Ping Posties/Trainies

I found it quite amusing that the trains from/to France/Spain had to
stop midway for a gauge change. I think they have more clever
expandable/shrinkable width jobs these days though.

 

If an engine goes too far North, it disappears, through some weird
abberation in the STC, but nobody knew about that then. LMS found this
out in the early days of steam, when numerous engines were found to be
missing, along with the crews. Some re-appeared in various scrapyards
and hostelries, respectively, in and around Glasgow.

 

It's remarkable, isn't it?

I mean, I sometimes spout bollocks, but he takes the Digestive.

 

Sir would be thinking of the Spagthorpe Elastic Railway.

 

Yes, they're water troughs. The fireman would wind down a scoop (sort of
like Elite...) the speed of the loco would force water up to refill the
tender. Coaling wouldn't take place on the fly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_pan

 

A line of well-trained urchins, each with a lump of coal, at the
trackside.

 

Heh. Marvellous industrial lore.

 

Awww, I thought you were going to at least wind him up a bit before belting
him with a quick "indesputable".


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So too young for the GWR then, and too young for the sprawling branch line
network which needed lineside coaling and watering facilities many miles
from the sheds. All gone courtesy of the famous Beeching.

 

Please get a clue and study the Great Western Railway.

 

Indeed, you had to stop with the tender under the hopper, get out, and
pull a chain. Water was taken in the same way.
Common on pre-Beeching GWR branch lines worked with small tank locos.

Mainline locos had large tenders which carried enough coal for a long
journey but needed to take on water from the troughs.

 

Got my own thanks.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3260357999_cdca0ce685.jpg?v=0

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Bruce may need to look to his laurels.

 

Sweet or salty?

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You should buy a popper. It's far nicer.

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Coaling was not done on the fly in the way you describe. I also would
like to return you to the original point which was the Night Mail, a
service not known for being hauled by small tank engines.

 

For the record I have worked steam engines, regularly, on BR on what was
formerly the WR (although in my case it was MR at the time).

I have worked on sprawling branch lines and, guess what, there was a
plethora of former sheds not lineside facilities. The point is the
engines would be taken out of service for coaling. Watering could be
done en route.

Also, for the record, GWR ended in 1948 and Beeching's "Reshaping
Britain's Railways" report didn't come out until 1962 - As the yanks say,
"do the math".

 

Oi, I was working on GWR stuff last week so you can **** off.

I do hope I haven't fucked it up...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Catman

YABGNAICMFF...

Actually, there isn't anything I want, on reflection.

 

One man's meat and all that?