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An honourable mention for somewhere I encountered recently, Hubert's Bridge (between Boston and Sleaford)

 

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A rather striking location, with road, river and rail all in close proximity, a quite modern signal box, a slightly offset road junction apparently designed for maximum inconvenience and minimum visibility, a road bridge over the river incorporating those 90deg bends you get in the Fens, and generally very much "full of character".

 

It apparently serves the row of houses euphemised as "the village". There is a large pub close by, and it is also described as "handy for the golf and country club" ... certainly that isn't all that far away, but the notion of anyone dragging golf clubs around what passes for rural railway services these days, seems fanciful....

 

It also has the curious feature of a double track approach, combining to a single track exit, but no passing loop, as though the railway company simply abandoned hope upon arriving there.

Hubberts Bridge is now the end of the single line section to Boston, same on the other side out as far as Sibsey, no station there. It seemed that when 'economies' were required the thing to do was create short single line sections in an otherwise double track railway, which also had the effect of throttling the route. These sections are now a bottleneck which means it's difficult to fit many more trains in without them standing for some time awaiting clearance of the single line. The newish signal box came about i understand because the original, on the other side of the line, was in danger of falling into the river.

You could say that the passing loop is from Hubberts Bridge to Heckington, what I believe is now referred to as a dynamic loop?

Rushcliffe Halt on the GC was provided for the nearby golf club, and possibly the adjacent gypsum works. Also Bulwell Hall and Holinwell Halts north of Nottingham both again for golf clubs although Holinwell also gave access to the adjacent Annesley yards and shed.

As well as Shippea Hill, there's Lakenheath and Spooner Row all on the Ely-Norwich line. I can claim to have stopped at Spooner Row several years ago when there was an incident at Wymondham which blocked the line for a while.

The last picture is interesting with the two bridges and level crossing in such close proximity.

 

andy

 

Our club is slowly building a model of the Trent Lane area see here:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/74756-nottingham-model-railway-society/

 

 

PS: Men reading instructions is a subject all of its own.

Let's face it if men read the 'instructions' the human race probably wouldn't have got beyond Adam and Eve:-)

Presume this is their local:

me to. or if someone could cast the cab roof bit.

Not gloating but I started work on one last night. Glued the etched front on. Looks as though it could be as easy to form the roof with filler. Careful work on the windows could deliver a 104 without the etches as well?

5 and 6 can only be used in daylight anyway as there's no lighting. 5 had a train in a couple of weeks ago for test purposes, I think the points have now been fitted with motors.

Some years ago, maybe 8 or 9 we did run into P5 for a time. I understand the point rodding was getting very stiff due to slight subsidence of the box.

Saw this in the car park yesterday morning. Looks like a daily driver, can't remember the last time I saw one at all let alone in daily use. Don't tell the banger boys!

Edit, sorry the picture's a bit big doing this from my mobile

As is the Nottingham one

O'Bambi?

Can I suggest unless anything else comes up a 'Bambi Tram' then? For those unfamiliar with the nickname a Midland Mainline HST in the original livery

Whether I go further and alter the angle of the return cranks (it's wrong both sides) I'm not sure. It'll mean dismantling part of the motion and filing two further slots in the back of the return crank (I've looked). Might that be beyond the inexperienced? 

 

First thing I do with any Bachmann loco, they look so much better. Easy enough in my opinion but I use a razor saw blade first and then open the slot just enough to fit back. Personally I don't think the angle is too critical but it does give the correct movement rather than the odd looking gait, to my mind there is often insufficient movement on the return crank anyway. The original Ivatt class 2 tank had virtually no movement at all.

On the other hand I've not found an easy way of doing Hornby valvegear, although in truth I've not looked that closely.

I don't remember them sitting at that location off hand (well it was 60 years ago!) but they spent most of their time out of general sight near the diesel test house so probably nearer to '63 than '68.

I can certainly remember seeing them there on several occasions, probably have them noted in a spotting book somewhere as well

The Britannia at Lincoln is the one we used to know as 'Ruddy Kippers' when it appeared on the Grimsby-Whitland fish train. I reckon the picture was taken when it was an Immingham loco with the smoke box hinge straps, etc picked out in silver or white, something of a trade mark I believe. No idea of the working I'm afraid but a good bet would be it taking the Grimsby line from Lincoln so might even be the back working from the previous evenings fish? Pure conjecture I'm afraid but a great set of pictures

Someone mentioned a few(?) posts back about buying a complete ABS L1 kit for £30 I believe.
These are two of mine built before the Hornby one was available, cost a bit more than £30. I dug them out of deep storage, you should see my railway room and gave them a run round Deepcar, the first time they've run on a layout.

Apart from a short on one of them where the bogie is touching the frames on curves they managed OK. As they still need weathering (the Colwick L1s were generally a pretty dirty bunch) I've not lubricated them yet so should get better once that is done, although truthfully I've no idea when that will be .

It's taken me this long to work out how to get the pictures from my comapny iphone to the computer, had to email them as the iphone is very limited useage. Hate the thing by the way so apologies if they're not top quality.

 

One of them has a large can motor that I found in my oddments box, no idea what it is or where it came from, Ian Trivett called it 'a cement mixer with a washing machine motor'
 

 

 

 

Rich,

 

I don't have any more bookings for 2017 (though I am open to them, if anyone needs a 'last minute' exhibit!). I have an enquiry about a show down south in October 2018 and it is booked for Stafford in Feb 2019.

 

I understand Deepcar has also been enquired about for Stafford, not been at the club for a week or two due to work. I've given it a clean and run something round the inner circuit this afternoon . The outer has a couple of joints needing attention

I took Sheep Pasture to Nottingham in 2005. It is now retired from the exhibition circuit as I am now focused on my current project Bristol Barrow Road. If anyone is genuinely interested in the layout it is available for sale.

 

Geraint took Middlepeak to the Victoria Leisure centre in 1989 - how time flies - I know because I was an operator.

 

Robin

1989! That's scary, near on 30 years ago.

Hope that Gee Dee can be sold on as a business and continue. But the omens are less promising, Railway Barter Shop in Long Eaton closed in 2015 on death of owner. Selectadisc, renowned Nottingham record dealer, closed a few years ago. Rents and business rates in Hockley are high. Vape shops are spreading like a contagion.

 

It's a very good shop for plastic kits, die cast models, radio controlled large scale as well as trains. Sherwood is a bit naff by comparison.

 

Dava

 

Nottingham is not, in my opinion, very friendly towards small businesses. I think Mr Grain may well own the premises so could perhaps set a preferential rent if he's keeping the building? It's often the rates that are the killer though, my old shop about 8 miles out had that problem, rates over twice the rent.

Robin Whittles Sheep Pasture?

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/16292-railex-2011/page-8&do=findComment&comment=409839

 

P

 

Possibly but was definitely when we had the show at Victoria Leisure centre so 15 years ago maybe?

Hi, Dave. I like today's photo's. The Middleton incline was clearly in a state of decay when those photos were taken. I wonder if any models have ever been made of it?

In J1719, it is interesting to see a 31 and a 37 in multiple. I've seen very few photos of them working in multiple.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

We certainly had a Cromford and High Peak model complete with working rope incline some years ago at the Nottingham show. I'm afraid I can't remember when or anything much about it though.

No smart enter for me at the moment, the very frequent advertising talks about getting Gas and Leccy under control. Don't people get that if something is switched on it's using energy so, to me at least, simple answer is if you don't need it on switch it off!

Not uncommon for DMU's to convey a tail load, it still happened on Tyneside till the late 1970's the Whitley Bay/Tynemouth and Berwick upon Tweed to be formed like this!

 

Mark Saunders

There's an interesting little story in a book about Firsby junction in Lincolnshire. The DMUs, usually what became class 114 I understand, took over the Skegness-Lincoln working which often had a van attached. The unit had to run round the van on reversal at Firsby, must have looked distinctly odd.

Is this a variation on Terence Cuneo's mouse, perchance?

To a lot of people in the north west Notts/south east Derbyshire area a moggy is indeed a mouse. Really confused us at first when we moved into our present house. The next door neighbour with a fairly broad Alfteton/Ripley area dialect talked about cats catching moggies?

 

Edit to correct auto correct from my phone, grrr

Hope this counts as I still have that part of my layout to build

 

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how about a Mod train next?

 

 

 

 

The 5.15

Two pictures I think are appropriate:

 

 

 

 

How about a loco with an inappropriate train? Something a bit more than a freight loco on passenger work if possible please.