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Mike Ashworth replied to the discussion Your Best April Fools Day Pranks in the forum Other Railway Adventures 6 weeks ago
Reply to Your Best April Fools Day Pranks
The truth is Michael that I have actually been under the Metrolink vehicles looking as how to mount equipment under the high (“BR’ standard) floor, at that visit batteries were discussed using the same technology as in the battery powered ex underground trains.
In one of the offices it showed proposed routes. One of which was the ELR, I did…
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Michael Holden started the discussion Your Best April Fools Day Pranks in the forum Other Railway Adventures 6 weeks ago
Your Best April Fools Day Pranks
We have seen lots of great April Fools jokes so far today, which got us thinking, what is your favourite rail-related April Fools.
Let us know in this forum post with any links you have!
Steam locomotive parking sensors to duck railway crossings – what is your favourite April Fools?
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Steam locomotive parking sensors to duck railway crossings - what is your favourite April Fools?
Today is the 1st April, a morning when railways share their weird and wacky ideas about projects they would like to undertake.
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 6 weeks ago(Wow! Drive)!
I read an old rail yarn of mine of a year or so ago! Dreadful Composition? Something goes awry between my brain and my index typing finger? Even now I check its not raining outside as I have washing on the line! So I don’t dither or mention stuff like that anymore? But its mid 1960s, Driver and I have steam out of Bristol Temple meads…
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Oh my! Heart-stopping moment, I’m sure, as that chap fell off the platform: I dread to think what kind of condition he ended up in. Not entirely surprising you forgot to turn off the steam for the heating pipes. One experience I certainly hope I never have.
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 7 weeks ago(Injector song)
THE most important item of steam locomotion is its Injector! Twinned, With single drain to atmosphere, Is Water inlet, followed by usually boiler face steam, then back to water for ‘tuning’ into song and with no waste, (bar the odd drip)! Done while clamping your hat down in that self induced hurricane of a wind outside the window? The 280 PSI…
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Ah, injectors. Marvellous devices, using steam at boiler pressure to push water into the boiler against that very same pressure. Sounds like magic! As one of my books puts it, “the principle of the injector is a very good example of the intelligent application of natural laws”.
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 7 weeks ago(Battle of Hastings! Nah!)
Transportation in a 1000 years will look back on Steam with modern Carbon break elements that suppress vast temperatures to give boiler and super heating pipework inspections a life of a hundred years or more! Steam was the beginning of passenger movement! It followed the horse! Steam will be the start of our desire to go off somewhere…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 8 weeks ago(Old for new)!
Come the mid 1950s, The Bulleid Merchant Navy would adopt the Walshaert gear invented in 1844 (Some 110 years before), And to also loose its streamlining to become known as a Converted! Its nice to see that some of the lighter (34s) E.G Westcountry, Battle of Britain or Squadron sorts kept their entire form! (For histories sake)! Most…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 2 months ago2 months ago (edited)
(Western Prince engine compartment no good for dance lesson's)?
A narrow walkway then cross the engines width to pass engine 2? Bath road office send three of us out to learn steam heating boilers! Can you imagine the end of steam in 1965 and having to squirt diesel spray onto a hot coil to produce steam! And a lot of steam! (This boiler was no toy) The big fireman in front of me sprayed copious amounts…
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Blimey, That was quick Alexandra? Ive just posted it! I do like your own times on Heritage! But your page doesn’t have a Comment section? I think I would re-enter railway as a cleaner! A pleasant pass time and lots of tea breaks! Hospital say i need a stent? Sounds dodgy to me? (Tablets first though)!
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 2 months ago(Time goes Pop)!
Local Westcountry group ‘Muse’ sing (Time Running Out)? I’m amazed at their million’s of viewings on YouTube! I can still see my old driver of so long ago staring at his Time piece at his favoured personal places as we pound along, While putting the many miles behind us, To hit Exeter or Bristol rail platforms to Time! Charity shop watches…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 2 months ago(The Southern Railway)
A very young fireman visits the stores! Elvis cuts a new disk! And the parents of a new group called the Beatles suggest maybe they should get a proper job! Your two roughly hewn cotton ‘Rusty’ cloths are now joined by one Drivers soft cloth that you guard as your life! You come on shed for a bit of coal! In the mess room you may well be…
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I watched a film called’The Love Match’ on tv the other day with Arthur Ashley in it that revolved around an engine driver and his fire man and there antics, with his son playing for the wrong Manchester team. As I watched it somehow you can to mind
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Maybe there’s a film on a fireman’s exploit’s? Cleaning, Firing, To Driving! From platform Porter’s cart to Ladies in the cab on the Last train home! I often chuckle at happenings of so long ago Mike! And there’s stuff I wouldn’t mention either? Cheer’s.
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Railway Adventures 2 months ago(One I would Love)
We cross busy middle fast lines for our relief train and working return to Bristol! (steam) Buck up! Pullman coming says my driver? Rail ‘Change over’ is like leaving your holiday hotel in Spain! (Have I got everything)? Tea Caddy, Coats, Drivers fags? Sweets? We jump down from platform and cross many lines? Hence the Buck up! The Welsh…
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