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http://flic.kr/p/bqDdCJ Porcy

He's made quite a nice job of the back scene here. Even managed to paint a goods train in it. http://www.flickr.co...57625418636168/ Glad he didn't do the abstact version back scene with a motorway cutting through! Porcy

Certainly a photographer who puts the emphasis on Quality rather than Quantity. Yet another Black n' Blue shot from the same guy... with the manufactory of the renowned "Pelaw Polish" as a back drop. http://flic.kr/p/bcb9dz Edit; This looks tasty With D5168 Kicking out as much exhaust as the 9F it's piloting. http://www.railpictu...d=233799&nseq=0 Porcy

Ahhhh. A Q6 at last... Kippax:September.1964. by jb303, on Flickr Porcy

Black in a sea of Blue (and grey)... Clapham 1966. http://flic.kr/p/aNJBTH Much like post #137. Porcy

A few behind this loco. http://flic.kr/p/aBceG7 Porcy

Nice bit of patch painting and a fitted jobby with 2’ 0†Dowty’s http://flic.kr/p/9spAsM Image needs flipping horizontally though David. And from Davids Flikr sets http://flic.kr/p/9sszPj http://flic.kr/p/9spAEa Edit; Just noticed in the last link, the 16 tonner next to the loco has cleats on each visible panel and side door, (Strings still attached.) so must have been manufactured or modified with tarpauling use in mind... Porcy

Quarry Gap sidings, Laisterdyke. Quarry_Gap_2 by Alf Mullins, on Flickr Porcy

Lot of interest in this phot. http://www.phantasrail.co.uk/RGSteam/Phantasrail%20RG2046u.jpg Porcy

Hi Ernie, Now you mention it, and I've put my glasses on, I think I can see the stripe. There Is also a rather cryptic link to a very large railway photographic archive (Non Digital) in that pic... Fantastic pics of the freshly red leaded water cranes and assosiated water tanks in the same set. Porcy

Looks like this one may have been painted grey inside. And the painter forgot to put the stripe on! http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/6642335785/sizes/l/in/set-72157626833099250/

http://flic.kr/p/b7XEFr Southbound Dolomite. Probably coming off the Cox Green branch and from Ford Quarry, Sunderland. 64833 was allocated to Sunderland shed in 1961 and you wouldn't get much southbound limestone/dolomite coming over Bob Jones viaduct in the background. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/37395-coronation-approaching-victoria-viaduct/ Porcy

I think it was discussed earler in the thread following some pics with the stripe applied right up into the corner. Your right about it being eminently "modelable". (I think we've just inveted a new word there). Just to hear some one say , "Tut, tut" never would have happened!

and leading on from post 650... Double stripe on 16 tonner next to engine... must have sneaked past the painting inspector. http://flic.kr/p/9KqSgQ Just noticed a closer view... http://flic.kr/p/9KqRvq Porcy

Yet another that I don't thinks has made an appearance until now... by , on Flickr Class 20 no 8124 at Ayr Harbour Oct 1972 by A. Wilson by agcthoms, on Flickr Porcy

Highest 16 tonners in England? Not the best quality video about but interesting all the same. The 16 tonners probably being used to transport Dursand from Parkhead quarries. Interesting bit at approx 10 mins were a sheepgate bars the way of the Q6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja7qFqcrUao&feature=channel&list=UL And nothing to do with 16 tonners but interesting shunting methods with 13 ton hoppers at 9' 11" on this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-8pHV2uauI&feature=BFa&list=ULu-8pHV2uauI Porcy

To sort out the lights on my Clayton first I had a go at sticking some five thou plasticard to the Heljan led housing after I’d cut the front from the housing. Total failure as the light didn’t scatter through the plasticard as I’d hoped. MkII version was to solder 4 leds in series to some copperclad. To fit in the already modded housing and it works a treat. No resistors required as the four leds work perfect at 12 volts (I’m DCC) Might be a bit dim under DC until full power is applied. And before anybody says it… I know you shouldn’t series up leds but it ain’t going to explode and it works… A picture says a thousand…. And here are a few pics of my motor solution when it was in DC prototype mode. Works a treat… surprisingly… and clears the cab for a bit of detailing. Porcy

And of the two nearest cupboard door wagons, the furthest away has a much lighter interior. Freshly painted??? Porcy

Thin Stripe, slope sided; http://www.flickr.co...ank/5176039544/ and... a shiney Evening Star... http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffytank/5960942117/ Porcy

Don't think we've had these two before; Neville's Cross cutting (Durham) heading towards Relly Mill Junction. Porcy D68xx Redhills cutting Durham 1968 by George of Dufton, on Flickr D68xx Relly Mill Viaduct 1968 by George of Dufton, on Flickr

Is that Simon Templars Volvo P1800 reversing out of that lock up? Porcy

Anhydrite from Long Meg to ICI Billingham was a large source of sheeted mineral traffic. ICI Billingam had (Still have actually.) an anhydrite mine on site at Billingham but it couldn't meet demand. (It's currently part of a planning application to store low level hazardous waste, a previous application to store nuclear waste being unsuccessful.) Porcy EDIT Found this following a quick giggle. http://forums.auran....nhydrite-trains And a further edit... http://www.settleandcarlisle.co.uk/downloads/content/additional/files/Long%20Meg%20shunting_v5.pdf this document reminded me of another traffic flow from Long Meg to Prudhoe. This till 1963, was another ICI fertilizer production plant. I seem to remember Modern Railways ran a photo essay on rail traffic to the plant. I think these trains used 21 ton hoppers. Scoll to page 4 on this web page: http://prudhoe.journallive.co.uk/2009/05/prudhoe-nostalgia-gallery.html and there is a pic of a MoT 16 tonner dated 1951. (Keeping it on topic...)

More Scrap. Probably heading for Consett Iron Works via Tyne Yard... Newcastle by cabsaab900, on Flickr Porcy

Two quarries locally to me, historically had problems with wooden wagons carrying processed lime (particularly Dolime) catching fire when the tarps split. It was one reason why, in conjunction with Steetly, the L type containers were developed. L type containers apparently had rubber seals to prevent the ingress of moisture but I've never managed to confirm this. So with me wandering of topic may I offer up these these16 tonners. http://www.embsaybol...oric/fws059.jpg http://www.embsaybol...oric/fws090.jpg Hope you haven’t had them before… Porcy

The Design rights (The British Railway bits not C&O) were sold to an Austrailian Company. The BR roadrailer project was allowed to slowly die as folks with foresight saw that the Malcom Mclean designed Intermodal container was the way forward. The last rail test run saw one of the couplings fail which some saw as the final excuse to drop Roadrailer... Poor tare to load Ratio... High Development costs...etc etc. The two prototype trailers had to be modified after failing SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders) Inclination/gradient tests and the wheel hubs almost falling off due to wheel stud failure. The bodies also cracked heavily above the pivot mechanism. This all happened during their first road run from Scotland to Oxford before ever getting near a railway. Porcy Edited due to missing out words...