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clive BRretired posted an update in the group Infrastructure: I look at others photo's of overhead gantry or pylon […]

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:57:46 +0000

I look at others photo’s of overhead gantry or pylon of Electrification and shudder! The cost, The spaghetti looking view that I have never seen for real! Only in others photo’s? My daft imaginings would be of a I,K, Brunel inspired small tube of his Atmospheric system! Secured to the centre of sleepers, For a very slim ‘pick up arm’, Not…

clive BRretired posted an update in the group Infrastructure: My only recollection of line blockage was with the […]

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:59:41 +0000

My only recollection of line blockage was with the southern! We would hit and compress snow to become solid ice? Now ice is hard! So we back up and hit it again! Oh Lord we are in peril I cried! ”No”, said my mate, I will give it another go? He had misunderstood me! We had so little Tea? And that was stewed! No grub? But food simply fills…

Alex Mck posted an update in the group Infrastructure: Blackpool North station #feature

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:18:49 +0000

Blackpool North station #feature

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clive BRretired posted an update in the group Infrastructure: (Procrastination) The thief of all time! I keep thinking […]

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:07:57 +0100

(Procrastination) The thief of all time! I keep thinking of going Exeter to Okehampton on the newly reopened line of only 20 odd mile? Simply to photo the Meldon quarry and the nearby Meldon wrought iron viaduct? The old inland Southern route to Plymouth! I would do it with steam back then of course! But also diesel? The old 63 sort some of…

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clive BRretired posted an update in the group Infrastructure: (Meldon Quarry) Train ballast, Heavy trains plus old […]

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:57:47 +0100

(Meldon Quarry) Train ballast, Heavy trains plus old Wrought iron viaduct bridge)! Frequent heavy loads on the old Southern region! I abandon the lighter 31 sort EG- (31874 on Swanage) for the twin bogy 30841 S15, Be it Urie or Maunsell? The quarry is near Okehampton! Dartmoor SW England! I may come through with 257 or 92 Squadron? But get…

clive BRretired posted an update in the group Infrastructure: So much change in 65 years! My conveyance to the hospital […]

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:40:23 +0100

So much change in 65 years! My conveyance to the hospital (A DMU) that replaced my M7s, Ivatt 2Mts, The 82 Standards and Riddles 4Mts of my early branchline days, Glides away into the trackside foliage! Its now a Jungle? Its driver gives way to passing Wilder beast and Zebra! (and its only single track now)! So close to where i would oil and…

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clive BRretired posted an update in the group Infrastructure: (The greatest mystery) Is 'not', is there other life […]

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:21:55 +0000

(The greatest mystery) Is ‘not’, is there other life in this vast universe of ours? Of course there is! To me it is, How can static water get past an inlet boiler valve, with maybe 280 PSI behind it saying, ‘Your not going in here brother’! The nimble fireman has paired his choice of injector! Then opens the water valve to gaze down at tank…

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Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:41:12 +0000

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clive BRretired posted an update in the group Infrastructure: (Dig all day with no tea break)! Tea was so expensive […]

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:01:20 +0000

(Dig all day with no tea break)! Tea was so expensive back in 1800s! For fine China cups in large houses, So the Custom house at the bottom of this road was for the M7 steam engine! Some are still about? Restored / preserved somewhere? A 0-6-4 if memory serves. A couple of ones i fired were saved from the cutting torch? Their cabs quite small!…

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Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:51:57 +0000

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