RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 Sir Cloudesley Shovell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 Morning everyone - and back to a proper engine on a sad occasion (taken from my original Kodachrome transparency). The smiling face leaning from the footplate is then WR Inspector Jack Hancock, he was later our Traincrew Supt at Reading and I inherited one of his boiler suits which I still have somewhere - once upon a time it was far too big for me, I suspect that if I were to try it on now it might be a bit on the small side And now an odd coincidence - here is the original pic that forms my avatar (taken by the late Tom Clift) of me riding on the same engine in 1987 (and, underneath my aged anorak and orange jacket, I was wearing that boiler suit) 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 You very lucky bu**er.............................. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Looks like one of those King-things. Who would have thought back in the days of Acdo and open-platform buses that a 'King' would be pottering along a preserved branchline or that the 14XX 0-4-2T darling of early preservation days would be too small today to haul many of today's trains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6892 Oakhill Grange Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 A David Geen open C if anyone can remember that many posts back - everytime I blink there are another 20 pages on ANTB 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 7029 at Coates 160587.jpg Well, well. I had never looked at your avatar closely enough before to realise those were NSE liveried Mk1s and you were on the footplate. I assumed the photo was taken much longer ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 You very lucky bu**er.............................. P You might not have said that if you knew the full story - when we (me and a another chap) took over the engine on Gloucester depot the previous night as the nightwatchmen/prep crew we were waiting for the boilersmith to arrive from Brum as there were several tubes weeping at the firebox end. So we started the night chucking out virtually all of the fire so that Dave the boilersmith could go into the firebox and deal with the tube ends. I think he finished about 04.00 or later and we were due off shed about 4-5 hours later and in that time we had to build a fire from nothing, but fortunately on a hot engine with some steam on the clock, take water (not difficult), trim the tender and do the rest of the oiling round. So we raised steam rather quickly (but fortunately no more weeping tubes as a result) and would have been off shed late if I hadn't moved the engine up to the shed signal to save time and the BR crew got on there. After all that it was nice to enjoy a good run up the Golden Valley albeit not as fast as it's first run back in 1985 when it had beaten the HST point-to-point times up the bank and run Kemble to Swindon in even time (start to pass Loco Yard). 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 Still lucky bu88er.............when one is younger, all that far1ing about doing that sort of thing is nothing really. Hard yes, enjoyable maybe, end result....brilliant. Only ever worked steam in Poland so I don't know what this real work was/is like, but I have some idea when I see the state of 'support crews' at Retford. Someone needs to really sort out the coal being used for Kings on the mainline. They need really good stuff, not c**p from abroad. Must be a nightrmare for the fireman. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks for the info 81C. That bloke has clearly had a hard time and it's a bloomin' long box to chuck crap coal down even bouncing it off the plate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Around about a week ago Mr.Duck (Mallard60022) asked about minimum radius and for my part I gave poor advice (as it turns out today). Another 'Hall' arrived an hour ago and I sent it round the layout on test but it stopped outside on the setrack. I anticipated it would be the close Tender coupling but the leading bogie wheels were in conflict with the cylinders. I didn't bother testing my other two 'Halls' seeing as it was important to 'sort' the job out. I took out the settrack and curved a yard of Peco Code 100 around it as if it were the outside track although it was given a rather generous '6 foot'. Then a Code 100 curved point replaced the straight point and the track was relaid using Peco 75/100 convertors. The new radius is something like 33"radius and the 'Hall' ran without a hitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 Morning everyone - and back to a proper engine on a sad occasion (taken from my original Kodachrome transparency). The smiling face leaning from the footplate is then WR Inspector Jack Hancock, he was later our Traincrew Supt at Reading and I inherited one of his boiler suits which I still have somewhere - once upon a time it was far too big for me, I suspect that if I were to try it on now it might be a bit on the small side 7029 last WR special 1967 m.jpg Just look at the blatant trespass on British Railways infrastructure in that first photo. I thought the 1960s were full of jobsworths, such as Commissionaires, so where are they when you need to tell some poor, innocent enthusiast off in no uncertain terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 As we're looking at Castle class locomotives, here's a contribution from me, taken on the special run over the OWW line and on to Paddington, in September 2011. Water stop at Oxford: The (steam) ride of my life! (Oxford to Paddington). 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) I don't like that cab ride in a Castle picture........................................................................................................................................................................I love it! Hell it must have been great working on GW locomotives with a view down the boiler and over the gleaming brasswork like that. I could post a view on an Austerity 2-8-0 but I won't. A different world! Edited August 20, 2015 by coachmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted August 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 A usual carp day at work has been lightened with these lovely Castle photos. I can see a photoshoot coming on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 Nothing worse than ringing up tubes when the boiler is hot, takes an awful lot of beer to replace the lost fluids. The only saving grace is it's not a water tube boiler where you have to lay in what won't drain out. Ugghhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just look at the blatant trespass on British Railways infrastructure in that first photo. I thought the 1960s were full of jobsworths, such as Commissionaires, so where are they when you need to tell some poor, innocent enthusiast off in no uncertain terms? Quite right - even the lad who took the picture was off the bottom of the platform ramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted August 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 Quite right - even the lad who took the picture was off the bottom of the platform ramp My old man got told off by a young lad for going down the ramp at Arley.He muttered something like doing it 40 years before he was born. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulwell Hall Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 As we're looking at Castle class locomotives, here's a contribution from me, taken on the special run over the OWW line and on to Paddington, in September 2011. Water stop at Oxford: IMG_2181.JPG The (steam) ride of my life! (Oxford to Paddington). IMG_2217.JPG You lucky b....r Tim! One of my greatest ambitions is to have a footplate ride on a Castle on the mainline - likely to remain unfullfilled I fear! Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 Cheers Coach. Pity that happened for you. Useful info for others though. Oh yes, merry tea time.... P4 modellers look away now As you will want to model all that inside a shed you build. Would you? Ducky 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted August 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/75-the-farthing-layouts/ I bet long time follower of this thread, Mikkel would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/75-the-farthing-layouts/ I bet long time follower of this thread, Mikkel would. To each their own I say. If I ever build a shed or station building I shall employ that fine craftsperson Stubby to complete the internals; he loves toilets you know and is actually a very smart modeller of mobile homes in varying conditions. However, to prevent any envy I shall buy Spams a pasty. He's damn fine at such stuff too but not in a businessy sort of way. Q 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 If I ever build a shed or station building I shall employ that fine craftsperson Stubby to complete the internals; he loves toilets you know ...... Being privvy to such information must be useful when you are flush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted August 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2015 The mogul photo was popular and I've found another for you tonight. It doesn't look bad to a blind man on a galloping hoss. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 Here it is on a pasenger turn......................... that's my night night from him pic. Quackers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Or, Mallard, have a real MRJ moment and ensure there is a working model of those scales ... Mind you, the guy in the foreground is a little too dynamic; a far too transient pose, suggestive of the possibility of movement, and that would never do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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