pacer lover Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 hi all last summer i join the dean forest railway as memeber, so have take up some of my free time away from modeling. i have join and help out the p- way and s&t groups on the railway and have take a number of photos as we go about the work. hope u enjoy. the frist 3 are of the s&t team putting up some new singals last autumn. ( the line was under possession ) the posts a singal kit 1:1 scale up at last here is one of the yard at norchard , as u can see a lot of stock there this week the railway is having rail grinder in to work on the track , i hope to get some photos of it soon. will hopefully keep u all update with what going on railway the railway have alot to do and is allway on the look out for new members the dean forest railway website is http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk/ regards rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacer lover Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 hey all went up the railway today to help out but mostly ended take photo of the stock and the rail grinder here a few pics here the grinder at work ( maybe oneday someone do a model of on tho these ) after went down lydney ,here a photo of the yard as the fog rolling from the river seven as u can see the railway has a lot of stock on it that it cant alway run just layouts i have more photo of the stock is anyone would like to look just ask regard rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempenfelt Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Excellent pic's Rob, thanks for sharing! A few questions and a requst though...... What is the plan regarding signalling? I assume it's to enable 2 train operation? Looks like that new signal is being sited near Tufts Junction. Any ideas what the plans are for this location and Whitecroft? And for the request............do you have any pic's of Wickham Trolley's by any chance? I believe the forest has a few? Many thanks! Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Nice photos Rob! Is there any chance of some snaps of the XP64 coaches that the DFR has hidden away? I think they're hidden down at Lydney in the storage area, looking rather unloved. There's serious Pixie points at stake if you can. Pix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacer lover Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 hi paul (Kempenfi) & Pixi paul yup the singals are to help with 2 train operation tho they are not work yet. they are stop singals for norchard high level. not sure what the plan is for tufts that to keep the line runing , as for Whitecroft the plan is for a station with a passing loop in time. there are few Wickham Trolley's there and u rigth the forest has had one or two lol if we keep try cut it bk we may even find a loco or two in it lol i did have a pic of one but cant find it now will take more when next up there pixil yep the XP64 coaches are there rigth down the end of the yard, will try get some pics next time im down there for u regard rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 pixil yep the XP64 coaches are there rigth down the end of the yard, will try get some pics next time im down there for u You're a star! Pix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempenfelt Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thanks Rob, only just remembered that i'd posted in here! Good luck with the signalling work, sounds like there's some interesting times for the FoD ahead of us! Hows work progressing on 5541 by the way? Looking forward to a few more pic's in the future! Best Wishes Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinwestwales Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hi guys-R.E two train running,had a fine day out back last summer when City of Truro was visiting-The form seemed to be :-train A deps Lydney,once that is clear of Norchard, train B deps Lydney to Norchard and is held until train A is locked into Parkend,then follows it up. Engines then swapped trains at P/end and worked the same system back down. It was a delightfully surreal experience to be sat in an immaculate Auto-trailer coupled behind a 31 in full EWS panoply-but nothing to match the City at a crisp bark through the curves above Norchard.... Lovely day out Lovely line Lovely people...Wish them all the best Regards Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacer lover Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 hey guys 5541 is coming along ok as fare as i know , the wheel are on and it been shunted around the yard, think the boiler is way being done but will check next time im there. a small thing call work stop me get as much as i like lol Nick yep that how 2 train operation at the mo , the new singals will help with this. here a pic of City of Truro at the railway regard rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacer lover Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 hi all again just though i best explan what going on in the photo of City of Truro (CoT). having arrive at Parkend CoT wasnt aloud to run around over teh crossing at northen end of the line. so to let CoT to get to the other end of it train , 'charlle' ( the class 08 at dfr ) was station pliot there . CoT was uncouple from the train , charlle would coupled up at shunt the train down the line so that CoT could cross over to the other line at the points by the singal . once CoT was on the other line charller would bring the train back to where it was as CoT takes on water. then charlle would uncouple, run down the line abit then points was change and Cot would run down behide charlle to clear the points then back on to the train. Charlle would run in to the other line to clear the line so CoT can depart down the line with the train. must have took a few goes in planing before they try it lol all this happened once the second train had left Parkend . here a pic of it leaveing as charlle couples up to CoT train regards rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempenfelt Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Rob and Nick, Thanks for the info guy's! Extra big thankyou for the pictures Rob! All interesting stuff and I look forward to any further updates. Best Wishes Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Nice to have some updates from one of my favourite Railway lines... What was stopping City of Truro from using the whole of the loop at Parkend? It can't be loading gauge issues surely? Beyond the Yorkley Road crossing there's nothing there? When they had a Manor at Parkend for the Royal Visit/Opening ceremony there wasn't a problem like this with the Loco? Still, it makes for some interesting shunting moves, I suppose!!! Just one minor thing, pacer lover; you couldn't try and type in plain English, could you, instead of slipping into "text speak"?? It's a bit easier to read... cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 26, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2011 hey all went up the railway today to help out but mostly ended take photo of the stock and the rail grinder here the grinder at work ( maybe oneday someone do a model of on tho these ) Ah, our lovely new EU spec Grinder, note it does not say Network Rail on the sides, it's ours I tell you all ours! Now, who's that doing a merry jig in front of the machine ..... As soon as the powers that be agree to release some drawings a well known producer of etched lovliness will be producing a kit (in OO) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigwelsh Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Nice to have some updates from one of my favourite Railway lines... What was stopping City of Truro from using the whole of the loop at Parkend? It can't be loading gauge issues surely? Beyond the Yorkley Road crossing there's nothing there? When they had a Manor at Parkend for the Royal Visit/Opening ceremony there wasn't a problem like this with the Loco? Still, it makes for some interesting shunting moves, I suppose!!! When my Dad last visited the line they did have to release the Manor as it couldn't run around itself. I'd assumed it was due to the radii at that end of the loop but maybe its an operations thing and they got dispensation for the Royal visit? Not sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacer lover Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 hey all F-Unitmad,i not sure of the exact reason why City of Truro was not run a round by using the point past the crossing however i do know that the railway had a list of things they was not aloud to do with City of Truro when it was at the railway. if i remember some of it was to due with loading gauge but also the tigthness of the curves. will find out more if u like ? also sorry for going in to text speak will try not to, tho my plan english is no so good too as im have dyslexia. sadly i was not there for royal vist but would love to see a manor up there again i will try and find out for u all about what happen then, mostly the same in shunting. Redgatemodel, was it u in front of it ? did u enjoy your time at the dfr? a small up date the class 421 at the railway is be repainted in to BR green , hope to show u all photos when it done regard rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 26, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2011 Redgatemodel, was it u in front of it ? did u enjoy your time at the dfr? sadly not, I only found out EU1 was at the DFR yesterday. Think it's our esteemed grinder expert from Scotland appropriatly doing maybe the highland fling in the pic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 also sorry for going in to text speak will try not to, tho my plan english is no so good too as im have dyslexia. Hey no worries; I didn't mean to make a big thing of it. I know the Manor was the biggest Steam loco they've had on the line; it must be curve radius that's the issue as there's only the platforms at Parkend that would affect the Loading Gauge?, and I assume that both Bradley Manor and City of Truro were able to put their coaches next to the platform!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacer lover Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 hi all i got the time on sudnay to get back up to the railway, to help down at Lydney Junction. work on the s&t compound is going well and we have a few more singal posts in there ready to be worked on sorry Kempenfi i didnt get chance to go up to Norchard to where the Wickham Trolley's are , will try get some photos for u next time. F-UnitMad no worry about it and yep Bradley Manor and City of Truro did get their coaches next to the platform at parkend :)there are curve radius issue with the line which means some loco types cant used the line RedgateModels hope he enjoy his time there :)as far i know the grinder is stay is the railway untill it next contract, so mite u down at some point ? pixil here is a photo of XP64 coaches , not sure what u wanted, i got more thou if u wanted them. Sadly the coaches are very bad way, the years in open , the plant life and Vandalism had left there mark on them we try our best but it seem a losing battle with plant life down that end of the yard now some good news here the photo show that the painting of the class 421 in to green going well regards rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted February 7, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2011 RedgateModels hope he enjoy his time there :)as far i know the grinder is stay is the railway untill it next contract, so mite u down at some point ? Maybe, I do have to do a couple of unannounced inspections, so if it's still there when I decide to see it .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempenfelt Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thank's for the update Rob! No worries if you don't make it up to Norchard anytime soon, if you do get the opportunity to take a few snaps they would be most welcome! Keep up the good work in the forrest! Best Wishes Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfrlocoman Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hey, im Keirran a current executive committee member and fireman at the Dean Forest railway this is my first post and just like to say hello! To those of you that face facebook please type in dean forest railway society and feel free to look around there plenty of pictures of the railway and feel free to upload your own. Cheers Keirran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacer lover Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 hey keirran welcome on here how r things ? thanks for the facebook link regard rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 RedgateModels hope he enjoy his time there :)as far i know the grinder is stay is the railway untill it next contract I assumed Grinders would be in constant use in the way the National Tamping contract works with OTM it covers - is this not the case? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hey Rob, Thanks for the photos of the XP64 coaches, it was more just of interest to see how they're getting on. It's a shame that none of the preserved examples are currently in service, I believe the NYMR's pair is in a similar state. Is it possible to organise getting access to the pair at the DFR to take some measurements? All the best, Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempenfelt Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I'm sure suitable accomodation can be arranged Pix, as long as it includes a second pass and a pint in the fountain! Welcome Keirran btw! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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