RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2018 Are there any photographs of these containers on the Cannel Islands! Mark Saunders BD containers were worked to/from the Channel Islands but I would seriously question whether they were ever loaded with produce. The usual way of handling produce, such as tomatoes was by hand although this might have changed in later years - however there were very definitely produce trains running out of Weymouth via the GW route at the end of the steam with traffic loaded in Vanfits and not containers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Mention of tomatoes reminded me of an old thread about company stickers on rail vans. One of the subjects was 'Guernsey toms' and a scene in BTF film 'fully fitted freight' from 1957: The screengrab shows the manual handling of the 'Isle O'Sun' chip baskets Article about them here: http://mr-tomato-king.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/history-f-guernsey-tomato-growing.html Apparently, "the busiest week being the week ending 11 June 1955 when 793,966 chip baskets were exported" Edited February 28, 2023 by keefer 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted January 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2018 That'll be worth a few Texaco loyalty points.......... Cheers, Mick Some years ago to I travelled to Prague by coach. On the way back they stopped to refuel and were given a rather large quantity of something like green shield stamps. The non-driving driver (so to speak) then spent considerable time pasting them all into the book. I don't know what you got for them. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2018 Some years ago to I travelled to Prague by coach. On the way back they stopped to refuel and were given a rather large quantity of something like green shield stamps. The non-driving driver (so to speak) then spent considerable time pasting them all into the book. I don't know what you got for them. A bad taste in the mouth......? Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Or possibly he ended up licked into shape! Davey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 When I worked for the Civil Engineers one of the jobs on Monday morning was taking all the hire vans down to Tesco to fill them up before the hire company collected them. You should have heard the moaning when the chap who did it discovered one Monday that he had forgotten his Tesco loyalty card, so out of the goodness of my heart I lent him mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Metr0Land Posted January 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2018 Want to run a Blue Pullman alongside your EM2 and 506? EM2 27006 PANDORA at Reddish depot by Fred Castor, on Flickr 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) ^^^ I think that BP was there to have it's wheels turned as Reddish had a wheel lathe. Edited January 13, 2018 by Welly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DY444 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 ^^^ I think that BP was there to have it's wheels turned as Reddish had a wheel lathe. I thought the Midland sets were based there as the daily diagram started and ended at Manchester Central Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I thought the Midland sets were based there as the daily diagram started and ended at Manchester Central They were...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2018 Another gem from the Transport Treasury: https://goo.gl/kuodMt Who needs buffer stops when a grounded van will do! Regards Ian 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2018 Another gem from the Transport Treasury: https://goo.gl/kuodMt Who needs buffer stops when a grounded van will do! Regards Ian Fantastic ingenuity. Regards, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2018 Another gem from the Transport Treasury: https://goo.gl/kuodMt Who needs buffer stops when a grounded van will do! Regards Ian Are these ex-Gun Powder vans? If so, then lettings shunters know that may help reduce the number of "hard shunts" up against the buffers! Kev. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Especially when the wagons shunted there seem to be oil tankers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Another gem from the Transport Treasury: https://goo.gl/kuodMt Who needs buffer stops when a grounded van will do! Regards Ian Looking at how they're set up, I suspect they'd also provide some rudimentary shock absorption as they look as if they'd slide along the rails a bit if hit. ISTR one of them appearing in an old copy of RM (quite possibly under the title "Prototype for Everything" ) but this shot is at a better angle, showing how they sit on the rails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2018 Those wagons must be heavy...... https://www.flickr.com/photos/carlisle1457/25877621658/in/photolist-23yy4vc-22c2AEM-Frtz61-JD4PZH-FqHzmE-23y8D1t Cheers, Mick 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2018 Are these ex-Gun Powder vans? If so, then lettings shunters know that may help reduce the number of "hard shunts" up against the buffers! Kev. Look like Iron Minks, maybe V6 with replacement doors? Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 20, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2018 Ever tried to weather and then touch up your fish van and it didn't go right? https://flic.kr/p/CrAWey 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Ever tried to weather and then touch up your fish van and it didn't go right? https://flic.kr/p/CrAWey They started painting from the ground, but when they went to find a ladder, someone nicked the van for an urgent parcels train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Ever tried to weather and then touch up your fish van and it didn't go right? https://flic.kr/p/CrAWey Thanks for that link. There are some other great photos of parcels and other assorted vans on that group if you scroll left or right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2018 Need an excuse to use a Western on your industrial layout? Roskear.1976 1071 by Stephen Burdett, on Flickr 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Scotrail Mk2 micro-buffet in an Intercity rake: https://flic.kr/p/j1NU46 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I'd heard of Scotrail coaches slipping into intercity rakes but was starting to think it was a myth. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted January 21, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2018 Sadly no pics, but I distinctly remember seeing a Scotrail liveried coach in a rake of stock on the Sea-wall at Teignmouth ! Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2018 And at least one ScotRail BG got to Penzance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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