Compo 8,485 Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 13 hours ago, Deepdene Boy said: They'll have to finish mending Tornado first. It seems like Tornado is now back together. They have announced five runs between Edinburgh and Aberdeen for next year - this may be my chance to see it in action. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 6,662 Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Like the Flying Scotsman Tornado's sound is all different to some of the old loco's that are preserved and what I remember of steam when they were running on the mainline, I think it must be something to do with the boilers being welded as opposed to being riveted, they seem to lack that whoomph when pulling away, a much more subdued sound, a welded boiler can't expand and contract like a riveted one, they seem more tame somehow, they still have all the power but sound different, let me know what you think after you've heard it Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 8,485 Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 There's nowt like the WHOOMPH of a little tank engine straining to get its load underway. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,636 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 One of the most depressing places I have ever visited - the area surrounding Blaenau Ffestiniog. It's grey and grey and more grey. Every time I've been there the colour of the sky has matched the slate spoil heaps - grey and it's very often foggy as well. If you ever find yourself there, get on the train and escape as fast as you can. The town itself is not too bad, it's the surrounding area. Make sure you're well topped up with Prozac before you go. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,150 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Have to agree jonab and the natives are not too friendly either. My son and his classmates spent a week as volunteers working in the morning on the railway and free in the afternoon. They couldn't go anywhere after lunch without being attacked and chased away by Welsh speaking yobs. When I went to collect him and went for something to eat there was a sudden silence when we entered the café and it was more than obvious we were not welcome. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,095 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Without the free spending tourists, they'd be destitute. They want to count their blessings for a decent bit of scenery here and there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 124 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Come home to a real fire: buy a cottage in Wales. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,280 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 When we were hiking around North Wales you could often hear this refrain sung to the Men Of Harlech "Tramp up Snowdon with your woad on Don't give a f**k if you get rained or snowed on." The full version is on Wiki 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DJ360 5,463 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Here's a video wot my brother found on You Tube. It covers Great Central form London Marylebone to Nottm Victoria and beyond.... up to Hucknall, Annesley etc. Most of the local excitement comes in the last 3rd of the film. Shots of Boowul Common are especially nostalgic to me. Can even see the 'old' 'new' Golden Ball pub. I saw it built during my early adolescence.. I replaced the old, old Golden Ball in Boowul Town Centre. All gone. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 8,944 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Obviously in its last days, just before the line closed completely. I did a fast-forward to 20.45 where the Nottingham bit starts, when it goes through the Meadows and Arkwright Street station on the viaducts. When it's in Victoria Station you can see buildings on Glasshouse Street which are still there today, and further on, all the Basford/Bulwell/Hucknall stations are semi-derelict. Makes me feel old when I realise that I was in junior school when that film was taken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 124 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 It looks like a bomb has hit it! Compare and contrast with German Railways where plenty of bombs did avctually hit. Modern diesels and electrics in the 1950s while BR was still chugging along with its museum-piece steamers. Emblematic of how Britain wasted the peacetime dividend - which we are still paying for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 274 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 steam lasted until the 1970s in Germany, years after the last steam locos were withdrawn from BR (Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge line excepted of course) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,280 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 23 hours ago, DJ360 said: Here's a video wot my brother found on You Tube. Great video DJ Some of the locos and rolling stock looked decidedly shabby and in need of a good clean and wash down. What was refreshing was the absence of graffiti on every bridge, wall and building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 5,463 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 10 hours ago, notty ash said: steam lasted until the 1970s in Germany, years after the last steam locos were withdrawn from BR (Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge line excepted of course) Generally speaking, British Steam Locomotives were far more attractive than those from other countries because their designers did not clutter their lines with external pipes/devices/bits and pieces. The German Loco above may well have been highly efficient.. but it was a visual mess. British designers managed to produce locomotives which were mostly both efficient, AND attractive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,150 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 They looked bigger and heavier than BR . It may have been camera angle but some the curves looked impossibly tight... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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