Loco sheds and other railway buildings...
Discussion
Flying Phil said:
Interestingly this locomotive (Thornbury Castle) still exists albeit in pieces at the Great Central Railway. The tender and boiler are at Quorn on flat wagons. The chassis is inside the shed pictured yesterday.
Its restoration has been stopped as the locomotive has been purchased "As is", so that the boiler can be used on a "New Build" project 47xx class 2 - 8 - 0. This has aroused a lot of condemnation amongst the enthusiast community.
1) I thought Didcot wanted to 'de-build' Thornbury Castle into a Star-class loco, since the sole surviving example isn't a runner and to complement 'Lady of Legend'? And then to 're-build' that Star loco bac into Thornbury Castle (as some of the original Stars were upgraded) later as part of a preservation/demonstration of GWR engineering practices?
2) Surely a Castle doesn't have a the same boiler as 47xx? Didn't they have a uniquely massive one? Is the idea that, since the new 47xx wouldn't actually need to haul 60 wagons from Birkenhead to London at 40mph, a smaller boiler in a cosmetic casing would be suitable or something?
Flying Phil said:
Its restoration has been stopped as the locomotive has been purchased "As is", so that the boiler can be used on a "New Build" project 47xx class 2 - 8 - 0. This has aroused a lot of condemnation amongst the enthusiast community.
I'm not surprised. What use is a 2-8-0 nowadays? It's like ripping the engine out of my Quattro to put into an Audi 100. If you're going to that amount of trouble just get a new boiler. Steam train enthusiasts can be a weird lot. That Star Class plan sounds equally stupid.
But Swindon-related problems are not my concern.
DickyC said:
RB Will said:
Last Friday, I think it was, I overtook two low-loaders carrying two short bits of rolling-stock, including the power car, or the disassembled parts of a power car. The front was reminiscent of the modern train in the picture above. By the time I'd got far enough ahead to stop, get out, fire up my phone and take the picture, I forgot I was facing the wrong way to take a picture of the front. 
It was the psychedelic livery that caught my eye. Any ideas what it or they might be?
No wheels, man.
There's a thread on RMweb I've just seen.
DickyC said:
Jo-say8k said:
Something to do with the Egypt monorail I think....
There's a thread on RMweb I've just seen.
How about that?There's a thread on RMweb I've just seen.
PH sleuthing at its finest. The Cairo Monorail. Rolling stock (sliding stock?) built at Bombardier in Derby.
Some more everyday scenes from photographer Dave Ford -
D1673 'Cyclops' at Pilmoor on the ECML in April '67...
D278 at Pilmoor in May '67...
Unidentified Class 45 at Kegworth in April '66...
Unidentified AL2 / Class 82 at Brinklow in January '69...
A typical view at Paddington in February 1978, the Diesel-Hydraulics have gone...
A nice selection of EE Type 4 / Class 40 nostalgia...
https://www.flickr.com/groups/14754268@N24/pool/pa...
https://www.flickr.com/groups/14754268@N24/pool/pa...
ecsrobin said:
Not sure if posted before but thought this was the best place to put this.
Watched this on TV when it was first aired around 1969.I remember travelling from Guide Bridge to Sheffield around 5pm one day in 1967 on a five coach train behind an EM2 and there was only about six people on it.
P5BNij said:
Beaten to it by Gerry Anderson in 'Captain Scarlet'...
Some more everyday scenes from photographer Dave Ford -
D1673 'Cyclops' at Pilmoor on the ECML in April '67...
D278 at Pilmoor in May '67...
Unidentified Class 45 at Kegworth in April '66...
Unidentified AL2 / Class 82 at Brinklow in January '69...
A typical view at Paddington in February 1978, the Diesel-Hydraulics have gone...
The stations look so grubby and run down, yet the P-Way looks pristine. The opposite is true today!Some more everyday scenes from photographer Dave Ford -
D1673 'Cyclops' at Pilmoor on the ECML in April '67...
D278 at Pilmoor in May '67...
Unidentified Class 45 at Kegworth in April '66...
Unidentified AL2 / Class 82 at Brinklow in January '69...
A typical view at Paddington in February 1978, the Diesel-Hydraulics have gone...
Yertis said:
It's the same in movies of the era, like The Ipcress File or Get Carter. The cities look grimy and tired, but at the same time incredibly tidy – no litter, or graffiti.
I hate graffiti beyond reason.
The irony with Get Carter is that it was shot in the Summer (20/7/70 - 17/9/70) but still manages to look bleak!I hate graffiti beyond reason.
P5BNij said:
The irony with Get Carter is that it was shot in the Summer (20/7/70 - 17/9/70) but still manages to look bleak!
Ooh, I took a moody pic like that the other night. Crossing the level crossing at Thatcham Station I saw it. I had to turn round and go back.
ETA I might crop it a bit of make a better composition.
Yertis said:
It's the same in movies of the era, like The Ipcress File or Get Carter. The cities look grimy and tired, but at the same time incredibly tidy – no litter, or graffiti.
I hate graffiti beyond reason.
Graffiti? I hate graffiti beyond reason.
There's a place for it, especially when it's intended as art and done by someone with obvious talent for it. It's the ridiculous "tagging" I can't bear, especially when it's the same thing repeated again and again. There's a water tower on a hill near me where some incredibly talented people have used it as a canvas with styles ranging from cartoons to graphic art. Then some idiots come along and spray their "tag" over the art. And it should never be seen on the rail network as far as I'm concerned. That "scene" isn't very good at policing itself, though, so often the best and the worst elements of it are treated just the same and we just end up with a (costly to us council tax payers) war between the taggers and graffiti artists on one side, and street cleaning teams on the other.
DickyC said:
Currently evacuated from the Steam museum in Swindon finding things to do outside. You know how the railways had a lot of money and built lovely stations and sheds and so forth.
Inverted arches seem a bit extravagant though.
Or did they serve a purpose?
In all the years I've visited the works I've never noticed that - very odd. Must be a reason for it though!Inverted arches seem a bit extravagant though.
Or did they serve a purpose?
My other half's late Dad used to visit the works once a month through his job from about 1956 to 1964, he worked for a photographic company which supplied the drawing office with printing and developing materials and was allowed to wander around on his own each time, he saw the transition period with end of Western Region steam and the new Diesel Hydraulic locos being built and serviced there. On one occasion in late 1962 he came across a pile of 'King' class nameplates stacked up against a wall, he asked a fitter nearby what was going to happen to them and he was told ''take as many as you like, they're £15 each'', he didn't have enough cash on him at the time so declined, they're worth tens of thousands now.
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