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  1. oldravendale

    Prototype A Wagon Photo

    Dunno if this is of use to anyone, but it's among the current load of pics I took in Barry in 1968. Perhaps the weathering on the wagons may be helpful? Brian
  2. Neil

    Book The Ruabon to Barmouth Line - Lightmoor Press

    Knowing that I have a bit of a soft spot for local lines my mate Nick turned up with a copy of this book for me to cast an eye over. He left minus the book but with thirty of my pounds in his wallet. I was going to waffle on lots about how good it is but I've realised it's better just to say...
  3. Dave Bowden

    Prototype Barrow Hill 23rd September this year

    Hi All For you steam & LMS/BR people here is a taster, see my Flickr link for a further selection including night photos. This was from a Russ Hillier Photo Charter as a part of the the 50th Anniversary of the end of steam at Barrow Hill. Dave
  4. Lyndhurstman

    Prototype BR Wagons on Flikr

    Hello, In my pursuit of less than hirsute, I have been scouring Flikr for colour images of BR van stock. It has proven surprisingly difficult, for some reason... Anyway, I have found (and forgive me if you already know/knew of this chap - he's new to this well-worn weirdo) some very nice colour...
  5. Dog Star

    Class 08 details - what are these bits?

    Photos of D3358 at the Mid Hants Railway. What is the purpose of the inlet (outlet?) pipe under the buffer plank? What is the purpose of the round black body to the immediate right of the foot step? Are either of these fittings contemporary with an engine in BR days? What is the purpose of...
  6. Dog Star

    Prototype BR Mk.1 Brake Arrangement - the vacuum cylinders

    Last week I was given sight of a drawing showing the installation of a vacuum cylinder in a Mk.1 underframe, top / side / section views in the traditional arrangement. My immediate reaction was that I had not seen such a juxtaposition of parts before... particularly the placement of the DA...
  7. Dog Star

    Prototype BR Mk.1 - was RF 302, now Griddle 1105

    The carriage is in one of the service sets on the Mid-Hants Railway. The Vintage Carriage Trust Register considers this carriage as being of historical importance and these photos show why... to enter this coach is like stepping into another world with unusual design details in all directions...
  8. Dog Star

    Prototype BR Mk.1 FO 3070 - interior views

    First Open no. 3070 is part of a service set and in use on the Mid Hants Railway. This post offers some interior views of the carriage. To start with a detail that is proving difficult to tie down - just how many fire extinguishers per carriage? This photo shows the only extinguisher that...
  9. Dave Bowden

    Prototype NVR BR Black5 45337 + the GNR N2

    Yesterday at the NVR on a photo charter with Black 5 45337 I took some photos of the N2 in the yard at Wansford. They may be of interest for modelling purposes. This was the only photo with some sun all day, we also got wet a few times, but this was made up by a brake van ride back to...
  10. Heather Kay

    Full Size British Railways Unfitted and Vacuum-Braked Wagons / Trevor Mann

    A bit of a mouthful as a title, but it does what it says in the hard cover. Importantly, there is a subtitle "In Colour". Published by Ian Allan in 2013, this volume begins with a historical survey of BR wagons, covering the numbering series, lots, diagrams, liveries, codes and so on. Each...
  11. AJC

    Prototype Bazzing Around... Tractors

    In a small homage to the late Bernard Wright's double page features in Model Railways, years before I came along, but much admired since, I took it into my head to wander around Southampton yesterday with my camera and have a think about the unconsidered elements of a particular scene...
  12. Dog Star

    Prototype BR Mk.1 SO no. 4808 - details

    Second Open no. 4808 is within a garden centre and accessible to the public during the opening hours of the garden centre. The carriage is an extension to the cafeteria and can be used by those taking tea in the cafe. The Vintage Carriage Trust Register has an entry for this coach, the details...
  13. Barnaby

    Modelling the Met in 7mm

    [ Posts copied from Brushes Laser Cutting Workbench for completeness - Adrian ] Hi Phil, can you give us some idea of the modular dimensions for the warehouse and also if you intend to add a part low relief roof and parapet. I am thinking of making up something like this [see photo]...
  14. steve1

    Stainmore Railway...

    ...yesterday. steve
  15. AJC

    Website Images from rural Wales, c. 1960

    While looking for something else entirely I stumbled across this rather wonderful selection of photos from Flickr. There are many, many highlights but something to note is just how few vehicles were on the roads and the general good order of the buildings and their relatively limited colour...
  16. AJC

    Website Paul Bartlett's Wagon Photos - galleries restricted

    You may be interested to note that Paul appears to have made access to pictures on his galleries (at least, all those I've tried this morning) password protected. UPDATE - no longer, but see below: The reason may be divined from this post 'over there'...
  17. Scale7JB

    EOR Diesel Gala

    Just been running the bar at the EOR gala, and grabbed a few shots of the 45 that's arrived with it's nose off.. JB.
  18. Rob Pulham

    Prototype Brake Vans - Queen Mary plus a couple of others

    We were away for the weekend and decided to finish it off with a trip to Shildon to see if the two visiting A4's were still there (which they were - photos on my Flickr site for anyone who is interested). Outside were a selection of brake vans including a Southern Queen Mary which I have only...
  19. Bob

    Prototype From my archives

    Have just spent a while sorting through boxes of old photographs and found the following little gem. It must have been taken by my mother as it dates from approx 1968/69 and I would have been about 5 at the time and I did not possess a camera until I was 12. I can almost hear the noise of the...
  20. 7mmMick

    Ivatt 2 off the road

    Not great news but I've just seen this happen at Quorn and Woodhouse GC, I think she ran through the trap point protecting the main line. Gala weekend over for her then !! No one hurt which is the main thing, Mick
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