Hi guys,just a quick `bookmark` whilst I check through the posts..
Leon,A round of `winter warmers`please to keep off the unseasonal chill-and to keep them company,some of South West Trains candy-coloured finest at Guildford,way back in the far off spring.....
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Right then-back in a bit
Hi Tom and all.
Back with part 2 RUTH, so another Bathams please.
ALLAN Great to see back in the bar after what sounds like a great holiday in Australia.
It seems the Toon are going from bad to worse lately, a 2-1 loss to Hull City at home this weekend after the start of the season looked so promising.
ERIC Great catch up post. I think that is as near I would like to get to that moose. It is the River Thames at Windsor.
I guess it will seem cold when we are in England, although it quite Englishlike temperatures here at the moment.
Glad you enjoyed the photos. Have to admit I don't know about the livery on those diesels at Santa Fe.
Yes the Trevithick locomotive was very noisy when it was moving, no wonder it used to frighten the folks who first saw it in 1804.
I don't know where the brunette has gone to. She said she had traveled a long way to get to Mentor Village and see you only to find you had gone to Sweden, she did not seemed too pleased.
Glad you enjoyed the photo of the USATC class S 160 # 5820 at Bury. I like your enhancement it has made it more atmospheric with the steam coming from #5820.
CM3 Thanks for the round and glad you enjoyed the photos.
I caught some of the Good Morning America news with them on the Amtrak train in New England. It looked great scenery the train was traveling through. Did you see the car right behind the two Genesis units I though it may have been another smaller locomotive. I hope we see some more of those older cars in the following programs. It seemed they had at least 2 Sightseer cars on the train.
In the latest Trains (October) there is a good article, with some great photos, of Thurmond West Virginia with CSX diesels one photo on the branch to the mine at Pax.
TOM Unfortunately a lady lost her life in the floods after the heavy rain near Columbia MO., it said on the local news this morning.
Many thanks for the SP Passenger Train Nostalgia from an advert from 1951 for the Sunset Limited It does sound a great way to spend 42 hours If only it was still possible to be able to join the train of the cover of the Sunset Limited book.
To celebrate Allan's return to the bar after the holiday, I have some photos from the North East of England. The first three are from the Tanfield Railway.
Saddle tank No.2 it looks to be an 0-4-0. The photos were taken at the little station by Causey Arch.
Next a photo of the shed at Marley Hill with a group of Industrial locomotives around a turntable.
The next two are of a 0-4-0 locomotive I'm afraid I don't know about, I believe the photo was taken at Beamish Open Air Museum.
NICK Just caught your photos from Guildford, many thanks. Do you know what class the EMU in the 1st photo is. It appears to have space on the roof for a pantograph to be fitted.
Well RUTH a round please before LEON comes on duty..
Pete.
Right,back again-and playing hide and seek with PETE by the look of it...
Leon-I`ll have that TUI from ALLAN please,give PETE a Bathams on my slate,plus a Keiths for the bossman,a blue for ROB,a Tuborg for ERIC,a serious `belt` in SHANE`S coffee and a Newcastle Brown for ALLAN (to remind him of home...)
O.K-To business-Well,top of the list is...I got the job-hardly the most challenging of interviews-"Whats your name" "How many fingers am I holding up" "Are you a rugby fan".....O.K-start monday.....
Actually not far from the truth-The guy was concerned that there are a lot of books coming in and going out and did I think I could cope--well,-I used to take care of feeding 40-60 people breakfasts,2 course lunches & 3 course evening meals every day plus all the attendant stock control,ordering,cleaning regimes,staff rotas,deliveries etc-on my own-so yes,I can prolly cope ........
TOM-A nice old heavyweight there-it begs the question WHY is it stuck out there ??......German Baggage car-pretty much a standard design I think....here is mine,lettered for Austrian State Railways
-Is the closest of the green cars-without the cupola but same basic design..
Politics-my all time favourite slogan is " Dick Nixon (before he dicks you...)"-gotta just treat it all as entertainment really is my take.
Spookily,my memories of `She loves you` are identical to your boys-almost to the letter-only difference,was out of diapers by then....one of those records I can`t listen to in company-just hits THAT spot.............
I hear you about the rain-is a feature round here that at certain times of the year the wind manages to blow the water into places you would swear were watertight-and normally are.....hey ho.....
Lovely pic of the Kirkwood `Oddments`corner-obviously aesthetics were not a priority-but hey-if it does it`s job...
Movies-I notice a Danny DeVito theme here-a big fan of TAXI from way back-forgot to mention last week,Shorty a big fave-am a major Elmore Leonard fan-both plot construction and that wonderful terse dialogue-thought that one translated very well to the big screen..excellent choice
ALLAN-Welcome back dear boy-you have been missed -Glad you enjoyed your break -not sure if you have been keeping in touch with the news but much angst in Toon-town-Keegan quits,owner has put club up for sale after threats of violence from Toon army-turbulent times..........
ERIC-You may not have clear pix of the moose-but it has crystal clear pix of you............just watch for the cross-hairs..
Farnborough is indeed the home of the R.A.E and the big show-way back in the day it was at the cutting edge of all aero developments
Most of the Southern region runs on the 3rd rail-and very efficient it is too..
A nice enhancement of the pic-although that train runs on a different section,not S.W.T-used to be CONNEX until they lost the franchise through sheer incompetance-is all a bit complicated to be honest-is a spider web of lines around that part of London.......
And yes-that is the good old H.M.S `Belfast` -and to be fair she is looking pretty tatty compared to when we had a school trip there back in the `70`s-a great shame-I rememeber her as a slim,sleek and brooding dark grey presence,standing ready as a last line of defense against possible foes.....
Jury is still out on the Trevithick engine-will keep you posted...-Nice Volvo-is a popular motor over here-oddly enough,the most popular model is the 740 (the one TOM drives..?? ) -mostly used by the police and former bikers with wives and children ( I have this statistic from a partly reformed biker-with-baby who is a member of the owners club....)
SHANE-Translating Welsh is a multi-stage process:-One starts with Welsh then moves on to Sanskrit,then Oggham runes,after this the Olivetti stone ( similar to the Rosetta stone but arranged for typists)and finally to Yorkshire-the hardest nut of all to crack--so much depends upon nuance,context,environment,number of sheep owned....frankly its a linguistic minefield............
R.E Beatles-see notes above-the crest of the wave-much as I love the Stones,the fab 4 were there first -a new world order in its way........
I must confess,that `Red Dragon` pic is one of my favourites....
TOM-For the Halibut....-And there I was thinking the great days of the music hall were behind us ..-a drumroll indeed.............
A nice nostalgia piece -good reading there mate-as ever
PETE-A can of worms there mate ..`Gog` Welsh (I.E Gogledd <gog-leth>-meaning North Welsh ,is an archaic dialect spoken up north,where the original Celts retreated into the mountains and sat out the Roman invasion-it is widely spoken up there still-South Walian Welsh is still widely used in the more rural areas-around Carmarthen for example-where we live English is the principle tongue-but then again this area is known as `Little England beyond Wales`....Most of the schools around here are English medium-there are Welsh medium schools as well but mostly within the natuaral catchment areas-there are also catholic schools which just goes to show-no system is perfect (school is for education,not indoctrination....)
But onto more relevant stuff...1st 4-6-0`s-a cracking challenge there mate -will get on to that one..Timetables-did it show special workings for the Port Dinorwic harbour sidings ( a trailing yard from the `up` line)-for certain portions of the day the siding was closed `cause the narrow gauge line ,which crossed at right angles had priority-the narrow lines crossed via a moveable length of track which sat on top of the std gauge line-believe it was a sort of end-pivoted turntable
Must confess,have never heard of Kipps yard-will try Google Earth for a startpoint-another nice little challenge ..
A happy by-product of modelling the S&D is using `Evening Star` on passenger turns-she was allocated in `62 for just such stuff-and what better engine to lift as many coaches as the loops can handle...thats the way
Now then-as union rep for our place I can only offer solidarity here-What have the Romans ever done for us ???????????????
Now the Tanfield pix-the first engine has the look (round cab) of the old Edmund Bury engines on the Furness Rly-the engine in the last 2 pix looks much the same but with dumb buffers-same cab and stuff-the 3rd pic (turntable) is straight out of the Rev.Awdry book where Oliver the western engine escapes to Sodor with the connivance of either Donald or Douglas (whoops-sorry-fantasy island here...)-Anyway-great selection-just dripping with atmosphere-excellent call
Right-Gonna post this before I lose it-might be back in a bit
Be lucky one and all.....
<seen before, but oh so well worth viewing again!>
G'day Gents!
Just wanted to acknowledge Nick for coming through in daylite <"Our" Place time> and again during nitetime . . . Am working up the morning acknowledgments, but didn't want you to remain "alone" on the other side of the bar! Have a belt of whatever flicks your switch - on me!
Many thanx for your continued support - more comments in the AM! Here's to ya, Mate . . . <clink>
Tom
Hmmmm-seems to be a long gap between the lord and master posting-I hope this is a good thing (taking pix of new trains,"early night" ,etc )rather than a bad thing-floods in the cellar,loss of signal,abduction by aliens (hey-you never know....)-O.K-I`m rambling-will touch base with you all soon -here are a few random pix to tickle your fancies (ooeer missis)
Heres a nice little shot from the Clonakilty model village
And a medley from Buckfastleigh in south Devon
An England Engine at Beddgelert <Beth-gelert> on the W.H.R back in the `30`s
W.H.R `Russell` plus dour looking Welshman-same time frame
Big diesel engine running next to narrow road-west of Ireland c.1960
O.K-thats me for bed-speak soon,
Hey boss-Mama mia-here I go again.......................--my my how can I resist her...
<personal foto from ExpoRail>
Yo Nick!
Yeah - the blonde "does it" for me . . . brunette "belongs" to Eric! <grin>
Just was getting ready to secure for the night . . . watch the news, hit the pit.
Time for a nite cap <clink>
Hi Tom and all,
Leon, the usual round of Tui`s for all the guys` please!
Eric. Nice to see you again, hope you had a great holiday back in the old country, not counting your moose photo expidition though, how far away was that moose in the photo you took? The Volvo station wagon looks like a very comfortable mode of transport for your road trips` over there, couple of nice pix of the steam loco and the Brit DMU.
CM3. Nice to see you again, it`s great to be in back the loop once again.
Pete. Great to see you again. Hope you have a good trip back home and that the weather is kind to you for your time over there. Was surprised at all the changes in Queensland since we left there in 1972, it`s grown so much in every way possible, it`s very rich in coal, minerals and natural gas so they have lots of money for all the main infrastucture developments. Some nice shots from the NE of England with those loco pics from Tanfield and Beamish. The Toon looks as if they are dog tucker (Oz for dog food) now after Keegan`s demise, saw some news about the fiasco on Aussie Sky TV sports news.
Nick. Good to see you mate. Nice shots of the South West Trains at Guilford station, they sure are colourful, a lot different from the old green livery they used to have there, nice pix from Ireland, England and Wales too. Was able to keep up with all the news on the Toon debacle on Aussie Sky TV sports news, it looks like it`s all gone down the gurgler there now.
Tom. It`s great to be back on board once again, at the moment I`m busy catching up with all the posts` i`ve missed so it will take a bit of time to get up to speed with everything. Did`nt get to ride on the Queensland Rly Tilt Train at all due to organised trips around the hinterland near by, saw a couple of electric loco hauled frieght trains` and some suburban EMU`s in Brisbane at the airport Rly station, and that was it as far as trains went. Nice post in Passenger Train Nostalgia #21 on the SP RR. Your re-post of the ABBA poster was a bit telepathic, we went to see "Mama Mia" the movie on the only rainy day we had over there, it`s quite a good laugh all in all. Like Eric i`m very partial to brunnete`s as well!
See ya, Allan
<CN heavyweight at Pier 21, Halifax, NS - personal foto>
Tuesday is upon us as we pass over the mid-point of September . . . temps ‘round here have been absolutely wunnerful - didn't even make it to 70 (F) yesterday! Was cloudy though as whatever's trailing behind long-gone-Ike is kept us in the gloom. Today though has begun with a clearing sky!
Two deaths in the St. Louis area attributed to the passing storm . . .
No gloom in here though, so fill up those coffee mugs - grab a few pastries from The Mentor Village Bakery case ‘n order up a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board!
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Comments from the Proprietor
Received an Email from Fergie - he's still "at it" ‘n my guess is he'll be heading back home sooner rather than later . . . sez he has some fotos to share with us, so we'll see. Some rather alarming info regarding the global temperature changes taking place, as the 30 scientists aboard are finding evidence of a more rapid warm up than ever witnessed . . . <yikes> The man definitely leads a most interesting life, fer sure, fer sure.
No Rob - No Eric
It's "You Post, I Post" at the Bar by the Ballast!
Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative):
Monday - September15th <all times Central daylite>:
Page 20 - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 9:16 AM <10:16 AM EDT>: Sports ‘n weather reports - TV listing - petrol prices - inclusive remarks - weekly movie comments - quarters ‘n a ROUND! What's more to say
Email sent Monday AM . . .
Thanx for the visit!
Page 20 - Pete <pwolfe> at 1:09 PM: "In" with an earlier than usual all-inclusive effort.
Read in this morning's Post-Disgrace <aka: local bird cage liner> that a woman died from injuries as a result of a tree limb falling on her during the passing through of Ike . . . Another fatality involved an elderly man suspected of drowning in his back yard as the waters rose rapidly in low lying areas. <sad>
I wonder whether any of our guys go out ‘n rent or purchase the feature films put up at the Emporium Theatre's weekly offerings Guess I'll never know . . . thanx for making mention of ‘em.
Looks like you may have just missed my SP ad . . . gotta use that RELOAD feature! <grin>
STRIKE Sorry, but those things aren't permitted in Can-Am County. Goes like this - get a job, do a job, get paid, go home ‘n start over the next day. Vito runs the Grievance Committee for Labor Relations ‘n Hemorrhoid Extractions, just in case you're interested. <uh oh>
Seems to me you were "rewarded' several times with a larger dipper - forgiveness of a portion of your bar tab ‘n "side benefits" not suitable for mention on this Forum.
Many thanx for the visit, chat ‘n ROUND!
Page 20 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 4:35 PM <10:35 PM GMT>: MANY THANX for the daylite vist <Can-Am County time> which of course HELPS immensely during this period of Who-Knows-When we'll see a daytime customer!
Luv the spate of fotos on those passenger trains <sweet>!
Luv the ROUND even more!
Page 20 - Pete <pwolfe> at 4:54 PM: Back with Part Deux ‘n some fine fotos.
What I wouldn't "give" to spend 42 hours on a streamliner like that SP beauty with the Alco ‘n Sunset Limited . . . Would be "perfect" with a dome car, eh Youbetcha!
Finalized the "deal" for fixing the basement water problem . . . will entail TWO trench-runs of 22 ft ‘n 50 ft - first dug down 4 ft, the other with varying depths. Outer foundation walls to be sealed ‘n waterproofed. Two French drains - lots of gravel ‘n decorative stones at the surface - water routed far from the house ‘n all for a sum that would make even the healthiest of maggots GAG! <yikes>
I think YOU'LL have to buy the beer at the TrainWreck - I'm pretty light in the wallet. <groan> <grin>
Weather forecast for Thursday ‘n Friday is excellent - just hope that the rise in the river levels do not adversely impact your trip aboard Amtrak. Keep a close check, Mate - which I know you will.
Many thanx for you fine inclusive Post ‘n foto spread - ROUND too!
Page 20 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 8:04 PM <2:04 AM Tuesday GMT>: Our man in Wales made it back with Part Deux!
That CN heavyweight - if I recall correctly what Fergie mentioned during our trip - was either one used to transport the newly arrived immigrants to their destinations, or one like it. Anyway, Pier 21 was the processing point for the newly arrived into Canada - once upon a time.
Yeah, those rounded roofs tell the tale on the German-Austrian carriages . . . definitely a give away. Thanx for the model shot. Green color is right on.
Amazed the Censor missed "that one"! <grin> But yeah, when it comes to politics, ‘tis far better to laff than cry . . . ‘n there's oh so much reason to do the latter. <groan>
My guess is the guy who hired you already knew of your quals - just had to go through some sort of legit protocol or some such thing.
Reminded me of a very brief experience I had at a local UPS <United Parcel Service> storefront operation. I was there to ship a parcel. The guy who ran it - who I had never met - asked me if I wanted a job. I said, "No." He persisted, telling me that he lost two of his long time employees ‘n was really hurting as the holiday season <Christmas> was approaching. I thanked him for the offer - told him I was retired - not hungry enough to want to give up my time. But relented when he said he'd pay me cash - hmmmmmmm. So, I helped him out for about a month. Absolutely mindless work - almost embarrassed to take his money . . . . Would never do it again, but the money went directly into the Can-Am Trainroom.
Oh the songs of my past . . . there are so many tunes, so many sets of lyrics that just set the stage for all sorts of emotions. Guess that's not really unusual, but music definitely is my most favorite escape from reality . . . the Can-Am Trainroom has a couple of speakers linked to my basement "sound system" where one can find all sorts of tunes on CD ‘n cassettes. You name "it," you'll probably find "it" in multiple album from. From The Four Seasons <Frankie Vali> to The Beatles to Roy Orbison to The Drifters <original> to Willie Nelson to music from Maritime Canada <many, many albums> to Chuck Berry to Gordon Lightfoot to The Beach Boys to Hank Williams, Jr. to The Little River Band <all of their top selling albums> to Journey to ABBA to The Platters <original> to Foreigner to The Bee Gees to the Big Band era <many, many albums> to Tony Bennett to The Oak Ridge Boys to Frank Sinatra to Phil Collins to Andy Williams to Chicago to The Gatlin Brothers to Huey Lewis & The News to Broadway musicals <many, many albums> to Ragtime albums to Hall & Oates to a complete set of Doo-Wop era albums . . . . I think you get the point. It's a great place to listen to all types of music while doing this ‘n that with the trains . . .
Appreciate knowing the movies shown at the Emporium have struck a friendly chord! Never been a DeVito fan - but must admit, he's been in some fine flicks. Taxi was hilarious . . . absolutely hilarious.
Again, many thanx for your fine inclusive Post, chat, foto ‘n ROUND!
Page 20 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 8:50 PM ‘n 8:53 PM <2:50 AM ‘n 2:53 AM GMT>: Back with another two-fer!
No abductions here - just fighting the urge to close my eyes! Did spend a bit of time in the Can-Am Trainroom - changing "diapers" ‘n working on the cabooses <installing window "glass"> - tedious, but the effect is worth it! Working on the daily acknowledgments keeps me busy in between watching the news programs on the tube. Exciting, eh <grin>
Final installment of locomotives <three> arrived along with the last of the cabooses! So, the display case of steamers ‘n cabooses is nearing completion.
Something for everyone in your foto spread - especially like that vintage steam roller!
Page 20 - Allan <Gunneral> at 9:36 PM <4:36 PM Tuesday NZ time>: I can surely vouch for Volvo station wagons - perhaps one of the most better riding MoSheens I've purchased over the years. Going on 7 years old ‘n only has 36, 500 miles . . .
A few years back, Mama Mia <the play> came through this area ‘n was a huge hit. Ever since, they've brought back the traveling version on ‘n every other year basis. We really enjoyed it - great tunes! I'm also partial to brunettes - but have "yielded" to Eric ‘n "settled" for the blonde! <grin> Haven't seen the movie version, but will purchase it once the DVD comes out . . . figure the price of going to the theatre is close to owning it! Movie prices are ridiculous in these parts . . . <groan>
Not to worry regarding catching up - you've got a "benchmark" to follow considering the way Eric approached it! It'll probably take Pete a month once he gets back! <grin>
As always, appreciate the visit, chat ‘n ROUND!
Reminder: Ruth has the bar from 9 AM until Leon the Night Man comes in at 5 PM ‘til closing.
Thursday is Fish ‘ Chips Nite!
Friday is Pizza ‘n Beer Nite! - and - Steak ‘n Fries Nite!
Saturday is Steak ‘n All The Trimmings Nite!
Dinner begins at 5 PM so come early ‘n often!
Cindy is our Saturday bartender!
Boris, serve ‘em all of the "spiked" OJ they can handle!
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Forecast for today is "clar and cool," so it's cloudy, cool, and rainy - gotta love it! Gas holding at $4.15 this a.m. and the Red Sox draw closer to first place.
Nick was in with comments, colorful train pictures, and a fine shot of a vintage road roller - love that sort of stuff! Runes for translation? I knew it!
Allan was by with comments - over the yrs I have worked with people from various mining regions in Australia such as Queensland and NSW. Good folks.
Pete - Thurmond is on the itinerary for the next Rendezvous. I enjoyed the pictures of the small beasties in their native habitat.
OSP was by with Southern Pacific material. I enjoyed your 'job" story. Reminded me of the ad where Yogi says, "And it gives you cash, which is just as good as money." Sounds as though you are going to have a World War I reenactment around your house. I can see it now, Juneau reprising Rin-Tin-Tin the War Dog.
work safe
Good morning Captain Tom and all present!!
Hello Ruth, nice to see you! No, I am in a hurry so I'll just have a cup of coffee and a danish. Yes, a late breakfast!
I am at the office and just wanted to say that I couldn't make it last night because I couldn't log on. Just got a message saying that the server did not respond. But I'll be back tonight. Meanwhile you can try to figure out what is in this picture.
Eric
Double the pleasure this morning with Shane 'n a suprise visit from Eric!
Here's a winner from our sub-basement archives room . . .
The Passenger Railroad Fallen Flags of "Our" Place #18
SOO LINE
<A form of this was initially Posted on 07 Oct 2005, Page 129 at "Our" Place I>
http://cs.trains.com/forums/129/991587/ShowPost.aspx
Here's another Fallen Flag for the gang from Classic American Railroads:
Caveat: The information provided is NOT all inclusive and is reflective only of the periods mentioned.
Soo Line Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN Mileage: 1954: 3,159 1961 (before 1985 acquisition of Milwaukee Road): 4,719 Locomotives in 1954: Steam: 47 Diesel: 76 Rolling stock in 1954: Freight cars: 8,035 Passenger cars: 128 Principal routes (w/Wisconsin Central) in 1954: Chicago-Minneapolis/St. Paul Minneapolis-Portal, ND Minneapolis-Sault Ste. Marie, MI Dresser, WI-Duluth, MN Owen, WI-Duluth, MN Glenwood-Noyes, MN Passenger trains of note: Atlantic Limited (Minneapolis-Boston, with CP and B&M east of Sault Ste. Marie) Copper Country Limited (Chicago-Calumet, MI with CMStP&P Chicago-Champion, MI, thence DSS&A/Soo to Calumet) Duluth-Superior Limited (Minneapolis-Duluth) Laker (Chicago-Duluth & Minneapolis &Ashland, WI; rerouted to Superior, WI from Duluth in 1961) Mountaineer (St. Paul-Vancouver, BC, with CP from Portal to Vancouver) Soo Dominion (St. Paul-Vancouver with CP from Portal to Vancouver) Winnipeger (St. Paul-Winnipeg, MB, with CP from Noyes to Winnipeg)
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Some drumheads of the Soo Line
Enjoy! Tom
A pint of Bathams please RUTH.
NICK Thanks for the Bathams. I did not realise that there was two forms of the Welsh language. Is the South Wales Welsh much different from the North Wales version, I had gathered that the North and the South Wales do not care too much for each other.
Unfortunately I lost those WTTs many years ago and I was quite young when I had them, but I did run my train set by them. Although there was nothing in the timetables about the cat we had at the time dashing in and de-railing the 1020 AM Class 6 goods from Chester to Llandudno Junction if the door was not keep firmly closed.
Thanks for the kind words on the Tanfield and Beamish Photos. I had another look through my notes and found what No.2 is although I had not put No. 2 in the notes, it seems every time we visited the North Yorks Moors Railway' s Autumn Gala, which we did for a few years in the 1990s, we visited Tanfield. Anyway No. 2 is a Hawthorn Leslie & Co. works number 2859. In my notes I see on the trip behind No2 we had Armstrong Whitworth diesel D 22 on the rear of our train.
Yes I do like that photo of the industrials around the turntable even the rain at the time, although making the photo dull, really suits the industrial setting. That is a great Rev. Awdry image of the locomotives discussing their careers at the collieries etc all in regional accents, like broad Scots for the Barclays, to each other after everyone has gone home.
Many thanks for the photos. Great to see Russell in the old days and I have a couple of photos of Prince on the Ffestiniog for tomorrow. What great old coaches there is behind the Irish Diesel.
ALLAN Yes I think from what I have been hearing the UK is due for some reasonable weather after a bad year there so far we are hoping October there is good.
It is amazing going back to somewhere after 30 years and seeing the changes that have taken place, in the UK when I visit a place I had not been to for a while the most noticeable thing is the amount of new houses that have appeared.
Glad you enjoyed the photos.
Perhaps if Toon gets a new owner he will re-instate Kevin Keegan anything else I can see the Toon playing to a half empty stadium, which is quite unbelievable for Newcastle.
CM3 Glad you enjoyed the photos, the preserved lines at Tanfield and Bowes in the North East and the Foxfield in the Midlands of England really recreate the industrial setting.
I am looking forward to seeing Thurmond in the flesh I noticed in the photos that the old C&O coaling tower is still standing there.
ERIC on posting the 400th reply. Sorry you had problems logging on last night.
I have studied your photo and I was going to say berries but on second thought I will say a baseball glove.
TOM It will be good to see Fergie's photos
It is sad to read about those fatalities due to the remnants of Ike in your area.
Fair comment I suppose on my employment at the bar, the only grumble is the perks that can't be mentioned all involve H&H.
That seems the best solution to your basement problem by far, yes I would not like to think of the cost though,,we have only the one basement wall that is below ground here when we had to have it done. Must remember to bring my wallet Thursday.
It said the Missouri River crested here yesterday and should crest in Hermann today, just had a look and the train I am catching Thursday left here 45 minutes late and got to Kirkwood 1 hour 15 minutes late, quite normal really. I think the only thing that will really effect the Amtrak is if the UP line through Boonville gets flooded and the freights on the River Sub have to be diverted through Sedalia.
Great selection of songs on your Can-Am speakers.
Many thanks for the Fallen Flag on the Soo Line. It seems to me the Soo did not have that many passenger and freight cars for the track mileage they had in 1954. I like the Copper Country Limited name for a train and I think the Mountaineer Drumhead is a great design.
Well RUTH a round please, as I am off to get a haircut, before I start looking like one of the Fab Four.
<personal foto - NYC #2933 at MoT, Kirkwood, MO>
Heard from Shane via Email - said he'd not be in during the morning, maybe not at all. So, here's the Acknowledgments thus far . . . I'll delay my arrival 'til mid-morning.
Sure can use some HELP 'round here during DAYLITE. <groan>
Tuesday - September16th <all times Central daylite>:
Page 20 - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 8:27 AM <9:27 AM EDT>: "In" with a morning pick-us-up!
Yeah, the front side of the abode will take on an appearance of defensive positioning whilst the drain system work takes place. Interesting observation! <grin>
There are times when cash ISN'T as good as money - it's BETTER! Sorry, Yogi . . .
Sorry, but I've lost interest in baseball for 2008 . . . haven't even watched a series of downs at the start of the NFL season. Too many other distractions ‘n diversions taking place, I suppose. <groan>
Do appreciate the visit, chat, quarters ‘n ROUND!
Page 21 - Eric <EricX2000> at 11:13 AM <9:13 AM Sandbox time>: "In" with a Christmas look - surely appears to be a holly bush to me. Fa-La-La-La-LAH! <grin>
Sorry to learn of your access difficulties from home - but very pleased that you thought of us during DAYLITE! Really, really HELPS to get something going when you came by!
Took the Volvo in to the dealer this morning for a final check-up before my extended warranty runs out <later this month>. Wonder of wonders: (1) The sign that had the shop rate at $199 per hour now shows it at $115! Hmmmmmm. (2) I was provided with a 2009 S80 sedan <A wonderful car with that new car smell! Less than 200 miles on it.> (3) My car checked out - A-okay. (4) NO CHARGE for the service OR the new car use! <geesh> THAT just doesn't happen - but it DID!
Thanx for swinging by - Ruth enjoyed your company!
Page 21 - Pete <pwolfe> at 3:03 PM: If the forecasts hold true, we're due for some absolutely great weather ‘n temps for your visit. Should be a blue sky day when we visit the StL MoT . . . ‘n who cares once inside the TrainWreck, eh <grin> Yes, by ALL means bring your BIG wallet. The small one won't do . . . <uh oh>
Hoping your train will not be impacted by the flooding expected between Washington ‘n Kirkwood. However, the rivers are moving rather quickly ‘n the people making the estimates have been all over the charts . . . who knows
Not to worry, I'll meet you at the appointed place no matter what the hour. We have all kinds of flexibility . . . <grin>
Just sent off the 1st installment on the drainage project <gulp> - I'm really unaccustomed to writing numbers like that on my checks! <yikes> Have an understanding that all of this will be completed before the end of October - translated: they'll probably go right to the end of the month. But, I'll be soooooooooo happy to be rid of the "diaper patrol" duties. Really a huge pain in the Patoot! <Amen>
Train names are fascinating - whether from this side of the pond or over in your homeland. Just conjures up all sorts of images when reading through a list . . .
The SOO operated in some vast territory insofar as distances were concerned. Not that many population centers between stops. So perhaps that sheds a bit of light onto the subject . . .
Look, just be thankful that H&H haven't "discovered" that you are indeed one of the Beatles in disguise - the one we never heard much about. Even they needed a Bar Chandler, methinks! <grin> Yes, by all means get yourself sheared . . . wouldn't want the biker gang at the bar to think you've infiltrated their territory. <uh oh>
Yeah, there's music, music, music down in that basement - also on the upper level - out on the patio - back in the ‘puter room. It's everywhere, Mate - everywhere! <grin>
Many thanx for your inclusive Post, good humor ‘n ROUND!
Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Leon, it is time for my Rumpsteak Café de Paris! Yes, and a cold Keith's, please.
Back again! No problems to log on tonight. 17 more work days left! It seems like no one knew what was in my picture from this morning. It was lingonberries! Very good berries, you can use them to almost everything. Go to your IKEA store and have lunch at their restaurant. order Swedish Meatballs and wyou will get them with gravy and lingonberries! Mmmmm. Or you can have pancakes with lingonberries!
Tom – Yes, the moose was a female and pretty large. To my surprise it was the only one I saw. Usually I see about ten of them when driving that route. The Volvo I rented was a nice one. Could drive almost 600 miles on one tank. I can’t find the coupon to mail to Southern Pacific!? I like everything SP. I wonder what station is on the book cover? Interesting to see that the Soo Line still had 47 steam locomotives 1954 comparing with 76 diesel locomotives. It seems like you had your lucky day today, having your car check out okay and no charge! Are you considering the S80 now? You can have it in the same blue color I had on the rental car! Carol will love it!Christmas look? I know what you mean but it won’t give you any reward for guessing right. CM3 – I actually took some photos of a couple of deer jumping across the road in front of me.
Same kind of deer outside the kitchen in the house I used to have in the old country.
I also liked the color on the Volvo. Pete – Thanks for the frequency info! That moose was pretty far away, nothing to worry about. River Thames at Windsor! I should have remembered, but it is 29 years since I was there. Interesting place. Too bad you don’t know where the brunette is. It breaks my heart! Nice photos of the saddle tank engines! That turntable looks very small. But I guess it is big enough. Nick – Thanks for the Tuborg! Nice photos of the EMUs! Really eye-catching colors! I didn’t worry too much for those cross-hairs. She (the moose) had a hard time holding the rifle steady. Thanks for the Farnborough info! I thought it was the same place, but was not sure. I read about the Connex debacle some years ago. I was on H.M.S. Belfast 1977 and at that time she looked very nice. Interesting to see the ship and listen to the guides. Tom is driving a V70. I used to have a 740 GL 1985. Had it for six years before selling it to my boss (yes we are still friends). Nice mix of photos! I like the Clonakilty model village. Looks almost like the real thing! Allan – Yes, I had a very nice time in the old country. The weather wasn’t the best, but I could still do what I had planned to do. The moose was about 300 ft away when I took the picture. Usually they are much closer. The Volvo was nice to drive but it had a stick shift. I haven’t been driving any car with stick shift since I worked as a truck driver in the 90’s.
Finally, a couple of photos.
Toronto, July 1993.
Swedish State Railways Class T41.
Wednesday's Witticism
You never know your luck till the wheel stops.
Wednesday means "hump day," ‘n any day at the bar means breakfasts, coffee ‘n pastries! Everything's ready - are you
Gettin' close to lunch time - so check out our sandwich menu - best 'n freshest lunchmeat in the county!
Where's ROB
PLANNED ABSENCES:
(1) Rob will be gone for the last week of September . . .
(2) Pete will be gone for the month of October . . .
Fergie is still at sea - have no idea when he'll be calling in. And Dan is in The Legion of the Lost <again> <groan> . . . Calling upon ALL who CAN to do so during daylite!
Wednesday - September17th <all times Central daylite>:
Page 21 - Eric <EricX2000> at 11:21 PM <9:21 PM Sandbox time>: 17 more work days to go - then what Hope you've outlined your "things to do" list designed to keep a retired man from going bonkers! <grin> I KNOW what I'm talking about . . . <uh oh>
Nah, we're sticking with the station wagon. At 36,500 miles why in the world would we dump it That along with the S80 getting a horrible city mileage of 15 mpg ‘n 23 on the highway. Hah! The wagon gets me an HONEST 20 in the city ‘n 27 on the highway. Volvo's wagons are top shelf in my OH-PIN-YUN, providing us with the flexibility desired in a car. Carol's Honda hybrid knocks the socks off of anything Volvo can put out <mileage wise>. Nah, I'll blow my money on getting the <censored> basement problem taken care of! <arrrrggggghhhhh>
Hmmmm, you said "hiding" - okay - how about that "brunette" of yours "hiding" - OR the ABBA gals Okay - Lingonberries! Yeah - right on the tip of my tongue . . . <grin>
Thanx for the diverse bit of fotography - from wildlife to trains!
Coupon It's on the reverse side of the ad! <oooooooooh>
Glad you're back on-line from home ‘n appreciate having you visit with us!
Reminder: Ruth has the until Leon the Night Man comes in at 5 PM ‘til closing.
A mug of coffee and a bacon sarnie please RUTH.
Called in early to drop some photos in as I see CM3 might not able to get in this morning.I see Tom as been in.
As promised some photos of Prince with a vintage train on the Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales..
Prince arrives at Minffordd station.
Minffordd was where the Cambrian/Great Western/BR had a station and the slate could be loaded from the narrow gauge to the standard gauge. A photo taken from the BR station showing a works train on the FR.
Prince was working shuttles that day between Porthmadog and Minffordd with the vintage cars, here Prince arrives over the Cob into Porthmadog station.
A couple of the carriages on the Vintage Train, the first one is a 1st class car .
Back later.
Pete's been "in," thereby saving this day from being a "wash" . . . good to see ya, Mate ‘n your fotos!
Since it is Wednesday - time again for our OP-SHUN-UL Toy ‘n Model Trains Day at the Bar by the Ballast!
Steam Locomotives for the Can-Am Trainroom #4
Rule of Six Suspended <by one>!
Here are three more steamers that arrived earlier in the week to complete the order for ten.
(1) Boxes for the threesome
(2) Test run of the New Haven 4-6-4 "Hudson"
(3)
(4) Test run of the New York Central 2-6-2 "Prairie"
(5)
(6) Test run of the Pennsylvania 0-6-0 "USRA"
(7)
Enjoy!
Good afetrnoon Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please (with a splash as my voice is about gone); round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Interesting rail activity on GMA today as it looked as though they were on the old NKP. Fog and farmland - delightful.
Just a quick stop - done with one class and have another to do this evening - entirely different subject than the day one, so it'll help keep me going.
Eric - It should be 16 days now? The picture of the deer in the road looks similar to the country around here, but we have more trees. Incidentally that T41 is a fine looking locomotive; reminds me somewhat of an Alco product.
Pete - There is lots of C&O stuff still around if you know where to look. Enjoyed your photos, especially the stone bridge - would like to see more of that.
OSP was in with SOO items. That's one road I never got to ride in its opriginal incarnation. It looks as though the steam power is getting a little exercise as well.
Know what you mean about prices. Won't tell you what we had to pay for a custom-made storm door - joys of owning older houses - nothing is standard. Fortunately our contractors are used to dealing with that sort of thing. We have used the same people for years. They do good work, stand behnd their products, show up on time, are sober, and clean up after themselves. Scout likes them as well as they share their sandwiches with him at lunch (lol).
Well, I'd better get ready for the next round of activity. I'll be by tomorrow at usual time if the creeks don't rise and the truck don't burn up. Tell Juneau it'supposed to be in the 40s here tonight.
A pint of Holden's please RUTH.
TOM Really looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, hopefully Amtrak wont be too tardy I see my train left Jeff City 1 hr 29 minutes late today.
It will be good to get the basement done by the end of October before the winter sets in and having a dry basement again will be great.
I would not mind getting some royalties from the Beatles songs. It would be interesting to know how many cover versions of their songs there have been, I bet it must be in the thousands.
Many thanks for the photos of the display case steam models having their test runs on the Can-Am. They are great models and it is good to see the New Haven, NYC and Pennsylvania locomotives in the snow and crossing Can-Am gorge. I hope everyone enlarges the photos.
ERIC I did say berries, I guess it had to be loganberries to get the prize.
Your photos of the deer reminded me it is getting the time of year when they are most dangerous running into the roads here. Can moose be dangerous if you get too near to them.
Glad you liked the photos yes that turntable looks hardly strong enough to carry the weight of the larger engines around it.
If the brunette calls in the bar again I will be sure to tell her you are back from your holiday.
Many thanks for the photos. The T41 looks a quite powerful locomotive are the T41s still in service with SJ..
CM3 Just caught your post. Glad you enjoyed the FR photos.That is a fine stone bridge. I have had a look to see when it was built and I think it may have been part of the Aberystwyth & Welsh Coast Railway which opened in 1863 and bcame part of the Cambrian Railways a year later.The 23.5 inch gauge Festiniog Railway was incorperated in 1832 and at first used gravity to take the loaded slate wagons down to the harbour at Porthmadog with the horses that would draw the empty cars back up to Bleanau Ffestiniog riding in a 'Dandy' wagons. The line first used steam power in 1863.
The 2nd part of some photos from the Ffestiniog Railway. I need Nick's help with the first one. I think the locomotive could be Mountaineer and the station she is arriving at may be Penrhyn next station up from Minffordd heading for Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Two photos of one of the FR's Double-Fairlies at Porthmadog.
It seems the Fairlie has quite a mixture of carriages behind her.
Well RUTH a round for those who come in please.
Well good evening all,sounds like the day has treated you all well....-Since PETE seems to be most recently `in the chair`,I will be delighted to join him in a pint of Staropramen,and if Leon will be so kind lets have a round of brandies to keep out the persisting chill.....
Just a quick `bookmark`whilst I make the days notes-will follow ERIC`s lead with a `what can you see ?` pic..........well,3 actually....
All the above were shot in the grounds of this rather splendid Edwardian residence,where we stayed last summer-clue you need to enlarge the pix and look at the whole of each pic.....
Right,back in a bit with (shock-horror) some train stuff & other relevant material
TTFN
Right then-lets to business shall we ?...
TOM-You look exceedingly pale dear chap-must be all that cheque writing-pull up a barmaid and relax.....-indeed,the fact that you are under the illusion that you have had free auto-service suggests a high fever and wild hallucinations-I would reccomend either complete bed rest or a wild night out with like minded folk-whichever suits....
R.E. FERGIE-was an article on the tube over here last week about the Artic -apparently the sea-ice is retreating several hundred miles further than ever recorded and the U.S.C.G. service is having to police territorial disputes quite outside of normal remit-was talk of the N.W Passage becoming a regularly navigable waterway....suggested that this volume of normally `bound` water now being `free` might well figure in the rapid decline of established weather systems -certainly far in advance of the current accepted wisdom ...............HMMMMMM-lets make for the high ground perhaps.......
From your brief notes,it sounds like the building man is gonna do what I would do(and indeed,in a much smaller way DO need to do) -Accept I dont have the full picture,but could the water not be routed round rather than under the building ?-would be less expensive I would imagine-feel free to send on the back channel for brainstorming on this-more than happy to throw ideas up and bat them around -is frankly a bit far even for me
Very nice reminder of the SOO line-another of those roads for which I have a soft spot-nice liveries and runs through beautiful country-have been some top-notch models of SOO country featured in the M.R in recent years ......
The new steam looks a treat -now since I can`t let the chance of just a little tiny `tweak` on your chain go by......I can see the `Mountain` line as a preserved outfit with 3 steamers ( in strict rotation) and a couple of cars -maybe a caboose or two-loco A takes the up train ,loco B hooks on the back to bring her back down,loco C takes her up again loco A comes back down and so on-would depend on the wiring for dead sections etc-only one complete road would be needed at each end-plus space on the other for the turnaround loco-leaves space for the odd freight car ( the MESS vans ? ) & maybe a diner as the catering facility --R.D.C`s could be put onto the Mentor Metro commuter service out of Union stn............but enough of that.......
Interesting to note that given our differences in generation,lifestyles,experience and viewpoints ,how much music we have in common-a universal language I guess...
SHANE-The trenches-I sense a photo-op here-the boss`s L.G.B trains laid out in the garden in military support roles.......would give a different perspective to the normal Alco/Baldwin/Hunslet shots..a handful of figures and a vehicle or two,some diffuse smoke.........
Sounds like a long hard day at the chalkface for you..feel free to pull up Boris and join us for a nightcap or three--Am minded of the old saw that a lecture is the simplest way of transferring information from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without disturbing the minds of either.......
ERIC-So-it`s lingonberries is it..?-I spent ages looking for small creatures in the background-in fact I can see what looks like a face-about halfway up,just to the left of that diagonal yellow stalk -but this may be down to medication issues.....interested to note on the Toronto pic,the food service area seems to be marked with a red line on the car side-just as over here-at least ,thats the assumption........
And so to PETE-
Right,quite a lot here-Leon-better have some more beer please-and we havn`t even THOUGHT about train day pix yet.....
O.K-gonna post this and come back to PETE in a moment
I see Pete made it back for round deux! Followed a surprise PM visit from Shane! And our man in Wales, Nick has entered the premises with a foto quiz! <yikes> <grin>
Figured since I'm on-line this evening, may as well get the day's acknowledgments out of the way . . . .
Page 21 - Pete <pwolfe> at 11:07 AM: Appreciate the morning visit!
While Prince really doesn't do very much for my tastes in railroading, it is a most revealing look at what is perfectly "normal" for places other than ‘round these parts. For that, "Our" Place stands tall with regard to Classic Trains from ‘round the globe!
Page 21 - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 3:10 PM <4:10 PM EDT>: Most pleased to see our Resident WVA Connection made it "in" for a chat on our mid-week day!
There are soooooooo many of those Fallen Flags I never had the opportunity <or desire> to travel with. Afraid that my time ‘n interests were elsewhere - call to duty, so to speak. Trains were far from my mind - except for memories of my childhood Lionel collection. <ahhhhhhhh>
We thought we had a good friend in the form of a Contractor who hads taken on several projects ‘round here over the years <15 or more>. He surely disappeared when it came to this current dilemma with the basement wall leak. Promises made - but not kept. Lost about 4 months waiting for the guy . . . oh well. <groan> Things is - we NEVER expected nor would approve of a "break" - ALWAYS paid him his "going rate" - nothing less. Wanted business to be business ‘n friendship - friendship. Such is life . . . never to old to learn, eh
Again, do appreciate the visit, ROUND, quarters ‘n revelation! Revelation Yeah, Shane ordered a "splash"!!! <grin>
Page 21 - Pete <pwolfe> at 3:40 PM: Back with Part Deux - which again amazes me in that you continue to find things to talk about in spite of the relative inactivity at the bar.
Noted that the flood crests for the areas where I had concern have come ‘n gone . . . so, unless there's something not being released, my guess is your train won't be late because of high water. Union Pacific traffic, however, is a totally different matter. <groan>
Appreciate your picking up on the additional steam locos for the Can-Am Trainroom! Helps to use that RELOAD feature, eh <grin>
Finally finished the "window glass" for the last of the 10 cabooses ordered for the display case . . . tedious work, but worth it for the effects desired.
Finally got those Trains ‘n Classic Toy Trains mags you gave me, put into binders! That room is beginning to take on more of a RR library effect than I ever envisioned!
Thanx for the continuation of those fotos from the Ffestiniog Railway.
ROUND, visit, chat ‘n good cheer ALWAYS welcome ‘round here! See ya at the Kirkwood Station . . .
Page 21 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 5:40 PM 'n 7:01 PM <11:40 PM 'n 1:01 AM Thursday GMT>: A welcome visit from our man in Wales! Surely can use the activity ‘n interest.
These are most perplexing times at "Our" Place. We've had doldrums befall us in past days <daze> We've got a fine lot to work with ‘n to appreciate. But what we've gained in that department, we've lost in dependability. Just never seem to know . . . especially during daylite hours. Proprietor's lament, I suppose . . . but must admit, I'm getting rather weary of these times. If not for a handful who really provide the good cheer - I'd get another job! <grin>
Photo quiz! Hmmmmm, aside from that nice looking residence with the car parked in front, I see green stuff! <uh oh>
Seriously though, looks like a critter - field mouse, mole, vole - something alive in the green stuff! <grin>
Can't say I'll be on-line when you return - but surely will provide comments in my next round of acknowledgments!
ROUND of brandy hit the spot! <nice>
Edited: Back with a response to your 2nd Post . . . water is not being routed beneath the home. Being routed away from the property via conduit collecting water from French drains (2) which are to be dug on the outside of the front of our house.
USCG 'n CCG are on the same page <I hope> when it comes to territorial matters. Now the respective diplomatic communities - well that's 'nother story 'n matter. <barf> Should the Arctic waterway remain a viable transit for shipping - well then there's just gotta be an international corridor. Seems rather simple to me.
I'm surely not the kind to get snookered because of getting "something" for "nothing." Ha! I've spent a small fortune at that Volvo dealer <most expensive car to maintain I've ever owned> . . . my guess is they billed the warranty company for the work done. I'm just impressed though with the top shelf treatment, courteous attitudes 'n consideration given. That just doesn't happen in the world I live in - very often.
I consider myself tweaked! <grin> Mountain run is a single track - pont-to-point. Elevation is far too high to join up with the lower mainlines . . . unless of course I purchase the adjacent home to our property - expand the basement - etc. <grin> But in re-reading your "suggestion" that wasn't where you were going, eh Anyway, sorry but the Can-Am Railway is to remain a "period road" - from 1990s to present times. No steamers in everyday use. <sniff, sniff> Nice try!
Will catch remainder of your comments a bit later . . . many thanx <again> for your continuing support for this joint of OURS!
Boris, ring the bell - drinks on Da Bossman!
Right-back again-now whats happening here-I slip away to the washroom and here is crazy Otto from the track gang in my seat-Oi pal-would you mind removing your large ,heavily muscled and impressively tattoed carcass from my stool...no..O.K then........................................that went well-hopefully that tooth will grow back...Leon-a cold compress please and don`t say a word...I`ll just sit over here instead
So-PETE-By chance,dug out a couple of old vids last night-T.V stuff from the `90`s-Bowes Rly etc-definate family resemblance between Tanfield engines and R.S.H `Lambton` coal engines-round cabs et al-must have been what I saw in them..some wonderful characters interviewed as well
And on to Wales-Yes-different dialects and,as I understand it,little love lost -going out on a limb here,but I believe the `Gogs` regard the southerners as having sold out-this is a 1000 year old dispute......They know how to do a good feud in these parts ..-cats-all of ours are banned from the train shed for offenses various-wee b*ggers -little item on the news the other day-the new A1 pacific seen easing round the yard and posing in proper `photo grey` prior to going down to Loughborough for full main line trials--Fine shots of `Prince` with the vintage stock-she is painted a much lighter red than originally
See `Palmerston`,top left..`Welsh Pony`on plinth outside Harbour station is also this colour..
Nice shots of Minffordd <min-vorth> also-for detail freaks,the narrow gauge lines peel off at the far right of PETE`s pic and come round thru 270 degrees to end up parrallel to the std gauge tracks-used to be a huge and busy yard here-can confirm (for SHANE ) was originally Welsh coast rly until all the little lines combined into the Cambrian Railway-(was all little bits of lines -A to B-B to C etc...
Back to the Ffesters-is indeed Mountaineer (Alco 2-6-2t) and would agree Penryn..on to the Harbour stn shots-engine is standing at more or less the point where the W.H.R connection took off through the streets (the new block of flats opposite have replaced Britannia terrace) -although that was always where the line to the slate quays took off-the W.H.R line really started on the other side of the Britannia bridge,where the goods line turned sharp left onto the quay
As to the mixed coaches on the train-the first coach looks like a repro of the W.H.R tourist cars and the 3rd coach is almost certainly an original F.R Bogie car-the rest look like Boston Lodge work-apart from the first green one....
For those of a topographical bent-now lets see how we can do this-O.K-imagine a large square-a river runs down through this from top to bottom,at the bottom of the square is a causeway running across the whole width of the thing,the river is diverted to the bottom left ,the narrow gauge stn is here-the line runs across the causeway,turrns sharp left (Boston Lodge-the main works)then heads north,at top right is Minffordd,then it turns half right and goes off the map.
From the bottom left stn there was once a line ( and will be again) running through the streets up the left hand side of the square,this crossed the std gauge line on the level and ran up to Beddgelert and beyond.
the std Gauge line runs across the top of the square..............
I hope this helps,but won`t be suprised if it doesn`t............would make a lovely layout if you could scale it down
Have just re-read this and I think its prolly bed time-speak soon
Right-we are all still here-TOM-was only meant to be a gentle tease mate-I wish I could afford to buy ONE engine to sit in a case and gather dust.....suspect we are not on the same wavelength tonight-is almost certainly me thats out of synch-had a tricksy sort of day with cancelled bookings and being generally messed about---sleep well mate-speak soon
WHOOPS-read that wrong-apologies-and yes you are right-it is a vole(or possibly a shrew)-spotted it bimbling through the greenery before we all went out for the day-seemed oblivious to humans-just going about its business ,doing `shrew` (or perhaps `vole`) stuff-followed it across the garden snapping wherever I could-imagined it muttering to itself it a rich Devon accent............when I first saw it ,it was outside the nest with all the babies-by the time I got back with the camera they had all gone to ground-was a delightful start to the day....
Leon, the usual round of Tui`s for all the guys` please.
Nick. A nice collage of the Welsh narrow gauge steam locos`, the "greenery" shots` and the pic of your Vauxhall station wagon, they are called the Holden Vectra over here.
CM3. Nice to see you sir. Their were a lot of Geordie miners` from Tyneside who emigrated to the coalfields in the Newcastle NSW and Gladstone Queensland areas` and a few Cornish miners` too. I`ve always found Queenslanders` to be very hospitable folk to get on with.
Eric. Whatever was in that photo was very well camoflaged indeed, I`m sure their was something that looked like an antler there somewhere, some nice deer shots and your X2000 and the Class T41. My Nissan has a five speed manual gearshift, it`s handy for coasting down some of the long downhill stretches of highway over here which saves a little bit of gas.
Pete. Got my fingers` crossed for a spell of good weather for your trip home. It`s the same with all the extra housing here too, in the 26yrs we`ve been travelling up to Auckland, from where we used to get off the motorway to where our relative`s live it was all open fields` for 10 miles`, now their`s housing covering all that area. Enjoyed your fine set of pix of "Prince" on the Ffestiniog Rly.
Tom. I`m sure you`ll enjoy the "Mama Mia" movie when you get to see it, the songs match the story line very well. Glad to hear you are in the throes of fixing your basement flooding problem at last, you will be glad you found the cause of it after all that hassle, it sounds as if you might have to have "deep pockets" though! Nice re-post on the SOO Line in the Fallen Flags #18 of the series and the fine spread of pix of the steam locos` on your Can Am RR. That was a pleasant surprise for you on your last warranty service on the Volvo that's for sure.
Right then-it`s wednesday-so it`s model day-nothing new yet I`m afraid (although have grabbed a couple of useful hours wiring up the cab-control system and tying the top station into the loop,as it were)
So-two ways to go here-either a (frankly tedious) description of the cab-control system or a few `only seen once` layout pix-well-I know where my money is -so Leon-another bottle of the brandy please old thing...
Here we have the old Duchess with a wilfully mixed bag and a 2mt with a pair of Collets
Heavyweight power on an up train
spot the missing upper level boards
Making progress-test running of low level lines in full swing...
All things being equal,should have upper level running by end of this week-will keep you posted.........
sleep well-speak soon
Good evening captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Leon, no not tonight. I large coffee and a super sized cheese danish is exactly what I need!
Too many things going on here. Finally got some time to stop by.
Tom – Yes, I have outlined my “things to do” list! I don’t know how I will be able to do all the things I plan to do, but I’ll give it a try. Have to be flexible!To be honest, I don’t even know what Volvo S80 looks like. With only 36,500 miles on your good running car there is no reason what so ever to trade it. I think I know where the brunette is hiding. I’ll check that on Friday! Oh, the coupon was on the back of the ad! No wonder I couldn’t find it!Some interesting test runs on the Can-Am Railway! Figured out any extension yet? Pete – Nice photos of a small size train! The cars/carriages look very small! Can’t even see the wheels! I like the first photo of the Fairlie, with the steam around it! No, not loganberries, lingonberries! Normally you don’t have to be afraid of a moose, but under certain circumstances like meeting a moose with a calf, it is safer to keep the distance. I was chased by a bull moose once when I stopped with my car to have a look at him. He didn’t like it so he came running straight towards me. I started driving and he followed me. After about 500 ft he gave up, satisfied he got rid of me. But I have more or less bumped in to moose several times in the forests and nothing happened. They left me behind. There is possibly 1 remaining T41 in service, but I doubt it. Only 5 were built. Please, tell the brunette I am looking for her!CM3 – 16 days, that is correct. 43 days if you count all days.The T41 is basically an American locomotive, built on license in Sweden by NOHAB 1956. It has a GM-12 567C diesel engine, 1,445 hp. If you like forests you should go to Sweden. Nick – I have been sitting here for a long period of time looking at your pictures of whatever it might be. But I have to give up. What the heck is it? I thought you knew everything about lingonberries! Used for cooking for ages! Hmmm. Still a lot of work foryou to get your layout done! It is very time consuming. But it is nice to see how different details are being added! Allan – The red berries well camoflaged? Red!? Not green, red!! Well some people have a hard time see the difference between red and green, that is true. But...
EMU, class X1.
A poor picture, but those cars look kind of British to me. Correct?
Semaphore. British?
Round for the house!
Juneau, 1st mascot for "Our" Place is 65 months old today <human years>!
The day BEFORE Friday has arrived - but still no sign of our Manager. No "heads up." Can only hope all's well for ‘n with our Resident Ontario Connection.
Check out our Menu Board for <light> ‘n <traditional> breakfasts - draw a mugga Joe ‘n of course stroll over to The Mentor Village Bakery case.
Petrol still holding at $3.80 <rounded> up at "Collusion Corner." Temps were in the mid-70s (F) ‘n expected to reach 80 before week's end. Humidity is tolerable - blue skies make things pleasant, so all's well in mid-continent USA!
Pete arrives this afternoon - so I'll be scarce ‘til he departs on Friday late afternoon . . .
RR BOOK RELAY 2008!
Book has arrived in WVA 'n Shane has it! Next up will be Rob . . .
Page 21 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 8:12 PM ‘n 8:30 PM ‘n 8:40 PM <2:12 AM ‘n 2:30 AM ‘n 2:40 AM>: Back with a trifecta from our Resident Londoner in Wales! Our man in Wales has all kinds of energy in the wee hours!
Not sure I can do justice to all that's been said . . . much to ponder.
Shrew - now there's a critter we don't hear very much about over here. Voles ‘n moles - oh yeah. Whatever - critters in their element, eh
Wavelength I didn't detect anything contrary. Just good conversation, flowing at the bar like the brew!
My instant steam loco collection could only have come about because of present circumstances. No kids to raise! We're at that point in life where our expenses are manageable. Been there ‘n done that with payday to payday living. Not something I like to think about, it was a way of life thanx to feeding, clothing ‘n taking care of 3 children. No more - actually, no more paydays <so to speak> being retired . . . <grin>
Another factor in that instant steam loco collection is that if one thinks about the money thrown away at this ‘n that <with nothing to show for it afterwards> then putting that amount against something tangible does reap benefits <aka: instant steam loco collection>. I look at it as my trip to the UK with Pete that I didn't make this spring. We also cancelled a paid-for Amtrak trip aboard the Empire Builder because of that <censored> basement - again, money "redirected." So, that's my way of going about acquiring the things sitting down in the Can-Am Trainroom <aka: RR Museum>!
You surely outdid yourself with all of the activity - all of it much appreciated ‘n certainly supportive of our Saloon by the Siding!
Page 21 - Allan <Gunneral> at 9:01 PM <4:01 PM Friday NZ time>: And "in" comes our Resident Downunder Boom-boom Kiwi with a fine < I3 > Post!
From your description of the places you visit, seems like the human population is exploding all over the world. Ya know, there's a "reason" for that! Hmmmmmm. I'd prefer to keep the <fun> part separate from the <other> part - if you follow my drift. There will come a day of reckoning once we reach a point where feeding ‘n providing for all of those souls will overtake our resources. Hmmmmmmm. Rather somber, eh
Deep pockets is an understatement. What it really comes down to is the realization that the work HAS to be done ‘n done sooner rather than later. Really been a pain in the Patoot since late February. We've given up on opportunities to travel because of the fear of returning home to a flooded basement. So one of us has had to mind the store, so to speak. Not the way either of us want to live. FINALLY found a contractor willing to take on the work. So, after taking a deep breath - the check got written ‘n here we go . . . <gulp>
Not to beat a dead horse, but I've NEVER been treated so well as at the Volvo dealership where my car was purchased. Their service department is the most expensive I've ever encountered. However they DO provide SERVICE ‘n know how to take care of the customer. Guess one gets what one pays for, eh But this time, I didn't pay! And got the use of a brand new car at no cost . . . <amazing>!
Thanx for the mention of that Vauxhall vehicle - I had meant to ask Nick! Kept running it through my mind - now I KNOW! Wonder if one of those is in that barn-full of vintage cars that you sent along in your Email
Wish you could spend a bit o' time with Pete ‘n I at the TrainWreck Saloon today ‘n tomorrow at the Barriger RR Library then the StL MoT. You'd luv it all . . . .
As always, THANX for the visit, chat ‘n ROUND!
Friday - September 18th:
Page 21 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 9:14 PM Thursday <3:14 AM GMT Friday>: Unbelievable - the man doesn't quit!
Fine selection of fotos to round out the wee hours! No shortage of rolling stock ‘n locos on that railway of yours! Some scenes are familiar, but the work in progress is evident with your S.O.B. railway . . .
Duchess is a fine looking beast - would be an asset in my display case! Better watch my every move should I visit your shed! <uh oh> Keep both hands clapping - is the way to handle something like that, eh
Also like those two diesels - mixed livery hauling the mixed passenger carriages. <sweet>
It's a great hobby - a safe pastime ‘n a money pit, all rolled into one! <grin>
Again, many thanx for your support for the bar ‘n entertaining, informative ‘n well placed Posts!
Page 21 - Eric <EricX2000> at 2:13 AM <12:13 AM Sandbox time>: No doubt ‘round here who the Night Owl is - it's our Sandman! The man keeps the same hours as Nick! <geesh>
Just go to the Volvo cars web site http://www.volvocars.com/ and you'll be able to view ‘em all . . . owned by Ford, of course! <grin>
IF there was room, I'd entertain a round house for those steamers - wouldn't they look great just waiting their turn for the turn table But the layout is a "period thing" - and the period is 1990 to present times. Just wouldn't fit . . . Nope, the steamers will reside in the display case, being taken out for special runs now ‘n then. They do look good where they are - especially with the cabooses. You'll enjoy viewing ‘em next time you visit.
I make it a practice to give wide berth to wild animals, regardless of size. Have encountered a few in my time - especially in Alaska. The operative word there is WILD! ‘nuf said, eh
As always, a fine < I3 > Post ‘n fotos from our Resident NOCTURNAL Desert RETIRED Swede! And a ROUND too!
TODAY is Fish ‘ Chips Nite!
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