cary hill Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 There is a pdf on the "Steam World" site featuring that shot and some others of possible interest taken at Newton Abbot here: http://steamworldmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sw-315-swindon-and-beyond.compressed-1.pdf And here's 6960 'Raveningham Hall' hopelessly lost at Minehead during the Summer of 2013. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) There is a pdf on the "Steam World" site featuring that shot and some others of possible interest taken at Newton Abbot here: http://steamworldmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sw-315-swindon-and-beyond.compressed-1.pdf And here's 6960 'Raveningham Hall' hopelessly lost at Minehead during the Summer of 2013. CROP005.jpg I'm no expert but should 6960 not be in unlined green as opposed to lined green in the pre-nationalisation period? I thought only Kings/Castles were lined out during this time? Anyone shed any light? Cheers, Mark Edited September 13, 2015 by 46444 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 What a treat to see 6960 replete with gold buffer beam numbers and PDN shed code in the proper place instead of the LMSised blob on the smoke box. Brian. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) I'm no expert but should 6960 not be in unlined green as opposed to lined green in the pre-nationalisation period? I thought only Kings/Castles were lined out during this time? Anyone shed any light? After the war, Kings, Counties, Castles, Stars, Saints and Halls were lined. Apart from the very first County, no lining appeared on the black areas below the running plate. Raveningham Hall is therefore correctly painted although the shade of green is questionable (photo emulsion or exposure?) Edited September 14, 2015 by coachmann 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 After the war, Kings, Counties, Castles, Stars, Saints and Halls were lined. Apart from the very first County, no lining appeared on the black areas below the running plate. Raveningham Hall is therefore correctly painted although the shade of green is questionable (photo emulsion or exposure?) 'Ratbag Hall' (as it was known at one time on the SVR) has appeared in some most peculiar shades of green during its preserved life so that view might well be an accurate rendition. Dumbleton Hall on the SDR looks much better - even if in non-working state (to heavy for the state of the track back in 2009). 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6892 Oakhill Grange Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Good morning. Laira. Quackers. Stop calling me Laura Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 Mike was that a recent photo as this one is June 2013, it looks a bit of state. 321.JPG 2009 Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2015 2009 Bob. That's quite a good price for a Hall in that condition............................. went before you even though it! Quackers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 Mike was that a recent photo as this one is June 2013, it looks a bit of state. 321.JPG According to Bulliver the SDR are trying to 'bull up' 4920 and a decision is to be made as to getting it back in working order.... Funds permitting of course. Cheers, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6892 Oakhill Grange Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Found a photo of this funny looking pink thing, the only reason I took it was it's a Swindon built locomotive. Oh dear got the wrong one. 181.JPG Aahhh Swindon at its best. High sided tender, that boiler shape and the frames poking out of the drop ends. Can only be a Hawksworth County. 'County of Hogwarts' judging by the awful colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 I seem to have a problem viewing RMweb on my tablet tonight.Its a pain and I have some more photos of 4948 too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2015 I seem to have a problem viewing RMweb on my tablet tonight.Its a pain and I have some more photos of 4948 too. I've asked Mr York to prevent the posting of GWR photos on the site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 I've asked Mr York to prevent the posting of GWR photos on the site. It's not working Chris.... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2015 Northwick Hall on a short coal train . More anon. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Yup, I second that.....And Evenin' all. Castle 5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe tearing downgrade towards Abergele on 18th August 2012..... 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 According to Bulliver the SDR are trying to 'bull up' 4920 and a decision is to be made as to getting it back in working order.... Funds permitting of course. Cheers, Mark This one looks better than a lot of locos in BR days! Hope they get it going after all this time. Brian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 More of the Bachmann Hall. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 This one looks better than a lot of locos in BR days! Hope they get it going after all this time. Brian. I don't see why they shouldn't Brian - apart from the cost of course - as it's complete although it will almost certainly need retubing and probably some stays renewed plus bearings etc so it won't be cheap. The problem of course is weight and that, so I understood, was the main reason why they stopped using it but according to something I heard a while back they have done the necessary infrastructure work to resolve that problem so it would thus be sensible to consider doing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Seeing as this thread has rounded up a good many GWR aficionados, I wonder if anyone has read :- The Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Pwllheli: Volume 5 Paperback – 15 Jun 2015 by Stanley C. Jenkins (Author), Martin Loader (Author)If so, can they tell me if it is all-colour and is the reproduction of photos good? Cheers, coach Edited September 14, 2015 by coachmann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 Browsing the Colour Rail website as you do and found this absolute gem easily recreated using the overpriced Hornby model of the 5101 class.Just look at all that luggage on the trolley. Copyright Colour Rail. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2015 Northwick Hall on a short coal train . DSCN7033.jpg DSCN7034.jpg DSCN7035.jpg DSCN7036.jpg DSCN7037.jpg More anon. I like the bridge... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 I don't see why they shouldn't Brian - apart from the cost of course - as it's complete although it will almost certainly need retubing and probably some stays renewed plus bearings etc so it won't be cheap. The problem of course is weight and that, so I understood, was the main reason why they stopped using it but according to something I heard a while back they have done the necessary infrastructure work to resolve that problem so it would thus be sensible to consider doing it. Even if running on the SDR it is a problem it could be used like 3803 on long term loan earning money. I believe 3803's ticket will be out shortly as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 Even if running on the SDR it is a problem it could be used like 3803 on long term loan earning money. I believe 3803's ticket will be out shortly as well. But that all depends on it actually being able to run on the SDR (although - as I said - I believe that is now possible) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2015 Seeing as this thread has rounded up a good many GWR aficionados, I wonder if anyone has read :- The Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Pwllheli: Volume 5 Paperback – 15 Jun 2015 by Stanley C. Jenkins (Author), Martin Loader (Author)If so, can they tell me if it is all-colour and is the reproduction of photos good? Cheers, coach Ah, now my comments need to be considered in their context as they relate almost solely to Volume 1 (Paddington to Bristol) in this series. It is without a doubt one of the worst books on a GWR/WR subject I have ever come across. Some of the photos are original and I haven't seen them published previously but they are printed to a small size which makes them less than useful, the colour reproduction is variable but I think most of that is probably down to poor interpretation at the scanning stage of the originals (although in one or two cases if they were my photos I'd have thrown them away). So in terms of photo reproduction my summary is - many reproduced far too small, some colour reproduction is not good but there are some previously unpublished pictures which are of interest. And the majority of illustrations are not in colour. That's the good news, honest. The captions are downright diabolical - places are misidentified (in a number of cases by at least 5 miles), lines are incorrectly named, and Up and Down are sometimes confused or incorrect. while interesting historical comments are conspicuous by their absence, while some of their estimated dates are a decade out (and can be seen to be so from easily identifiable features). Now I obviously know some parts of the route fairly well from train spotting days through to spending various parts of my railway career working on it, commuting over it, or having various things to do with it including planning some of the present track layouts. So maybe I'm being a little harsh but quite bluntly if someone can't identify the old suburban platforms at Paddington or know east from west in views of stations they should not be involved in writing captions for such a book. I've had a brief look at the volume covering the North & West Line as I was hopeful it might contain some useful station views for modelling purposes - it didn't even include a picture of the station I'm particularly interested in! Other volumes might be better but there's no way I would buy one without having a really good look through it first. BTW I notice Volume 5 is cheaper than Volume 1 and I wonder if that means it has less in the way of colour illustrations or it just hasn't got so many pages? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2015 That Colour Rail photo should be compulsory viewing for anyone planning to model a Western Region running-in board, with the three sizes of letters very clearly visible. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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