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1 hour ago, melmerby said:

Bought a job lot of colliery wagons and don't know what to do with them?

https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/misc/kt346.htm

That's just showing off.

Especially when it was a Limited Edition of only 250 and this sod bought half of them!😡

22 hours ago, br2975 said:

As for 'Falcon' retaining her cast emblems to the end, that was more by luck, than judgement - and the work of the BTP in recovering the missing crest.......... which during its enforced absence had been replaced by a self adhesive image of 'Babar the Elephant' - which was not removed when the recovered crest was restored to the side of the loco, and remained visible beneath.

See the photo below...........................

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Edited 21 hours ago by br2975

There was a thread on this many years and RMWebs ago, inc. a colour pic.

From comparison to the characters in the Babar stories, the sticker was of Alexander or Pom (Babar's sons) due to the blue shorts (style of shirt worn would differentiate but it's not visible!)

4 hours ago, 31A said:

 

 

The signal might have reverted after the loco passed it?  Or could just be the effects of a zoom lens?

8 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

 

That's what confused me about up and down.

 

It does appear to have gone past the red signal but I cannot remember the details of the signals at Darlington as to whether there is another signal further along.

 

The last photo was taken during the S&D 150 event when the station was exceptionally busy and some strange things seem to have happened.

 

David

 

 

There were sometimes Local instructions which allowed trains to sit/start from in advance of the signal, usually to do with train length in the platform (Fort William springs to mind). Sometimes a back indicator ('OFF') was provided on the signal but not always.

Signal D887 on Darlington Re-signalling 1972 diagram:

(from https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/pullfree.asp?FilePath=ArchiveSignals\Downloads\brer&FileName=1972-34.pdf)

11 hours ago, DaveF said:

Darlington Class 40 Glasgow QS to Scarborough June 75 J4392

These Summer Saturday trains were still running 10 yrs later - we were on one in 1983 & 1985 to go on holiday. We joined at Edinburgh Waverley on one of the former 'sub' platforms (20/21) which were a bit of a schlep up the stairs, along a footbridge/passageway then back down again (particularly with luggage)

14 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

Not quite 1990 - but typical EPB fare : 5138 & 5191 forming the 18.08 to Hayes ( 6 late ) : - 

 

 

27/5/89

Was fascinated by the track layout at Lewisham when I first saw it - basically a scissors crossover between two 2-track lines.

10 hours ago, Stuart A said:

 A frenzy of S&T action at Yeovil in 1993

 

Yeovil P.M Satlink by Steve McMullin on Flickr

Very nice but obviously not a fan of weathering!

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

Carlisle 86419 Euston to Inverness 30th July 86 C7739

Can't quite make out the rear coaches but The Clansman often had a mix of most Marks of stock - Mk1, 2, 2 a/c and 3.

Thanks @JohnR for that. I suspected the SR's stock would be pretty much all green, so thought this must be a bit of a rarity.

45 minutes ago, BoD said:

I don’t like the way the back scene just rises up with no attempt to hide the join/transition.

But looks like the pantographs are fairly accurate and can actually pick up from the overhead.

Mind you, that's the advantage of 1500V DC - thicker wires!

They're dedicated with the paint brush though - springs & dampers on the Mk1 (yellow bearing covers are easy-peasy)

Again, no dimensions but booklet shows vehicle types and possible formations:

https://www.robel.com/fileadmin/ROBEL_Files/Produkte/Systeme_und_Fahrzeuge/Produktdatenblaetter/6970_ROMIS_System_Folder_en.pdf

From https://www.robel.com/en/systems-vehicles/customer-projects/product/romis-system-network-rail-2/

Looking for something else, found an image of SR coach in lined maroon, August 1964

N Class 31401 at Farnborough, Aug '64 by David Christie on Flickr

Another thing to watch for is 57' versus 64' stock - 64' ones had one more compartment

Only certain coach types were 64' (S/BS?) and were less numerous (mainly SR/WR?)

15 hours ago, 27105 said:

Just discovered this excellent thread, so here's a contribution from me....

24125 at Dingwall in October 1974 with a service to Inverness.

 

Can you remember what the train was?

Just that although it seems to be a Class 6 goods, the loco's heating boiler is working.

On 22/02/2024 at 19:43, Artless Bodger said:

There's a photo of several somewhere else on RMWeb - in the industrial steam topics perhaps, used for coal mine waste iirc

I posted this one in the Interesting Photos on Flickr thread.

Tip run by Kevin Lane, on Flickr

Spoil from Dunaskin Washery being propelled towards Minnevey for tipping, on the NCB Waterside system in Ayrshire, in January 1978.

it's too busy going back in time...

Another from Kevin, 40066 on coal empties 20/01/78

Kirkaldy by Kevin Lane, on Flickr

Just figured out the angle of the first pic. 

The photographer is looking S/SE from the A955 Wemyss road, just east of a filling station and near (what became) Mossgiel Mushrooms. Found it on a 1968 OS map (gated access road, with weighbridge hut) but couldn't work out the houses behind the train - but these are the 1970s-built Edington Place! There were houses there before, referred to as 'The Braes' on maps - presumably old tenements as they were demolished.

link to NLS Maps 1968 OS 1:1250

sorry guys, i wasn't meaning it as a quiz - just that i had no idea that this sort of scene lasted so long, i would never have been anywhere near the real date. 

Locos, stock and workings from at least one or two generations before......

Nearly two years on........

Came across a wonderful Flickr set by Kevin Lane, click on the photos for full details.

Never would have thought that steam was still alive & well in 1978, presumably the same old scene from years before.....

Banking with Barclays by Kevin Lane, on Flickr

In the bleak mid-winter by Kevin Lane, on Flickr

Before clicking through to the Flickr image & comments, have a quick guess as to the year of the photo.

Tip run by Kevin Lane, on Flickr

Periscopes are covered in the Carriage Committee Minutes in the Parkin Mk1 Supplement.

IIRC most regions wanted rid of them as their unreliable mechanism was a constant maintenance issue but it was the SR that held out for them to be retained.

As has been mentioned, they did not feature on Mk2 vehicles.

Regarding EMUs, I don't know but should be easy to spot on pictures. REP/TC brake vehicles may show signs of plating over as these were conversions from l/h stock.

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

Cramlington South Class 37 up breakdown train 19.44 9th June 86 C7578

Good to have you back Dave, just take it easy!

This photo is interesting for what seems to be one of the newer breakdown trains, probably all Mk1 stock and all in yellow.

I remember an article in RAIL magazine c.1985 where they featured the scheme to replace the mixed bag of pre-nat & otherwise worn-out Departmental stock with new conversions from redundant Mk1s.

IIRC lots of features to make the vehicles easier to use/maintain and more modern messing facilities for staff.

On 18/02/2024 at 21:32, Southernman46 said:

The rarely photographed "normal" end of 244

Is that the unit that had a 305/308 driving trailer on the other end?

Take care Dave and take as long as you need.

As has been said, the Flickr thread-replacement service will keep us going meantime😊