RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 I can remember Didcot without weeds. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 I can remember Didcot without weeds. At least these photos will help us remember it without wires Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 At least these photos will help us remember it without wires And of some of our forethought from the early 1990s when a couple of us insisted that all the new signals going in i/c/w my layout scheme for the imported coal traffic should be to electrification clearances (BR wasn't paying for them ). 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 I love that red kite picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Jim, As always a great selection of pictures, I especially like the ones of Bescot. But what are the yellow panels on the ground in the Didcot pics?? I know the TSR panels but the others?? they are the rear of ESR "dalek" warning boards 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko22 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Ok had to google ESR but, thank you very much Jim, everyday is a school day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Loving the night time long exposure shots, Jim. The rails look like they're glowing yellow from the yard lights. Many thanks for sharing these. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Brilliant photos Jim. I really like the wildlife twist with some Colas class 70 action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Like the trainspotting rabbit could have been a good one for the pot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2015 Didn't realise you signed that far down (Didcot), Jim. Is that your limit, south? Any idea of your total route miles? Apologies if that was commercially sensitive Jim, was just wondering, as ya do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Apologies if that was commercially sensitive Jim, was just wondering, as ya do. Just not had a chance to tot it up, it will be quite high however much it is!! My west coast knowledge alone is 250 miles (without diversions) then add to that the chiltern, MML, east-west routes, east and west mids local lines, marches line, north wales, manchester and liverpool areas, it all adds up! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2015 Just not had a chance to tot it up, it will be quite high however much it is!! My west coast knowledge alone is 250 miles (without diversions) then add to that the chiltern, MML, east-west routes, east and west mids local lines, marches line, north wales, manchester and liverpool areas, it all adds up! That's what made me think / ask, it must be considerable by now! Keep up the updates, its much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 More nice pictures. Love the Red Kite pictures, but nice to see a glimpse of steam too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Like the trainspotting rabbit could have been a good one for the pot! He must have felt at home between the undergrowth and the track weeds. He was easier to spot than the rails! Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Luv those freight yard "night" pictures Jim... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 The heli is a Puma. Excellent photos as usual Jim. Thanks for sharing. probably going back into Benson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just a couple from last night 66111 has lost its EWS logos and gained DB but more importantly its also lost its unofficial highland rail logos off the bodyside too, just another anonymous shed now unfortunatly (although i have driven it when it had the stags on) Also this is interesting in kingmoor, there are quite a few of these throughout the yard but this is the most complete of the lot, i went into the opposite side of the yard than i normally do so its the first time ive seen this particular 'stand pipe' Its obviously a vacuum pipe of some sort, this is the only one ive seen still with a handle, there no doubt would have been gauges on the top but i dont know what it would have been used for, getting brakes off, keeping brakes on, brake testing, im sure someone can enlighten me? 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Presumably used to allow C&W staff to carry out full (i.e. not just continuity) brake tests while trains are standing on whichever roads in the yard? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just a couple from last night 66111 has lost its EWS logos and gained DB but more importantly its also lost its unofficial highland rail logos off the bodyside too, just another anonymous shed now unfortunatly (although i have driven it when it had the stags on) Also this is interesting in kingmoor, there are quite a few of these throughout the yard but this is the most complete of the lot, i went into the opposite side of the yard than i normally do so its the first time ive seen this particular 'stand pipe' Its obviously a vacuum pipe of some sort, this is the only one ive seen still with a handle, there no doubt would have been gauges on the top but i dont know what it would have been used for, getting brakes off, keeping brakes on, brake testing, im sure someone can enlighten me? Never seen those in a UK yard before; SNCF seem to have them in the Departure sidings of their yards, enabling them to charge up main reservoirs before the loco arrives. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2015 Presumably used to allow C&W staff to carry out full (i.e. not just continuity) brake tests while trains are standing on whichever roads in the yard? That does indeed look like a vacuum brake valve to me to!! Also the fitting on the end looks like a vac pipe connection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 That does indeed look like a vacuum brake valve to me to!! Also the fitting on the end looks like a vac pipe connection. Exactly so - they are the two features that led me towards the idea of equipment to help do a full brake test. Otherwise a loco would be needed so having a sort of 'vacuum shore supply' struck me as a rather clever idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Exactly so - they are the two features that led me towards the idea of equipment to help do a full brake test. Otherwise a loco would be needed so having a sort of 'vacuum shore supply' struck me as a rather clever idea. After doing a little digging, Mike, the name on the handle in Jim's pic is a company called "Gresham & Craven Ltd". It seems the company made many valves and brake components for steam loco's back in the day. http://www.swindonhistoriccastings.co.uk/g-c.html Some more Gresham & Craven info here- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Vacuum_Brake_Co I think we can safely say its vacuum brake equipment in your picture Jim. Edited July 21, 2015 by Gary H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2015 couple from this morning, chirk to hereford empty logs signal check in shrewsbury nice run this morning and could have been done by 07:30, decided to stay on to newport though as the driver needed an assessment ride and im in no rush to get home newport 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Don't they ever kill weeds in Hereford station? Who are 'they'? If you mean Network Rail, then you might find that 'they' have to concentrate on more important routes. Also bear in mind that we are in the growing season, so the weeds that you see have not been there very long. Oh, and 'they' aren't allowed the sort of weedkillers that were around in the eighties for fear of polluting watercourses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 funnily enough the weedkiller MPV was in shrewsbury this morning when i passed through 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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