Great Central Railway General Matters

Thank you Phil, I have some pictures of 78018 on the Vans at Loughborough, but can't seem to upload it. No trouble at all, glad to help in a small way. I have the weekend of the Winter Gala free, so unless there's engineering works, I'll hopefully be back for that.

 

So thats why you had to leave the meeting at 11 .

Cracking shots as well.

 

JOOI, what's with the black/white platform edging?

 

I'm guessing it was a wartime variation, given that Quorn station is set in that era.

A similar arrangement was used on kerbstones and one of our volunteers has done just that format on the entrance/exit roadways to our Museum earlier this year (1937 built trolleybus depot).

 

Yes, it's a wartime economy measure... however I think the idea was to paint alternate slabs every other year, rather than going all-out on every other slab as seems to have been done here.

 

So nothing to do with blackout restrictions then as was the case on the Southern?

Peter

 

Very Scottish

 

I was always under the impression it was simply to cut the maintenance cost in half. However, this is all way before my time and the people who would know are mostly dead, so I could be wrong.

 

It mimics the condition of Leicester Central. See here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/trains-travel/34337336651

Now why Leicester Central's platform edges were so painted, I have no idea!

 

On the road (as still seen at the TT), and on racetracks, the alternate colour allows the curve to be more clearly seen. That wouldn't seem much of an issue on the railway, wheras for the person on the platform, the clear white edge would seem more beneficial.
It also gives an idea of speed which might be useful to the loco crew, but there were plenty of other clues to speed, and by the time you are that close, it's probably too late to do much about it.

Unless it's to catch creeping (ie you think you are stationary, but are rolling slowly). Are either of the two stations notorious for that? There used to be markers in the suburban tunnels at KX as it was entirely possible in the noise and dark to think you were heading forward, but were actually slithering backwards.

Pure speculation, but it does seem counter-intuitive.

 

Have to admit, I'm wondering what a "Lash Hurrah" is...

 

Probably a film starring Lash LaRue. (Showing my age...)

 

Being cheered up that your other half has gone away for the weekend and you fully intend to make use of the time in the pub?

Tom

 

Up at the shed, preparations for Santa trains.


(sorry about the dust on the lens - now hopefully cleaned!)

 

I noticed in the GMs recent video that there was the roll-out of a steam heating van. Is that ex-Iarnród Éireann?
Pat

 

It is, Pat. I believe formerly numbered 3178, now carrying its' BR number of 34590.

 

Is your other half aware of your views on what cheers people up?