The Rail Enthusiast thread

[DCBassman]

Indeed, not everywhere might be feasible, but it sure needs to spread some...
These old diesels are the ones needing replacing with fuel cell units.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Lake Lock Road
Stanley
(just yards off the A61, Wakefield - Aberford 'TurnPike')
A61, Is the red-road; http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1036434

https://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Lake-Lock-Rail-Road.html

This footpath follows the line of the wagonway;
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4321749
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4321733

 

[classic33]

Thought that honour went to Middleton.
Middleton Railway. The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working public railway,situated in the English city of Leeds. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd. since 1960.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Father-in-law is wanting a new hobby (too wet/cold for his Golf)
Bikes are out of question

I found him reading a copy of the 'Hornby Magazine'
I still have a few bits of mine, from younger years, including a few locomotives

I did, however, put the cat amongst the pigeons by showing him this layout
It's fantastic!!
Yes, it is Knaresborough

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw9_HCVvJCI

Thought that honour went to Middleton.
Middleton Railway. The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working public railway,situated in the English city of Leeds. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd. since 1960.

I think the difference was, that Middleton was a private venture, simply to transport the coal

Lake Lock, was a wagonway, & local businesses could pay for transportation of goods

 

[classic33]

I've the early service sheets, for Hornby. You'll be suprised at how easy it is to get them running, if there's problems.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I still have a few bits of mine, from younger years, including a few locomotives

Eg
8509's box still has a £5.55 label on it, which was a fair old price back then


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208404475141735&set=a.10203612400862873&type=3&theater

 

[classic33]

Eg
8509's box still has a £5.55 label on it, which was a fair old price back then


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208404475141735&set=a.10203612400862873&type=3&theater

R866?

 

[beepbeep]

Went on a rare train journey today to take the elder son to visit his future college. We got a ride back on one of the new trains Baden-Württemberg is bringing in at the moment.

Very nice and plenty of space for wheelchairs and bicycles, and in black and yellow, the colours of the Baden-Württemberg flag.

View attachment 428955

Driver was grumpy though and shouted that he hadn't given permission for me to take his picture. Can you see a drivers face in the photo?

what a miserable sod!!!

 

[Andy in Germany]

The law here is that you kind of have the copyright of your face, so if he'd been visible in the image and I'd put it online I'd be in violation of his privacy. But even so...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

R866?

Yes, the Hornby part number. on the box

 

[classic33]

Yes, the Hornby part number. on the box

B12, 8509.
Worth £20 - £25.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

B12, 8509.
Worth £20 - £25.

Both of them are staying on the shelf

 

[Paulus]

Is the B12 shown the one with a small sound box under the tender to make a chuffing sound and and electric element in the chimney which a light oil was dripped in to make smoke?

 

[midlife]

Loved the smell of the oil you had to drop in . Is it some sort of vater vapour used today?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Is the B12 shown the one with a small sound box under the tender to make a chuffing sound and and electric element in the chimney which a light oil was dripped in to make smoke?

Yes