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TheSignalEngineer

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  1. Fruit D? Should've gone to Specsavers
  2. Caught a glimpse of a grey one this afternoon at Marple about 1610, Up stone empties, unfortunately unable to identify.
  3. It's easier for the station operator to sweep it on to the track, as I have seen on numerous occasions, then it becomes someone else's problem.
  4. There's some sort of large storage facility on the Down side between Poynton and Bramhall. Formerly rail served, the outline of the tracks can be seen on Google Earth. It doesn't have a sign on the road to say what it is.
  5. This one must be made of a precious metal Dublo station , the postage would be nearer the value of the items.
  6. 5043 had one in place when it worked the Red Rose special on 16th April 2010. See about half way through this clip.5043 water stop
  7. There were also a lot of detail differences between batches of both types, e.g. suspension and discharge arrangements.
  8. It's not his only effort, Airfix Prairie He's also got a Mainline Standard 4 at £150, plus some more
  9. 60010 sighted on Up stone hoppers at Marple Viaduct, afternoon of 24th March. Sorry no camera available at time.
  10. "Stretch" should stick to painting what he knows and forget railways.
  11. Or make the estimate for diverting the rodding higher than motors, then when asked to explain tell them that it includes the air fares to bring in a signal gang from India. (Prototype example - locking fitters for last lot of WCML works at Stockport)
  12. Messy. I have used 4 solutions in these instances to get new platform works round signalling equipment, but none is really ideal. 1- Divert the rodding along the 6-foot to the end of the new platform. Probably a bit cramped for that many cranks, but it's amazing what you can do with a good blacksmith. 2- Build a crosswall and plank platform over the signalling equipment, with a space through the walls. The technician will probably lynch you. 3- Build the platform with the front edge cantilevered out, with the rodding between the sleeper ends and platform wall. Again probably a bit awkward with that many cranks. 4- Extend the rodding right through the platform and move the main run to the back of it, probably my favourite. If providing a second platform were my project I would be looking to get the money from the sponsor for some point motors.
  13. Admittedly this looks like a very early one but that price? Triang 0-4-0T
  14. Not Ebay, but a local charity shop has a load of common Mainline and Hornby wagons at £12 each, and a Mainline Royal Scot for £70. Mostly about twice what they would be at the local model shop I would guess.
  15. What about where it goes under the line from Ashburys by the Athletics Stadium? When (if) the extension to Ashton is built (current programme 2013/4) the line will pass by the Snipe Retail Park, only about 500 metres from where the line to Guide Bridge goes under the M60. The main argument against using it to get to Glossop would be journey time. At present it takes just over 10 minutes to Guide Bridge from Piccadilly. There is also a proposed 6 minute interval peak service on the Droylsden line, so capacity could be an issue if the Ashton extension is built.
  16. Cycled from Rhodeswood to Woodhead today, the path was in good condition considering the weather over the weekend. The worst bit was alongside the cabling works in the cutting just west of Woodhead station The vegetation is not too bad at the moment. The Sustrans Volunteer Rangers do several days each year cutting back to try to keep it under control.
  17. Two pictures taken this afternoon. One shows the base of the nearest OLE structure on the poster. The other shows the view towards Crowden taken from the site of the second structure. There has been a bit of artistic licence as the depth of field has been compressed like a telephoto shot, and some details have been left out or compressed to reduce the width and increase the dramatic effect.
  18. Crowden station is about half a mile west of the poster site. It is behind the hill roughly in line with where the wall above the locos crosses it. If you use the co-ords I gave in post #133 above on Google Earth the sites of the OLE masts by the reservoir wall can be picked out.
  19. Picture appears to be set alongside Woodhead Reservoir, about a mile and a half west of Woodhead Tunnel. Co-ordinates approx 53°29'30.46"N 1°51'58.07"W
  20. Had gained a bit of yellow paint and the grey had become a bit flaky since I snapped it. Obviously getting some use in those days.
  21. I know you were asking about coaching stock, but whilst looking at the scans of the negatives from our trip above, I found the picture below. It was Queen Mary brake van DS56292. I think it might have been at Crianlarich, but stand to be corrected if anyone can recognise the surrounding junk.
  22. I have recently been sorting my photo archive and came across a few shots from a trip to Mallaig on 24/8/1983. We travelled from Crewe on the Royal Highlander and were shunted round Glasgow in the early hours to be attached to the first train from Queen St. The sleepers (and Euston seated coaches) were detached at Fort William. The remainer continued to Mallaig. All of the train was Mk1 stock, the Euston portion would have been SLF/SLSTP/TSO/BCK. The stock was dual heated, we had the steam heat on even in August when leaving Glasgow.
  23. Route and timings are shown on http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/, go to the Railtours pages and look at 1986. It is also pictured at Altrincham.
  24. There has been quite a bit lately about swaps of Bulleids in exchange for Mk1 stock from other regions to use for conversion to Bournemouth EMU stock, in the BRCoachingStock Yahoo group .
  25. From Google Earth the box diagram looks well out of date. The crossing with the Diagram 3015 lights is the first one from the box towards March.
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