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8.6.2024
Former Sena Sugar Estates Fowler 0-4-2T No VII (15513 of 1920) and Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0ST No 19 (Wks No 1056 of 1914) roll through Oak Tree Halt with the demonstration freight.
No VII is unusual in that it is a wood burner - probably the first I've seen.
Statfold Barn 'Summer Spectacle of Steam'.
Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
GWR 4575 class, built Swindon February 1929. Withdrawn April 1962 and later preserved.
Taken on June 24th 1961
Grimy ex-GER/LNER N7 0-6-2T 69670 just arrived at North Woolwich station with the 12:18pm service from Stratford, on a sunny day in June 1961. The forest of dockyard cranes and the funnels of two ships can be seen in the distance, in the Royal Albert Dock.. The loco is displaying a Great Eastern-era route code, with a dark red/brown centre on one of the discs..
The loco had entered service in 1926, and was withdrawn in September 1961, and scrapped. Only one example of the class has survived.
The station finally closed down at the end of 2006, and today (2025) the tracks and the cranes and ships have all gone, but the platform on the left still exists - derelict and overgrown.
Restored from a faded grainy (Agfacolor) original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
São Paulo, September 2002.
Morning preparations. The sun is good for making photos. As soon as flying operation started the ship turned her nose into the wind and I had backlight.
Two Trackers of the Armada Argentina were deployed on the Brazilian carrier NAe São Paulo during Temperex, a joint Brazilian-Argentinian exercise.
MANUFACTURER
Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage, New York.
ORIGINAL OWNER
U.S. Navy, 1958-1975; The S-2E/G carrier-based anti-submarine
warfare airplane.
ACQUIRED BY CAL FIRE
In 1996, CAL FIRE acquired 26 S-2E/G planes from the Department
of Defense. CAL FIRE converted the planes to a fire fighting
configuration and fitted them with modern, powerful turboprop
engines. The completely reconditioned S-2Ts are faster, safer, more
maneuverable, and carry a larger retardant payload than the
S-2A airtankers CAL FIRE had used since the 1970s. The final
three S-2Ts were completed and delivered in 2005.
CAL FIRE has 22 S-2T airtankers in service. One is permanently
stationed at the Sacramento Aviation Management Unit facility
for maintenance relief.
MISSION
CAL FIRE uses the S-2T airtankers for fast initial attack delivery
of fire retardant on wildland fires.
CREW
One pilot
PAYLOAD
1,200 gallons long-term fire retardant
SPECIFICATIONS
Gross Weight: 29,150 pounds
Max. Operating Speed: 270 mph
Range: Loaded: 500 miles/Empty: 800 miles
Wing Span: 73 feet
Endurance: 4.5 hours
Engines: Two (2) Garrett TPE331-14GR turbine
engines. (1,650 horsepower each)
São Paulo, September 2002.
Whoosh! The moment the S-2 is launched by the bow catapult. The cable ('holdback') retaining the plane is cut. You can see the pulling cable ('bridle') in front of the main wheels, in the steam cloud. The system used on US carriers is newer and different.
Due to the acceleration the left side of the photo is unsharp.
Interesting to note is that the S-2 has two ship names on the tail: 25 the Mayo and Minas Gerais.
Two Trackers of the Armada Argentina were deployed on the Brazilian carrier NAe São Paulo during Temperex, a joint Brazilian-Argentinian exercise.
São Paulo, September 2002.
An S-2T is test run prior to a flight. Aircraft are chained up until they are ready to taxi.
Two Trackers of the Armada Argentina were deployed on the Brazilian carrier NAe São Paulo during Temperex, a joint Brazilian-Argentinian exercise.
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R2367. MURTALBAHN NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY, AUSTRIA.
Steiermärkische Landesbahn 76cm gauge 0-6-2T U40 at Mauterndorf on the Murtalbahn in the Austrian state of Salzburg. This narrow gauge line was 76km / 46 miles long and ran from Mauterndorf to Unzmarkt following the valley of the River Mur. Most of the line is in the State of Styria.
However, in 1981 the section from Mauterndorf to Tamsweg, around 18km / 11 miles, was closed to passengers but later, in 1988, it was reopened by the preservation group Club 760 as a tourist railway. It has to stop short of Tamsweg though, because of the fees charged by the Steiermärkische Landesbahn for the use of the station.
The tourist railway section is now called the Taurachbahn (Taurach Railway).
My photograph was taken in the summer of 1965, long before these changes were made. Happily, U40 was preserved – which is more than can be said about my trusty Austin A90 Westminster.
Monday, 7th June, 1965. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2025.
Narrow Gauge, 0-4-2T, Works Locomotive, ‘No.12784’, or ‘Finland’, built by Peckett and Sons Ltd, Atlas Locomotive Works, Bristol, to Works No.1995, in 1941, is seen here, at Hadfields Limited, East Hecla Steel Works, Vulcan Road, Tinsley, Sheffield, on 15/04/1949.
Hadfield's Steel Foundry Company Limited was founded in 1869, and was based out of their East Hecla Works, Vulcan Road, Attercliffe, Sheffield. On 17/03/1913, the company was restyled, as Hadfields Limited, and specialised in the manufacture of steel castings and forgings, which it also made from manganese steel and other steel alloys. The company also manufactured special steels for motor-cars and aeroplanes, projectiles and other war material, crushing machinery, tramway track work, and a manifold range of other steel and engineering products. In 1967, Hadfields Limited merged with Samuel Osborn and Company Limited, another Sheffield based, steelmaker and engineering tool manufacturer, to form Osborn Hadfields Limited, and in December 1967, Osborn Hadfields Limited, joined the Dunford and Elliott (Sheffield) Limited, group of companies, becoming Dunford Hadfields Limited. In 1977, Dunford Hadfields Limited joined Lonrho plc, a South African producer of platinum metals, and was once again, restyled as Hadfields Limited. Lonrho plc closed the last parts of Hadfields Limited, in 1983, and the site of their former East Hecla Works forms much of the Meadowhall Shopping Centre.
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Taken from a photograph in my collection, photographer not known.
BR class 2T, built Crewe August 1953 and withdrawn October 1965.
The local passenger service disturbs the peace deep in the Welsh countryside
2024 All images and use thereof are copyright of Daryl Hutchinson. Reproduction of them is forbidden without prior permission
R2350. Weiz was once the terminus of the Steiermarkische Landesbahn 76cm narrow gauge line to Ratten some 42 kilometres (26 miles) distant. In 1981 however, the line was shortened and it now only runs to Birkfeld, a distance of 24 kilometres (15 miles).
Now run by the Feistritztalbahn Betriebs-GmbH, it’s known as the Feistritztalbahn or Feistritz Valley Railway.
In this photo from 1965, U Class 0-6-2T U7 is on shed at Weiz.
Sunday, 6th June, 1965. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2025.
Taken in 1965
Swindon loco works in 1965, with North-British 'Warship' D847 ''Strongbow'' and Brush prototype D0280 ''Falcon''..
D847 entered service in April 1961, and was withdrawn in March 1971, and scrapped one year later. None of this class survived, but two of the very similar BR-built examples have been preserved.
D0280 entered service in October 1961, and was renumbered to D1200 in 1970, and appeared in BR blue livery, but was finally withdrawn in October 1975, and scrapped in April 1976.
Swindon loco works finally closed down in 1986, although some restoration work on the chassis of GWR 2-8-2T 7200 was carried out there in 2000 - 2006. Today (2023) one of the buildings is used to house the Swindon 'Steam' museum..
Restored from an under-exposed orange-colour-shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
1948 Andrew Barclay 0-4-2T No 7 'Tom Rolt' has just arrived at the sylvan surroundings of Nant Gwernol with a train from Towyn, and is ready to run around in preparation for the return journey.
LMS/BR Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41206 and GWR 47XX Class 0-6-0PT 4666 at Tipton St Johns station, with the LCGB 'East Devon (No. 1)' railtour, in February 1965. As the name suggests, this tour was repeated a few weeks later..
41206 was withdrawn in March 1966, and scrapped four months later. Four examples have been preserved..
4666 was withdrawn four months after this photo was taken, and scrapped in October 1965. No fewer than sixteen of the class have been preserved - including some that were operated by London Transport - but only some of them are in running order..
Tipton St Johns station - and the line through here - closed to passengers and freight in 1967. Today (2016) the tracks have long gone, but some of the station buildings, and part of the platforms, have survived..
Original slide - photographer unknown
Best viewed Original size (1280 x 853 pixels).
ÖBB Class 93 (formerly BBÖ Class 378) 2-8-2T locomotives 93.1364 & 93.1373 (with Giesel ejector} stabled outside the small depot at Schwarzenau (a sub-shed of Gmünd) - 07/05/1975.
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© 2021 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 35mm monochrome negative; photographed by Alan Miller.
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1979 Triumph Dolomite Sprint.
Anglia Car Auctions, King's Lynn -
"Chassis number: VA26250DL0
1,998cc. Acquired by the vendor in 2014 who has since prepared the car for competition use. This includes the installation of safety devices, full roll cage, twin Cobra Monaco seats and four point belts. During 2015 it was used locally and in a one day sprint at Curborough. The vendor was hospitalised in 2016 when the car was parked up for a year whilst he recovered. In 2017 and 2018, again it was used generally and entered in hill climbs and track days. New FF tyres were fitted in 2019 and, again, used for track days. The vendor has been unable to recover fully after his treatment and has reluctantly decided to sell, He describes it as an exciting drive. He advises that it has been garage stored during his ownership. It comes complete with a list of mechanical modifications, owner details and copy older V5s, Heritage certificate, recent receipts, MoTs and manuals. The mileage is recorded at 12,026."
No reserve. Sold for £6572 including premium.
Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC 1 / 2T - Weymann Fanfare C41F
New to Rhondda Transport , South Wales ( 361 ) during January-1959 .
Parked up in Darlington , Co.Durham .
Sunday morning 07th-February-1971 .
GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T 5199 steams past Llangollen Goods Junction on the Llangollen Railway with a short train of Mk1 Suburban coaches during a Steam Recreations photo charter.
Roughly based on a photo of James Baldwin. Despite the mishap, I like the capture and expression. The next post shows an enhanced version with collage of part of reference photo.
Which one do you prefer? The original with mishap or the collage.
Pencil, gouche
Paper
15 x 21 cm
Best viewed Original size.
London Transport 0-6-2T No L52 at Neasden Depot - 07/06/1958.
© 2015 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 35mm monochrome transparency; photographed by R Munday.
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491 Andrew Barclay No 491 of 1964 stands on the Victoria links during shutdown maintenance on the Harton Electric Railway, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. (Scanned from Kodak Gold 200 negatives).
Shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon 50mm 1,4 USM.
Photography by Dominik Jakob Part III on YouTube:
This 1932 built Great Lakes 2T biplane, G-BUPV, flown by Robert Fray is seen arriving for the Vintage Aircraft Club fly-in at Fenland, Lincolnshire. The fly-in was postponed due to the global pandemic and so changed its name from the Daffodil fly-in to Tulip
RD25223vs. The 12 inch gauge Ruislip Lido Railway in Middlesex, north west London held a gala weekend on the 13th and 14th May, 2023. I went along on the Saturday and had a great time riding on, videoing and photographing the trains.
A special attraction was 2-6-2T CHRISTOPHER which came up from the Littlehampton Miniature Railway to visit the gala and it is seen here backing down to Woody Bay Station to pick up its next train to Willow Lawn.
***This photo is a still that I’ve taken from a video that I shot that evening:
www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/52959883427/in/album-7215...
Saturday, 13th May, 2023. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2024.
***For more videos of miniature railways, see:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsbViNeGSHlAID1DESHXwODmR...