) Must drag it out and fire it up sometime.Hmmmm, still repairable?
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I still have a Mamod Steam Roadster. I've had it since i was a kid (which is when all cars ran on steam i think! ) Must drag it out and fire it up sometime.
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Nice one tractorman. I do odd bits on mine when I get time. It runs round the loft so doesn't get in the way of the 'Domestic Engineer'.
Mike an 8F is possibly the best looking Goods loco ever designed. The best looking steam loco ever has to be a Duchess. Both LMS and both designed by Sir William A Stanier FRS. Perfect proportions. The steam equivalent of an E Type Jag and almost as fast. Ignore the imposter in the NRM York. 126.26 MPH for 135 yards and down hill! Wah!
I had a Mamod steam engine that drove my meccano models. Mmmmh the methylated Spirits, the purple liquid type that is. I still remember those days when I smell it now.....aah. A warm summers evening on a park bench......er.....sorry.
Mike an 8F is possibly the best looking Goods loco ever designed. The best looking steam loco ever has to be a Duchess. Both LMS and both designed by Sir William A Stanier FRS. Perfect proportions. The steam equivalent of an E Type Jag and almost as fast. Ignore the imposter in the NRM York. 126.26 MPH for 135 yards and down hill! Wah!
I had a Mamod steam engine that drove my meccano models. Mmmmh the methylated Spirits, the purple liquid type that is. I still remember those days when I smell it now.....aah. A warm summers evening on a park bench......er.....sorry.
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tractorman
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Ah but - which Duchess - streamlined, streamlining removed, non streamlined, or the last two? Of course, my personal favourite is City of Carlisle (living near Carlisle and, fifty odd years ago, on the estate where many of the Carlisle Upperby crews lived). There again, I love the old Jintys and "Brush type4" (BR class 47) - so I obviously have strange tastes!
Like your layout Phil, mine is in the attic and out of the way (but a PITA to get things through the hatch - and rather hot in the summer months). I have 4" of insulation under the slates and 6"+ between the walls and the "floor" - with 2" - 3" of polystyrene under the floor. Someone said I was mad to have polystyrene in the loft because of the toxic smoke if there's a fire. My theory is that I won't be anywhere near the flames if there's a fire - the dog will let me know something is wrong if I'm asleep and I don't think I'd stay in the house if the attic was on fire!
As if the tele-sales (recorded messages) aren't bad enough, a lad came to the door yesterday. He wanted me to let him arrange a survey for "free" insulation! I told him that I have 10" or more up there and he wanted to get the surveyor to come and "sign it off". Fat chance - I know they would charge for that - or say that I needed more insulation (or mine is dangerous and needs changing). It still took a while to get rid of the lad though!
Like your layout Phil, mine is in the attic and out of the way (but a PITA to get things through the hatch - and rather hot in the summer months). I have 4" of insulation under the slates and 6"+ between the walls and the "floor" - with 2" - 3" of polystyrene under the floor. Someone said I was mad to have polystyrene in the loft because of the toxic smoke if there's a fire. My theory is that I won't be anywhere near the flames if there's a fire - the dog will let me know something is wrong if I'm asleep and I don't think I'd stay in the house if the attic was on fire!
As if the tele-sales (recorded messages) aren't bad enough, a lad came to the door yesterday. He wanted me to let him arrange a survey for "free" insulation! I told him that I have 10" or more up there and he wanted to get the surveyor to come and "sign it off". Fat chance - I know they would charge for that - or say that I needed more insulation (or mine is dangerous and needs changing). It still took a while to get rid of the lad though!
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This is my favourite as when I was quite young (under 10) I was taken for a ride between Sheffield Park and Horsted Keynes on the footplate as my dad asked if I could have a picture in the cab and the driver said he would do one better:
http://www.bulleidsociety.org/21C123/21C123_Status.html
I also got to ride in various non-traditional passenger carrying items of rolling stock including trucks, a guards van and a little electric maintenance thing which I can't quickly find a picture of. They wouldn't let me have a go on the railway bicycle.
H&S in the 80s was great, "just do it, if you hurt yourself you are an idiot" means that you could do lots of fun things!
The most annoying door to door "sales people" are the god squad who knock on mine at least once a month. Fortunately they don't know that my front door has an armchair behind it and we always use the side door so I pop my head round the corner when they knock, see who it is and go away again without having to speak to them.
http://www.bulleidsociety.org/21C123/21C123_Status.html
I also got to ride in various non-traditional passenger carrying items of rolling stock including trucks, a guards van and a little electric maintenance thing which I can't quickly find a picture of. They wouldn't let me have a go on the railway bicycle.
H&S in the 80s was great, "just do it, if you hurt yourself you are an idiot" means that you could do lots of fun things!
The most annoying door to door "sales people" are the god squad who knock on mine at least once a month. Fortunately they don't know that my front door has an armchair behind it and we always use the side door so I pop my head round the corner when they knock, see who it is and go away again without having to speak to them.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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please tell me thats in your garden terry 
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I wish. If I win the lottery I will be writing the bullied society a cheque to get it rebuilt. She is my favourite locomotive, porn on rails!
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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High tractorman. It doesn't matter if it's streamlined or not it just has to be a 'Duchess'. The friend of mine who is building the 31/2" Duchess (6232 Montrose actually) is a patron of 6233 Duchess of Sutherland so thanks to him I have been hauled for a few thousand miles behind it including two record breaking runs up Shap. Awesome power. Stand on the footplate and look along the boiler, what a view.
When I win the Euro-millions I will buy 6235 City of Birmingham off the cash strapped Birmingham City Council and put it back on the steels. With what's left I'll buy a '69 Dodge Challenger R/T.
In the 50's 6245 City of London (same class) was tested on the rollers at Rugby test station. It topped 3,300HP. It had two firemen on it and at maximum recorded power was consuming 38 gallons of water to the mile! 6225 Duchess of Gloucester achieved similar figures when tested with a dynomometer car. Steam locomotion at it's finest.
When I win the Euro-millions I will buy 6235 City of Birmingham off the cash strapped Birmingham City Council and put it back on the steels. With what's left I'll buy a '69 Dodge Challenger R/T.
In the 50's 6245 City of London (same class) was tested on the rollers at Rugby test station. It topped 3,300HP. It had two firemen on it and at maximum recorded power was consuming 38 gallons of water to the mile! 6225 Duchess of Gloucester achieved similar figures when tested with a dynomometer car. Steam locomotion at it's finest.
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tractorman
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Phil you swine - I would have liked "City of Carlisle" (as Carlisle is our nearest town!), but have a book with a photo of it and other locos going "up north" for breaking! So my second favourite (after "Solway Firth" is unobtainable now! I fear that, with Carlisle being one of the last homes for steam, most of the local locos went straight to the breakers in Scotland - not to Barry!
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I'm sorry to say that 6256 Sir William A Stanier FRS was broken up at Cashmores in Great Bridge Tipton in 1964. I was working just 3 miles away at Metro Cammell and didn't know. Cashmores cut up 2 Super 'D' 0-8-0 locos the day after they had pulled a Stephenson Locomotive Society special.
I love the story of when some of the Duchess's based at Polmadie shed were repainted blue they used Caledonian Blue Polmadie had in store. BR was not impressed and they were repainted into BR Prussian Blue. A bloody awful colour. I must admit 'Spam Cans' still look good but looked even better when they were rebuilt without the Airsmoothed cladding.
The problem was there were too many ex GWR folks on the board of BR so the LMS pacifics were taken out of service while they still had 1000's of miles left in them. It's thanks to Billy Butlin that any survived yet dozens of western engines wheezed on into the last days.
6238 City of Carlisle built Crewe Works 14/9/1939. Withdrawn 12/9/1964. Cut up 12/64 at West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company, Troon. Recorded mileage 1,602,628. Last overhaul 31/7/61-15/9/61 Crewe. Cost new £9,290-00 (loco) £1,548-00 (tender) de streamlined 10/1/47. I believe Carlisle City Council have the original name plates.
I just love steam....unless it's from a leaky radiator!
I love the story of when some of the Duchess's based at Polmadie shed were repainted blue they used Caledonian Blue Polmadie had in store. BR was not impressed and they were repainted into BR Prussian Blue. A bloody awful colour. I must admit 'Spam Cans' still look good but looked even better when they were rebuilt without the Airsmoothed cladding.
The problem was there were too many ex GWR folks on the board of BR so the LMS pacifics were taken out of service while they still had 1000's of miles left in them. It's thanks to Billy Butlin that any survived yet dozens of western engines wheezed on into the last days.
6238 City of Carlisle built Crewe Works 14/9/1939. Withdrawn 12/9/1964. Cut up 12/64 at West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company, Troon. Recorded mileage 1,602,628. Last overhaul 31/7/61-15/9/61 Crewe. Cost new £9,290-00 (loco) £1,548-00 (tender) de streamlined 10/1/47. I believe Carlisle City Council have the original name plates.
I just love steam....unless it's from a leaky radiator!
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After nationalisation, the regions swapped locos to trial them on other lines. The Bulleid "spam cans" were used on the Liverpool St. to Norwich main line where they performed far better than the B1 and B17 4-6-0s then used.
1974 Rover 2200 SC
1982 Matra Murena 1.6
1982 Matra Murena 1.6