DaveArkley Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The sun was very low as I waited for this: http://www.scot-rail...o/scaled/10751/ By the time the consist went past the temperature had plummeted ... 0°K was a complete guess on my part, but it was so cold I was only guessing ... by the time I got back to my car it had warmed up considerably as the temp gauge in there said 0°C, so a full 273.15°K temperature rise ... amazing! We call that the Bovril effect in my neck o the woods Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 We call that the Bovril effect in my neck o the woods Guess what I had a mug of as soon as I got back home?!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Okay, so it's not quite the real thing, but you want the sound of a GTi leaving the 2S52 bays, then watch the first 1min 30 of this, and imagine she's gonna come off at Stainton: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Oi Chard! Stop stealing my prototype Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Chuckles... I'm expecting to pick up my last planned Type 2 for the Teviotbank stable today. No clues, but it is of a class that worked the real route Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Y'know, if ye squinted yer eyes a bit there that could have been Longtown. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 In terms of most wanted there's a very interesting discussion on the yahoo groups crchat about Stainton and Kingmoor with a great deal of information about signalling. Turns out there was never a signal box at Stainton, that was a surprise to me, but thats what happens when you make assumptions. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 In terms of most wanted there's a very interesting discussion on the yahoo groups crchat about Stainton and Kingmoor with a great deal of information about signalling. Turns out there was never a signal box at Stainton, that was a surprise to me, but thats what happens when you make assumptions. Colin Fascinating - so what nature was the crossing, surely not ungated, as it intersects a country lane to Stainton village? Was there just a keeper's cottage like Fauldmoor, and is that the basis of the surviving building - now much extended into a des res? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 From the various posts on the crchat list Stainton Crossing was operated by a resident crossing keeper, the gates were normally closed to the road and permission was needed from the signalman at Canal Junction to open the gates. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 There's a more modern bungalow at Stainton today by the entrance to Mickey Douglas's scrappy. I believe it stands on the site of the crossing keeper's cottage. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Somewhere in the ether, questions were circulating about public and private sidings on the route. I found the list below among my copious notes this afternoon. I think many of the lower case entries relate to sidings and spurs. There are plenty on here that I've never researched properly or adequately.... (please note, spellings are as culled from the source) ETC Edinburgh to Carlisle Line 6.19 MILLERHILL 6.23 junction with Roslin line 7.63 Glen Esk Junction with GDB 8.00 ESKBANK 8.25 Hardengreen Junction with PBA (8.25) and Smeaton line 9.03 DALHOUSE 9.41 Newbattle 9.73 Murderdean 10.26 West Bryans 11.49 Arniston 12.05 GOREBRIDGE 12.17 Vogrie 12.65 FUSHIEBRIDGE 16.05 TYNEHEAD 18.00 Falahill 19.13 HERIOT 19.49 Hangingshaw quarry 22.55 FOUNTAINHALL 26.62 STOW 28.58 Bowshank 29.72 BOWLAND BRIDGE 32.50 Kilnknowe Junction with PBA (44.48) 33.00 Sanderson And Murray's siding 33.12 Paterson's siding 33.23 Paterson's siding 33.53 GALASHIELS 34.51 junction with SKK 36.29 Darnick 37.27 MELROSE 38.49 Newstead 39.27 Ravenswood Junction with RWR (29.26) 40.55 ST BOSWELLS 40.79 Kelso Junction with KLO (40.79/33.49) 43.59 Greenend 45.23 BELSES 46.64 Standhill 48.53 HASSENDEAN 52.69 junction with goods depot lines 52.77 HAWICK 53.01 Hawick goods depot 56.66 STOBS 59.77 SHANKEND 63.65 Lime Kiln Edge 65.78 RICCARTON 66.07 Riccarton Junction with BDC (40.62) 69.42 STEEL ROAD 72.33 Hermitage Foot 74.07 NEWCASTLETON 77.14 KERSHOPEFOOT 81.02 Peter's Crook 81.56 PENTON 84.22 RIDDINGS and junction with RLB (0.00) 85.34 Moat Quarry 86.37 SCOTCH DYKE 88.59 LONGTOWN and junction with GJH (0.00) 90.62 Fauldmoor 91.56 LINESIDE 93.74 HARKER 95.40 Kingmoor 95.69 Stainton Junction with BSN (0.00) 96.78 Port Carlisle Junction with PCB2 (0.40) and SLH (0.47) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I've looked through most of the books and through my own collection but am struggling to find a photo of the old "Refreshment Rooms" sign from Riccarton ..... has anyone got one that I could have a copy of? Note that it's not the later one that had the "Riccarton Grocery Branch ... " etc on it, got loads of that one! Looking at getting recreated section drawn up to show along with the following that WRHA has just had donated, the remaining section from the original sign from "The Refresh" that closed on 28th May 1951 - as such being a remarkable survivor. I believe it to have originally said: RICCARTON JUNCTIONCO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY REFRESHMENT ROOMS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Another request: Does anyone have the full consist for the last train? All I've got at the mo is the loco (Peak 60, Lytham St Annes) and the BG (E80834) .... anyone know the remaining carriage numbers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62440 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Another request: Does anyone have the full consist for the last train? All I've got at the mo is the loco (Peak 60, Lytham St Annes) and the BG (E80834) .... anyone know the remaining carriage numbers? So near, yet so far. Sorry, Matt. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Anybody on here modelling limping Brits in the dying days of steam on the line? Whilst hunting out RO reports of 70022 Tornado on 14th Nov '67 I chanced upon this report from the previous week which makes for interesting reading: "The main event during November was the appearance of 70011 Hotspur (12A) on the first portion of the 16.57 Carlisle-Edinburgh Waverley on 7th November. The reason for the train being in two portions was the very late running of the 09.50 St Pancras-Glasgow Central which conveys two through coaches to Edinburgh. The Carlisle portion was sent forward on the normal timings, with the London portion following later in the evening. Hotspur performed reasonably well to Edinburgh whence it immediately set out light for Carlisle, but was in trouble descending Whitrope failing completely at Newcastleton and was conveyed from there to Carlisle on the front of the 21.30 Millerhill-Oldham class 4 freight." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastleton P.Way Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 "The main event during November was the appearance of 70011 Hotspur (12A) on the first portion of the 16.57 Carlisle-Edinburgh Waverley on 7th November. The reason for the train being in two portions was the very late running of the 09.50 St Pancras-Glasgow Central which conveys two through coaches to Edinburgh. A mere 48 hours after the horrific Hither Green derailment: I don't think I would have appreciated fast running in that particular week. The system was probably in meltdown with TSRs-a-plenty. Truly 1967-9 was the nadir of the railways in the UK? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62440 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I don't know if one "froths" over a Clayton hauling a type 2 and eight coaches/vans on Barnes Viaduct in 1968, but here goes: Another from my X-files. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 I think one can safely say that picture is absolutely frothtastic, I will never tire of Barnes viaduct. The whole composition has stirred all manner of strong sensations. With the exception of the two famous shots (on Railscot) of the pilot attaching at Hawick (blue Clayton to green BRCW Type 2), this is the only picture to have surfaced so far of the afternoon up mails. Excellent and a big thank you from here. Some LHCS identification is probably in order, and the second van is immediately of interest, an LMS pattern B perhaps? (would you mind if it became my workplace monitor background?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony graham Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I've just had an STI, nice picture. I don't know if one "froths" over a Clayton hauling a type 2 and eight coaches/vans on Barnes Viaduct in 1968, but here goes: Another from my X-files. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62440 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Someone help me with Tony's STI ~ I Googled it and perhaps I ought not to have! This is a similar combination at Hawick with D5318 after the Clayton the same week in 1968. Both photos are of the evening train, the 7.33pm ex-Hawick - we always called it the Paper train as it brought the "Pink" and the "Green" to Hawick on a Saturday with the sports results. Note that the distant signal arm is missing from the Advance Starter signal, meaning that the shot is after Lochpark siding was removed. Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony graham Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Serious Trouser Incident aka STI Someone help me with Tony's STI ~ I Googled it and perhaps I ought not to have! This is a similar combination at Hawick with D5318 after the Clayton the same week in 1968. Both photos are of the evening train, the 7.33pm ex-Hawick - we always called it the Paper train as it brought the "Pink" and the "Green" to Hawick on a Saturday with the sports results. Note that the distant signal arm is missing from the Advance Starter signal, meaning that the shot is after Lochpark siding was removed. Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Iain Mac Posted October 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2012 Serious Trouser Incident aka STI I thought it was "spontaneous trouser incident"? Mac. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony graham Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I thought it was "spontaneous trouser incident"? Mac. Either way Mac, it's bad... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 And Mac wins tonight's box of kleenex for his correct definition. Those images are superb though, Bruce. One does indeed froth over such glories as a true Waverlite! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Iain Mac Posted October 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2012 Either way Mac, it's bad... Beg to differ. If something gets to a point where it becomes so bad, It has to be good. Think about it........ Remember guys, Just because someone says something is not possible, its no reason not to try!!! Mac. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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