richard i Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 One of the original proposals for grouping saw the GCR being linked in with the GWR. I've always wondered what a 'Director' fitted with a Swindon designed boiler would have looked like and would they have survived the culling of large wheeled 4-4-0's in the late 20's and early 30's? Better yet a Robinson 8D 4-4-2 getting the full Swindon treatment! (Living way down on the other side of the planet I may not need to go into hiding to avoid the wrath of the Great Central enforcers) Dave R. It would make sense as the cross country route due to the connection at banbury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) OK, so I'm going a bit off topic, but the speculation above as to what would happen if you crossed a GWR locomotive with something else brought to mind the NSW NN (later C35) class designed by E E Lucy, an ex GWR man who arrived in Sydney to take up a position in a railway system very strongly influenced by LNWR practice: Unfortunately I was unable to find a suitable photo of the real thing that showed the (almost) GWR appearance of the unrebuilt engines. Try to imagine it without the steam dome and with a six wheel tender instead of a bogie one. This what you were after Wolseley? NN1315 in mostly original form, believed to be taken at Eveleigh. Edited January 3, 2017 by 69843 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 This what you were after Wolseley? NN1315 in mostly original form, believed to be taken at Eveleigh. NSWGR_Class_C35_Locomotive.jpg Yes and no. I was really after something like the original, uncropped version of that photo, as I wanted one that showed the combined lines of the engine and tender. One thing I did notice when I revisited that photo (which I have seen before) was the small smokebox door, in contrast to the one fitted to 1027 in its official photograph in works grey, as shown on page 48 of David Burke's Man of Steam. Here are a couple of scans from A Century Plus of Locomotives and Man of Steam to show what I mean. The second page from A Century Plus of Locomotives also shows how the engines' appearance was drastically altered by their rebuilding in later years. The new cab may have been an improvement in practical terms, but it did nothing for the appearance of the locomotives. And I would say that photograph was taken at Eveleigh, rather than was "believed to be taken at Eveleigh." That building in the background removes any doubt as to where it was taken. SaveSave 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted January 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2017 My imaginary Manning Wardle has come together quite well. I am very happy with it considering this is my first attempt at building with brass. Gary 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOxon Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 A recent article in the Broad Gauge Society magazine "Broadsheet" made me think that, if only Harrison had persisted in the attempt to meet Brunel's specifications, the firm of R&W Hawthorn & Co. might have pre-empted the Beyer-Garratt by quite a few years: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted January 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2017 I recently stumbled across these GWR 'neverwazzas' on an online auction site... Brutish looking 2-10-2T 28xx-like 2-10-0 A 4-8-0 Cathedral akin to a stretched 'King' rather than the 'Swindon Princess' style 4-6-2 A 4-6-2 version of the Cathedral! I don't know what this is but it looks nice 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I recently stumbled across these GWR 'neverwazzas' on an online auction site... Brutish looking 2-10-2T 28xx-like 2-10-0 A 4-8-0 Cathedral akin to a stretched 'King' rather than the 'Swindon Princess' style 4-6-2 A 4-6-2 version of the Cathedral! I don't know what this is but it looks nice Wonderful and witty Swindon might have beens. That last one has no place on this thread, however; it's real! It's The Crocodile. This is the rather wonderful Dean one-off No.36 4-6-0. Dean made some dodgy experimental locos, but this one, conceived as a heavy Goods loco for mineral traffic via the Severn Tunnel seems to have performed well and worked for a number of years. The design was not repeated, however. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted January 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hi Corbs If you decide to have a go at building 1 of the 2-10-2s I would be interested to know how you build it so that I could have a try myself. Aha, one thing at a time my friend (In typing this I realised I am taking on 3-4 things at the present time, thus proving I can't follow my own advice) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I think I might have found this in the same place as you Corbs Yes, someone has done Gresley's 4-8-2 plan in all its big green beauty. Speaking of big LNER stuff, Mr Dean Walker posted this on facebook a few years ago. http://nerailwayartist.tumblr.com/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelpara Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I recently stumbled across these GWR 'neverwazzas' on an online auction site... Brutish looking 2-10-2T 28xx-like 2-10-0 A 4-8-0 Cathedral akin to a stretched 'King' rather than the 'Swindon Princess' style 4-6-2 A 4-6-2 version of the Cathedral! I don't know what this is but it looks nice Where did you find these please, I've been looking but can't see them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted January 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2017 Where did you find these please, I've been looking but can't see them Here is a link to the archive of the auction: http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuctionLots.aspx?AuctionId=558&DayNo=1&Section=8803&Sub=0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelpara Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Here is a link to the archive of the auction: http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuctionLots.aspx?AuctionId=558&DayNo=1&Section=8803&Sub=0 Ah cheers, I was looking at eBay and 00 gauge! Must say they do look lovely! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted January 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2017 Here is a link to the archive of the auction: http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuctionLots.aspx?AuctionId=558&DayNo=1&Section=8803&Sub=0 I see that these locos were described by Vivian Cornish in the Model Railway News and the models was produced using those drawings. Are those drawings available anywhere on the web? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelpara Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I see that these locos were described by Vivian Cornish in the Model Railway News and the models was produced using those drawings. Are those drawings available anywhere on the web? A quick google finds a mention of some appearing in an RCTS publication if that helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted January 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) Shameless double post from the 'Freelance Layouts' thread.... A rather pleasant freelance loco cooked up by an RMWebber many moons ago....http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/454/entry-2313-my-freelance-loco-river-class-2-6-0/ and another they were working on...http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/454/entry-2849-freelance-scottish-heavy-freight-0-6-4t/ Edited January 20, 2017 by Corbs 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Shameless double post from the 'Freelance Layouts' thread.... A rather pleasant freelance loco cooked up by an RMWebber many moons ago.... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/454/entry-2313-my-freelance-loco-river-class-2-6-0/ and another they were working on... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/454/entry-2849-freelance-scottish-heavy-freight-0-6-4t/ Shameless repeat approbation. Believable, yet with a distinct style of its own; on the basis of this model, one could believe in the hitherto unknown CME or Locomotive Superintendent who produced it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted January 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2017 Indeed, it's a shame the builder hasn't been on the forum in a few years, it would have been nice to see how their railway progressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasslands Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Ladies and Gentleman.... I present the Bat-train. From Batman Issue #95 (1948) Edited January 24, 2017 by Grasslands 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Speaking of big LNER stuff, Mr Dean Walker posted this on facebook a few years ago. http://nerailwayartist.tumblr.com/ LNER Class I.jpg I want one of Those! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I want one of Those! I think the operating department would be happy to let you have it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) That Bat-Train looks ominous, but raises questions! Not least of which are where does Batman hide it when not in use, and how can he chase down any criminals in it? Edited January 27, 2017 by Steve K 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2017 That Bat-Train looks ominous, but raises questions! Not least of which are where does Batman hide it when not in use, and how can he chase down any criminals in it? Reminds me of Knight-Boat 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2017 Sherlock Holmes thought nothing of using the train, even hiring a special at short notice (or was that Moriarty?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 and there is one story where he deduces that someone has written a letter on the train as the writing gets neater every now and then. He even managed to deduce the train which stopped IIRC at Norwood Junction amongst other places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasslands Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 That Bat-Train looks ominous, but raises questions! Not least of which are where does Batman hide it when not in use, and how can he chase down any criminals in it? I will hunt out issue 95 and let you know what this was all about. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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