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Brian Kelly
USA
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 Posted - 25/12/2019 : 03:10:47
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Another Christmas Tree Train set to keep you occupied after all the turkey.
Weighing in at 1.2 Million pounds.
4-8-8-4 wheel system.
Union Pacific's 4014 did a farewell anti clock loop through 12 states. After Kansas City it stopped at my town of Lawrence, Kansas for about 45 minutes. What a treat.
My photos didn't do it justice.
The link is a must see. Time to digest
all the Christmas trappings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJufJDoahpE
Enjoy.
Joy and Peace to All.
Brian.
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Edited by - Brian Kelly on 25/12/2019 03:14:20 |
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Colin Butchers
United Kingdom
1487 Posts |
Posted - 25/12/2019 : 10:41:38
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Thanks for that Brian. I always look forward to watching your Christmas Train Set videos. Big-Boy. Designed to haul a mile long train of freight cars at a mile a minute.
Really impressive.
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wiggy963
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Posted - 25/12/2019 : 12:26:00
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| Thanks Brian, wonderful. That train whistle, what an evocative sound! |
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Oz34
United Kingdom
2539 Posts |
Posted - 25/12/2019 : 12:39:25
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Brilliant Brian,
It reminded me of my visit about 25 years ago to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum and their massive loco which I remembered as a 2-8-8-0.
It wasn't: http://www.borail.org/CO-No1604-Allegheny.aspx , but was pretty impressive. The front 6 were carried on a massive pivot at the rear end of their truck while at the front end was a transverse slide which I remember as being about 18 inches from front to rear by about 3 feet or so transversely. Heavily greased, it carried the weight of the front of the boiler and thus the loco was able to haul massive war production trains around the quite tight curves in the Alleghenies.
The other thing I particularly remember was this: http://www.borail.org/BO-No-CE-15.aspx . It had a large hoop at the rear on which were mounted around its circumference, a series of steel blades free to pivot rearwards although with enough friction that they would stay as placed. Each one had at its base a brass gauge plate marked in inches from a reference point in the middle. Thus you towed it through a tunnel and then plotted the smallest dimension of that tunnel. Simples!
Happy Christmas to all.
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3240 Posts |
Posted - 25/12/2019 : 22:02:03
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Wow!! What a giant.
The nearest I can think of is the type 59 Beyer Garratt llocomotive which used to run from Mombasa to Nairobi, Kenya, and operated by East Africa Railways and Harbours - EAR&H - a long time ago.
From Nairobi they operated a smaller class Garrett, I travelled thousands of miles when going to and from boarding school in Nairobi from Kampala in Uganda. The journey took 2 days.
Happy days.
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Edited by - George Eagle on 25/12/2019 22:22:09 |
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MG Maverick
United Kingdom
1045 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2019 : 09:52:23
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My set German WW2. This is a small single section of the six main line and various sidings of the full size layout which includes airfields, with JU52 , ME 109, Fokker Triplane etc villages and scenes from WW2, Tiger Tanks, Leopards, Kunbelwagons etc etc. etc.Unfortunately all film is ' action ' and is not uploadable to this site. I do possess some 30 locomotives, some in camourflage colouring, and various large railway guns, all in HO gauge, true to 4mm unlike OO/HO which is out of scale. Taken over 20 years to build from the start at various stages. Started now to digitalise, lots of sections completed. If any general interest I can take some ' stills '. All mostly scratch built by me.
Chris
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Edited by - MG Maverick on 26/12/2019 10:21:02 |
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Mike the M
United Kingdom
481 Posts |
Posted - 28/12/2019 : 21:37:51
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Fokker Triplanes in WW2!! More pictures would be good, please!
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MG Maverick
United Kingdom
1045 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 07:39:30
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Sorry Mike, Well spotted. I had of course mean to refer to the Junkers JU52 Tri-Motor, the Fokker Triplane was indeed WW1.
I will take some stills and post on here when back in Brighton. I still have around a half dozen or so projects on the go, ME109 and FW 190 to name two, I have to be ' in the mood ' to scratch build them.
Also, Germany had a diesel and pantagraph electric locomotive called a ' Krokodile ' , I finished that after about two years of work. I will put that on as well ( Picture from the internet ).
Chris
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MG Maverick
United Kingdom
1045 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 12:30:48
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Couple more photos from my grandsons phone. Photo No. 2 shows half the layout. The airfield is not in view, behind the camera.
Chris
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Edited by - MG Maverick on 29/12/2019 12:33:05 |
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sam christie
United Kingdom
3101 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 13:55:08
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Here is a very humble engine in 1932 affording the driver an interesting view. 5' 3" gauge of course.
Perhaps someone might be inspired to incorporate both road and rail in a train set,
Sam |
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6130 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 16:29:51
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Ards TT, Eddie Hall in C0268 passing Dundonald station?
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3240 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 17:45:19
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That is a superb layout - how did you manage to build all that AND also restore the Rovers etc!
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sam christie
United Kingdom
3101 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 18:33:22
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I think Eddie Hall is seen on the Newtownards side of Comber at Glass Moss. Notice the temporary platform. This is Dundonald station (below) - another good spot for seeing the race as the cars passed under the railway bridge.
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6130 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 18:39:14
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Thanks, Sam.
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MG Maverick
United Kingdom
1045 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2019 : 19:35:26
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George, If one puts their mind to it, its amazing what one can achieve. I am lucky in that I have a large facility in our main residence for car restoration, and I do love what I do. Brighton was my parents house that I inherited, including my father's four car garage and workshop. I studied Specialist Engineering for seven years in total, then duly left it to join my first Father-in-Law in his commercial property business age 23.. He died quite young ( 59 ) and I took over the business. I retired aged 58 to follow my passion with Rover cars ( only up to P4s ). After divorce, I was single for seven years, had a whale of a time with the ladies, but then met my doctor wife.I spent ' quiet times ' with my model making when my wife was on late shifts. We reside in Brighton house and main residence when it suits,my step son looks after our house when we are away. We also own two properties in Cyprus...no train set or restorations there..only dismantled J2s !
My first wife was a helicopter pilot, we owned our own Enstrom F28, flying out from Shoreham and I qualified on Spitfires ( the plane , not the car ) always was an ambition. But a spell of ill health meant I had to retire...when I was 58, I had achieved my goal.
The two Rovers were my first, P4 75 1959 and P1 10hp 1934 ( on the trailer ) I still own both, currently re-restoring the P1 as a project ( photo ) and with my current wife Linda.
Chris
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My current daily driver on longer trips. Rover 14hp P2 Sports Saloon, National Champion 2019 RSR and owned by Clarice Cliff, the potter, this was her estate car, total mileage from new ( 1946 ) 35,000 miles. Soooo comfortable and totally original. This was no. 25 from the build run of 250 in 1946, its the earliest post war Rover known to have survived. I purchased the car privately from the family's estate. |
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tonym
United Kingdom
653 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2019 : 14:52:11
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Chris
That is a very nice mini-autobiography.
There are folk who frequently post on this forum - but you never seem to be able to put a face to a subscribers name - nor to know of their interests or location.
Maybe there should be more users who would like to take part. |
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