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[Matt37268]

Interesting how the earlier design (140) has the later style overhead live wires flash and the later design (151) has the earlier style flash.

[The Pilotman]

Beauty and the Beast?

[montyburns56]

2 hours ago, The Pilotman said:

Beauty and the Beast?

 

We have a winner!

[montyburns56]

Norton Colliery 1976 by Gordon Edgar

 

 

[Andy Kirkham]

From the A J Powell collection, presented by Andrew Lance

 

 

 

 

[woodenhead]

Not Flickr, but didn't know where to put it, found this channel by chance.  It's a load of video from the 80s uploaded - Crewe, Sheffield, Manchester and up to Scotland.

 

It's the shear variety, not often you find 25/1 on Youtube, even jointed track - remember that!

https://www.youtube.com/@RaiMel44.UK.Railway.History/videos

Edited July 6, 2023 by woodenhead

[Andy Kirkham]

And another rarity from the same collection as above

 

 

 

These are from a place called Edenfield. Anybody know anything about the place?

 

 

 

A nice one of Welshpool

 

Torside Reservoir

 

Scropton Sidings: 3ft gauge mineral railway at Hanbury Hill , Staffordshire

 

 

Engine shed at Scropton

 

[65179]

29 minutes ago, Andy Kirkham said:

And another rarity from the same collection as above

 

 

 

These are from a place called Edenfield. Anybody know anything about the place?

 

 

 

A nice one of Welshpool

 

Torside Reservoir

 

Scropton Sidings: 3ft gauge mineral railway at Hanbury Hill , Staffordshire

 

 

Engine shed at Scropton

 

 

You'll get more joy if you search for Scout Moor tramway/quarry rather than Edenfield.  The quarry above Ramsbottom still exists. The Aveling & Porter 3' gauge loco shown  was named Excelsior and is still extant in unrestored condition:

 

https://www.steamlocomotive.info/nloconoteshow.cfm?which=28884

 

Regards,

 

Simon

[newbryford]

10 hours ago, Andy Kirkham said:

 

These are from a place called Edenfield. Anybody know anything about the place?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edenfield is north of Bury in the Irwell Valley. 

Screenshot from railmaponline.com

https://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php

 

 

Maybe this:

 

 

Edited July 7, 2023 by newbryford

[Mike_Walker]

20 hours ago, Andy Kirkham said:

 

 

Looked even worse in glorious Tecnicolour!

 

[woodenhead]

 

[woodenhead]

Unfitted wagons in here too

 

[woodenhead]

This is an interesting juxtaposition, the 87 only ever had TOPS but the class 81 in the loop still had cast numbers

 

 

[montyburns56]

I was curious as to what this was and I think it's a NG Peckett from Harrogate Gas Works which is now preserved on the Statfold Barn Railway

 

 

 

[Michael Edge]

It is indeed the Harrogate gasworks Peckett, the cab was modified but is now back to its original shape.

[Nearholmer]

I think the b&w photos were taken at Boston Lodge, because this is how I remember the loco looking there c1978.

 

The curved cab profile is how it was originally built ….. is it now like that again?

Edited July 8, 2023 by Nearholmer

[Ramrig]

I saw the Harrogate Peckett a few weeks ago at Statfold and it still appears as per the colour photo above. The other Harrogate gasworks loco, Barber is still in that condition, but the South Tynedale Railway are looking to alter the cab shape for crew comfort. This has met with a lot of opposition from the purists.

https://www.facebook.com/southtynedalerailway/photos/a.415546715191805/3765711580175285/?type=3

 

photographer unknown.

[Ben B]

41 minutes ago, Ramrig said:

I saw the Harrogate Peckett a few weeks ago at Statfold and it still appears as per the colour photo above. The other Harrogate gasworks loco, Barber is still in that condition, but the South Tynedale Railway are looking to alter the cab shape for crew comfort. This has met with a lot of opposition from the purists.

https://www.facebook.com/southtynedalerailway/photos/a.415546715191805/3765711580175285/?type=3

 

photographer unknown.

 

I wonder if the Harrogate Gasworks Drewery diesel is still extant too?  According to a book I have on the line, it was exported to Zimbabwe.  Sure I read somewhere it still existed in the mid-1990's...

[Cowley 47521]

5 hours ago, Nearholmer said:

I think the b&w photos were taken at Boston Lodge, because this is how I remember the loco looking there c1978.

 

The curved cab profile is how it was originally built ….. is it now like that again?

That’s a punchy looking machine. Was there ever a chance that it could have worked on the Ffestiniog?

[Andy Kirkham]

12 hours ago, Cowley 47521 said:

That’s a punchy looking machine. Was there ever a chance that it could have worked on the Ffestiniog?

 

According to this:

https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/The_Peckett

not without easing some of the curves to accommodate the long fixed wheelbase

[montyburns56]

I came across this picture at the old Saughtree station and it seems that someone built a small private railway. It just struck me as it's probably what a lot of enthusiasts fantasize about, buying an old station and just having a short line built to play with. The site was even for sale earlier in the year, but I believe that it has been turned into a B&B.

 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/23321353.saughtree-former-scots-railway-station-sale-500-000/

 

 

[Cowley 47521]

4 hours ago, Andy Kirkham said:

 

According to this:

https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/The_Peckett

not without easing some of the curves to accommodate the long fixed wheelbase

That’s really interesting, thanks Andy.

[montyburns56]

The biggest water tank to platform ratio ever?

 

Reedsmouth 1964

 

 

Also this shed at the turntable looks too small to store any loco.

 

 

[Re6/6]

On 07/07/2023 at 10:19, woodenhead said:

 

Where is this? A fascinating picture.

[Ramrig]

If you click on the image it links to Flickr. It says it’s Aberystwyth