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[sixteen 12by 10s]

Clun 1939

[92912]

Std 3 tank enjoying some evening sun 

Edited August 29, 2023 by 92912

[MrWolf]

15 hours ago, sixteen 12by 10s said:

Clun 1939

 

Now that is something I haven't seen before, do you have any more pictures? 

I'd be really interested in seeing some.

I've been busy building a model of the other end of the line set in the same year, but as one where the Great Western had baled out the Clun Valley Railway in 1901, using all manner of obscure and pensioned off stock.

 

It's a thread on here as Aston on Clun, a forgotten Great Western outpost.

[Rugd1022]

Mucking about with an old image of a long gone Bachmann Warship and Heljan Western...

 

 

And a Bachmann 08 i sold ages ago, as St.Blazey's 3526 which appears in the Bradford Barton 'Diesels On Cornwall's Mainline' album, photographed at Lostwithiel in 1971, just before it was transferred to Bristol Bath Road...

 

 

It's a loco I plan to 'revisit' in 7mm using Dapol's lovely model. 

 

 

[Boleyn Road]

G5 67261’s crew prepare to depart after a trip through the weathering works.

 

 

[NHY 581]

On 29/08/2023 at 20:32, jcredfer said:

 

Question, if I may?  The Skirt is rather close fitting and quite solid, so presumably, there to prevent something from getting under the loco.   Given the Great Yarmouth location, I can't think of which creature would be there in such numbers as to require such a substantial barrier.  Do you have any information as to what the reason might be?

 

 

 

 

As others have said, it was due to the presence of people and road vehicles on what was essentiallya street tramway. Same rules for the Wisbech and Upwell though this was obviously more rural. And don't forget, when both systems were constructed and first operated, horse drawn traffic was the norm. The rule book, as far as I'm aware, reflected this and was probably not updated. 

 

So locos, be they J70s, Sentinels or Drewery shunters all had to conform to these rules...............but.............

 

Unskirted J70s and Y3 Sentinels found their way onto both systems and ran on the streets/roads. 

 

Rob

 

 

 

 

[Mark C]

Indeed...I have a photo (via eBay) of D2034 (later Class 03) unskirted hauling two 16 ton minerals on what appears to be the line set into South Denes Road, Great Yarmouth...

 

Mark

[KNP]

6818 Hardwick Grange returning from the West Country about to enter Encombe Town station with the afternoon express.

 

[Ian Holmes]

The loading chute on my 16mm sand pit micro layout 

 

[John Besley]

On 29/08/2023 at 21:36, 92912 said:

Std 3 tank enjoying some evening sun 

 

Stunning, once 82045 is finished this can be repeated for real

[Darius43]

 

“The joint’s full.  Keep walking…”

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[Right Away]

 

“Right Jim, under the ‘opper when yer ready., She’s wanted back at the Lane.”

 

[Captain Kernow]

Oswestry's 2538, the last Dean Goods in service, rests in Bethesda Yard, prior to working the Kington goods back to Leominster:

 

[Gopher]

Hinton Manor stands outside the sand house at Dewchurch

 

[The Johnster]

On 31/08/2023 at 12:07, NHY 581 said:

 

 

As others have said, it was due to the presence of people and road vehicles on what was essentiallya street tramway. Same rules for the Wisbech and Upwell though this was obviously more rural. And don't forget, when both systems were constructed and first operated, horse drawn traffic was the norm. The rule book, as far as I'm aware, reflected this and was probably not updated. 

 

So locos, be they J70s, Sentinels or Drewery shunters all had to conform to these rules...............but.............

 

Unskirted J70s and Y3 Sentinels found their way onto both systems and ran on the streets/roads. 

 

Rob

 

 

 

 

 

This sort of thing is usually sorted out in the relevant Sectional Appendix, where the exact conditions under which skirted and unskirted locos may run on 'tramroad' and similar railways will be laid out.  On Swansea Docks, for instance, the locos did not need skirts but had to carry bells, as did loco working the Weymouth Harbour tramway.  ISTR Aberdeen Docks locos had bells as well. 

 

I am not familiar with the regulations which apply to this, but there is I think a difference between trains running on a public highway and trains running in dock areas that are not fully accessible to the public. 

[Boleyn Road]

 

It's 1954 and North British diesel pioneer 10800 arrives in East London.
 

 

[Cowley 47521]

I took a few photos yesterday, then looked through the last four pages of this thread as I hadn’t looked at for a while. The quality of modelling on here is so good that I had to borrow Mrs C’s newer phone this morning and try again!

 

Anyway I bought myself a Warship the other day and it’s been on Exeter to Ilfracombe services this weekend:

A sunny morning in Devon:

 

A train in the scenery (the VW didn’t make it to the bridge in time):

[Rugd1022]

Lovely, that! Those Mk1s look nice, I take they're Farish...?

 

 

[Mrkirtley800]

 

Kirtley goods at Hanlith Junction

Derek

[Cowley 47521]

42 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said:

Lovely, that! Those Mk1s look nice, I take they're Farish...?

 

 

Thanks for that. Yes all Farish. 👍

 

D815 “Deplorable” 

Edited September 3, 2023 by Cowley 47521

[jcredfer]

5 hours ago, Cowley 47521 said:

Thanks for that. Yes all Farish. 👍

 

D815 “Deplorable” 

 

That's "B....." awful.  You should take it back, you're entitled to a full refund there!!!    😆

 

 

[Cowley 47521]

7 minutes ago, jcredfer said:

 

That's "B....." awful.  You should take it back, you're entitled to a full refund there!!!    😆

 

 

I put it through my carriage washer too many times to take it back now!

[TT100 Diesels]

With really so very much fantastic modelling on show in this thread, I don't like to make too much fuss about one single post over all the other great stuff, but with this I simply had to say so, to me there is something about it that is just right. It is absolutely stunning.

 

Thank you 92912 for posting it.

 

 

On 29/08/2023 at 21:36, 92912 said:

Std 3 tank enjoying some evening sun 

 

 

[Cowley 47521]

8 minutes ago, TT100 Diesels said:

With really so very much fantastic modelling on show in this thread, I don't like to make too much fuss about one single post over all the other great stuff, but with this I simply had to say so, to me there is something about it that is just right. It is absolutely stunning.

 

Thank you 92912 for posting it.

 

 

 

 

I completely agree. 

[Rugd1022]

One of my old Heljan Thousands on the US layout 'Lime Rock'...