The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Andy in Germany]

in Karlsruhe again. Waiting for this train to decide it's going to Stuttgart.

 

[rogerzilla]

Best-looking diesel? If only they'd all been like this:

 

[Andy in Germany]

Best-looking diesel? If only they'd all been like this:

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I always found the first deltic a bit overdone to be honest.

 

[Sallar55]

Narrow guage Spanish carriage

 

[Mike_P]

An A3 isn't as good-looking as a V2 but it's fairly well-proportioned.

Scotsman was a lower powered A1 when the LNER publicity machine went into overdrive.

Despite the presence of the higher powered A3s its marketing attraction nevertheless saw it picked for the 1934 no need for fast DMUs demonstration run to Leeds, aka the German Flying Hamburger.

In doing so it became the first officially recorded 100mph loco.

Presumably an A3 could have achieved the same with an extra coach or two but then would, say, Call Boy or Humorist have as much marketing appeal.

It was rebuilt as an A3 in 1947 so strictly is only correct running as LNER 103 or BR 60103 as it currently does.

 

[rogerzilla]

Papyrus was the best of them all (it was never an A1 - it was an A3 from new). Shame no-one tried to preserve it, but it was often a case of what was least worn out by BR.

 

[PeteXXX]

Languishing on a siding at Chapel Brampton railway station. Alongside is the Brampton Valley Way, NCR6

 

[Drago]

All these years and I never knew that was there Pete.

 

[PeteXXX]

All these years and I never knew that was there Pete.

For your perusal.. ~31-289 ~

Next time I pass by, I'll check out the covered one behind it 👍

 

[rogerzilla]

31s were dreadful - not sure how they survived so long! Originally class 30s, the whole fleet had to be re-engined with EE diesels because the original Mirrlees diesels were so bad. They have a dismal power-to-weight ratio, like all early diesel-electrics, to the extent that they need unpowered carrying axles. I suppose BR had thrown so much money at them that they needed to amortise the investment over a very long time. One of their nicknames is Goyles, because they have all the beauty of a gargoyle.

 

[Mike_P]

For your perusal.. ~31-289 ~

Next time I pass by, I'll check out the covered one behind it 👍

Presumably 47205
https://www.nlr.org.uk/about-nlr/stock-list/locomotives/type-4-class-47-№-47205-d1855/

 

[PeteXXX]

Presumably 47205
https://www.nlr.org.uk/about-nlr/stock-list/locomotives/type-4-class-47-№-47205-d1855/

Looks like it 👍

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Best-looking diesel? If only they'd all been like this:

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Nah, give me the rugged looks of a Western ANY day!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Papyrus was the best of them all (it was never an A1 - it was an A3 from new). Shame no-one tried to preserve it, but it was often a case of what was least worn out by BR.

There is a story that is was going to be preserved, but it was thought that nobody would be able to pronounce the name properly, so The Flying Moneypit was chosen instead

31s were dreadful - not sure how they survived so long! Originally class 30s, the whole fleet had to be re-engined with EE diesels because the original Mirrlees diesels were so bad. They have a dismal power-to-weight ratio, like all early diesel-electrics, to the extent that they need unpowered carrying axles. I suppose BR had thrown so much money at them that they needed to amortise the investment over a very long time. One of their nicknames is Goyles, because they have all the beauty of a gargoyle.

Also known as a 'ped' (pedestrian), a 'Brian', after the snail in The Magic Roundabout or a 'Bannister', because they could only do a mile in 4 minutes, like Roger Bannister.
The ones without the headcode boxes were as 'Skinheads' and the original ones were known as 'Toffee Apples' due to the shape of their power handles.

 

[Moon bunny]

There is a story that is was going to be preserved, but it was thought that nobody would be able to pronounce the name properly, so The Flying Moneypit was chosen instead

There are documents in NRM archives that do not support this, a group called Save Our Scotsman (SOS)could not raise the money, so Alan Pegler stepped in and bought it outright. SOS were never interested in any other train.