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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: f13platform on 15 July 2008, 23:05:54
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no cash cow gatsos
see what megy boy got...
lol
im only kiding
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no cash cow gatsos
see what megy boy got...
lol
im only kiding
Still got the "Magic Roundabout" I think; used to love that. Even better zooming in, through and out that along the straight stretch of road without Gatso's! :y :y :y
There may be, according to our news, political trouble "down the council" about actually discountinuing these cameras as planned! :'(
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Haven't been there for ages, but passing next Wednesday, done the rail route from Gloucester loads of times, including behind some Swindon built stuff
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Haven't been there for ages, but passing next Wednesday, done the rail route from Gloucester loads of times, including behind some Swindon built stuff
Please describe Martin.....GWR King's (6000 or 6024 perhaps?), Castle's (7029?), Manor's, Halls, Granges, Westerns, Warships.....etc. 8-) 8-) 8-) I am now getting very excited. Your journey should bring back memories! :D ;) ;) ;)
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Haven't been there for ages, but passing next Wednesday, done the rail route from Gloucester loads of times, including behind some Swindon built stuff
Please describe Martin.....GWR King's (6000 or 6024 perhaps?), Castle's, Manor's, Granges, Westerns, Warships.....etc. 8-) 8-) 8-) I am now getting very excited. Your journey should bring back memories! :D ;) ;) ;)
I have done the trip in/with
Swindon 120 DMUs, Gloucester 119 DMUs, Pressed Steel suburban DMUs, Metro Cam 101 DMUs, Class 50s :y, 47s, HSTs and 7029 Clun Castle there 75069 back during GWR 150 in 1985, I was at Gloucester station most days taking pictures
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Haven't been there for ages, but passing next Wednesday, done the rail route from Gloucester loads of times, including behind some Swindon built stuff
Please describe Martin.....GWR King's (6000 or 6024 perhaps?), Castle's, Manor's, Granges, Westerns, Warships.....etc. 8-) 8-) 8-) I am now getting very excited. Your journey should bring back memories! :D ;) ;) ;)
I have done the trip in/with
Swindon 120 DMUs, Gloucester 119 DMUs, Pressed Steel suburban DMUs, Metro Cam 101 DMUs, Class 50s :y, 47s, HSTs and 7029 Clun Castle there 75069 back during GWR 150 in 1985, I was at Gloucester station most days taking pictures
I can smell the steam, smoke, and diesels! All so good! Have the 50's, apart from preserved examples, all gone now?
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About a third of the class 50s are preserved. Including my favourite
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About a third of the class 50s are preserved. Including my favourite
Nice to hear a third have been saved :y, but got to ask Martin; what is your favourite Class 50? ;)
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About a third of the class 50s are preserved. Including my favourite
Nice to hear a third have been saved :y, but got to ask Martin; what is your favourite Class 50? ;)
50017 Royal Oak - had tow very good runs including one where I think the governer had been played with - it may have been on eof the played with class 50s in the early 80s.
There were soem tests carried out, AFAIR one 50 was running at 2900bhp and another at 3150bhp and to be honest Royal Oak was performing like a type 5.
If you want to see good 50 running look on youtube for 50049 55022 and you will see that out of the stations the 50 is doing most of the work, and the noise, whereas at speed the Deltic is doing a lot, but 6000bhp sometimes 8000bhp to play with is a lot.
For the people wondering
Pre HST there were only two 100mph rated Diesel designs, both English Electric.
One was the most powerful Diesel in the world when built at 3300bhp - class 55 Deltics and the 50 is a V16 with 2700bhp
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Anorak`s, what what :-? :-? :y
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Anorak`s, what what :-? :-? :y
We all like big interesting machines, look at the discussions on other forms of transport, quite a few fans of XH558 here as well :y
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I watched a goods train getting ready to leave Jasper, Alberta once. Walked from the rear end to the front and I'd say it was more than a mile. Had a chat with the driver as he was waiting to depart. 3 circa 5000 BHP locos at the front, another 2 half way down the train. :o
That lot shook the ground when it departed. Seemed to be on the throttle for about 30 seconds before you could see the wheels turning. As the rear of the train passed me it was still only at walking pace.
Kevin