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Broithe
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Everything posted by Broithe
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They weren't very accessible.... I couldn't see any ID on the castings. Some seven foot track that was unconnected, survived into modern times.
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I found a stack of sleepers today in Shropshire.... ...I had no means of measuring them, but they were way over even 5' 3" - I presume they were Mr Brunel's 7' ¼". There can't be too many of them left lying around - or too much call for them, I suppose. How fast would trains be running now, if only people had listened to him?
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I'm not sure weeing would be a good idea... A flange lubricator, perhaps..?
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The plastic tank arrangement is a home-brewed automatic flange lubricator - the track has numerous tight bends and the squeal could get rather annoying. The apparatus is zeroed at the start of each trip and it then counts the axle revolutions during each trip. Water is then automatically sprayed on the bend sections. It actually seems to work quite well in terms of reducing the squeal.
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And the last four..
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Still more...
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And more...
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Some friends were involved in a book launch at Amerton Railway today, so I took the opportunity to take a few snaps. http://amertonrailway.co.uk/
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Bloke here plays with it from about eight minutes in...
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Short delays after a bridge strike between Limerick and Limerick junction - .
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This one - http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/HSE_Rickerscote1996.pdf - happened in the early stages of privatisation, not far from me - the complications of ownerships and responsibilities took years to unravel.
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It's all about presentation - apparently.
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There's a link to the full report - https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/555c9d0640f0b669c4000004/150521_R042015_Loughborough_Central.pdf - in the BBC article, but it's in black for some reason and people don't always notice those links.
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Indeed - "news" because the report has been issued.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-32827426 Loco and one coach ran away, unmanned, for 1.8 miles before striking some coaches.
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Best not to bring religion into it at this stage....
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The plane had fairly low flight hours when it became "historic" - and the RAF is notorious for having massive stocks of out-of-date spares. I picked up a set of RAF mess-tins the other day, absolutely brand new, not even had the sharp edges smoothed off and the punch-outs for the handle rivets were still inside - untouched since the day they were made in 1952.
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I'm not sure how far they went - they may have stayed within the territory of the People's Republic of Cork. http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/
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I think they only went out and back, it's not like they had to interact with foreigners.
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Antonov 30 PR plane at Brize Norton last weekend - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-32814770 .
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More pictures. https://twitter.com/Joanpartnership https://twitter.com/I_am_AliBob https://twitter.com/CorkChamber
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The crowd is gathering.
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Thanks, peeps - I should recover soon....
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Done.
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Although painted up as a wartime 617 Squadron aircraft, the actual aircraft itself wasn't delivered early enough for wartime operations and went virtually straight into storage - it was subsequently used for some photographic operations, but had not a lot of hours on it before it became used for "historical" purposes and some film work.
