T Minus and Counting 2016

[buddiepaul]

Your detailed story puts my pic of the same engine to shame  

[whisty]

Not that I wear a yellow Anorak or anything but that bloke in Wales with the scrapyard was the saviour of a great many of the Steam trains that survive in the UK today. Not by design I might add, purely by chance. 

[oneeye]

5 minutes ago, buddiepaul said:

Your detailed story puts my pic of the same engine to shame  

Haha, it was pure coincidence, you posted as I was compiling; she is a beauty though.

[blue6field]

[grumpyhack]

3 hours ago, whisty said:

Not that I wear a yellow Anorak or anything but that bloke in Wales with the scrapyard was the saviour of a great many of the Steam trains that survive in the UK today. Not by design I might add, purely by chance. 

 

For the anoraks - a full account of the Woodham Brothers activities here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodham_Brothers

And here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/56f7f2e6-8a81-3acb-a3d3-0a9a6fd3caa6

Edited April 2, 2016 by grumpyhack

[Pear_Cider]

[guypjfreak]

[grumpyhack]

[oneeye]

[whisty]

 

 

[oneeye]

[HattersBoy]

[Pear_Cider]

[buddiepaul]

 

[guypjfreak]

[oneeye]

The most distinguishing characteristic of the Tallulah Falls Railroad was its fascinating variety of trademark trestles. Forty-two of these massive wooden wonders had to be negotiated along the scenic fifty-eight mile journey from Cornelia (Georgia) to Franklin (North Carolina), each having to bear the full weight of a 140,000 lb. locomotive and its heavy load. It is these forty-two trestles which created much of the line's personality, and more than any other single feature dramatically reflected the type of country that the TFRR served - rugged, wild and often dangerous.

The trestles of the Tallulah Falls Railroad were quite varied. The shortest of the trestles was approximately 25 feet in length, while the longest is generally considered to be the 940 feet long scenic wonder which skirted the rooftops over the town of Tallulah Falls. The only exception to the wooden trestles along the line was the massive 585 feet long steel and concrete bridge spanning Tallulah Lake. 

Though numerous accidents and mishaps occurred along the many TFRR trestles, most were rather minor. The dangerous reputation these structures held came primarily from two collapses: in 1898 at Panther Creek and in 1927 at Hazel Creek. Both mishaps resulted in fatalities. The accident at Hazel Creek produced some of the railroad's most memorable and dramatic photographs.

[JayBalls]

[grumpyhack]

And another.  Is this a record?

Edited April 4, 2016 by grumpyhack

[HattersBoy]

[whisty]

Ignore the 10.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

[buddiepaul]

[guypjfreak]

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

1 hour ago, guypjfreak said:

I've run out of up votes. My apologies guy.

[oneeye]

Edited April 5, 2016 by oneeye