Atlantic's works: Portable layout - Scenic details next

[Saint Johnstoun]

Splendid Collection Graeme - I wonder what you will have up your sleeve next?

[Atlantic 3279]

Thank you comrades.

Now about three years ago, on "another channel", somebody asked if I could post up a video clip of the Gresley Walschaerts valve gear as modelled on my P1 loco, running at low speed. At very long last, here we have it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMYjWr4sq4

And since Simon mentioned the 4-8-2 again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcxln8G2wYo

And just in case I part company with this loco shortly, a couple of moving images for posterity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMYjWr4sq4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38ezp4QQqY

[mick b]

Good videos.

What is the Bogie Brake van being pulled by the P1 please ?

[jwealleans]

loco-vans-brakes-workbench-another-cunn ... 3s555.html towards the bottom of the page. Not a design I'm familiar with either.

[Atlantic 3279]

First spotted by me in April '77 MRC, also featured as a drawing in Dow's "Great Central". One appears to have been included in Immingham's breakdown train in the fifties, and what appears to have been the grounded body of one stood near Cleethorpes station in the 50s/60s, in use I'm told as a scout hut. In either the April '77 MRC, or a couple of months later in "Letters" it was stated that they were originally built for use on mineral trains on the heavily graded lines in South Yorks.

I suppose you might see traces of colonial practice / North American caboose in the design?

[Atlantic 3279]

For the very little trouble of cycling three and a half miles down the road today, I was able to take some photographs of this beautiful beast :

I may post more images when time permits. It's seven and a quarter inch gauge by the way, complete with middle cylinder and properly portrayed "recessed splashers" as recently debated on this forum in connection with the A1/1. Quite a bit bigger than most of the models that appear on here, and you certainly wouldn't want it on your toe

[Atlantic 3279]

I'm glad I didn't spend time and money on a trip to Gilling East for this Bank Holiday weekend when this masterpiece was almost on my doorstep.

[S.A.C. Martin]

Stunning photographs of a stunning model. Does enlighten the mind with regards the splashers, particularly in the very useful photgraphs provided.

In short, thanks Graeme!

[Blink Bonny]

Ye Gods!! (slobbers)

[wehf100]

If you'd posted that shot taken low-down of the rear driver/cartazzi truck without any context, I think I would have believed it was real..
What a machine,

Will

[Tom F]

If you'd posted that shot taken low-down of the rear driver/cartazzi truck without any context, I think I would have believed it was real..
What a machine,

Will

My thoughts too...closest thing to a real P2....at the moment

[wehf100]

First spotted by me in April '77 MRC, also featured as a drawing in Dow's "Great Central". One appears to have been included in Immingham's breakdown train in the fifties, and what appears to have been the grounded body of one stood near Cleethorpes station in the 50s/60s, in use I'm told as a scout hut. In either the April '77 MRC, or a couple of months later in "Letters" it was stated that they were originally built for use on mineral trains on the heavily graded lines in South Yorks.

I suppose you might see traces of colonial practice / North American caboose in the design?

The Cleethorpes grounded body must been there since the early 1900s I think. Alas I can't find the photo I have of it in place circa 1909.

The latest photo I have of one in revenue earning service is undated, but is behind a B8 in early LNER livery (i.e. tender number and cast cabside plate). I suppose it might be on brakedown duties even then?

I think a major factor in their swift withdrawal was probably the fact that those bogies were wooden framed!

Will

[Atlantic 3279]

Interesting to hear that the bogie mineral brake body had been there for so long. It appears I believe in a couple of published pictures in Dave Hewins' / Paul King's (Foxline?) book on Railways around Grimsby, one in a long-shot from the station throat and the other probably an aerial photo, but I can't post the pictures of course due to copyright considerations.

[Dave]

Thats a new one for me, I've never heard of wooden bogie frames before.

[gresleybear]

Hello. The 12 wheel Pullmans built until the mid 1920's ran on bogies with wooden frames. These lasted until the late 50's. See Ford's Pullman Profile Vol 1.
Forward!
John S.