Paul_sterling Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Looks fantastic, we've been blessed with 6" or so, with worse where it has drifted, so shy of doing a homage to "Snowdrift at Bleath Gill" I don't think the trains will be going outdoors! Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) On a Southern byway This was the scene yesterday as an N Class loco pulled its train through a light dusting of snow near Dorking: Edited March 2, 2018 by Dorkingian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Missing photos reinstated Apologies to anyone who's been wondering what had happened to some of the photos earlier in this thread which had disappeared. RMWeb Control may inadvertently have weeded them when trying to save disk space across the site. They should now all have been restored to the right positions. I hope you enjoy them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 It's raining today, and weather for the Easter weekend isn't looking promising... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 The Central Wales Line Here are some photos from one summer in the 1950s. In the first set, a Black 5 heads a Shrewsbury to Swansea (Victoria) train: Compare the well-established vegetation in this shot with that in the video taken five years earlier (with the same rake of coaches): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aos1UxK8-sU Then the Swansea train is seen passing Foxdale Manor... Elsewhere on the Central Wales Line we find the Black 5 with ECS in the headshunt on Sycamore Curve while a southbound freight rattles past behind a Standard Class 4: Then the goods train heads off across Foxdale Bank... ...before the photographer catches it again, this time on the Northern Viaduct: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 We now move to the Newcastle to Carlisle route. The first few pictures show a 9F arriving light engine at Throstlebeck Sidings and then paused to await its turn of duty, while a local passenger train passes on the main line: The following photos show the Black 5 hauled local train on Bamboo Curtain Straight, then the Northern Viaduct, Foxdale Bank and finally onto Sycamore Curve. Sharp eyes will spot the snail. These and bigger ones can cause derailments... Well, it is meant to be a garden railway... The timber trackbed is looking a bit the worse for wear: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) The West Highland Line These pictures try to evoke this sinuous route from Glasgow to the Western Isles. Early one morning a Black 5 in charge of a heavy train, including a portion from London with sleeping cars for Fort William, runs through the Glasgow suburbs. Here the train is running out towards the hills... Later, the same loco works back from Fort William with a parcels train: And on a summer evening we catch the return working of the London sleepers passing McGonagall Junction: ...before heading off towards Glasgow and the south: Edited May 29, 2018 by Dorkingian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Another lovely set of photographs. I am very envious of your garden railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) As an afterthought: Black 5 and crew heading home Edited May 30, 2018 by Dorkingian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 A pleasant afternoon in middle England Yesterday was a good day for running trains, dry but not sunny. Had to deal with plenty of bird poo before trains could run, and there were lots of insects risking their lives by trespassing on the railway, as well as several of those snails. The scene was 1950s Stanier territory, which allows for a lot of locations (although the regional prefix of the first passenger coach is "Sc"). A Jubilee romps across Foxdale Bank with her passenger train... ...before setting out across the Northern Viaduct... ...and passing a goods train waiting at Throstlebeck Sidings: The Black 5 takes its train out onto the main line... ...and heads round Sycamore Curve, where the occupants of Sycamore Cottage enjoy a great view of passing trains... ...after which the train's slow progress across Foxdale Bank gives the crew plenty of time to enjoy the lush summer vegetation. No danger of starting lineside fires here: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 More great pictures. I do like this garden railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 More great pictures. I do like this garden railway. Thanks for that, Andy. The great advantage of a garden railway, for me at least, is that most of the scenery is there already so no time is spent in creating a suitable backdrop. The downside is that the layout can't be taken to exhibitions! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Southern electrics in the Home Counties For a change, this week's visitors were a multitude of emus and Class 73s, adding unusual colour to the layout. The striking Network SouthEast livery always looked good against a background of high summer greenery: These 4TC sets ran on the Waterloo-Weymouth services and were hauled by a 4REP unit or a diesel or electro-diesel loco (or, very occasionally, two): These 4CEP units (also Class 411) ran on services to Portsmouth: One Class 73 ran in Pullman livery from 1992 onwards. Here is "The Royal Alex" heading an excursion train of Pullman stock: After so much activity, a bit of track maintenance is always a good idea: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Great stuff! Bright, Sunny and colourful pics' the 73 & Pullman rake looks superb, thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Royal Visit Yesterday the DGR was honoured to host the inaugural run of Julian's newly acquired King William IV, which is certainly a majestic piece of machinery. This picture shows the detail treatment even includes differential painting on the handrail. In the twilight of their careers the Kings were allocated to secondary duties, such as this milk train seen in the West Midlands: Whereas we all know that such powerful engines and their crews were happiest in the 1950s or earlier, dealing with 'proper' trains like this West Country express: After being flush with royalty, it's only fitting to feature another class with regal connections, the Jubilees. Here is 45611 "Hong Kong" taking a passenger train towards Sycamore Curve: And later with a parcels train in dappled sunshine, loping across Foxdale Bank: Finally seen passing that much-photographed spot, the Foxdale Bank signal: Edited June 27, 2018 by Dorkingian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 More great pictures, as a Jubilee fan I certainly like the last set of photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Definitely not the Dorking Garden Railway Earlier this week I was fortunate to spend a day visiting the superb 0 gauge railway of a friend in Winchester. The session was devoted to running late C19th to early C20th American trains, mostly scratch built coaches and wagons and heavily modified proprietary locos. The railway creates a great atmosphere of big coal-fired railroading, centered around and beyond Chicago, just a decade or two after Huckleberry Finn. Enjoy the pictures, as I enjoyed the day. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) Just found this old photo in the archives: King William IV on a milk and parcels train, presumably in the early 1960s when the Kings had been relegated to less exacting duties. Edited August 21, 2018 by Dorkingian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) Coal trains on the Central Wales Line We've had quite a few visitors to the DGR recently given all the fine weather, so there's a bit of catching up to be done with the photographs. For starters, here is a selection of coal train photos taken at various locations on the Central Wales line. A Black 5 trundles along Bamboo Curtain Straight: 9F on Foxdale Bank, a rare sight on the Central Wales: Black 5 rounds Sycamore Curve: 8F on Foxdale Bank: Black 5 on Foxdale Bank: Edited August 24, 2018 by Dorkingian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 (edited) The King returns Earlier this week Julian reappeared with his ever more-detailed King William IV and some new coaches. Fortunately lineside photographers were on hand to capture the proceedings. In the first two pictures, Wills is hauling the Birmingham to London standby Blue Pullman set of coaches on a day when the diesel unit was unavailable. This gives a slightly better view of the train's makeup, consisting of chocolate and cream open Firsts sandwiched between Pullmans: The last photo shows King William IV hauling "The Inter City" which ran throughout the 1950s between Wolverhampton Low Level, Birmingham Snow Hill and Paddington. Some nice detailing visible on the loco. Edited August 26, 2018 by Dorkingian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 German Visitors Recently two lots of German themed visitors came to the Dorking Garden Railway. First, David returned with a range of smooth-running Teutonic monsters, of which this DB Class 41 2-8-2 is but one example: Then Geoff brought this fine Roco model of the DB Roco-themed Class 103 electric loco. The detailing is impressive - but it needs someone to Photoshop some overhead catenary please! Even the wheels are coloured (a bit like an A4 tender actually): 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 The day terror stalked the line, it was almost a catastrophe (Oooohhh!) What happens if I grab it? What do you mean, "I'm in the way"? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) A summer afternoon moment at Throstlebeck Sidings ...as a Black 5 runs through with a goods train: Several photographers capture the action from different viewpoints: Until the train finally disappears onto Sycamore Curve and beyond: Edited September 8, 2018 by Dorkingian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) Nevada meets Georgia One of the delights of attending model railway exhibitions is that you never know when you may find just that little something that you'd forgotten, or never realised, you wanted. This morning I went to the excellent Seaboard Southern show in Crawley: https://www.seaboard-southern.org.uk/ . It is of course an all-American show, and I found some C19th US coaches which are a good match with my Rivarossi 4-4-0 "Genoa" loco acquired at another exhibition about a decade ago. A purist would point out that the Virginia and Truckee RR was a long way from the Western and Atlantic RR -- but it's fine by me as long as the photos don't show both names at once! BTW, this was posted on 15 September, which was the day of the exhibition, not 8th as shown in the header. Edited September 15, 2018 by Dorkingian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 One for luck A final photo from yesterday: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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