Other Railway Adventures
A place to post about your other railway adventures which may not fit into another group
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 4 days ago(Steam days) to Haley's Comet!
Not forgotten, when 2 minutes on here discussing air brakes bring back memories of Vacuum brakes and heavy trains of umpteen 40 ton track ballast wagons from ‘Meldon’ Quarry hovering on 17? Off of the Inland route of the Southern Railway ”West” from the heights of Dartmoor itself? Brakes squealing in from the end of East yard of Cowley…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 2 weeks ago(Size 'Is' Important after all)!
I often wonder If life exists on other planetary objects in the universe? Or how Rail Standard gauge of 4ft 8 1/2inch was agreed upon in days of the homing Pigeon, the horse or the boat over the English Channel to discuss with our European neighbours! Old Isambard K Brunel was convinced he had the winner with his Broad Gauge of 7ft 1/4”inch…
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Standard gauge was first established by George Stephenson when he decided on a measurement that fell somewhere in the middle of the range of widths used by horse-drawn wagon ways. Following on from the Stockton & Darlington he used it for the Liverpool & Manchester railway, the success of which led to he and his son being involved as engineers…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 3 weeks ago3 weeks ago (edited)
(Historic Steam)!
Material things of ‘Steel Steam Engines’, saved from scrap form ‘real’ memory, (You can hardly not believe the real thing)! So stopping for a breather, on my Hospital visit of yesterday, on an old bridge built in late 50s! to straddle the very busy railway line I constantly pounded! A DMU passed through! And to the right of shot you can see…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 4 weeks ago4 weeks ago (edited)
(Old Engine for Young Boys)
1959, And the 180PSI Eight drive wheel with three very fat cylinders (Z Class) had Adhesion galore! So many times I would cut my teeth in going up n down St David’s steep bank to the Western region, when learning the Steam Engine tricks! With an equally young Driver who may well be a passed fireman, Out learning a new responsibility? To…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 4 weeks ago(Fire in the hold)!
Heritage must dread the constant fire risk! Fire! Needing 1000s of tons of constant drenching to control, Never mind put out! Just what sea water effect shows with Flora n Fauna in the long term, Interests me? My solution may seem drastic? But the smallest Nuclear bomb assembled by our military could be detonated 2mile back from the…
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We must be lucky up here we still have steam trains running, it has rained the last couple of days, do you want me to send you some Clive
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I would stand on the Tender flap on all those shed roads joining together at the jcts mans hut! He controlled all Merchant Navy mainline movement? The engine tender would violently swing a different direction to its engine General steam, British India, Holland America doesn’t matter! My question to its ‘Driver’ and I now violently swing around…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 5 weeks ago(I can see?)
Should be in (other adventures), But the great danger in staring at the Sun during the Eclipse on Aug’ 12th must remain under the original (Other Rail adventures)? Eyes are delicate instruments! Even being near the western horizon for its time of day for its rays to pass through far greater atmosphere! An Atmosphere at 1000 MPH ground speed…
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Incoming Space objects are often broken up by the atmosphere on their fast Entry? Heat, Friction, Broken to safer parts! But Physics state never lost? You walk on its dust to work, or to get a pint of milk? Billions of years worth! The bigger stuff is the problem! ‘Very often’ many near misses! Space objects would never qualify for the…
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Hello ‘Susan’, You seem a new name to this pastime? This Chess board of Iron objects!
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 5 weeks ago(OBS to COPD in 400 yrs)!
(1960s), Witherslack Hall throws its head at the ‘Severn tunnel’, Nigh on 5 miles of Blackness ensues? The sound bounces back from brick! Driver offers me a Capstan Fag! I reflect back on tales of 60 odd years when in late 65 I pull Owsden Hall to ‘6990’ to scrap from Barrow road shed Bristol! We tank at a big black hole in the ground,…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 5 weeks ago(Fire)
World Tele’ shows terrible fires of Spain, Wales etc etc! For Steam Heritage to show caution? Regulator Blower Limits? Steam is Chuff, chuff! NOT blast blast on Heritage! Inclines require a banker! Not full regulator! Embers fall to track bedding! Train draws quietly from platforms to throw any Time Table out the window? The humble Blower can…
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I get a LIKE (thanks Riley) And ive shown no picture? Likes are a bit like You tube ! gives a feel of article selected for the future?
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baywick posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 5 weeks ago5 weeks ago (edited)
Betteshanger Country Park – this is on the wall of their Lamp Room Cafe. Its genuine, it has rust holes! Obviously a ‘recent’ find. #feature
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