:43 scale busman's holiday was ideal. As for trying to achieve social-distancing between teenagers, especially teenagers of opposite genders, it simply isn't going to happen, is it? I'm sure Shakespeare wasn't the first to spot that. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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