tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post4445505382649187073..comments2023-07-10T14:18:09.980+01:00Comments on Extension Blog: North carriage sidingJo http://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-23173147145193614912018-11-13T12:38:00.918+00:002018-11-13T12:38:00.918+00:00It's most enjoyable to follow the progress of ...It's most enjoyable to follow the progress of the GWSR in all its myriad guises & marvel at the achievements. Patreon enables me to receive videos from Keith Appleton & there are always other gems to watch on his links. This LMS film below explains the processes involved in renewing junctions & underlines how hard the PW teams work to support the GWSR<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ1sWqf3KJo&list=PLy4LxIt_3LluFT1xs79M3gNNxqbCXUri_<br /><br />Keith has posted over 970 model engineering videos, which have been a real education. https://www.youtube.com/user/keithappletonPerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715633779618461756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-6118804511982308142018-11-13T12:34:40.044+00:002018-11-13T12:34:40.044+00:00I'm amazed those old carriages could even roll...I'm amazed those old carriages could even roll. It's nice to think the intention is to restore them, although I do wonder how - or if - that will be done. What's the betting they'll spend the next 10 years sitting on another siding somewhere?<br /><br />Interesting to see the rail joint being improved, even though the track is only a siding. I was at Birmingham New Street station the other day, and I noticed that every time a train pulled out of the platform a series of loud BANG noises could be heard from the track. <br /><br />I went over to have a look, and found a stretch of bullhead rail with a joint that was even worse than the one on the Toddington siding. Trains would lurch over it, giving the rail ends a series of hefty blows. That's a broken rail just waiting to happen, I thought...Michael Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386451061160258935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-13327530005148841332018-11-11T20:42:26.177+00:002018-11-11T20:42:26.177+00:00That would be a very sad end to a coach type that ...That would be a very sad end to a coach type that played a significant role in GWR suburban operations. Where I was brought up in South Wales sets of 5 or 7 of these made hundreds of daily journeys across the region radiating to and from places like Cardiff and Newport - usually 56xx hauled. Unfortunately their early displacement by DMU introductions in 1958 made preservation unlikely. They still made occasional appearances on very early morning workings , DMU failures and weekend seaside excursions but I didn't see any steam hauled examples after 1963. For a few years after the disappearance of steam a Brake car was sometimes attached to the rear of DMUs, presumably as additional baggage capacity. The doors of the passenger compartments on these coaches were always locked and any attempts to use them was met with stern glares from station staff (remember them?!) It does seem unlikely but hopefully they can be rebuilt in the future.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841825195068179068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-67912687554327376062018-11-11T08:23:11.403+00:002018-11-11T08:23:11.403+00:00Many thanks for another comprehensive update. The ...Many thanks for another comprehensive update. The "new" TSO will definitely be an asset to the GWSR as will a new carriage shed to protect these increasingly valuable items of stock. It needs to be built yesterday! When not protected, coaches just end up like the 2 heaps of scrap at Winchcombe which thankfully have been removed. Although both vehicles are unique GWR types, they have about as much chance of being restored as I have flying to Mars! Unless the owner has very deep pockets, the only things worth keeping are the bogie sets and some of the brake gear, which working GWR coach owners would probably find a use for. I love GWR coaches but those 2 no-hopers are best forgotten. They serve as a very good example of how not to store valuable stock.Toddingtontedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470051178926426104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-54942607798527040552018-11-10T22:24:54.701+00:002018-11-10T22:24:54.701+00:00Now, I'm not suggesting for a moment that more...Now, I'm not suggesting for a moment that more stop-blocks are required on the railway, but (just in case) did anyone else note that there are two old ones for sale from Paddington? They were mentioned in 'Rail' magazine recently. Seems that they want to do a bit of extending at Paddington, & the blocks are redundant.Tony Kerrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06355620799053253046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-62706744976020576182018-11-10T20:51:22.310+00:002018-11-10T20:51:22.310+00:00Wonderful weather for November. Not so good down h...Wonderful weather for November. Not so good down here in Cornwall. Dark, wet, windy - that's what we've had all day.<br />Nice to see that the GWR carriages will be restored as they look only fit for use as bolsters in their present condition!<br />It also frees up the yard for that proposed carriage shed, which is much needed by all heritage railways these days.<br />Great to see the footbridge stairs coming along so well and so quickly.<br />Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.com