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This buffer is a feature on the Downslink path along the adur - a throwback to the time it was the path of the railway line. The metalwork had been re-painted previously, but today this group were replacing the woodwork - very smart. This is how it looked 2 years ago www.flickr.com/photos/22310427@N08/8675399227/
On the rear of 6G49 London Euston to Bescot Up Engineers Sidings, 66755 Tony Berkeley OBE passes the green bridge at Water Orton, next to a wagon conveying tow buffer stops.
Recent tree and bush clearance have revealed the buffer stop at the bay platform at Ladybank Station where trains from Kinross would terminate.
My second LEGO moc on flickr.
Inspired mainly by this By Karwik
Not quite as elegant but it was fun to build and it's fairly robust.
It just slot's onto the end of a track section.
Adorned with plants by my wife.
This occupy movement is geographically "based" in the Buffer Zone, which currently marks the split between the Republic of Cyprus, a member of the EU, and the other half of the island occupied by Turkey. The movement calls this the Dead Zone as no one is allowed to live there, no new buildings are allowed to be erected, etc.
From the Occupy Buffer Zone website:
"the so-called ‘Cyprus problem’ is a result of the competitions that are created in capitalism and expresses the interests of local and international forces in the region. Thus we considered it important, T/Cs [Turkish Cypriots] and G/Cs [Greek Cypriots] jointly, to transfer the protest to the space of the dead zone, a point of the island which semiotically describes all of the above."
'The track ends here gentlemen' says the buffers as First Scotrail's Class 170, 170426 unloads passengers after arrival from Glasgow Queen Street and First Scotrail Class 158, 158717 awaits its next duties on the service to Thurso and Wick in the stabling road.
About to buffer up to ex BR M9218 a 1955 Doncaster built BSO at Lakeside station, on the side of Lake Windermere, ready for a train to Haverthwaite 3 miles away is 2996 'Victor' a Bagnall 1951 Stafford built 0-6-0ST.
30th August 2017
Simple construction;
- no pins to set or bolts to tighten
- what an innovative way to move your buffer; Up Steps; Over rough ground;
- tired of those Small wheels
- can be mounted with your handle up- or -down.
Various images taken of the disused Mayfield Train Station opposite Piccadilly in Manchester.
These were during a tour with Jonathan Schofield on 18th Feb 2018.
Various images taken of the disused Mayfield Train Station opposite Piccadilly in Manchester.
These were during a tour with Jonathan Schofield on 18th Feb 2018.
Major track relaying on The Marches Line continues, with weekend posessions, and weekday nights due to carry on for another 26 weeks according to one of the Amey Colas engineers I spoke to today.
70005 is conveniently parked up here at Long Garden, Dorrington, with two more trains behind (both with 70's up front, and a 66 on another in front of it. Sunday 30.6.13