RMweb Gold ian Posted February 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2017 Reading on Rob's WD thread and our Captain K has his new layout named ******** ******* Any clues to filling in the asterisk blanks ? It obviously fell foul of the naughty words filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 This pre-retirement experience must be considered as worthy of modelling ******* ****** Dawlish Warren ??? No excuse for being non-prototypical !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2017 How good is he at doing waves? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Waves ? Not sure, but he knows a good drink when he sees one ! Yours Frank Furter 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/117809-stafford-railway-circle-2017-exhibition/page-4&do=findComment&comment=2603327 Just a reminder if anyone is going to this show tomorrow to say hello. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) Link isn't working Quackers. Tis on my puter Rob. It's the BR Auto Coach that you all love and admire. 39-579 Ta Ducky Edited February 3, 2017 by Mallard60022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2017 Katrina and the Waves....... CK. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 Reading on Rob's WD thread and our Captain K has his new layout named ******** ******* Any clues to filling in the asterisk blanks ? Sorry Robin, but it's Official Kernow Policy not to name the layout until the baseboards are actually in existence, which at the moment they're not. I am, however, continuing to build pointwork, and have this afternoon been gluing cosmetic plastic chairs to an A5 crossover. This activity will probably take me some time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 Tis on my puter Rob. It's the BR Auto Coach that you all love and admire. 39-579 Ta Ducky Talking of autocoaches/trailers.I found this filthy one taken in '47 at Stratford- Upon -Avon 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2017 Oh, I do like a filthy Auto. That's a juicy long one with neat looking bogies and turnbuckle underframe as well. Cool P. Ushanpull Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john dew Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 And a corridor connection......never seen that before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 And a corridor connection......never seen that before. I'm hoping Chris F can enlighten me on that score. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 And a corridor connection......never seen that before. I'm racking my brain for the reason, as I know it was mentioned on the didcot rmweb tour the other year (they have one there running with the steam railmotor) Unless that was the reason. Brain is not working st the moment... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) Oh, I do like a filthy Auto. That's a juicy long one with neat looking bogies and turnbuckle underframe as well. Cool P. Ushanpull Them's 'merican bogies them is - lovely things to ride on and steady as a rock at 60mph (which considering the vehicle I rode in which was atop them only turned out when there was something to put back on the rails was probably even more remarkable and no doubt rather old to say the least). There's a very nice gangwayed auto-trailer at Diddlycot - it seems to spend its working life being pushed and pulled by the steam railmotor and is also very nice to ride in but doesn't get up to anything like 60mph.i Edited February 3, 2017 by The Stationmaster 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2017 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/117809-stafford-railway-circle-2017-exhibition/page-4&do=findComment&comment=2603327 Just a reminder if anyone is going to this show tomorrow to say hello. Or go Sunday if you want to avoid us... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I'm hoping Chris F can enlighten me on that score. I hope so too. While I go upstairs to find my books, note that the one pictured at Stratford is the one preserved at Didcot [92] which runs with the railmotor. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Oh how I enjoy rummaging in books! I'm going to have to come back to this topic later in the weekend but so far it seems that it was only the 70 ft trailers, and by no means all of them, that were fitted with gangways. Some of the earliest trailers acquired them in 1912 and spent most of the rest of their lives shuttling in pairs between Plymouth and Saltash. Some of the trailers given gangways were intermediate, ie they had no driving compartment. Whether any railmotors had gangways is a good question but it would be surprising if some at least were not thus equipped. That will be in another book though. Watch this space ... Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2017 I hope so too. While I go upstairs to find my books, note that the one pictured at Stratford is the one preserved at Didcot [92] which runs with the railmotor. Chris You're not wrong there young man. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/70812-gwr-autocoach-92-back-in-action-at-llangollen-now-with-more-photos/ 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2017 Them's 'merican bogies them is - lovely things to ride on and steady as a rock at 60mph (which considering the vehicle I rode in which was atop them only turned out when there was something to put back on the rails was probably even more remarkable and no doubt rather old to say the least). There's a very nice gangwayed auto-trailer at Diddlycot - it seems to spend its working life being pushed and pulled by the steam railmotor and is also very nice to ride in but doesn't get up to anything like 60mph.i That's right Mike. The equalising beams really do improve the ride, especially on less-than-perfect track - which is why they were so popular in the USA (remember too that American railroads/railways often used staggered rail joints, which could set up a roll quite easily). That's why BR coaches on Commonwealth bogies ride so well too. The downside is the extra mass of the beams of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) The amount of times I saw those Saltash Stinkers, especially with two up front and two at back of some 64XX and yet I have no memory at all of how the coaches were linked if at all and only a memory of the things galloping through Devonport and occasionally resting at the west end of North Road (didn't venture down that end that often if I was spotting there). I can vaguely remember hearing the 'Gong' sounding but I don't really know why it happened. Was it like a warning device? T. Orpoint. Edited February 4, 2017 by Mallard60022 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2017 Been allowed out if the naughty corner for a few hours today. Probably back in there again now... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2017 What a Sweet pose! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2017 What a Sweet pose! Yes, quite. I think I can just make you out in the back of the exhibition hall, Ian, with your hat and coat in your hand! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Freeman Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) What a Sweet pose! Well if John Gibbon is there playing trains( correction - apparently having his lunch), it must be Bob Harpers Maristow. Edited February 4, 2017 by Stephen Freeman 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2017 Here's a few shots of a moving diorama that Rob and I were rather taken with. One of the best examples of perspective modelling I've seen in a very long time. The scene is about 4' deep and starts off at 1:32. A task for T&A is to identify everything in the photo... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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