The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

I thought it was always grim up north?

The train brings back memories, I lived in Darlington for a very short time and remember visitng it. From memory there wasn't a fence then.

Nope!!, just a dull, damp, day
Not a glorious northern day


Glad that it brought them back

 

[robjh]

The HST farewell tour on the ECML passing through Arlesey in Bedfordshire this afternoon on its way to Kings Cross.

 

[robjh]

And for comparison with my photo from today, above, this is one of my first HST photos, at Paddington in March 1978 :

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

And, at Burton Salmon, I think?

'file' details, state; 9/7/2007

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Scanned from a print
The album this was in, is dated 1985

Wakefield WestGate, & a Kings Cross bound HST

A (purposely) slow exposure

 

[Mike_P]

View: https://youtu.be/OUzgkAGZ3aI

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Oops!

'09 is almost out of 'ticket', isn't it?

 

[Andy in Germany]

View: https://youtu.be/OUzgkAGZ3aI

Ouch.

 

[classic33]

http://www.unseensteam.co.uk

 

[Andy in Germany]

http://www.unseensteam.co.uk

I've often wondered, if there are people building new build steam locomotives, why no-one has gone the whole hog and built an entirely "modern" steam loco, a new design using the principles of Chapelon and De Porta, in the overall design of a Garrett, combining the best of all design experience to see what a truly modern steam loco could do.

 

[classic33]

I've often wondered, if there are people building new build steam locomotives, why no-one has gone the whole hog and built an entirely "modern" steam loco, a new design using the principles of Chapelon and De Porta, in the overall design of a Garrett, combining the best of all design experience to see what a truly modern steam loco could do.

Not like 60163 Tornado then?

Or more like https://5at.co.uk

 

[Andy in Germany]

Not like 60163 Tornado then?

Isn't "Tornado" essentially an existing design with improvements?

 

[classic33]

Isn't "Tornado" essentially an existing design with improvements?

True enough. Hindsight on the weaker areas was handy.

P2 Trust

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zu-K3VD6pJE

 

[Andy in Germany]

True enough. Hindsight on the weaker areas was handy.

I was thinking it would be interesting to have a fresh start, using the best platform available, and then build in modern design and technology. I thought of a Garratt because it would be more than equal to the task of hauling heavy trains at high speeds.

Only problem would be that you'd need a private coal mine to fuel the thing of course, unless you can run it on old chip fat...

 

[classic33]

I was thinking it would be interesting to have a fresh start, using the best platform available, and then build in modern design and technology. I thought of a Garratt because it would be more than equal to the task of hauling heavy trains at high speeds.

Only problem would be that you'd need a private coal mine to fuel the thing of course, unless you can run it on old chip fat...

You could always have a fireless steam loco. Local goods yard still had two in the mid 1970's.