DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
According to the train indicator here at Totnes, three trains will arrive/depart inside seven minutes, none of them on time. Good luck with that...
The Rail Enthusiast thread
- Thread starter Mad Doug Biker
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fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
And that is why they need some genuine American railroad stand watches...
That, and ‘cause these things are friggin gorgeous...
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I think Illinois is still making watches, although origin may be less local. Mostly doing sales and repair.
fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
They no longer make watches, but there is a remanent of the company still out there making meters. They used to make a high end railroad watch called the Sangamo, that name still appears on electrical meters. The kind you find on the back wall of a house.
tribanjules
Guru
- Location
- Birmingham
On Brampton trail yesterday and this was soooo velvet smooth on passenger duty
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Yes, they were originally in Springfield, Illinois, Sangamon County. But the Illinois Watch Company is now in Quincy. I think the original Illinois Watch Co was subsumed by Hamilton.
fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
Yup, Hamilton bought out Illinois in 1928. By the 1920s Illinois was about the only company to truly equal or beat Hamilton when it came to high end railroad movements, Hamiltons fix was to buy them out. The Illinois name was around for a bit on some nice wrist watches but was pretty much killed of by about 1940.
presta
Guru
I have a Sangamo Weston street light time switch up in the loft somewhere, I used to use it to switch my electric blanket on when I was a kid. It has a sunset/sunrise compensation mechanism on it which I didn't need, so I unhooked a spring to disable it. After 55 years, I've no idea where the spring is, and probably couldn't remember where to refit it even if I found it, which is a pity.
I used to have this Triang-Hornby one of those.
Spartak
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- Location
- Bristolian
There's a couple of 31 's at Avon Valley Railway near me... 👍
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
What livery is that? A homage to D5578?
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Views of Aachen Hauptbahnhof from my hostel window.
@Andy in Germany may know the locomotive classes!
@Andy in Germany may know the locomotive classes!
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
That's a grand view.
Some way to the north of me there, but I recognise the trains, nerd that I am. The 'Cargo' locomotive in the bottom image is Swiss and will probably pass my workshop in a couple of hours.
Bottom photo looks like a model !
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Is it still a railway if the 'train' hangs from a single overhead track? Whatever, I had a great day in Wuppertal today on its 'Schwebebahn'
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Nice to see this old thread I started nearly 10 years ago is still ticking over.
I hope that it isn't withdrawn and scrapped any time soon... In fact, ever. 👍
I hope that it isn't withdrawn and scrapped any time soon... In fact, ever. 👍
