Grimleygrid Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Hi Peter, Glad to hear that all is well at Llanbourne, haven’t been on here much recently. Some lovely photos, the weathering on your stock is just top quality and really does capture that period perfectly. Like many others I am loving the Peak action! As you know I purchased No3 Freight in the 1980s and it is a superb book so I look forward to No5. Keep up the good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Hi Peter, Glad to hear that all is well at Llanbourne, haven’t been on here much recently. Some lovely photos, the weathering on your stock is just top quality and really does capture that period perfectly. Like many others I am loving the Peak action! As you know I purchased No3 Freight in the 1980s and it is a superb book so I look forward to No5. Keep up the good work. Thanks Alex, Always good to hear from you, yes I do like my Peaks, 45111 is getting pretty old now but still looks ok. If you liked John's last book then you will like this one, plenty of Peaks. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Hi Peter, Always nice to see your photo updates on here. Always very convincing and full of atmosphere. Glad all is ok after the quake. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hi Peter, Always nice to see your photo updates on here. Always very convincing and full of atmosphere. Glad all is ok after the quake. Mark Thanks Mark, It has been a while, but I have been getting a bit done. Not much tonight thugh, too cold out there at the momet. Ceers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Talking of promotion a good friend of mine John Dedman has another book out, and once again my brother and myself have had a few of our pictures selected. If you liked the others in the series then this one shouldn't disappoint. Cheers Peter. I quite like this book - it has the (now) traditional can't tell the difference between a 108 and a 114 caption though! Cheers Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 I quite like this book - it has the (now) traditional can't tell the difference between a 108 and a 114 caption though! Cheers Jim Hi Jim, The only mistake I found was one of my pictures captioned with my brothers name but thats no biggy it just means he ows me a beer. Which pic is it Jim? I had a quick look through the book, is it the ten car lash up? It's funny when I was out taking pics I pretty much ignored DMUs it's only since I have modelled some that I really found out the differences between then and what classes they were, though I am still no expert. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Hi Peter It the page facing the class 20 with the inspection saloon - captioned as a very clean class 108 but is a 114 Cheers Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hi Peter It the page facing the class 20 with the inspection saloon - captioned as a very clean class 108 but is a 114 Cheers Jim Hi Jim, Thanks for that, I had me fooled but a closer look shows oval buffers and the guards compartment windows look different. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) First up a couple of wagon pics. If you fancy a bit of a Peak bash how about this. 45111 is about to depart to Holyhead having replaced the class 33 that had brought the train in. . Cheers Peter. Edited July 2, 2012 by P.C.M 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 First up a couple of wagon pics. If you fancy a bit of a Peak bash how about this. 45111 is about to depart to Holyhead having replaced the class 33 that had brought the train in. . Cheers Peter. Hi Peter Lovely photos especially 45 111 with the OBA. It really shows how the backscene has blended in perfectly with the layout. I couldn't resist checking...my last haulage behind 111 ...York-Leeds in September 1985 while on a one week Yorkshire Rover ticket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hi Jim, Thanks for that, I had me fooled but a closer look shows oval buffers and the guards compartment windows look different. Cheers Peter. Hi Peter 108s have a continuous curve profile same as a mk1, 114s are straighter with a tumblehome style bottom section. Plus 114s are longer with an extra window in the middle section and the narrow window in this section is at the cab end, not the inner end as per a 108 Hth Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) Jim beat me to the detail differences but I would add that the 114 side windows are also mounted higher up the bodyside - just look at the distance between the cantrail and the window tops. Class 107 were similar in style to the 114s but on shorter underframes like the 108. The chances of confusing 114s with 107s are fairly remote as they probably never met in real life, with the 107s being essentially Scottish units and the 114s working in the north east of England. 108s, on the other hand, went almost everywhere at some point in their lives. Back to Llanbourne, I agree with the comment about the backscenes adding depth. It is impossible to tell just how wide (or narrow!) the layout is now. Edited July 3, 2012 by SRman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I apologise in advance if this has been uploaded before (too many pages to check back through). 24081 is heading the 'Horse & Carriage' through Llandudno Junction on 26th august 1977. SR van, Siphon G followed by 4 and 8 wheel BR GUV's.... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Hi Peter Lovely photos especially 45 111 with the OBA. It really shows how the backscene has blended in perfectly with the layout. I couldn't resist checking...my last haulage behind 111 ...York-Leeds in September 1985 while on a one week Yorkshire Rover ticket. Thanks Mate, I only had 45111 once, Leeds- York 1986. Had to do a model of it, one of the last Peaks with cast nameplates. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Thanks for the DMU gen Jim & Jeff. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 I apologise in advance if this has been uploaded before (too many pages to check back through). 24081 is heading the 'Horse & Carriage' through Llandudno Junction on 26th august 1977. SR van, Siphon G followed by 4 and 8 wheel BR GUV's.... Hi Larry, Always good to see your pictures, shame class 24s didn't last a bit longer, one on Llanbourne would look nice. Nice selection of vans too, mostly GUVs and BGs by the mid 80s though. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) 45104 loading up with ballast in Penmaenmawr yard. After some years of working North Wales-TransPennine services, these super locos gravitated to ballast and liner trains... Detail of a signal gantry at the approach to Llanbourne (Llandudno Junction) from the Conwy end before remodelling. I'm only guessing here but I think they are from left to right : Back platform, main Up platform and bay.... Edited July 3, 2012 by coachmann 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Nice Larry I note that most of the wagons behind he peak are whales Cheers Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yup....Them's Whales in Wales........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Non-British-railway folk probably wonder what on earth we're talking about when we refer to some marine creature or other in some obscure land-locked location! There be Sealions in Derby, Turbots in the Highlands and Whales in Abergavenny! P.s. I don't know if those particular wagons could really be found in those locations!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2012 Detail of a signal gantry at the approach to Llanbourne (Llandudno Junction) from the Conwy end before remodelling. I'm only guessing here but I think they are from left to right : Back platform, main Up platform and bay.... It's a bracket (only one leg) To Up slow (up loop ?) (where there was another signal for further routing) - (lever) 150 To Up Main - 152 To Down sidings - 151 hth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 It's a bracket (only one leg) To Up slow (up loop ?) (where there was another signal for further routing) - (lever) 150 To Up Main - 152 To Down sidings - 151 hth. Beat me to it Dave, some good views from the top of that one before we pulled it down. Merf. 26 Sep. 1984 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) It's a bracket (only one leg) Thanks Dave. Mr old fella once asked me if the engine he’d seen passing Abergele was the Flying Scot or Royal Scotsman. Now I’m calling signals gantries instead of brackets..........Old age... Edited July 4, 2012 by coachmann 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 Great pics guys, Love the Peak at Penmaenmawr, I noticed the Whales too, they seem quite common on ballast trains along the coast. I have a part built Cambrian one but need to get a few more. I am suprised how high that bracket signal is too, it doesn't look so high from ground level but from the top, wow. I bet it used to move a bit on a windy day. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Great pics guys, I am suprised how high that bracket signal is too, it doesn't look so high from ground level but from the top, wow. I bet it used to move a bit on a windy day. Cheers Peter. Wind straight up from the sea, yes it certainly did. Merf. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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