T Minus and Counting 2016

[HattersBoy]

[buddiepaul]

4 hours ago, JayBalls said:

That's cool, any idea what it was in aid of?

It is a bit of a cheat on my part, as I think it was organised by the Guardian, and was supposed to be "g2", but looks like 82 to me.

Edited March 31, 2016 by buddiepaul

[JayBalls]

6 minutes ago, buddiepaul said:

It is a bit of a cheat on my part, as I thing it was organised by the Guardian, and was supposed to be "g2", but looks like 82 to me.

Ahh ok, yeah does look like an 8

[whisty]

2 hours ago, buddiepaul said:

It is a bit of a cheat on my part, as I thing it was organised by the Guardian, and was supposed to be "g2", but looks like 82 to me.

Great post anyway

[carlosj]

4 hours ago, buddiepaul said:

It is a bit of a cheat on my part, as I think it was organised by the Guardian, and was supposed to be "g2", but looks like 82 to me.

You got the shot of an approximate 82, it's at Glastonbury, and there's a train link with the trainline path. Seems to cover all bases.

 

[guypjfreak]

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

 

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

[oneeye]

[JayBalls]

[grumpyhack]

[blue6field]

[whisty]

A steam train travelling on a track situated along the sidewalk above the level of the shops in New York.  Wood engraving by J.R. Brown.

 

[JayBalls]

4 minutes ago, whisty said:

A steam train travelling on a track situated along the sidewalk above the level of the shops in New York.  Wood engraving by J.R. Brown.

 

That's my name

[HattersBoy]

[buddiepaul]

A Bulgarian example

[Pear_Cider]

[guypjfreak]

[oneeye]

This is a railway gradient post 150-80 on the old Barmill to Lungton MOD railway branch in Ayrshire Scotland.

Edited April 2, 2016 by oneeye

[oneeye]

And a 1948 keyboard

[grumpyhack]

And one rescued from a railway scrapyard at Barry for restoration for the Bluebell Line.

After restoration

Edited April 2, 2016 by grumpyhack

[HattersBoy]

[oneeye]

Union Electric Railway freight locomotive #80, was acquired in 1933 from the Youngstown & Ohio River Railway #5. It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works #45659 to pull freight trains. In 1948, it was sold to the Mason City & Clear Lake as their car #50. The MC&CL became the Iowa Traction Co. in Des Moines, and the locomotive became #60. Later the line was sold again and became the Iowa Traction Co. running west from Mason City to the shops at Emery, one of the last former trolley/interurban freight lines still in operation using electric freight locomotives. In the summer of 2001, #60 was still in service there. Photo taken in Independence, May 17, 1944.   

[buddiepaul]

One I have been on, the Swanage Railway going through Corfe Castle

[oneeye]

Along the same lines (no pun intended) as grumpy' post.......

80104 arrived at Woodham's scrap yard in Barry Island in January 1966. Its stay was several years longer than 80078's, finally departing in September 1984 to join 80078, having also been bought by the Southern Steam Trust. It was cosmetically restored and placed on display in the head shunt at Swanage where it remained for a number of years. The locomotive was sold to a group of supporters in January 1988 when it became obvious that restoration would not be possible in the near future.

The locomotive was moved to the former Swindon Works Weighbridge for restoration in November 1989. Work commenced and the locomotive was dismantled during the summer and autumn of 1990.

As a result of both the opening of Herston works and the negotiation of a financial package to speed its rebuilding, 80104 returned to Swanage during August and October 1995. Various major milestones were passed during the following year including re-wheeling. The side-tanks and bunker were rebuilt at Bitton and the boiler was refurbished by a specialist firm. By Autumn 1996 the locomotive was beginning to take shape and in March 1997 the boiler passed its hydraulic test and then its steam test. Both of these tests required the boiler to be out of the frames.

Once the boiler had been fitted to the frames the final assembly of the cab and countless other fittings took place and the locomotive left Herston Works on a low-loader for the road journey to Norden in April 1997. The locomotive had been booked for the 30th Anniversary re-run of the Dorset Coast Express on the 7th May and a final flurry of activity saw the engine completed in plain black livery bearing the number 80011. The locomotive made a few test trips up and down the line and then made its first public appearance for the re-enactment of the Dorset Coast Express.

The locomotive was then given a proper paint and lining job before joining the Swanage Railway fleet number 80104.