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100 truck coal train in South Wales, 1908.

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  1. D1002

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    A wonderful photo of a 100 truck coal train in South Wales, in 1908, courtesy Dr. David Turner:

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    Well that puts our aim of "30@30" on the GCR next November in perspective!! :rolleyes:
     
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    I pity the poor sod who had to check the axle boxes and couplings.
     
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    Goods train...
     
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    31xx 2-6-2t?
     
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    Or check the numbers
     
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    Not a lot of brake power on that train!

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    Stopping to ‘pin down’ brakes can’t have been a quick exercise.
     
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    Would they have employed brakesmen at the tops of inclines to pin down brakes? This was done at the top of the Lickey incline as shown on one of the Railway Roundabout DVDs

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    Let us hope that the guard had a very big pair of flags!
     
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    I’ve not heard of that happening on the GWR; it was always the train crew as far as I am aware.
     
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    A while back probably around 2000, I was on a relay between Milford and Ferrybridge.
    I recall one of the spoil trains consisted of 80 empty wagons on arrival and was planned to split into 2 x 40 when loaded.
     
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    Interesting film of the Lickey and applying of brakes on wagons here:

     
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