br2975 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 19/01/2022 at 18:15, Andy Kirkham said: Another intriguing Derek Chaplin shot presented by Peter Brabham. A municipally owned steeple cab loco. Greenwood & Batley Wks. 2002 aka "Greenbat" . Purchased by Cardiff Corporation to replace an Avonside 0-4-0ST when the council bought the Glamorganshire Canal, and this associated railway, in 1944. . Behind the loco is James Street swingbridge which spanned the canal's "sea lock pound", but such was its condition the council forbade its opening after around 1946. . The "sea lock pound" was drained in December, 1951 after the sand sucker 'Catherine Ethel' struck the lock gates. . The railway continued operating until 1963. . My father worked for Cardiff Corporation, at their Trade Street depot, and all hands would be called out regularly to help re-rail 'Greenbat' as it had pieces the size of a 'half crown' missing from its flanges, and would take off down Dumballs Road if a crossing flangeway was blocked. . Therefore, it was with some trepidation I was granted a cab ride, as our neighbour was the loco driver................but, I must have enjoyed it, as my next Christmas present was a Tri-ang 'steeple cab' loco. . "Greenbat" met her end, care of Western Metals of Ferry Road, Cardiff in 1965. 7 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, br2975 said: Greenwood & Batley Wks. 2002 aka "Greenbat" . Purchased by Cardiff Corporation to replace an Avonside 0-4-0ST when the council bought the Glamorganshire Canal, and this associated railway, in 1944. . Behind the loco is James Street swingbridge which spanned the canal's "sea lock pound", but such was its condition the council forbade its opening after around 1946. . The "sea lock pound" was drained in December, 1951 after the sand sucker 'Catherine Ethel' struck the lock gates. . The railway continued operating until 1963. . My father worked for Cardiff Corporation, at their Trade Street depot, and all hands would be called out regularly to help re-rail 'Greenbat' as it had pieces the size of a 'half crown' missing from its flanges, and would take off down Dumballs Road if a crossing flangeway was blocked. . Therefore, it was with some trepidation I was granted a cab ride, as our neighbour was the loco driver................but, I must have enjoyed it, as my next Christmas present was a Tri-ang 'steeple cab' loco. . "Greenbat" met her end, care of Western Metals of Ferry Road, Cardiff in 1965. And on my list of locations worth modelling………… Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 GNR Railcars Omagh 1954 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Hawksworth Pannier 1661 Shrub Hill 1959 by Geoff Dowling 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 "Merchant Navy 35008 Orient Line is seen leaving Waterloo Light Engine on the 30th of April 1965 after working a Pirelli General Ltd special in from Eastleigh." 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Eastleigh being the location of two big Pirelli cable factories. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted January 23, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2022 Love the eclectic mix of stock in this photo. From 1986! 12 wheel LMS staff brake/generator, Mk3 sleeper, LNWR special saloon (rebuilt on a Mk1 underframe) and an LMS special saloon. And this one Another fairly fun formation. Mk2b brake, Mk1 staff car, LNWR Special saloon and a Mk2b brake. This seems to have been a fairly regular formation of the Royal train, appears in many photos. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 10203 Euston 1958 by Geoff Dowling 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted January 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2022 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: 10203 Euston 1958 by Geoff Dowling Interesting. I hadn't realised that at one time EP point machines were installed at Euston. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Or, that people used to take their dogs train spotting with them. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted January 25, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2022 Birkenhead Docks 1968 by Geoff Dowling 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Not so interesting and inspiring today is it! 2 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 23/01/2022 at 20:37, nightstar.train said: Another fairly fun formation. Mk2b brake, Mk1 staff car, LNWR Special saloon and a Mk2b brake. This seems to have been a fairly regular formation of the Royal train, appears in many photos. Interesting her Madge should stable at Blackpool South not North. And all the station buildings still intact. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted January 26, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, woodenhead said: Interesting her Madge should stable at Blackpool South not North. And all the station buildings still intact. I expect that this working wasn't the for the Queen as it doesn't have the principal royal saloon of the time (ex LMS 799) in it. Probably one of the minor royals. In the 70s the royal train in various formations was used a lot by all the members of the royal family, it's only the last couple of decades it's been restricted to the Queen, Charles and William. Edit to add: Looking through one of my royal train books that exact formation is noted several times in 1977 as being used for Prince Charles, so i expect that the train is his. Edited January 26, 2022 by nightstar.train 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted January 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2022 Mallaig 1950s 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted January 26, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2022 17 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Mallaig 1950s Fantastic photo - all those quayside layouts will need more seagulls to be authentic. Cheers Darius 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Not many photos that are deafening, but that one is. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted January 26, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Darius43 said: Fantastic photo - all those quayside layouts will need more seagulls to be authentic. Cheers Darius This post bought to you by Langley Models. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted January 26, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2022 I like the fact they're sitting on a van full of cement. One way to be rid of them...! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Ramblin Rich said: I like the fact they're sitting on a van full of cement. One way to be rid of them...! They're all cemented to the roof of the van which will later be pushed off the pier... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Class 116 DMU Birmingham Snow Hill 1957 by Geoff Dowling Edited January 28, 2022 by montyburns56 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2022 Wee typo there Monty, class 116 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted January 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2022 An intriguing machine seen at Shrewsbury Abbey station. Evidently some kind of Super-Sentinel - Peter Shoesmith/Geoff Dowling 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2251 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 The double Sentinel (an 0-6-0 + 0-6-0) was a one-off produced for Dorman Long. Presumably it is shown there on its way from the Sentinel works in Shrewsbury to Dorman Long. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, 2251 said: The double Sentinel (an 0-6-0 + 0-6-0) was a one-off produced for Dorman Long. Presumably it is shown there on its way from the Sentinel works in Shrewsbury to Dorman Long. On test? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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