trisonic Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I found this photo of mine when I was looking for something else. It's just mildly interesting, I suppose, but you get a good idea of the sense of scale: Click on it to enlarge. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 So that's what Santa Claus does for the rest of the year Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I thought it was Richard Attenborough = same thing, I suppose... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted March 16, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2012 A failure of the centering spring -- must be that flat thing from the #5s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1905 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 That would be rules violation on class one railroads. Its against the rules to go between cars less than a car length apart to adjust the couplers. A good way to get a body part crushed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hence the title of the topic..... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Must admit Dave's comment is almost exactly what my first thought was when I saw it. I'm sure it happens, but you wouldn't get me in there for any money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 17, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2012 Here's one I took. Essex August 2009. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Easy to forget what a hefty bit of kit the Kadee #5 represents..!! How easy to 'swing' is a real-life buckeye coupler, then? Reminds me of visits to York Railway Museum... look long enough and you'll surely spot someone try to push a loco buffer in... I've only seen it tried at York because the buffers are polished there, rather than covered in grease and cack as elsewhere... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Easy to forget what a hefty bit of kit the Kadee #5 represents..!! How easy to 'swing' is a real-life buckeye coupler, then? Reminds me of visits to York Railway Museum... look long enough and you'll surely spot someone try to push a loco buffer in... I've only seen it tried at York because the buffers are polished there, rather than covered in grease and cack as elsewhere... How easy? Not very. It takes some grunt...both photos the men are leaning into it with either both hands or bracing themselves to gain leverage. Me, I'm trying to figure out what the heck's in Essex with US-style couplers and air brake lines... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2012 Me, I'm trying to figure out what the heck's in Essex with US-style couplers and air brake lines... Don't they have a Japanese Mikado? or was that sold to someone farther west? Essex, Connexicut? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2012 How easy? Not very. It takes some grunt...both photos the men are leaning into it with either both hands or bracing themselves to gain leverage. Me, I'm trying to figure out what the heck's in Essex with US-style couplers and air brake lines... It is Essex, Connecticut. The line runs alongside the Connecticut River. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Remember "The Omen"? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 It is Essex, Connecticut. The line runs alongside the Connecticut River. Ah. Silly me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2012 Ah. Silly me We quite liked as residents of Essex being taken to Essex to have a ride on a train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 But in Craig's defence, doesn't Mangapps or one of the other preserved lines down east have a Canadian caboose (and possibly an ex steelworks Alco switcher?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 ouch, photo #8 = major rule violation! You only need to get that wrong once and it's all over! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2012 But in Craig's defence, doesn't Mangapps or one of the other preserved lines down east have a Canadian caboose (and possibly an ex steelworks Alco switcher?) I haven't been to Mangapps for quite a while. We used to go to the Thomas events or the Steam days when my son was "into" trains. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 ouch, photo #8 = major rule violation! You only need to get that wrong once and it's all over! ... as Dave1905 pointed out, about the OP picture as well :- That would be rules violation on class one railroads. Its against the rules to go between cars less than a car length apart to adjust the couplers. A good way to get a body part crushed. Must admit I was surprised myself when I saw that second pic... the Conductor is displaying supreme confidance that nothing is going to move... reminds me of a Railfan trip I was on years ago, around the North-East of England. We were visiting a major Depot when a Driver brought a loco in to a stabling track near our group, and instead of braking to a halt, he just let his engine more-or-less crash into the next one to halt it. That loco then moved four feet or so and went into the buffers of the next one. Anyone going between those 'parked' locos wouldn't have stood a chance. The Depot Manager was escorting us around the site, and was livid at such behaviour, and immediately went to have 'words' with the lazy Driver. Our Group Organiser moved us all away, but we could still hear the Manager from behind the Shed.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2012 ouch, photo #8 = major rule violation! You only need to get that wrong once and it's all over! But he does have the earplugs and safety specs on! I must admit I was concerned but just thought perhaps there was something I didn't understand! The loco was in steam and we departed shortly afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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