Forest Fields September Steamup

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Forest Fields September Steamup

Post by laalratty » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:06 pm

The second Saturday in September means one thing for the NWAG, the second steamup of the year on the Forest Fields Railway and unbelievably for 7th consecutive year FFR Mike managed to get a brilliant late summer day (it should be remembered that the FFR is within the Lake District National Park). The good forecast meant there was a very high turnout, with trains running from 11.45 until well after 17.00, whilst James came over from York, but for possibly the first time ever for any steamup didn't bring a Mamod :shock:  Despite this surely being an indication of impending apocalypse, everything went well, here are the photos
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I took Gwydion along with 4 coaches and three wagons, the wagons for running with my uncles Locobox Afrakarn. Here Gwydion awaits departure from Bouth

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Ascending the hill on the main circuit
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James brought Snowdon with him, it's last appearance for a while whilst it goes in for storage
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Gwydion and Snowdon are both heading down the spiral, but at different levels. Incidentally, the track on the spiral has finally been ballasted, and all of the stations now have platforms and names
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Snowdon climbing the opposite side of the circuit
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A visiting Accucraft Lawley
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Matt's new Lady Anne
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PTLR cecil once again brought Konigs Tun, but unlike the locos appearance on the line this time last year under different ownership, it was actually able to pull a good length train up the spiral
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Konigs Tun coasts down to the bottom of the spiral section
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The latest loco to carry David William plates from the Little Morecambe Steam Railway leads the Scorton Bank Railway's newest steam loco, an Accucraft Edrig
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Accucraft Shay
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Scafell was then released onto the line
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The last incarnation of David William, Jool's Fowler climbs the circuit
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Konigs Tun and Scafell were then let out together, Konigs Tun sadly doing most of the work due to issues with Scafell
Thanks very much to FFR Mike for a great afternoon running
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Post by The Denying Dutchman » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:27 pm

Some great pictures, I like the first one best with the beautiful background.
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Post by MDLR » Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:23 am

Very nice pictures, but surely Scafell should run on a pike??
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Post by laalratty » Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:40 pm

MDLR:88758 wrote:Very nice pictures, but surely Scafell should run on a pike??
Ah, you've made the mistake of thinking that Scafell and Scafell Pike are the same mountain, they aren't, one is bigger then the other and it is Scafell and not Scafell Pike that can be seen from Eskdale, hence the choice of that mountain to name the loco after.
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Post by MDLR » Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:17 pm

............... but you've totally missed the point that in the good 'ol USA, they sometimes call railways "pikes"!!
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Post by laalratty » Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:26 pm

I've honestly never heard of that one...
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Post by Narrow Minded » Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:39 pm

"Don't tell him your name Pike!" ;)
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Post by pauly » Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:48 pm

Narrow Minded:88792 wrote:"Don't tell him your name Pike!" ;)
''He is going on the list!''
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Post by Keith S » Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:14 am

I've never understood the word "Pike" being used or a model railway. Where I live it's a type of fish, a bitey, slimey one with lots of little bones and sharp teeth and a voracious appetite.

The word seems to mean "road" in "american".
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Post by RylstonLight » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:23 am

"Pike" is short for "Turnpike" a term used in US more recently, but the term originated in UK. It was a made and maintained road on which the traveller paid a toll. The "pike" referred to the barriers at the toll-houses that orininally had spikes, and so shares the word-origin with the weapon of the same name. I am guessing, but havn't read, that the origins in railways was probably due to their common carrier status that they levied charges per mile rather like the tunpike roads.

The Rylston Light Railway still had until the 1950 or 60's a gate over the railway that marked the start of the common carrier line and therefore the point from which the quarry compnay had to pay tolls.
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Post by Narrow Minded » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:45 am

Keith S:88947 wrote:I've never understood the word "Pike" being used or a model railway. Where I live it's a type of fish, a bitey, slimey one with lots of little bones and sharp teeth and a voracious appetite.

The word seems to mean "road" in "american".
Keith, it's the old "different countries separated by a common language" :lol:

As said above, "pike" is an abreviation for "turnpike", a type of road. Since the abbreviation for "railroad" (Americanese for railway ;) ) is "road", the two were used as slang terms for the permanent way.

BTW, we also have fishy pike, and also a sit-com character of that name referred to in mine and pauly's comments ;)
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Post by laalratty » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:11 pm

To add to the photos, I've also made a video (first time I've done one of an NWAG steamup for quite a long time). Hopefully this shows just how much the FFR has developed over the last few years.

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Enjoy!
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Post by Peter Butler » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:38 pm

Nice selection of stock, particularly enjoyed the green carriage with the limp! Before long everyone will want one.
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Post by SapperAnt » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:09 am

A limp or a green carriage?

Or a limp green carriage?
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Post by Peter Butler » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:17 am

Play on words eh!
You could have a green carriage and limp yourself,.... or.... a green carriage which itself has the limp and not you,... or.... would it still have a limp if it was blue?
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Post by SapperAnt » Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:27 am

Probably the same dimension inhabitted by these heroic characters


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVbxegt_Wz0
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Post by Peter Butler » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:02 pm

Brilliant...brilliant....brilliant......
Makes me feel amongst friends again, speaking of which, I have to go back to the home now.... goodnight!
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