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Title: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 17:30:08
Any ideas where this is folks?

(https://preview.ibb.co/mgZmgn/rps20180420_171400.jpg)

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Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: paul7575 on April 20, 2018, 18:03:11
Looks a bit narrow canal like.  (Crazy attempt to reduce scope)...

Paul


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 18:09:30
There's a trackbed under the bridge.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: trainer on April 20, 2018, 19:48:41
It looks very like a bridge over the Ravenglass and Eskdale Rly possibly at Irton Road or The Green.  Are you on your hols?


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 20:58:34
It looks very like a bridge over the Ravenglass and Eskdale Rly possibly at Irton Road or The Green.  Are you on your hols?

A short break.

You might want to try a little further south...


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: johnneyw on April 20, 2018, 20:58:42
Disused trackbed perchance?


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 21:02:41
Hmm... I'll say re-used...


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: johnneyw on April 20, 2018, 21:06:57
Hmm... I'll say re-used...

Ah yes, just spotted what look like carriage tops. On a short break you say. England?


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 21:15:30
Yes, England. Just.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: onthecushions on April 20, 2018, 21:17:47

Helston Railway?

OTC


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 21:42:21

Helston Railway?

OTC

We're much closer now. Right county....


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: LiskeardRich on April 20, 2018, 21:48:38

Helston Railway?

OTC

We're much closer now. Right county....

Can’t be England and Kernow.... impossible.  ;D

Bodmin and wenford?


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 22:06:49
Can’t be England and Kernow.... impossible.  ;D

Bodmin and wenford?

I did debate whether to say 'no' to England. But then I thought folk would be sidetracked Wales and its various little railways.

Not Bodmin & Wenford.

But I've just given a another little clue...


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: johnneyw on April 20, 2018, 22:22:29
Can’t be England and Kernow.... impossible.  ;D

Bodmin and wenford?

I did debate whether to say 'no' to England. But then I thought folk would be sidetracked Wales and its various little railways.

Not Bodmin & Wenford.

But I've just given a another little clue...

Little railway! Miniature Railway?


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 22:30:48
Take your pick. 381, 260, 184.  ;)


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: johnneyw on April 20, 2018, 22:36:47
Okay, slight cheat as I googled some images to find a pic of the bridge. Does it start with an L?


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 22:53:13
Okay, slight cheat as I googled some images to find a pic of the bridge. Does it start with an L?

That's what Google's for! Yes it starts with an L.

No need to prolong the guessing game. Today, Finn and I were at the Lappa Valley Railway, near Newquay.

The 381, 260 and 184 are the gauges in mm of the three railways at Lappa. In old money that's 15, 10.25 and 7.25 inches.

The two larger gauges run along part of trackbed of the former standard gauge GWR Truro & Newquay Railway (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro_and_Newquay_Railway).

More pictures to follow.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: LiskeardRich on April 20, 2018, 23:09:37
Launceston is miniature, so could it be!


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 23:15:55
The first three images show the different gauges, largest to smallest. The last one having a facsimile HST running on it today. In modern GWR green.
(https://preview.ibb.co/nA3Ggn/rps20180420_215005.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/d99YSS/rps20180420_215559.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/doPBE7/rps20180420_215329.jpg)

Finn enjoying his trains.
(https://preview.ibb.co/jj7nnS/rps20180420_215204.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/hEq7nS/rps20180420_215524.jpg)

And, contrast and compare. bignosemac at Lappa Valley in 1981 and 2018!
(https://image.ibb.co/b2vJu7/rps20180420_215402.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/f2tSnS/rps20180420_215245.jpg)

Videos:





A grand afternoon out, reliving childhood memories.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 20, 2018, 23:17:20
Launceston is miniature, so could it be!

Was on the list for this weekend but it's closed until 20th May 2018.

To add, pedantically:

The Launceston Steam Railway, at just shy of two foot gauge, classes itself as narrow gauge rather than minimum/miniature gauge.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: bradshaw on April 21, 2018, 09:25:21
If you are near and have time, a visit to Finch's foundry is well worth it, off the A30 between Launceston and Whiddon Down


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: SandTEngineer on April 21, 2018, 11:08:13
You need to be careful BNM, at this rate you will be using up all the pages in your passport...... :)


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 21, 2018, 11:37:29
Bodmin & Wenford Railway this morning. Class 50, 50042 'Triumph' hauling all passengers services today.

More photos and videos for your delectation later.  :D



Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 21, 2018, 17:30:23
Today's outing in Kernow.

(https://preview.ibb.co/ibek9H/rps20180421_150643.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/g0tOwx/rps20180421_145805.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/k4xu3c/rps20180421_145901.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/mATdUH/rps20180421_145843.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/ciPVbx/rps20180421_150728.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/ewCYwx/rps20180421_150403.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/dpE2pH/rps20180421_145709.jpg)
(https://preview.ibb.co/bsORic/rps20180421_145731.jpg)





Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: Timmer on April 22, 2018, 16:28:13
Wonderful locos the class 50’s. How did they get the nickname ‘hoovers’?


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: Western Pathfinder on April 22, 2018, 16:41:12
Timmer have you seen the size of the air intakes for the cooler unit on the body side ?
When they first came into service all those years ago people used to worry about getting sucked off the platforms hence Hovers.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: Timmer on April 22, 2018, 16:58:43
I have WP and yes that would make sense to give them that name. I used to love the sound of their thundering engines.

When I was a kid, we used to live at the top of the city of Bath along way from the railway line but I can still remember hearing them at night passing through Bath either hauling the Night Riveira sleeper or newspaper trains.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 22, 2018, 19:25:14
people used to worry about getting sucked off

(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/fa/27/c7/fa27c798d0d915ff5917c70dcaad0648--coronation-street-blog-kenneth-williams.jpg)


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: JayMac on April 22, 2018, 19:29:15
Wonderful locos the class 50’s. How did they get the nickname ‘hoovers’?

I'd not ridden behind one since the twilight of their mainline service between Exeter and Waterloo. A bit of a shame that 50042 has to be held back on the B&W from unleashing it's full potential. That said, with load four, it climbed the 1 in 37 away from Bodmin Parkway with ease.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: Western Pathfinder on April 22, 2018, 22:56:35
people used to worry about getting sucked off

(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/fa/27/c7/fa27c798d0d915ff5917c70dcaad0648--coronation-street-blog-kenneth-williams.jpg)
I wondered when I posted this how long it would take !.


Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 24, 2018, 23:50:39
Cough, splutter.  :o ::) ;D



Title: Re: Where were bignosemac and Finn today, 20th April 2018.
Post by: johnneyw on April 25, 2018, 01:54:36
Penrith Station anyone?

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/47/132667966_1fdf774bb8.jpg



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