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Concorde 002 took off from Filton, but landed at Fairford (see Metr0Land's previous post). The photo's definitely not Filton, or anywhere near either end of the Filton runway.
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They look to be rather too old for Hitler Youth in 1936.
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What, in 1968? I doubt it. Were cars even made in Romania in 1968, let alone brought into the UK?
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I know we can't see it fully, but the bonnet doesn't look as if it's long enough for a Zephyr or Zodiac, nor does the grille look correct for one of those.
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That was from when cock-eyed Mrs Biggins was employed on the production line. Her husband was a personal friend of Frank Hornby, and he gave her a 'job for life' after she lost her husband in the trenches. She was getting on a bit when 80059 was being produced. She eventually left in 1964...
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I've read that it only has effect when using controllers of the time. When using modern controllers, adjusting the screw has no effect (and it certainly didn't with my two).
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What's the white car? Thought it was a MKII Cortina at first, but it doesn't quite look right to me.
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Not at the moment, it's not. Rocket is in the (National) Railway Museum in York (and it was previously in the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester).
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Cant help thinking that it would have been better if the tender barrel's end planking was horizontal. The split to gain access for a decoder would have been less obvious.
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That would explain the previously discussed join in the barrel.
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The 'Tri-ang' packaged one has the same names as the original Tri-ang Railways 3-coach set. The 'standard' set has three new coach names not used before.
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The BBC News site and its wondrous use of English
Coppercap replied to spikey's topic in Wheeltappers
That's 50,000 words! -
Disused Railway Bridges over Motorways
Coppercap replied to jamie92208's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Not quite in accordance with the original subject, but still a good one. -
Disused Railway Bridges over Motorways
Coppercap replied to jamie92208's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
The M50 opened in November 1960, the line between Tewkesbury and Upton-upon-Severn (crossing the M50) closed to passengers in August 1961, and to freight in July 1963. -
Disused Railway Bridges over Motorways
Coppercap replied to jamie92208's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
There used to be one over the M50. The line was closed very soon after the Motorway opened. It was removed only a few years ago (about 50 years after closure!) and the bridge is now at the Bluebell Railway. There's also one still over the M48 in South Wales, leading to a now-disused MoD depot. -
After the WW1 unlined "Great - Western", then it was lined "Great - garter crest - Western", then from 1927 it was lined "Great - crest - Western".
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Even easier on your eyes, no knobs are required on the cab handrails - wire only.
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Not got new front bogie wheels yet?
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The 'smaller retailer' I ordered mine from reached it's allocation on the morning following the announcement! Fortunately, I ordered mine the evening before...
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Parcels diesel rail cars
Coppercap replied to Clearwater's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
It certainly does appear to be at a down platform. -
Parcels diesel rail cars
Coppercap replied to Clearwater's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
I believe it shuttled back and forth on the main line out of Paddington (not sure how far out), and all stations in between. There were only two - streamlined and unstreamlined. -
I was just pointing out the fact that the tracks were much closer together on the L&M then than modern tracks.
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Except the distance between the tracks on the L&M wasn't even six feet - had it been, when the door he was hanging on to got opened to allow him to get on, Rocket may not have actually hit it, knocking him off it onto the track.
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Otherwise known as foot steps...
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Searching images, it seems to be that the 1979 replica at first had the trailing wheels from the LNWR replica, but on it's later rebuild it had new trailing wheels as represented on the 1929 replicas and the new Hornby model. The real Rocket's trailing wheels are different again (but then, how much of it is 'original'?)
