Axlebox Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 ...B116066 and B559485 steal the show 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2021 Was Leckie the coalman an early form of supplier & tariff switching? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Axlebox said: ...B116066 and B559485 steal the show Series of images on the coal yard on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sixtiesedinburgh/albums/72157629558860517 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 What an excellent historical clip. I am amazed that such anybody took the trouble to film what was such a mundane job done daily all over the country. I remember the way my grandfather's domestic coal was delivered in Northumberland when I was a boy in the 1950s. He was a miner and part of his remuneration was in the form of coal. It arrived in a tipper lorry which dropped several large piles in the street - most of the men in the street were in the same line of work of course. So I had to help him shovel it into a wheelbarrow to get it through the archway into the coal bunker behind the house. And the neighbours all doing the same of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Ernie has just posted this rather attractive image with a few coalies in view. https://flic.kr/p/2kGV1Nv . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: What an excellent historical clip. I am amazed that such anybody took the trouble to film what was such a mundane job done daily all over the country. I remember the way my grandfather's domestic coal was delivered in Northumberland when I was a boy in the 1950s. He was a miner and part of his remuneration was in the form of coal. It arrived in a tipper lorry which dropped several large piles in the street - most of the men in the street were in the same line of work of course. So I had to help him shovel it into a wheelbarrow to get it through the archway into the coal bunker behind the house. And the neighbours all doing the same of course. Concessionary coal was still being delivered like that when we left the area in 1991. I used to fill the bunkers for a couple of the more elderly retirées, and as a consequence, rarely had to buy any coal ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 18 hours ago, Axlebox said: ...B116066 and B559485 steal the show More of Mr Lekies 1968 16 tonners on show. Also not too bad if you're into 08's and deft work with a shunting pole. Music is more suited to an Ibiza beach after midnight though. (Oh those were the days!) 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2021 Happy Easter! No egg hunt today as some restrictions are still in force but we can play a game of hunt the 16T in the safety of our own homes. Granton Square (loco No. 68340 shunting in background), date unknown. by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr BR 4-4-0 Class D34 'Glen Croe' at Fishwives Causeway, 19 June, 1950. (W D Yuill collection). by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr BR loco No. 57654 (introduced 1918, Pickersgill Caledonian '294' Class 3F 0-6-0) on the ex-Caledonian Railway line to Granton, 12 March, 1955. (J L Stevenson). by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr BR 0-6-0TClass N15 (ex-NBR) passing Meadows Signal Box, date unknown. (W D Yuill).I by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted April 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) The Easter Egg special had to be run today whilst I had my test oval out for running in a new purchase. Bachmann wagon weathered by me watercolours over a PVA base layer. NB: This reinstated image is the full frame, when originally posted it was cropped. That saved copy has been lost. Edited August 19, 2022 by john new Reinstatement of a lost image (Aug 2022) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2021 8 hours ago, john new said: The Easter Egg special had to be run today whilst I had my test oval out for running in a new purchase. Bachmann wagon weathered by me watercolours over a PVA base layer. Eggsellent. Mike. Well, somebody had to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted April 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2021 On 01/04/2021 at 17:21, Porcy Mane said: More of Mr Lekies 1968 16 tonners on show. Also not too bad if you're into 08's and deft work with a shunting pole. Music is more suited to an Ibiza beach after midnight though. (Oh those were the days!) Surprising number of wooden wagons in that train; some seem to be minerals but other look like open goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) Sorry, I posted this to the wrong thread, I meant to post it to my layout thread for Ellerby, but as it is for 16 ton minerals, I hope it is OK to leave it. I was planning to post when I had finished some. Work in progress on a mixture of Dapol (ex Airfix) and Parkside kits, rusting being done following Martyn Welch’s method. I have discovered that the Parkside kits have lots of spare brake gear and brake handles which are a big improvement on the Dapol parts, so I have started to use those parts to refine the Dapol kits. I do have a fondness for the old Airfix wagon kits. I will make a proper post when I have finished a few, and I will try and post it in the correct thread. All the stage by stage of construction is in my thread linked in my signature below. Thanks for all the posts, so much information to gather from this thread and so many images to base detailing and weathering on. Again, sorry for posting in the wrong place. Jamie Jamie Edited April 4, 2021 by Jamiel 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2021 Here are some of my 16t minerals - all Airfix and Parkside. 21 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 04/04/2021 at 12:02, john new said: The Easter Egg special had to be run today whilst I had my test oval out for running in a new purchase. Bachmann wagon weathered by me watercolours over a PVA base layer. What did you use to weather the eggs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2021 Gotta be eggshell emulsion hasn't it? Hat, coat..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted April 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, andytrains said: What did you use to weather the eggs? Not sure if that was a joke comment or not so answered seriously. They were the Terry's Choc Orange eggs straight out of the bag. Very nice they were when eaten later too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 17 hours ago, john new said: Not sure if that was a joke comment or not so answered seriously. They were the Terry's Choc Orange eggs straight out of the bag. Very nice they were when eaten later too. It was supposed to be a joke as they look rusty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2021 RBN22-13A by Robert Catterson, on Flickr - Derby Unknown Clayton seen running through Blackford Hill station, 1968. (W D Yuill collection). by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr Another view of BR Class J35 No. 64510 (ex-NBR) at Duddingston, date unknown. (R W Lynn collection). by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr BR loco No. 77009 on a coal train is seen in Millerhill Yards on 9 May, 1964. (Collection of W D Yuill). by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Metr0Land said: BR loco No. 77009 on a coal train is seen in Millerhill Yards on 9 May, 1964. (Collection of W D Yuill). by Kenneth G Williamson, on Flickr Was there a special local traffic which required so many pallet vans as seen in the background? Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I'm sure we've seen this before...but the thought of trawling through nearly 160 pages to look for it! Its got to be worth a replay and B557510 is the star of the show. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2021 Gloucester Barnwood's BR Standard 5MT No. 73021 Toils up the 1 in 37 Lickey Incline at Vigo with a Northbound freight. by Anthony Haynes, on Flickr Saltley's Fowler 4F No. 44092 hauls a southbound coal train comprising of 16T mineral wagons through Barnt Green Station. by Anthony Haynes, on Flickr Tyseley's worked stained (WR) Hall No. 4954 Plaish Hall passes Brickyard Crossing, Saltley with a Southbound freight. by Anthony Haynes, on Flickr Bristol Barrow Roads BR 9f, 92007 stands at Blackwell station. by Anthony Haynes, on Flickr 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Another model 16 tonner, this time from Dapol. 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlebox Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 From David Blower's flickr site, Nuneaton Abbey Street station on Monday 18th November 1968. Signalman Mr Alf Dixon had a lucky escape... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2021 So did the guy driving the lorry on the bridge by the look of it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, The Johnster said: So did the guy driving the lorry on the bridge by the look of it! Is the lorry there to carry the debris away, I wonder? There are some photos on here (http://www.nuneatonhistory.com/on-midland-railway-lines.html) suggesting that it was a derailed wagon that hit the parapet. There are shots of different tippers on the bridge, along with men shovelling debris. Later in the text, it suggests a coupling broke, causing the front portion to brake, and the rear (presumably unfitted) portion to run into it at speed. Edited April 30, 2021 by Fat Controller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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