RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2015 Rifleman without a doubt! Heres what a quick google unearthed on Runtheredline's photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/24292321@N02/2367506432/in/photostream/ Not only the dent but also the paint wear on the front Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I'm sure some of us went through a Polaroid-phase of instant pictures. Maybe not one of my better choices.... Here's a Thousand heading through Cardiff, probably to Canton off a westbound freight. If anyone knows how to improve Polaroid images, please let me know.......... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 And so the wheel turns full circle. Beginning their career on Paddington - West Midlands trains, the Thousands ended it working on the same route, albeit to Birmingham New Street, rather than Snow Hill. Here a featherweight 6-coach train passes Fosse Road on a B'ham - Padd working, behind D1068, in August 1973. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Lovely shot Peter, at a (relatively) rarely used location for snappers. No doubt the Old Oak crew aboard are keen to get an early finish back home in West London, with only six bogies in tow it would have been a flyer . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Probably surrounded by pallisade fencing and security gates now Nidge..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Actually it's not that bad, there's an access point for NR from the Fosse Way on the upside close to where the old box used to be which only has a farm style gate at the bottom, there are lots of trees on either side and that's about it. Some parts of the old GW Brum-London route are thankfully still recognisable as being a proper bit of railway! At the point of the photo the Driver of 1V28 will have it wide open for the climb up to Harbury Tunnel to get the old girl up to 90mph then probably shut off for Fenny Compton. These days when I'm on the Stud Farm - Hinksey bulk ballast job I'd only be doing about 45mph at that point, keeping the power on all the way to Cropredy. About 1/4 mile in front of D1068 is where the warning board currently is for the 50mph temporary speed restriction for the landslip at the tunnel mouth. Edit! More pointless trivia... a few hundred yards behind D1068's train is where ex-old Oak man Pete Morgan lives, he cut his teeth on this very route back in the '60s as a secondman on the Padd-Brums on brand spanking new Thousands . Edited February 15, 2015 by Rugd1022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted February 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2015 Peter's shot earlier is D1031. As pointed out there are photos of it clearly with same same sideswipe elsewhere on the Internet. Other candidate was D1011, which had a similar (but larger) scar along its flanks. Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I do enjoy all the nuggets of information provided on this thread..... Neil's & Nidge's Nuggets 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted February 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2015 I've had some PMs regarding this thread, with some concerned that they are worried they are "cramping my style" by posting their photos. Absolutely not- keep them coming, if the thread serves as a prompt for RMWebbers to post their hydraulic stuff without having to start their own thread or open a Flickr account, then I will be extremely pleased they have done so. As I've said I'd rather have the material in the public domain than languishing in lofts/drawers/PCs perhaps never to be seen. Electrons are a far better archiving solution than old 35mm film which will eventually degrade with time. Neil 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Rightyho then... A few snaps courtesy of Pete Morgan from the Old Oak Facebook group : D1000 in maroon with its alloy crests at Old Oak in late '65, note also the deeper than standard name plate to match the cabside number plate... D1030 in blue (not chromatic!) / small yellow panels at Ranelagh Bridge in late Summer '66 just days after emerging from Swindon in its newfangled modern livery... Pete driving D6351 near Ladbroke Grove on 23rd September '66... Old Oak's Jimmy Kendall in the chair of D1053 at Padd... Fellow Old Oak legend Garfield Quinn at New St with 'Ranger' on 3rd December '76... Edited February 15, 2015 by Rugd1022 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Don't often see the inside of a Class 22. Hope you don't mind Nidge, but "Photoshop" is your friend..... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2015 It is not often you see photos of drivers in the green jacket either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hope he usually drives with his eyes wide open Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) I wonder if anyone can identify this driver: D1040_NewtonAbbot_9-7-75 by robertcwp, on Flickr Edited February 15, 2015 by robertcwp 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looking a Robert's picture above, made me wonder what people's views are on Photoshopping-out certain elements to make a "better" picture. The unfortunate position of the lamp post behind Western Queen - should it be left in or removed? I used to be very against altering an image, but now am less sure. Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2015 I wonder if anyone can identify this driver: D1040_NewtonAbbot_9-7-75 by robertcwp, on Flickr Looks like Mr P. issedoff. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looking a Robert's picture above, made me wonder what people's views are on Photoshopping-out certain elements to make a "better" picture. The unfortunate position of the lamp post behind Western Queen - should it be left in or removed? I used to be very against altering an image, but now am less sure. Any thoughts? Looks like Mr P. issedoff. Mike. Photoshop a happy face???? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jonny777 Posted February 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) I've had some PMs regarding this thread, with some concerned that they are worried they are "cramping my style" by posting their photos. Absolutely not- keep them coming, if the thread serves as a prompt for RMWebbers to post their hydraulic stuff without having to start their own thread or open a Flickr account, then I will be extremely pleased they have done so. As I've said I'd rather have the material in the public domain than languishing in lofts/drawers/PCs perhaps never to be seen. Electrons are a far better archiving solution than old 35mm film which will eventually degrade with time. Neil Sounds a good idea to me, D1061 at Paddington, with D1959 heading west on a Bristol or Swansea service. 14th Aug 1973 D7026 heads east through Slough. 5th April 1974 A telephoto shot at Slough of D1062 heading east on a coal train to Acton yard, about to pass a DMU. 5th April 1974 I believe this to be D1065 brand new in Old Oak Common depot. June 1963 D1072 arrives at Reading from the west. 14th August 1976 Some of these have been posted elsewhere on the internet, but the web is so vast that it does no harm to show them again (I hope). Edited February 16, 2015 by jonny777 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2015 Wonderful! Both Paul and Jonny's shots are so evocative.... Suspect 1065 is at OOC - not aware of a roundhouse in Swindon Works As for that shot of 1072 at Reading - how many of us could that be sat on that platform end I wonder? And 1062's train of hoppers - would like to link to that from the Hornby hopper thread if you dont mind , what a feast of wagons! Many thanks for sharing Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Yes Phil, by all means link it to other threads. It is amazing how many styles of hopper wagons are in that train, plus a few 16t wagons at the front. Thanks for the location of 1065, I will amend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted February 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nice stuff Jonny I reckon some of those Hoppers behind D1062 are coke hoppers - my interest has been fuelled by this superb thread, Shenston Rd http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85490-on-shenston-road-a-look-at-the-north-end-of-the-station/?p=1767508 What do other wagonry officianadoes think? Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted February 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2015 OK tonight's Western quiz. D1065 had a distinguishing feature that set her aside from all other classmates - what was it? Clue : it's not the lack of headboard clips at one end only! Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2015 OK tonight's Western quiz. D1065 had a distinguishing feature that set her aside from all other classmates - what was it? Clue : it's not the lack of headboard clips at one end only! Neil Hmm .... could it be something one might create from microstrip and gently file to shape??? Hee hee Wasn't aware till you posted, Neil Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted February 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2015 Oh flipping heck or words to that effect Phil . Have of some pics of D1065s appendage once the scanner works - going to play with it now. Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2015 Come on be fair to us non western modellers, please tell us.................It is like saying what makes D5500 different to its classmates. Or D5018? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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