The Peak Forester - Sunday 22/05/16

Very illuminating Al, I watched Ollie turning here a couple of years ago but had to content myself with a platform view at Ambergate on Sunday. It just shows how convenient it is to go to a heritage railway terminus with a turntable.

 

34052/46 looked superb yesterday, seemed to be going well when I saw it. I was stumped for a moment when asked by a member of joe public what steam engine it was...told him Braunton and got a blank look so I don't think 'Lord Dowding' would have rung a bell for him either.

Uffington (nr Stamford)


Barrow upon Soar


Near Oakham

 

You know what. I think detuned Bulleid Pacifics are really good looking locos.

 

Just a quick thought on how the available paths for the outward service seem to have dictated a relatively late arrival and a relatively short visit to Peak Rail, and subsequently a relatively late return. I can only guess the extent to which all this may have been governed by the wait for the mid-day lifting of the curfew on the Helpston-Manton Junction-Syston section, but I wonder if the alternative was considered of using the Grantham-Nottingham route instead for the outbound leg of the tour. This section sees its first services on a Sunday from 9.00am, and the overall Helpston-Sheet Stores Junction section would have been slightly shorter (by about three and-a-half miles) than the route via Syston.

Maybe this could have made a difference, maybe not. I'm sure there will have been other influential factors - like the availability of ECML paths, perhaps. Worth noting, though, that these different out-and-back options are going to be used for Tornado's trip to Chesterfield in August, although that is being run on a Saturday. Perhaps RTC will consider this alternative if or when they plan a repeat. Its certainly one of their better offerings, on paper at least, and deserves to be as good as it can be by hopefully building on the experience of yesterday's trip. Although sadly I couldn't make yesterday's outing I would definitely count myself in for any re-run.

 

That's just refreshed my memory, as I was told the same reason a few years ago, so thanks ! Also happens when filming aviation, especially the propellers.

 

hello
a few pics taken at loughborough as i took a break from the action at the gcr railways at work gala
she is seen passing what will hopefully shortly be the site of the bridge linking the two halves of the the gcr
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s bottrill

 

Given the heated debate about window hanging, I meant to mention something in my previous post. When we watered the stock at Rowsley we noticed one of the doors near the front (north end) of the train on the west side was not fully latched, i.e. on the safety catch and the handle vertical instead of horizontal. This must have happened before Matlock (wrong side), so someone wasn't being eagle-eyed when it departed from wherever. On a heritage line you naturally look out for this but perhaps staff not used to slam doors aren't too familiar?

Edit: I should add that the tower bolt must have slid into place OK.

Dave

 

High power LEDS are made high power by the fact they are over driven, and they are indeed power cycled or strobed as they obviously can't be overdriven all the time. The effect of reacting with the scan speed of the CCD in the camera is very apparent when filming modern car led lights. You can even create the strobe effect of car led lights with the naked eye by looking at them quickly with your peripheral vision

 

An effect first seen in big screen westerns, with the stage coach wheels appearing to go backwards.