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  1. AberdeenBill
    Hi all, If you haven't seen it, here's a fascinating archive film of freight car construction in the USA in 1951. How similar (or different) was British practice? https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/FcqTL0OYMCGU6WlccUApyUL3twz4dm9V/media/456833?fbclid=IwAR2mHUyRWaoQ6_wJIzjalHfxxwLcTuFwN3XerqAAdq1wr7-TREPB6HoKKNM Thanks, Bill
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    Hi all, This is a little obscure but if anybody knows it's going to be an RMWebber... Does anybody know if the 'zero (reference) milepost' for the Formartine and Buchan branch of the Great North of Scotland Railway to Peterhead and Fraserburgh was at Dyce Junction or at Aberdeen Waterloo (Goods)? Many thanks, Bill
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    Hi all, This is (obviously) not in the UK but hopefully interesting... https://position-light.blogspot.com/2020/10/delray-tower-to-close-last-north.html?fbclid=IwAR1sp56Y4kp4MsuDYGqeUGng1AyQAt9z-1cJeRmpp3l5XTeaPqZBJrLCctk Thanks, Bill
  4. AberdeenBill
    Hi all, Does anybody know when Port Elphinstone signal box (near Inverurie) on the former Great North of Scotland Railway was closed? The granite base still exists, as seen in the photo below. Thanks, Bill
  5. AberdeenBill
    Plenty of Mk1s lost their bodies all together as Carflat conversions... Bill
  6. AberdeenBill
    I think I've posted this link before... An ex-LBSCR Westinghouse-fitted loco with ex-GER air-braked stock. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2635852 Thanks, Bill
  7. AberdeenBill
    Sorry if it's already been mentioned above... The down Devon Belle changed locos at Wilton although it was not a booked stop. Bill
  8. AberdeenBill
    Did the gas supply have to be turned on and the gas jets lighted by hand for each point? Bill
  9. AberdeenBill
    Hi all, How far could classic diesel classes (33, 40, 47...) travel before they needed to be refuelled? It obviously depends on the load and route but there must be some general figures... And does anybody have any good 'running out of fuel' stories? Thanks and stay safe and well, Bill
  10. AberdeenBill
    Like many, I've been stuck at home the past couple of weeks and all the HSTs I've seen passing through Dyce are refurbished. Have they all now been delivered? Thanks and stay safe and well, Bill
  11. AberdeenBill
    I don't think that I've posted these before... 1) Southbound classic HST at Newtonhill. Both HST and semaphore signals are now history... 2) Scotrail 'short' HST at Dyce 3) 66 426 on a northbound container train at Laurencekirk Thanks, Bill
  12. AberdeenBill
    33s… So versatile on passenger, parcels or freight duties, distinctive 33/1 and 33/2 sub-classes... Bill
  13. AberdeenBill
    Hi all, This is not meant to be a silly question, but how physically fit did a fireman on the footplate of a top-link express have to be? There was obviously the little matter of shovelling several tons of coal... Thanks, Bill
  14. AberdeenBill
    We went on a school trip to Southampton docks ca. 1971 and there seemed to be class 07s and banana vans absolutely everywhere, but most of my classmates and teachers were more keen on seeing the QE2 departing for New York complete with tickertape and sirens blaring... Bill
  15. AberdeenBill
    Fantastic... In Mike's first link above, the second banana van behind the USA tank at about 3 min 40 sec looks like a 9-foot wheelbase BR van (B 880331?). And I haven't seen the wave your hand up-and-down signal to indicate that a vehicle is stopping for a long time... Bill
  16. AberdeenBill
    More interesting information and photos re banana imports to Preston docks here: Thanks, Bill
  17. AberdeenBill
    ...including Mk1 long-fame suburban (non-gangway) stock, some of which became Carflats. Bill
  18. AberdeenBill
    That's interesting... There's a not-very-sharp photo that I've seen somewhere of banana vans at Preston docks, which might(?) be BR 9-foot wheelbase versions. Bill
  19. AberdeenBill
    The records that I'm aware of state that the early batches of BR banana vans (lots 2002, 2105 and 2203; diagrams 1/240. 1/240 and 1/241, respectively) were 9' wheelbase. Photos of them seem to be extremely elusive. Thanks, Bill
  20. AberdeenBill
    Various whistle codes at Beattock briefly mentioned here... https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_Beattock1906.pdf
  21. AberdeenBill
    Hi all, I refer you to this recently-uploaded accident report on the railways archive site: https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_BournemouthWest1883.pdf in which a porter received a 'bruised knee'. A 'chain brake' and its 'friction wheels' are mentioned -- is this a mechanical device for a 'brakesman' to apply the brakes on several vehicles at once? Any other information would be welcome. Thanks, Bill
  22. AberdeenBill
    Hi all, We often read about diesels 'failing' or being 'declared a failure', leading to rare haulage etc., but what component(s) typically failed? I suppose it's almost self-evident, but did common failure modes vary from class to class? Thanks, Bill
  23. AberdeenBill
    To add an irrelevant aside... Didn't some (West) German restaurant cars have their own pantograph? I recall seeing a train leaving Koln (or was it Munich??) and the restaurant car pan raised as the train was pulling out of the platform. Bill
  24. AberdeenBill
    Hi all, Would anyone know the identity of the coach/carriage body in the photo below? It's located pretty much in the middle of nowhere at Forvie Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire, approx. map reference NK011269. Apologies if there's some on-line resource that tells all that I don't know about... Thanks, Bill
  25. AberdeenBill
    Some rare shock-Palvans to the left... Bill
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