'CHARD Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Have I got the wrong term, Mike? As I said I'm not the most knowledgeable about the technical stuff! Edit to add: Ah, the eBay add says it's a Mk 1 gangwayed full brake. That's more likely! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 45294-64 by big al750, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ah, the building that suffered the ultimate indignity of the weird mis-naming as 'Signal Point' - when I was in there my office window was one of those on the end just to the right of the Hymek (I didn't realise BR folk had been in there before we moved in in 1992?) It turns out that I was talking absolute rubbish. Dad was based at Western House, about 300m from the station. I'm sure I have vivid memories of going in that building, though! Anyway, here's the mail train with the new full brake in it: Apologies for picture quality, having real difficulty with the depth of field! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 19, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2013 It turns out that I was talking absolute rubbish. Dad was based at Western House, about 300m from the station. I'm sure I have vivid memories of going in that building, though! Anyway, here's the mail train with the new full brake in it: Apologies for picture quality, having real difficulty with the depth of field! Ah, that now makes sense as I was fairly sure that we were the first railway folk into the block by the station and that the civils had gone elsewhere when they were shipped to Swindon. As it happens Western House was the final office building I occupied during my 9 years at Swindon - and very briefly as things turned out - and it was the last office I was in anywhere on Western territory (and it's a few months over 29 years since I was in there). EWhat camera are you using - depth of field can be murder on model subjects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Canon EOS 1100D. I had it set on f22 on an 18mm lens (needed to be that wide to get the whole train in) & this was the result. I know why now. I'd had to use autofocus & the LCD screen as to get the camera far enough back I couldn't use the viewfinder or manual focus properly. Having looked at the raw image it was focussed on a piece of the backing, not the train. Ho-hum! As I'm moving shortly I have to fold the railway away. All the BR Blue & modern stuff now boxed up, but while preparing to play in a Sevens tournament tomorrow have fished out all my GWR stuff to make a quick film clip, including a shot of a mail coach collecting a bag with the net apparatus... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw1 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 March 1977 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9427907452/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 more? or should that be Moore 44674 Moore 1.8.67 by George of Dufton, on Flickr Run that at a show or club & someone would say, "but that's not prototypical" 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Canon EOS 1100D. I had it set on f22 on an 18mm lens (needed to be that wide to get the whole train in) & this was the result. I know why now. I'd had to use autofocus & the LCD screen as to get the camera far enough back I couldn't use the viewfinder or manual focus properly. Having looked at the raw image it was focussed on a piece of the backing, not the train. Ho-hum! As I'm moving shortly I have to fold the railway away. All the BR Blue & modern stuff now boxed up, but while preparing to play in a Sevens tournament tomorrow have fished out all my GWR stuff to make a quick film clip, including a shot of a mail coach collecting a bag with the net apparatus... I use the highest F number and set up to central focus only. Try it it may give you a better result, also try using the self portrait mode with the camera resting on something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I use the highest F number and set up to central focus only. Try it it may give you a better result, also try using the self portrait mode with the camera resting on something. Thanks, normally do all these things. The self-timer tip was one I got from Andy Y here at a lecture at Pendon - he saved me a fortune in unnecessary kit like remote releases! I just took this shot in a rush & didn't have time to recompose... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 45294-64 by big al750, on Flickr Is there anyone out there who can tell me where this superb shot is? It looks quite 'Northern' 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Cheetham Hill Junction. I'd like to pretend to be clever, but I just followed the link to the Flickr original Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Just making a guess, but the train is likely to be the Heaton-Red Bank parcels? It always loaded well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted August 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2013 Run that at a show or club & someone would say, "but that's not prototypical" So show them the picture and tell them in no uncertain terms to shut up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw1 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Plymouth 1976 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9477610514/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 2 colour views of the same class 40 hauled parcel train in 1968 http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5606414747/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5606415045/ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted September 25, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) 2 colour views of the same class 40 hauled parcel train in 1968 http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5606414747/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5606415045/ Very nice shots. I'll have a stab at the consist........ Loco+exSR PMV+exLMS B (or BG)+Mk1 BG+GUV+GUV+Mk1 BG+SPV+exGWR Fruit D?+exLNER Thompson matchboard BG+Mk1 BG+exSR PMV Any advances? Edited September 25, 2013 by stovepipe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted September 25, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi Stove I would agree except the last but one coach, do you think it might be a BSK? The Fruit D in fresh blue looks great. The LMS brake is possibly a BG, it wasn't unit the 70s that the gangways were removed from GWR and LMS brake vans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted September 25, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Hi Stove I would agree except the last but one coach, do you think it might be a BSK? The Fruit D in fresh blue looks great. The LMS brake is possibly a BG, it wasn't unit the 70s that the gangways were removed from GWR and LMS brake vans. Yes I agree a BSK. I must admit I didn't look too closely at the Mk1s. The freshly painted blue wagon initially looked to me like a Special Parcels Van (ex blue spot fish van), but it doesn't seem to have roof ribs on closer inspection. I had the Fruit D pegged as the very dirty one behind it, like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicks_railways/245873275/ Fruit D Goods van by Nick's Railways, on Flickr Edited September 25, 2013 by stovepipe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted September 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) Hi Stove The roof profile of the dirty van looks more SR than GWR. The clean blue van has two sets of doors an SPV only has one. Edit ...Is the dirty one an LNER CCT? Edited September 26, 2013 by Clive Mortimore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I think that might be a good shout, Clive. Two rows of vents, round ended toplights above the doors... it all fits as far as I can see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2013 Very nice shots. I'll have a stab at the consist........ Loco+exSR PMV+exLMS B (or BG)+Mk1 BG+GUV+GUV+Mk1 BG+SPV+exGWR Fruit D?+exLNER Thompson matchboard BG+Mk1 BG+exSR PMV Any advances? I'll raise you to Loco+exSR Van C (Guard's periscopes on roof and centre single door)+exLMS BG+Mk1 BG+GUV+GUV+Mk1 BG+exGW Fruit D+exLNER Long CCT+exLNER Thompson matchboard BG+Mk1 BSK (B4 bogies)+exSR PMV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted September 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2013 I'm enjoying finding out the actual vehicles in this parcels train as they are two of Dad's photos. To save you having to go to flickr to see the photos I'm posting them here. d Beckfoot Class 40 D307 down parcels April 68 J1259 That's me at the bottom of the photo. d Beckfoot Class 40 D307 down parcels April 68 J1260 David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I'm enjoying finding out the actual vehicles in this parcels train as they are two of Dad's photos. To save you having to go to flickr to see the photos I'm posting them here. d Beckfoot Class 40 D307 down parcels April 68 J1259.jpg d Beckfoot Class 40 D307 down parcels April 68 J1259 That's me at the bottom of the photo. d Beckfoot Class 40 D307 down parcels April 68 J1260.jpg d Beckfoot Class 40 D307 down parcels April 68 J1260 David I'm looking to model that in its entirety as a typical visitor to the Waverley route, with D307 when Bachmann's example appears. Thanks David for making access to the pics a little easier, your dad took some shots that are invaluable to many of us 45 years on. What a fantastic legacy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 74.007 Farnborough 4th Jan 75. by 54A South dock, on Flickr 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2013 Now that's a parcels train! Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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