RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2015 Apologies for butting in but here's Dumbleton Hall taken a couple of weeks ago. According to one of the staff at the SDR they hope to start work on her in 2018. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Thanks Stationmaster for your valued review. I must admit I have reservations on some colour albums which is why I asked in particular about this one. There are others that Amazon recommends but those that could interest me like 'Steam in Devon' now contain black & white photos as well according to reviews. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Almost forgot...Good Morning gents. This is flat-running plate 2-8-0T 5270 entering Carrog earlier this year and... shock-horror, a Spamcan in the yard.... Edited September 15, 2015 by coachmann 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2015 Evening all, Running late due to aerial activity with a total of 14 Spitfires & Hurricanes passing over today, and pasty heat-up for dinner still to do (several spare pasties alas as laddo is spending the evening at Reading FC in his employer's box entertaining clients). Something a bit difference in the pics line as well as a couple of examples of the continuing influence of that nice Mr Brunel on our rail network with station platforms at broad gauge spacing - apart from looking a long way apart the other clue is the catchpits in the six foot - on a standard gauge six foot spacing they virtually touch the sleeper ends on both lines but here there's room to spare on both sides. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2015 A few leftovers tonight with 4948 doing the honours again. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Evening all, Running late due to aerial activity with a total of 14 Spitfires & Hurricanes passing over today, and pasty heat-up for dinner still to do (several spare pasties alas as laddo is spending the evening at Reading FC in his employer's box entertaining clients). Something a bit difference in the pics line as well as a couple of examples of the continuing influence of that nice Mr Brunel on our rail network with station platforms at broad gauge spacing - apart from looking a long way apart the other clue is the catchpits in the six foot - on a standard gauge six foot spacing they virtually touch the sleeper ends on both lines but here there's room to spare on both sides. bg heritage spacing.jpg bg heritage spacing 3.jpg Thats what sets apart a great practical engineer from the rest -the foresight that set-track would be more economical in the long run! TONY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2015 I really like those big GW tanks. However here is a really really good looking Tank Loco. Good night. Quackers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2015 Was in central London all day to day and was quietly hoping to see a Spitfire or two. Nothing. From the office window near St Paul's I did spot well over 30 tower cranes. Not quite the same though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) I really like those big GW tanks. However here is a really really good looking Tank Loco.download (12).jpg Nah, these were the lovable rascal big tanks........And the little 'ol shed turner aged 18..... Edited September 15, 2015 by coachmann 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Mike, where would this station be, please? Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2015 Never mind Spams. This Tankloc was made out of unwanted ME109s. Quackers. Nah, these were the lovable rascal big tanks........And the little 'ol shed turner aged 18..... WEB Larry on 42287.jpg Splendid, and the loco. Q 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2015 V4 of the BWT (Bin, with texture) was posted today. It will hopefully arrive in just the one piece. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2015 V4 of the BWT (Bin, with texture) was posted today. It will hopefully arrive in just the one piece. Thanks Stu , I'll take a photo of it in position. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2015 Mike, where would this station be, please? Brian. Brian the top one is Twyford and the lower one is Tilehurst (which now looks quite a bit different as that viewpoint has gone and a new footbridge has appeared). Was in central London all day to day and was quietly hoping to see a Spitfire or two. Nothing. From the office window near St Paul's I did spot well over 30 tower cranes. Not quite the same though. Hard luck - I saw a total of 14 Spits and Hurricanes, one of each in Green Section (the first one to pass over), a nice mixture in Red Section (pics below) and another lot of six which came over sometime later but were on their way past by the time I got to the front door. So as your consolation prize here are some of my pics of Red Section - fortunately the angles worked fairly well from one of the attic windows and the sun was in the right place (Green Section came out of the sun - clever fellahs) Click to get a bit of enlargement. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 7828 'Norton Manor' about to depart for Taunton and Paddington...... Minehead June 2013 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2015 V4 of the BWT (Bin, with texture) was posted today. It will hopefully arrive in just the one piece. Arrived intact Stu and all is well.Just needs running in and I'll post a photo.Like others on here you're a fantastic credit to this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2015 Just to keep that Spams fellah happy and as Mr Kernow's boat has come in here's a little bit of malachite green (ok, so it's a b&w pic) just to be different 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2015 That was a clever link Mike. O2 on the IOW when CK's boat has come in. S.O. Lent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2015 That was a clever link Mike. O2 on the IOW when CK's boat has come in. S.O. Lent Wrong Kernow (wrong boat?) - the ship carrying (hopefully) the container containing the KMRC O2s docked at Southampton yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wrong Kernow (wrong boat?) - the ship carrying (hopefully) the container containing the KMRC O2s docked at Southampton yesterday Have you one on order then Mike, which livery ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2015 Have you one on order then Mike, which livery ? No Rob - I'm saving myself for the 1361s (among other things). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Morning sons of Swindon and daughters of lesser railways....... Heavy freight man..... 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 17, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2015 Morning sons of Swindon and daughters of lesser railways....... Heavy freight man..... WEB heavy freight man.jpg Nice, but they look so much better with a Churchward cab. That Collett cab looks like it's been added as an afterthought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nice, but they look so much better with a Churchward cab. That Collett cab looks like it's been added as an afterthought. But this is how the GWR worked. The Churchward 2-8-0 was well ahead of its rivals on other railway companies for several decades but footplate men would not have thanked Swindon for Churchward cabs on locos built in the 1930s. Imagine how awful one would look on a 'Castle'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 17, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2015 But this is how the GWR worked. The Churchward 2-8-0 was well ahead of its rivals on other railway companies for several decades but footplate men would not have thanked Swindon for Churchward cabs on locos built in the 1930s. Imagine how awful one would look on a 'Castle'. But wouldn't that just make it look like a Star? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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