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Als full time vader en echtgenoot sta ik, op de incidentele hoofdlijnritten van de SSN of VSM en de evenementen na, bijna niet meer langs het spoor. Wat ik aan NS (of andere maatschappijen) materieel fotografeer is vaak bijvangst van stoom of museummaterieel waar ik voor op uit was getrokken. Gelukkig komt het nog wel een enkele keer voor dat ik even tijd heb, maar dat is helaas maar sporadisch.
As a full-time father and husband I hardly make pictures of regular trains. Almost only when the SSN or VSM has one of their rare main line trips, I am able to catch some regular trains too. So what I catch with my camera of the NS (or other companies) trains is often a side catch of steam or museum material passing by. Fortunately I do find occasionally some time to make pictures.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen diesellocomotief 6463 komt met een goederentrein aan de haak door nabij Buggenum.
Dutch Railways dieselengine 6463 is passing Buggenum with a freight working.
Petbow Ltd was a British company that specialised in the design and manufacture of diesel powered generators as well as mobile DC welding units. During its lifetime, they also manufactured vehicle and aircraft engines as well as the Frisky microcar (1958-1961). Petbow founded in 1928 was based at Sandwich in Kent and in 1986 bought over by the MIR Trading Company of Bangladesh. In 1994 Petbow was sold to the American multinational engineering company of Cummins Inc and today, Petbow Generators Ltd remains a subsidiary of Cummins.
Cummins Ltd was founded in 1919 and is a global engineering company that specialises in the design and manufacture of diesel engines and related technologies. They also distribute and service their products as well. Cummins currently has around 5,000 facilities worldwide in 197 countries worldwide.
If anyone has more information about Petbow, I’d be delighted to hear from you.
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References:
www.cummins.com/cmi/ (Cummins Inc (USA) website, general engineering company incorporating PetBow Ltd. The Petbow company was founded in 1928, incorporated on the 1st March 1954 and in 1994 Purchased by Cummins from the MIR Trading Company of Bangladesh.)
www.cummins.com/cmi/navigationAction.do?nodeId=2&site... (History of the Cummins engineering company).
www.mir-trading.com/AboutUs.aspx (The MIR Trading Company, Bangladesh).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadows_Frisky (Frisky microcars 1958 - 1961).
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Enamels: 2 (black & blue)
Finish: Chrome.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Buttonhole - continental style.
Size: 1” across x ½” down (about 25mm x 13mm)
Process: Die stamped.
Makers: No maker’s name or mark.
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Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
The Gardner LW series of engines was manufactured, almost unmodified, from 1931 until 1974. Many British bus operators "swore by" these virtually indestructible machines. Stories of their longevity and durability are numberless and many LWs, after a design-lifetime of service in buses, were put to further varied employment. Many were exported and used as motive power for everything from Chinese junks to irrigation equipment. Take a peek behind the rides at a fairground and you will find them driving the electrical generators. British forces attempting to scuttle their equipment before the German advance upon Dunkirk drained the sumps of their Gardner-powered trucks and then ran the engines without oil. Unfortunately for the war effort they proved impossible to seize. This is borne out by my own experience. The rather avante-garde Cave-Brown-Cave cooling system fitted to the Bristol Lodekka caused endless trouble almost throughout their working lives. Seize-ups of vehicles fitted with Bristol engines were frequent (and spectacular) ...but you could never seize a Gardner LW.
The LW was available in any number of cylinders from one to eight and in the early 1950s a horizontal version ...in effect a normal engine tilted through 90 degrees... was produced for underfloor-engined buses. Here, at the back of the Bristol Omnibus Co. Central Repair Works at Lawrence Hill, we see a rack holding three 5 and one 6-cylinder Gardner HLWs (H for horizontal).
A decade after the formation of the National Bus Company and seven years after the imposition of its corporate uniform, badges and insignia, Driver Bentos subversively continues to wear the "scroll" emblem of the Bristol Omnibus Co. above his top pocket. This was not encouraged but, to be fair, I was never told to remove it. The photo was taken on Thursday 25th October 1979.
Pictured in action. Officially named ‘Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway’ at the Diesel Gala Weekend.
© Tam Mains. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce this image on websites or on social media without the owners consent.
97304 “John Tiley” and 97303 roll off Barmouth Bridge with Pathfinder Tours’ “The Cambrian Coast Express” 1Z37 05:02 Bristol Temple Meads to Pwllheli, on the 150th anniversary of the bridge’s opening.
Class 33 Diesel D6566 (33 048) at Williton on the West Somerset Railway.
Built by BRCW Smethwick in 1961 and here in BR Green with yellow ends. Sign on front says 'DEPG Thunderbird is Go', can I assume this was the rescue engine on standby?
See what I mean about the weather? For a long time before the train arrived, there was glorious sun on the viaduct and all around. As soon as the 20s appeared about half a mile away, it clouded over. 20304 and 20303 cross Knucklas viaduct with Pathfinder Railtours’ “The Heart of Wales Explorer,” 1Z29 16:35 Llandrindod Wells to Derby, the first time since 1997 that Class 20s have worked the line. Naturally, the weather didn’t play ball.
The Branson Scenic Railroad EMD GP30 was built in 1961 for the B&O Railroad, and was numbered #6973. When that line merged into the CSX, it was renumbered 4265. It was sold to the BSR as #4265, however the number was later changed to 99. This photograph was taken in June of 1997.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen diesellocomotief 6459 is aan het rangeren in het Europoort gebied.
Dutch Railways dieselengine 6459 shunting in the Europoort area.
The picture shows the fragmented remains of a Gardner 6LXB piston, the casting on the left is the inlet manifold, not the exhaust. This was the discovery upon stripping the engine of a preserved Bristol VR to investigate a seizure. The engine was found to have five verticle pistons and two thirds of one horizontal. We later found No.1 con-rod had attempted to make a break for freedom through the crank case. Neeedless to say, it's time for a replacement unit.
“It was a good day in railroading when in 1852 Missouri Pacific received its first locomotive delivered by sailing vessel and river boat from New England shops. This was the first locomotive to run west of the Mississippi.
“Today Missouri Pacific uses a fleet of high-powered General Motors Diesel locomotives to haul long heavy loads of oil and war freight, and to provide swift dependable passenger transportation. . .” [Image captions]
© D a v e F o r b e s R a i l w a y A r c h i v e
Engagement 3,000+
A "Shed" on the West Highland Line
EWS liveried 66111 draws to a halt at Crianlarich in the West Highlands with Day 2 of the "Loch Lomond & Royal Deeside Railtour"
The full length of the train was too long for the platform with T&T partner 66114 unseen round the corner. The driver gets out and locks the engine off and take the long walk to the other locomotive.
He telephones for a radio token to drive back down the line to Dumbarton Central via Craigendoran Jct. Whilst all this is going on the punters of this UK Railtours train were tucking into a three course meal on the train.
They were staying at the Beardmore Hotel in Dalmuir.
Crianlarich is where the normal service trains Class 156 DMU's still uncouple. They are either have a 2 & 2 or 4 & 2 formation upon arrival with the different portions being split either going onto
Oban and Fort William.
Class 45 Sulzer Diesel locomotive D123 on the up line to Leicester North with the Maroon Passenger set, due to arrive at 10.55. Photograph taken with a Pentax K-5 using the kit lens.