Here's something for the railway fans!

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 20 Feb, 2010 6:48 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: LOL I've never been ashamed to say i like trains, there is some silly notion it is a rather sad thing, there are a few geeky, bespectacled Numpties out there platform ending yes, but the majority aren't!!My mate from Sunderland who i met up with again a few years back said to me...You know Phill, if we hadn't taken up thrashing the 40's we'd have ended up been football hooligans or something, I'm glad i did something decent in my youth.He said he'd see his mates back home in the 80's, they'd say to him 'what did you do yesterday then Coll? Well I went to Scarborough on 40197, we had fish and chips, grabbed a beer, got some tins for the 40 back and met some birds on it. What did you lot do then? Well we set fire to the park hut, the parkie chased us...it was great.Nuff said lol I've just started to put together a few shots of some of the loons who did the 40's way back in the late 70's early 80's here!http://www.flickr.com/groups/cfas/discu ... 67/There's some dreadful haircuts, beards and fashoin, there's even a few Punks thrown in for good measure And no reason why you should be A shade older than you as you know so my love and nostalgia remains much with the steam chuffers, different kind of magic aren't they?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 20 Feb, 2010 7:06 pm

Oh absolutely, I'm feeling pretty inspired at the minute to do something railway related, nostlgia, steam, dark night, ghost engine stuff, the trouble is trying to recreate that great era in a modern day world that in all honesty is pretty cr*p!!We have the preserved railways today of course, but somehow there not the same, the smoke, diesel, and oil smell seems to have been replaced by fresh paint and polish! I did get one or 2 nice night shots on the K.W.V.R last year though!http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn ... 456631955/

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 21 Feb, 2010 3:20 pm

I've found some video footage of a Deltic flying through Doncaster, this time it's taken from the platformhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XzMyHG3PSoThe Deltics may have been the fastest, and most powerful engines on B.R.But this next clip just shows how wet rails, and Miles Platting bank leaving Manchester Victoria can tame the beast.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01FkLTB_mb055022 struggles to get a grip on the wet rails.Manchester Victoria, and the trackwork, has been much rationalised since my night time cab ride leaving there when we stormed that bank in 40177.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 21 Feb, 2010 3:42 pm

Here's a clip that Chameleon and the steam buffs will enjoy.(The first few seconds of clip are a bit to cock, it soon sorts itself out though :-)It's 45407 "The Lancashire Fusillier having an epic battle trying to climb Miles Platting bank on load 10. You've got to feel sorry as she puffs and pants away, giving it all she's got. The pace goes down to walking speed. Will she-won't she?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8rreUHzDDoMiles Platting bank is quite a formidable challenge from a standing start really, at 1 mile of 1 in 59 and then 1 in 47 it's quite a slog!Banker engines used to idle away in Manchester Victoria if a train came to grief on the climb, they'd have to go to there assistance and push them up until the 90's. They'd stand there ticking over all day, it must have been quite a waste of fuel.You can see a light engine 25 stood on banking duties herehttp://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/4/7/4/34 ... 310642.jpg

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 21 Feb, 2010 4:12 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Here's a clip that Chameleon and the steam buffs will enjoy.(The first few seconds of clip are a bit to cock, it soon sorts itself out though :-)It's 45407 "The Lancashire Fusillier having an epic battle trying to climb Miles Platting bank on load 10. You've got to feel sorry as she puffs and pants away, giving it all she's got. The pace goes down to walking speed. Will she-won't she?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8rreUHzDDoMiles Platting bank is quite a formidable challenge from a standing start really, at 1 mile of 1 in 59 and then 1 in 47 it's quite a slog!Banker engines used to idle away in Manchester Victoria if a train came to grief on the climb, they'd have to go to there assistance and push them up until the 90's. They'd stand there ticking over all day, it must have been quite a waste of fuel.You can see a light engine 25 stood on banking duties herehttp://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/4/7/4/34 ... 310642.jpg Presumably the reason why eastbound expresses from Manchester were always double headed into Leeds.

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 21 Feb, 2010 4:48 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Here's a clip that Chameleon and the steam buffs will enjoy.(The first few seconds of clip are a bit to cock, it soon sorts itself out though :-)It's 45407 "The Lancashire Fusillier having an epic battle trying to climb Miles Platting bank on load 10. You've got to feel sorry as she puffs and pants away, giving it all she's got. The pace goes down to walking speed. Will she-won't she?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8rreUHzDDoMiles Platting bank is quite a formidable challenge from a standing start really, at 1 mile of 1 in 59 and then 1 in 47 it's quite a slog!Banker engines used to idle away in Manchester Victoria if a train came to grief on the climb, they'd have to go to there assistance and push them up until the 90's. They'd stand there ticking over all day, it must have been quite a waste of fuel.You can see a light engine 25 stood on banking duties herehttp://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/4/7/4/34 ... 310642.jpg Aaaaaw! almost makes you want to run up and give it a helping push dun it

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 21 Feb, 2010 5:17 pm

I know, the poor old girl eh? You somehow don't get that same sentiment with these new plastic trains do you? You can hear the change in beat as she gets over the top though!!PHEW!!

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 21 Feb, 2010 5:27 pm

Here 45407 is less lucky, she gives up the ghost big time on a 1 in 36 climb in Cornwall.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO-2FOXB3_YKaput! What a place to stall, teetering on the edge of that precipice!!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 8:54 am

Phill_dvsn wrote: Here's a clip that Chameleon and the steam buffs will enjoy.(The first few seconds of clip are a bit to cock, it soon sorts itself out though :-)It's 45407 "The Lancashire Fusillier having an epic battle trying to climb Miles Platting bank on load 10. You've got to feel sorry as she puffs and pants away, giving it all she's got. The pace goes down to walking speed. Will she-won't she? What a thrilling sequence Phil - the mind of the engineering layman (me) just boggles at the thought of the tremendous and perhaps unintended pressure of heat and metal strain on components during such an ordeal.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 10:48 am

Phill_dvsn wrote: Here 45407 is less lucky, she gives up the ghost big time on a 1 in 36 climb in Cornwall.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO-2FOXB3_YKaput! What a place to stall, teetering on the edge of that precipice!! Serves it right for being named after a Lancashire regiment