Speed Trials

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:15 pm

Laalratty & I were doing some speed trials on LMSJools' railway this evening. LMSJools has a dynamometer wagon that he's calibrated to show the scale speeds. My Lady Anne, after a number of runs down the 'long straight', did the equivalent of 66.3mph whilst Laalrattys Millie only managed 63.0mph. I must say it was completely unprototypical but great fun

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:29 pm

Yes the two men from the Ministry in the Dynamometer car both ended the evening in Brown Pants !!!!!!!!!!!

Oooooer mother !!!!!!!!!!!!

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:32 pm

welcome to the forum lms
pitty there was no vid woul have been interesting to see

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:04 pm

SLRmidge did take one video of LMSjool's Lady Anne, going like a bat out of hell but I am dissapointted that Gwydion didn't go faster, as Ian and Jools know!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:45 pm

Sounds fantastic!

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:49 pm

The real insight I must say from this session though was that we got a Lady Anne to out-speed a mamod (the LMS's Lady Anne, 74.9 scale mph, the jane mamod hybrid 68.1 scale mph)

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:52 pm

Will, Andy, let's do it with Edrigs!!!!!

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:30 am

I've just realised thats its 70 years (3rd July 1938) since Mallard attained the worlds speed record of 126mph. Perhaps we could be doing the same in the miniature world of narrow gauge steam

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:14 am

IT sounds to me midge like you just want chaos to ensue! (sp?)

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:25 am

Certainly not Bungle, its all purely done in the name of science

riveresk · Post by **riveresk** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:25 pm

Science is good, you can have all sorts of wacky fun in it's name. Including finding out how strong the punch is by seeing how clean the pennies are after dropping them in.

My decidly unscale brain is now also latching on to the idea of a miniture railway world record breaking run in the style of Mallard.

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:26 pm

Excerpt from today's late edition of the Silverdale and Morecambe Bugle : 'This paper is proud to report that the locally owned Silverdale Light Railway is celebrating a record breaking run by their very own Chaney Class locomotive 'Tibby'. It was achieved on the 'long straight' of the Little Morecambe Steam Rly at 12 noon today. A momentous 82.6 mph was recorded by the LMS's dynometer car on the train's 2nd test run of the day. Driver and owner, SLRmidge, had this to say, ''We were pretty sure we could break the record. The weather was perfect, sunny & still and Tibby's in fine fettle considering her age. I would like to thank LMS Jools for giving us the opportunity to show what she could achieve''. Tibby and her owner will be making a celebrity tour around the locality in an open topped bicycle ending with a run on Laalrattys ANLR this evening. '

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:16 pm

lol, liked the newspaper report, will post pics of Tibbys "lap of honour" at the ANLR along with the other visitors to my steamup tonight at some point

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:59 pm

Dammit once who wud av thort an old Tart like Tibby would wrest the Speed record from the clutches of the LMS !!!!!!!!!

and
Dammit Twice, the men from the ministry had only just changed into clean pants !!!!!!!!!!!!

Well dun Tibby and SLRMidge but tommorrow "Sir Luke" will be trying to regain the record ! Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha
even if I have to strap a firework to it.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:37 pm

Well I was informed by Jools tonight that he is having another steamup tommorow, and that speed record attempts will be allowed! That record could be gone by tommorow. Come on Gwydion, you can do it.......*

*I reckon a 100mph tailwind should just about do it

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:43 pm

They had the Boat up to 20.6mph today on the cob, was very windy, I might pop down to see it running tomorrow.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:45 pm

If you do see it, pics or vids PLEASE!!!!!!!

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:55 pm

After more speed trials today on LMS Jools's line Tibby's crown has been cruelly ripped from her after only 48 hours & now his Jamod has regained the record. More from LMS Jools later on the days events.

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:21 pm

Indeed this afternoon was a busy one on the LMS

The Lawn was like a wet sponge but the son shone and the coldness in the air produced many a fine show of steam as engines worked hard either attempting a high speed run or pulling the 10 wagon heavily loaded Quernmore Quartz Quarry train !

Ultimately Lukes, little Jamod "Sir Luke" took the crown for the LMS with a speed run of 91.5 scale mph thus wresting Victory from the SLR's "Tibby" which held the previous record at 83.6mph

Young Christopher tried extremely hard with two engines from the ANLR his Caradoc which attained 61.5mph and "Gwydion" which achieved 66.0 mph dead. This was marginally beaten by the SLR's Edrig class "Curlew" driven by Ian "Mad" Midgley with a recorded max of 66.3mph and a Big Smile on Ian's face !

Francis brought his new Silver Lady soon to be named "Francis" and this achieved a remarkable speed of 82.2mph

Meanwhile on the heavy freight Duty only two Loco's managed to pull the full train unassisted up Hest Bank embankment namely Geoff's Accucraft Superior "Lady Yvonne" and Francis's Silver Lady "Francis".

Top marks to Christophers Caradoc for an awesome sound as it ran at high speed along the LMS cob.

Many thanks to the permanent way men Neil and Peter who ensurd trackwork was up to scratch for the events of the day.

All in all an enjoyable afternoon, many thanks to all who attended, hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as the Staff of the LMS did.

WooHoo keep on steaming. ;) :twisted: 8)

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:32 pm

What have you got to say for yourself Laalratty

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