The CVLR gets it's new home (WIP railway & stock)

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:16 pm

TommyDodd:58524 wrote:
James-Buzz:58515 wrote:what do you put at the end of a consist of brakevans????
A tail lamp, of course.

Superb response & very true.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:23 pm

IrishPeter:58527 wrote:I like building brake vans,

Something about a good brakevan! I was the same when I did 00, made loads of those Airfix/Dapol BR standard brakevans. My early days on the rails we still used them (class 9A's & 9B trains). Rode in quite a few during shunting duties. Plus almost every yard & siding had a brakevan there usually rotting away after the demise of Speedlink (A local pick up goods service) & the advent of more/newer Air braked wagons. Last brakevan I rode in at work would of been in 2004 & it was an old Queen Mary brakevan, massive bogie vehicle. Used by EWS for a propelling move at Rolling Mill street, Walsall. Guess they have left there mark on me. Plus jolly cosy in the winter until you got the fire that hot that the roof caught fire!

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:00 pm

When I was a kid the local goods train was a block of ammonia tankers and they used a van at each end as barrier wagons. They were later replaced by a flat wagon with a 20' ISO tank container, which was relatively boring. There were always a few 20 ton BR vans running around mainly in PW use, but one was the crew taxi and a couple were on Speedlink workings to Leeds/Sheffield area. Depending on what they were used for their condition varied between scruffy, and delapidated and filthy. A new coat of paint was a tactic used to hold rotting woodwork together.

The worst vans were those used as the taxi, and these disappeared quite early (c.1980) in favour of riding in the cab of the 08 shunter that patrolled between Grimsby and Imminghan, and then by the ubiquitous yellow minibus. The last named seemed to be cleaned internally by opening all the windows when doing 75-80mph on the A180 and letting the crap blow out the windows!

Peter in AZ

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:10 pm

Box is almost done.....

Night pics for now.

Lastly my fav pic from a stormy night on the CVLR.

Oh & this is a trial video, something that I will return to & do properly when I get a chance. Digi camera located in LGB coach at rear of a mixed train...
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Gremlin · Post by **Gremlin** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:20 pm

brilliant video, not seen one quite like that before, love the sound of he train.

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:11 pm

Very nice.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:21 pm

Thanks for that - I enjoyed the trip!

The new 'box is looking the part and I'm just lurvin' that moody night-time shot!!

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:37 pm

I really do like the signalbox! The one thing I've always seen is that there are never many signal boxes (that i've seen) on narrow gauge lines!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:11 pm

DolwyddelanLightRail:58674 wrote:The one thing I've always seen is that there are never many signal boxes (that i've seen) on narrow gauge lines!

Agreed there, but have you ever visited the CVLR, they always did things there own way on that line....

I had to include signalboxes though, having spent 11 years of my life in real ones (although standard gauge of course) it was a no brainer that I would have some. I will say though that I think this will be the biggest/ most standard looking box on the line. All the rest will be a lot less grand.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:37 pm

My Lovely wife has just bought me a new engine (secondhand).

Any guesses what it is??

It's also in the right colour (ish)...

Johnnie2sheds · Post by **Johnnie2sheds** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:39 pm

Pendolino?

Hat.......Coat.........

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:45 pm

Lucky boy!

Steam or Infernal Combustion?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:59 pm

Steam.... so that rules out Voyagers as well before anyone says that!!

Just off to pick it up then..

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:58 pm

Pendo Pilot:58846 wrote:Steam.... so that rules out Voyagers as well before anyone says that!!

Well, im currently stood at york station with one wisping out a bit of steam from one of the engines

(yes, i think its failed and its causing chaos!) and well, a lady anne or silver lady?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:58 pm

DolwyddelanLightRail:58853 wrote:
Well, im currently stood at york station with one wisping out a bit of steam from one of the engines ;) (yes, i think its failed and its causing chaos!) and well, a lady anne or silver lady?

They are always kicking out some crap from somewhere, it's how we know the damn things are running..

Besides that one will be an Arriva cross country one & they really are wrecks since they got hold of them.

Oh & yes you are correct, Lady Anne. 5 years old, green & lined with RC.. Been after one for ages as every line seems to have a lady ann!!

:D

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:15 pm

And here it is, fresh from it's first steam trial on the CVLR...

Leaving the MPD.....

...and onto the test train..

It performed very well although so needs a chuff pipe as it's so quiet!!! 38 minute run with me fumbling about with gas settings. Oh & this has to be the most quiet gas burner I have ever witnessed as well..

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:09 pm

Very nice!
Welcome to the "Lady Anne Owners Club", but I thought you said it was the right colour? - that one's green!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:43 pm

Nice one Shane. is that the one Steve had in second hand?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:12 pm

Yep thats the one Matt, one owner from new & hardly used my the look/feel of it. It's as tight as a tight thing in the right way. Was broad gauge as well.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:29 pm

Pendo Pilot:58871 wrote:Was broad gauge as well.

Ah, RIGHT gauge - WRONG colour!

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