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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Darwin Award, he had heard of this hobby, train spotting, where people collect engine numbers and names. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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Jim.Walker
Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
If you are into railwayana and are near Manchester you might like to have a look in here.
http://www.stalybridgebuffetbar.co.uk/
It's like a railway museum collection with the added attraction of real food and real ale.
10 pumps, 8 ale/beer, 1 perry and 1 cider plus 7 taps ,6 ale/lager, 1 cider _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Jim
I enjoyed that, was fine on full screen, a 17 inch. |
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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012 Posts: 1735 Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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A new series of M Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys has just started BBC2 on iPlayer for 3 weeks.
BUT does anybody recpgnise the opening credit locations?
The second clip (with the blue train)has an airfield in it.
Might have been the same credits in the earlier series' but I didn't notice it then.
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Different opening credit in the second episode and the airfield showed in the closing credits. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Just found this little film of the Listowel and Ballybunion.
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/along-the-line _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012 Posts: 1735 Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:32 am Post subject: |
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Penman, you just made my day/night by finding this little gem - only ever seen a few small pics of the Listowel & Ballybunion before, and never a sight of the road drawbridge |
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Jim.Walker
Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:39 am Post subject: |
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thanks Penman.
Something I was aware existed in the past, but only ever seen still pictures of (and not many of those!).
I wonder if the loco crew and passengers got sea-sick? The rocking of the Loco was very pronounced.
Thanks also Bitumen Boy for posting here so that I got email notification for a very interesting post I had missed.
Jim. _________________ Quote from my late Dad:- You only need a woman and a car and you have all the problems you
are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then! |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:44 am Post subject: |
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There is a short length of replica line, with a diesel-powered replica loco and rolling stock, at Listowel http://www.lartiguemonorail.com/ _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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clan chieftain
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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The last 2 episodes of Welsh steam were the best. Archive footage takes some beating. _________________ The Clan Chieftain |
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JohnDale
Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 790 Location: Kelvin Valley,Scotland
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:10 pm Post subject: Narrow gauge |
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Some for Penman here. This particular railway in Comrie,Pertshire,is a 7.25" gauge private passenger carrying railway which is not normally open to the public.
The owner Bob Smith is a leading light in the 7.25" gauge railway movement & has developed & expanded this railway over the last 20 years.
The classic car connection was a visit arranged by the Scottish Western Thoroughbred Car Club in 2008.
Cheers,JD. _________________ 1958 Ford Zephyr Mk2 Convertible
1976 Ford Granada Ghia. |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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