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Wander g Northerner has posted another video progress on the two viaducts in the Wendover area. Wendover Dean and Small Dean.  It's welshot but could do with a couple of subtitles when he jumps from one viaduct to the other.  However it shows real progress. l Wendover Dean looks as if it is nearly ready for the next big push to launch over the next four piers.  Albut the final abutment seem tbeonearly complete. 

Jamie

Page12951 is a repeat of 12950

Jamie

39 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

 

No need to - it came to me in a blinding flash of light....

 

Ahbut have the scales fallen from your eyes yet. 

Jamie

Good moaning from the Charente, where the temperature dropped by ten degrees yesterday.  However the weed patches got mowed.  The French word for weeds is great,  mauvais herbe, literally bad grass.  Then in the evening we went to some friends for supper and ended up playing Uno Stacko, a cross between Uno and Jenga Great fun. 

Shopping this morning the after lunch I'm off for aafternoon/evening,trainspotting with Andy.  A good day in prospect.

Jamie

4 hours ago, jjb1970 said:

The Trump case will be a nightmare for jury selection and the judge will be walking on eggshells in terms of the potential for a mistral given his notoriety, the strong emotions he invokes and some of the media/commentariat stuff around it all. 

When the George Davis is Innocent crowd, from London, dug up the Headingley test wicket, they had to move the trial to Birkenhead to get an unbiased jury. 

Jamie

11 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

I've just been asked if I'm going to be ready to eat in 15 minutes.

Beth would never ask me that question, she knows that the answer would be yes regardless of the time period specified.  I usually have a wry smile to myself when people say they are 'off their food'.  That's not something that I can identify with. 

Jamie

16 hours ago, phil-b259 said:

Any engineering firm capable of making them!

 

Door locks are not jet engines and as such it’s perfectly possible to get a new batch made  (particularly if you make use of ‘off the shelf’ solutions rather than seek exact replicas of BR locks)

 

 

 

Pivkersgill Kaye in Leeds will supply all the locks you need with the the required railway certification, off the shelf.  As I mentioned before, it was they who did some of the original research on doors that flew open. 

Jamie

3 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said:

 

 

 Can happen to anyone .       😂

 

It's one way of keeping death off the roads. 

Jamie

5 hours ago, skipepsi said:

I found cycling from Headingly in Leeds down to Gildersome each morning that wearing a black motorcycle jacket and steel toe capped work boots made me much easier to see, and also given a much greater clearance by passing vehicles. I don't recollect any cycle lanes at the time (1982) but I have forgotten a lot of things.

You must have kept fit doing that route with a long climb in each direction. In 82 I was pedalling a heavy pushrod round Drighlington  Gildersome and  into Morley each day as their caring community Constable. I could eat as much as I wanted and not put weight on as well as being able to sneak up on scrotes driving whilst disqualified in a certain estate.  Happy days.  As to cycle tracks there weren't many in the noughties. The longest was down Stanningley Road but that was too dangerous to use due to rubbish.  I used to annoy taxi drivers who parked in the cycle zone at traffic lights by getting in front of them at about 60 degrees. Most other car drivers observed the signs. 

Jamie

49 minutes ago, SM42 said:

We have somee lovely, well maintained and sensible cycle routes round here. 

 

What do the majority prefer to use? 

 

The 70nph, single lane, dual carriageway rather than cycle way next to it. 

 

You do wonder sometimes.

 

However like most cycling provision in the UK just as it gets to the  hazardous  junctiony or roundabouty bit, it says " cyclists rejoin main carriageway "

 

Suppose the £50 budget ran out around about there.

 

Annoying really a there is often a simple, safe and obvious option.

 

Andy

On a more serious note, I rarely used the  cycle lanes in Leeds because use they were so full of rubbish and broken bottles etc.  Obviously a cleaning budget hadn't been allocated.  I did use one occasionally and often had to go out into the main carriageway to avoid parked cars.  As to traffic lights.  I ended up on the bonnet of a car that turned across me at some lights.  I had the right of way,she was turning right.  I didn't see you she said, I am fairly large and had a yellow jacket on.  I did ask her when she was going to get her eyes tested and she had a large dent in her bonnet to sort out.  Fortunately I was unharmed. 

Jamie

Good moaning g from a sunny but cooler Charente. We had a good afternoon playing Belote and beat our tutors.  Today it's French class so I better get my homework done.  Definitely no AI involved in that task, and decidedly a lack of actual intelligence.  Grass to cut this afternoon. 

We have sections of 30kph (20mph) in most villages usually near schools.  I warn UK visitors to obey them, 99% of them have quite vicious speed bumps. 

Jamie

11 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

 

Oh yes, with bells on.  Do NOT try it unless you are happy to deal with 1 in 3 hill starts and hairpin bends on such gradients.  It is alleged to be the steepest road in Britain, although there are others as steep (Rosedale Chimney I think).  I got pushed off the road there last year by a Range Rover, hit a rock and smashed an alloy wheel - not happy - b'sterd didn't even stop.  Luckily I do have a spare wheel in my car.  I have been over more on bikes than the car, but were going to the Ratty (as in the programme) as my mate is a driver there and I was on for a footplate ride - great fun.  Jamie was a guard there too, and occasional poster in garden railways forum David Mart is too.

I did them both many times when volunteering on the Ratty.  I even once took a transit minibus full of senior Indian officers over it.  Most of that went OK but it struggled on the final section going up Harknott.  I made them get out and walk. Some of them even pushed and thought it was great fun. 

10 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Lamborghini was and still is a tractor manufacturer. The story goes that the owner was looking at buying a new Ferrari but decided he could build a better car so he did.

The story I was told was that Signor Lamborghini wanted a Ferrari but Enzo wouldn't sell him one as he didn't want to see a tractor maker driving one of his cars, so he built his own, 

Jamie

As a cyclist I think we should construct a spider lane across the bridge that @polybear has to cross..

Jamie, who would stop at traffic lights if there were any near here. 

A new contributor, certainly to me, called Wandering Northerner, has uploaded a new video of the Thame Valley viaduct.   It is certainly coming in with the beams in on some 22 spans, Deckingbeing cast on at least ten spand a d I thi k 13 spans still to go.  Most of the abutments and pillars are done but it looks as if two sets are still to be started. 

Jamie

Good moaning from a sunny Charente.  Offto the market this morning then playing Belote with friends this afternoon. 

Ttfn, 

Jamie, 

3 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Returning to the matter of locomotive colours…. Remembering the steam locomotive of my childhood (late 50s/60s) it is clear that the ONLY colour schemes for steam locomotives were:

1. Dirt
2. Rust
3. Dirt AND Rust

All this nonsense about GWR green, Midland red* etc., is clearly the product of the fevered imaginations of those who indulge - perhaps a bit too often - in things like waccy-baccy, strong likker and builder’s tea…

 

* they claim to have “photographic evidence” of said colours, but as we know how unreliable colour dyes were in primitive colour film, it would be easy to confuse rust for red, etc….

Is that why the best selling colours for rail match paints are reputed to be, dirty black and Sleeper Grime. 

Anyway there is news from the Charente.  A Fatwah has been issued by SWMBO Mk 3.  I'm married to Mk 1.  Young Emily made two polite requests yesterday morning.  The first was for Nana to make some raspberry jam and the second was for Grandpa to have a train that she can play with in August.  I have inspected some items in the shed and it should be renamed the house of horrors.  I discovered a 00  Flying Scotsman in Apple Green then worst of all, a  Brunswick Green Pannier.  There was also some track.  My soul was restored when I found a Joueff Nez Cass 15000 in Silver Maroon and Orange.  Grandpa has some work to do.  

As to the jam,that will have to be made in the next 12 days whilst Nana has two usable arms. I was tasked with buying two packs of frozen framboise. 

Jamieé

It sounds as if they have I stalled new fans and filters at the suburban bunngalow...  Are the neighbours complaining about the diesel exhausr in the area. 

Thanks, it makes sense now. 

Jamie

10 hours ago, Tricky said:

Who makes a decent 7mm kit? I like Princess of Wales but not keen on bogie tenders! Also, who makes a kit of 1757 Beatrice? 

The kit that Tony built for me was Janick.  I ha e no idea who has those kits now. They did go to Oldbury who went  bankrupt then at least the coaches turned up from some called, Mid, and Carriage a d wagon or similar. They had the 6 wheel tender. 

Jamie

6 hours ago, pH said:

Jamie, I can’t see any reference to a tunnel of that name. What am I missing?

 

The two articles about the attempt by activist investors to take control of Norfolk Southern and the possible effects on the whole US railroad system if they succeed are very interesting.

Sorry, my forgettery ©Chrisf, has struck again. It's the Thornton tunnel, referenced in column 2 on page 27. 

Jamie

Good afternoon from a very warm Charente.  Very busy day yesterday and this morning.  Lots of small jobs do e and so e good friends round yesterday evening snacks and Belote.  Our usual chat to the girls this morning g then a quick trip to the Danglies.  I needed some more drip feed nozzles for the veg watering and Emily has requested some home made raspberry jam.  I was able to source Framboise at our equivalent of Iceland which is called Picard.  

As to watches I won a set of four Rotary ones on Sale of the Century in 1976. I've worn a gents one ever sine, the boys and girls ones wet to my parents and I saved the ladies one for any potential bride.  Beth was given it 2 years later. 

We've got about 4000 sq metres of green to cut.  A tractor for the big bit and a self propelled push alo g for the weed patches near the house. About 2.5 hours for the big one and just over an hour for the weed patches. We usually only need to cut them for about 5 months of the year. The rest of the time it's either two hot or too cold.  

Guess what needs doing this afternoon. 

Jamie

12 hours ago, pH said:

I bought a copy this morning. Interesting text and pictures. Beware of the map though:

 

- in the inset, BNSF appear to have taken over the Skytrain system and, presumably, would now be running trains on it.

 

- the major yard to the east of Vancouver on the CPKC is in Port Coquitlam, not Coquitlam. They are separate municipalities.

 

 

- the location on the CPKC just west of Hope is “Odlum”, not “Odium”! It was the junction for the Kettle Valley Railway.

I enjoyed it but thought that as a large part of the article concentrated on the Vancouver area operations,a better map of a complex area would have helped.  When I read an article with specially created maps I do like to be able to find every named location on the map eg the Douglas tunnel about which I have no idea. However I enjoyed the article. I've still got the other two long ones to read. 

Jamie

Can I ask for help please.  Some time ago the wagons of St John's Colliery at Normanton were mentionedthis was the colliery operated by Locke and Co that sent product out by both rail and canal.thelatter via Tom Pudding via Stanley Ferry.  

My club at Wakefield is trying to model the Stanley Rerrybarea in the early 20's.  I have offered what help that I can from afar as I once considered this as a project myself.  

They obviously need Locke PO wagons.  These ran with two liveries.  It seems that initially they had one with a lot of small lettering, mainly on the upper two planks, later other just had large LOCKE  over the side.  This later is produced by Slaters in 7mm.  I am trying to source transfers for the earlier livery.  Does anyone know of a supp, ier please. 

Jamie

Sarah Bell has just uploaded a video showing works at Heaton Lodge and Deighton. Well produced. 

Is the new bridge installed over Bradford Road in Huddersfield yet?

Jamie