RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted January 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2017 I suppose I can't let my public down 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(W) Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 In a first class compartment on his way home after a hard day refusung to give people an overdraft I expect. It was precisely in order to avoid the propagation of frightful jokes like this that the proper Railway referred to them as 'assisting engines'. Cheers, BR(W). 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 14, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2017 I suppose I can't let my public down Of course you might be nervous this afternoon as you're playing Cary Hill today.My team are currently the strongest in the third tier and are propping up everyone else. Good win for Plymouth today. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Of course you might be nervous this afternoon as you're playing Cary Hill today. I didn't bother turning up .....0-3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted January 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2017 Good moaning. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 What's pushing the meat tin along Rob that big 72xx of yours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 Bit concerned at the rakish angle of the lamp Robin - Is it something to do with the rather odd Green box on the front! :-) Have a good weekend. Neal. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Good moaning. Especially for those on the naughty step..jpg Especially for those on the naughty step..jpg a.jpg An olive branch..jpg You really must get rid of that old black and white camera young man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 You really must get rid of that old black and white camera young man! It doesn't shew the LMS coach rooves as white. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 What's pushing the meat tin along Rob that big 72xx of yours. This is an appeal for all sufferers of Bulleid-itus. Spam Cans; of the Merchant Navy; West Country or Battle of Britain variety are those popular locomotives from that railway "daan saaf". Everyone should love Spam Cans, they're not your normal everyday locomotive. Granted they look a bit odd; they're sort of square, no definitely 'spam can' shaped from most angles; no gleaming brass or copper bits, but they did have three bright yellow 'go faster' stripes and their look was bright, new, very modern for the time. These locomotives hauled express trains and also hauled single coaches on the 'withered arm', possessed one of the best boilers in the business; in one instance one ran for over 40 miles with a cylinder cover missing. They were equipped with electric lighting including inspection lights under the casing, possessed inside motion (very Great Western) that oiled itself, sometimes they seized solid with broken valve gear, they also burst into flames at regular intervals and made a mockery of timetables (Interchange trials) and the settings of the steam reverser. In short Bulleids were fun! What that nice Mr Bulleid produced was something that was progressive and interesting, pushing the boundaries of locomotive engineering in an attempt to create something better than what had gone before - just like that nice Mr Churchward. That many of his innovations failed and actually demanded more maintenance, shouldn't detract from the fact that the man 'had a go'. Come on, don't be stuck in the mud, have some fun, love a Bulleid! Glenn - Bulleid and Small Prairie appreciation society 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 This is an appeal for all sufferers of Bulleid-itus. Spam Cans; of the Merchant Navy; West Country or Battle of Britain variety are those popular locomotives from that railway "daan saaf". Everyone should love Spam Cans, they're not your normal everyday locomotive. Granted they look a bit odd; they're sort of square, no definitely 'spam can' shaped from most angles; no gleaming brass or copper bits, but they did have three bright yellow 'go faster' stripes and their look was bright, new, very modern for the time. These locomotives hauled express trains and also hauled single coaches on the 'withered arm', possessed one of the best boilers in the business; in one instance one ran for over 40 miles with a cylinder cover missing. They were equipped with electric lighting including inspection lights under the casing, possessed inside motion (very Great Western) that oiled itself, sometimes they seized solid with broken valve gear, they also burst into flames at regular intervals and made a mockery of timetables (Interchange trials) and the settings of the steam reverser. In short Bulleids were fun! What that nice Mr Bulleid produced was something that was progressive and interesting, pushing the boundaries of locomotive engineering in an attempt to create something better than what had gone before - just like that nice Mr Churchward. That many of his innovations failed and actually demanded more maintenance, shouldn't detract from the fact that the man 'had a go'. Come on, don't be stuck in the mud, have some fun, love a Bulleid! Glenn - Bulleid and Small Prairie appreciation society Indeed Mr Bulleid needs a Spokesman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Indeed Mr Bulleid needs a Spokesman.This is making me even more puzzled ! J.I.G. Saw 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Clearwater Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 Indeed Mr Bulleid needs a Spokesman. Not as much as Mr Thompson. Oops wrong thread! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 This is an appeal for all sufferers of Bulleid-itus. Spam Cans; of the Merchant Navy; West Country or Battle of Britain variety are those popular locomotives from that railway "daan saaf". Everyone should love Spam Cans, they're not your normal everyday locomotive. Granted they look a bit odd; they're sort of square, no definitely 'spam can' shaped from most angles; no gleaming brass or copper bits, but they did have three bright yellow 'go faster' stripes and their look was bright, new, very modern for the time. These locomotives hauled express trains and also hauled single coaches on the 'withered arm', possessed one of the best boilers in the business; in one instance one ran for over 40 miles with a cylinder cover missing. They were equipped with electric lighting including inspection lights under the casing, possessed inside motion (very Great Western) that oiled itself, sometimes they seized solid with broken valve gear, they also burst into flames at regular intervals and made a mockery of timetables (Interchange trials) and the settings of the steam reverser. In short Bulleids were fun! What that nice Mr Bulleid produced was something that was progressive and interesting, pushing the boundaries of locomotive engineering in an attempt to create something better than what had gone before - just like that nice Mr Churchward. That many of his innovations failed and actually demanded more maintenance, shouldn't detract from the fact that the man 'had a go'. Come on, don't be stuck in the mud, have some fun, love a Bulleid! Glenn - Bulleid and Small Prairie appreciation society I have a distinct aversion to the things since one of them deposited a large proportion of the tender contents on me when it moved off in the wrong direction because of the useless steam reverser and collided with the brake van I had just uncoupled it from. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(W) Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Indeed Mr Bulleid needs a Spokesman. But wasn't he more of a disc wheel chap? Cheers, BR(W). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 But wasn't he more of a disc wheel chap? Cheers, BR(W). I think the term for those gone wrong cast wheels is Boxpox how stupid is that. I.H.Atemalashite-Green Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I have a distinct aversion to the things since one of them deposited a large proportion of the tender contents on me when it moved off in the wrong direction because of the useless steam reverser and collided with the brake van I had just uncoupled it from.Should have taken one of these matey ! El Oalo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 Should have taken one of these matey ! image.jpeg El Oalo Do you have one in the size of those wheels? To my mind a gas axe is the only way forward, touble is there ain't much non-ferrous metal in 'em to make them worth scraping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 Indeed Mr Bulleid needs a Spokesman. Didn't Hornby have one of these when they first released the Star. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 Didn't Hornby have one of these when they first released the Star. Indeed, and ISTR said Spokesman, when challenged by no less than our own Stationmaster, insisted that Hornby had got it right. Any cred he might have had dropped off the graph for me at that point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think the term for those gone wrong cast wheels is Boxpox how stupid is that. I.H.Atemalashite-Green Bulleid Firth Brown to you dear heart. B. Pox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I have a distinct aversion to the things since one of them deposited a large proportion of the tender contents on me when it moved off in the wrong direction because of the useless steam reverser and collided with the brake van I had just uncoupled it from. Now that I can understand! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Indeed, and ISTR said Spokesman, when challenged by no less than our own Stationmaster, insisted that Hornby had got it right. Any cred he might have had dropped off the graph for me at that point. Indeed so, mind you it took a slightly different turn when another august member of this parish nearly finished up thumping said spokesman a few minutes later. Edited January 15, 2017 by The Stationmaster 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think the term for those gone wrong cast wheels is Boxpox how stupid is that. I.H.Atemalashite-Green You've got a bad case of Bulleid-itus there young man - in fact looking back at some of your earlier posts I think yours is probably untreatable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted January 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 What's pushing the meat tin along Rob that big 72xx of yours. 7200 is seen crossing the rooftops with a down oil train. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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