RMweb Premium 31A Posted June 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24, 2017 Oh well I thought of putting Hitchin but wasn't able to check books to see whether they had a J15 there at the same time as Deltic was running! So I thought I'd play safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 25, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2017 Oh well I thought of putting Hitchin but wasn't able to check books to see whether they had a J15 there at the same time as Deltic was running! So I thought I'd play safe. 65479 was at Hitchin till 1960, though I think it was on store at the back of the shed for quite a lot of the time. Nevertheless, it qualifies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 25, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2017 I had a lovely day at my little brother's wedding, well worth a 220 mile round trip. Very little traffic either, so no hassle. With all of this excitement, the railway has been neglected, and so I'm short of pictures. We do have this one of a resting station pilot though. and a B17 arriving with the Birmingham -Ely as Deltic waits for the off in the background. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted June 25, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2017 I had a lovely day at my little brother's wedding, well worth a 220 mile round trip. Very little traffic either, so no hassle. With all of this excitement, the railway has been neglected, and so I'm short of pictures. We do have this one of a resting station pilot though. C12.JPG and a B17 arriving with the Birmingham -Ely as Deltic waits for the off in the background. deltic and 1641.JPG 7/6d; was she worth it Gilbert? I have read somewhere that that J15 was retained for working some sort of Branch that involved some RAF Base or similar. CBA to look the details up as I am a lazy b#####d and anyway it's Sunday. I see the Blue thing has failed......and is still awaiting rescue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 That 'resting pilot' picture, Gilbert. Are you sure it's a model ? Outstanding. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted June 25, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2017 I have read somewhere that that J15 was retained for working some sort of Branch that involved some RAF Base or similar. RAF Henlow on the Hitchin - Bedford branch. An E4 (62785) was also retained to work the base's traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 25, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2017 That 'resting pilot' picture, Gilbert. Are you sure it's a model ? Outstanding. Allan Only one small detail (in two places) gives the game away although the lamps are a bit off vertical but otherwise it definitely counts as JLTRT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 25, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2017 That 'resting pilot' picture, Gilbert. Are you sure it's a model ? Outstanding. Allan Only one small detail (in two places) gives the game away although the lamps are a bit off vertical but otherwise it definitely counts as JLTRT. This photo came about purely by chance, actually. I just put the camera down temporarily, saw this through the viewfinder, and thought it had possibities. The lamps are a constant problem, as tacky wax and blu tack don't keep them in place for very long. I've painted up some more of the Modelu ones, so hopefully can get things permanently and correctly seated. I shall never be able to do anything about couplings, unfortunately. I'll never get anything that is exactly right, but thanks for saying that this one comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I'll never get anything that is exactly right, but thanks for saying that this one comes close. Not many of us do, Gilbert and least of all those 'experts' who've got everything but a layout ! Well I can't speak for others but in my opinion PN is one of the best layouts on RMweb, if not the best, and you're responsible for its success so don;t let the odd wonky lamp bother you. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 25, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2017 I regret to announce that rationing has had to be introduced, though it is hoped that this will be a temporary measure. Basically I'm running out of images, owing to a wedding, a Virgin media box, a new TV, the search for a new stand to put it on, the setting up of the whole thing, and yet more golf club work. So, only one image, but it does have two B17s on it. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 26, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2017 Rationing is still in place, so just the one image again, the two B17s from a different angle. It looks like I am going to have to buy (gulp), a mobile phone thingy. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeg Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hi Gilbert, That will still give us some excellent pictures of your layout and stock. A teaser for the next one maybe. You have certainly provided me and I think many others with plenty of inspiration with your photos on here. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted June 26, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2017 Rationing is still in place, so just the one image again, the two B17s from a different angle. and again.JPG It looks like I am going to have to buy (gulp), a mobile phone thingy. The 'thingy' will be able to take good pics if you choose carefully G. You can also measure how far you travel around your golf course. I'm told they can be used for sending texts and other stuff............... A G Bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 The 'thingy' will be able to take good pics if you choose carefully G. You can also measure how far you travel around your golf course. I'm told they can be used for sending texts and other stuff............... A G Bell Some of them can even do get used for phone calls Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandbridgejct Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 The 'thingy' will be able to take good pics if you choose carefully G. You can also measure how far you travel around your golf course. I'm told they can be used for sending texts and other stuff............... A G Bell If it has the camera lens in the corner, it can be used to get excellent low level shots. "I was just lying in the cess, as you do, when this Mallard thing came past, and this is the shot I got." Cue photo of draincocks, cylinders and wheels with a running board on top and nothing above it but sky. You don't want to risk a photo of the underside of any other type of mallard. Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2017 The trouble with smartphones is that they do like to make words up! A sort of Doctor Spooner on steroids! Anyway, I hope it will work out for you, and choose as carefully as you can. I like the latest photos, and Im looking forward to seeing more of those B17's. Best regards, Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I do like the mainly "empty" photos ie those with lots of track and buildings and the what locos and trains there are not the main focus. Quiet times as most stations were for most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I seem to spend hours waiting for our daughter to come out of various places or off trains as it is difficult for her to get home after frequent school trips. A smart phone can be a great way of passing the time as you can catch up on RM Web! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 27, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2017 The 'thingy' will be able to take good pics if you choose carefully G. You can also measure how far you travel around your golf course. I'm told they can be used for sending texts and other stuff............... A G Bell Texts? What's that then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 27, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2017 I do like the mainly "empty" photos ie those with lots of track and buildings and the what locos and trains there are not the main focus. Quiet times as most stations were for most of the time. Thanks Alan, I've noted that, and will do more of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 27, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2017 I seem to spend hours waiting for our daughter to come out of various places or off trains as it is difficult for her to get home after frequent school trips. A smart phone can be a great way of passing the time as you can catch up on RM Web! My problem is that I have been accustomed to using what remains of the BBC Ceefax service, and I can't do that with my new TV and Virgin box, both of which are apparently far too smart to be bothered with such things. I need an alternative, and all my friends seem to be constantly poking at these smartphone thingies to get the sort of information I'm looking for. Are there still things called newspapers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 27, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2017 Another very long day yesterday. Mess up with golf tee time resulted in starting later than expected, and so straight in the car, drive 25 miles home, shower, change, straight to the golf club to chair a crucial meeting. Food? What's that then? Meeting finished at 1015pm, by which time too tired to eat anyway. I had managed to get ten minutes with the layout on Sunday, and just four more images. Here is the first of them. We are now sufficiently far into the spotting day for locos that have already been seen to turn up again. I seem to remember this kind of thing causing much ire and frustration. We didn't know what angst was when we were twelve. Come to think of it, we may not have known what ire was either. Here is filthy York A2/3 60515 on its way home with a York and Hull service. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blue Streak Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Another cracking photo Gilbert. I have probably said it before but photo's from that angle and looking through the bridge - tickle my fancy for some reason. I would have liked to have been lurking around near that Signal box in the 50's. But your pictures can take us there instead. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Texts? What's that then? You mean txts..... Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Texts? What's that then? Gilbert, it's how teenagers talk to each other when walking along side by side. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now