A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[Stubby47]

Still can't work out how spam cans can be on a railway 'daan saaf', when it's clearly a railway which is in the 'nor feast'. 

7200 is seen crossing the rooftops with a down oil train.

7200 across the rooftops..jpg

 

Driven by Santa ?

[81C]

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.

Wasn't me Gov' honest. 

 

 

A. E..D. Basher.

Edited January 15, 2017 by 81C

[gwrrob]

Wasn't me Gov' honest. 

 

 

A. E..D. Basher.

 

Oh yes it was....

[colin penfold]

oooh, panto

[81C]

Oh yes it was....

Oh no it wasn't .    

 

 

Look behind you    titter titter.

 

 

I. M. Anactor

Edited January 15, 2017 by 81C

[gwrrob]

oooh, panto

We need a dame, two ugly sisters and a Prince Charming.We might also need a plot and a storyline....

[Oldddudders]

We need a dame, two ugly sisters and a Prince Charming.We might also need a plot and a storyline....

Never been to a panto. Worked for a few.....

[Northroader]

[westerner]

Oh no your not!!!!!!

[Graham_Muz]

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

The Boxpox wheel was invented and used in USA. Bulleid in collaboration with the Firth Brown foundry came up with their own improved design hence their version being the Bulleid Firth Brown wheel and did not require any royalty or licence payments to Boxpox.

[Welchester]

I suspect any British manufacturer would have avoided naming a product Boxpox.

[81C]

The Boxpox wheel was invented and used in USA. Bulleid in collaboration with the Firth Brown foundry came up with their own improved design hence their version being the Bulleid Firth Brown wheel and did not require any royalty or licence payments to Boxpox.

Not a lot of people know that, thanks for that ditty Graham

[Oldddudders]

I knew the 10 Henry Dreyfuss streamlined J3as of New York Central (1938) had Boxpok wheels but was unaware of Bulleid's improvement for his pacifics.

[Mallard60022]

IMG_0844.JPG

That figure isn't wearing the correct outfit for the period depicted, (unless of course the loco is a preserved example, on a lorry going to Kingsbridge).

P.E. Dant

Edited January 16, 2017 by Mallard60022

[Northroader]

In America, Boxpok drivers were often used when doing an upgrade in the thirties, particularly on 462 and 482 types. You can call them "center disk" if you want. Here's a PRR K4 with a normal spoked leading set, boxpok centres, and a webbed spoke trailing set.

Edited January 16, 2017 by Northroader

[81C]

What an ugly thing that loco' is, it looks as if the engineer tried to put as much weight as possible onto the centre axle to stop the thing from slipping and all pacifics do.

Went to buy some items in Wickes today they have now started using the same system as Screwdix suffice to say I came out with only half of the things I wanted. 

[Mallard60022]

What an ugly thing that loco' is, it looks as if the engineer tried to put as much weight as possible onto the centre axle to stop the thing from slipping and all pacifics do.

Went to buy some items in Wickes today they have now started using the same system as Screwdix suffice to say I came out with only half of the things I wanted. 

The Wickes in the engine has gone out.

Ar$e

[gwrrob]

In America, Boxpok drivers were often used when doing an upgrade in the thirties, particularly on 462 and 482 types. You can call them "center disk" if you want. Here's a PRR K4 with a normal spoked leading set, boxpok centres, and a webbed spoke trailing set.IMG_0845.JPG

 

I think [dis] functional might describe it.It certainly hasn't got the beauty of a Castle has it.

[The Stationmaster]

I think [dis] functional might describe it.It certainly hasn't got the beauty of a Castle has it.

 

Although, believe it or not, according to some sources when the GNR were planning their pacific they reputedly obtained a set of K4 drawings from the PRR.

[Clearwater]

I think [dis] functional might describe it.It certainly hasn't got the beauty of a Castle has it.

What has?

 

Excepting other products of Swindon

[cary hill]

Here's a K4 with most of it's Orc school of mechanical engineering design features well hidden:

 

 

Talking of Orcs when is The Return of the King to ANTB due?

[sp1]

Here's a K4 with most of it's Orc school of mechanical engineering design features well hidden:

 

k4 Prr3768.jpg

 

Talking of Orcs when is The Return of the King to ANTB due?

Are you sure that's not the illegitimate child of a streamlined King crossed with one of those spam can things?

[Clearwater]

It looks like it has some stanier influences. Not so much a bath tub as a swimming pool!

[gwrrob]

 

Talking of Orcs when is The Return of the King to ANTB due?

 

Good question, probably in the Spring.

[Stubby47]

Then there's this :