[modeleng] Re: 12" scale loco
- From: <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:21:25 -0000
Hi Dave,
I did mention your name and he said that he knew you.
He also mentioned something about a falling out at SVR but I couldnt really
make head not tail of what he was telling me.
Any rail would have been useful as Bullhead especially seems to be in short
supply and very expensive at the moment because of the World steel prices.
I have the mixed blessing of being the Treasurer which means juggling
limited funds whilst trying to keep everybody happy.
To put things into perpective,your budget for fixing landslips is about the
same as my anticipated total costs for building our whole line.
At the moment I have managed to get sufficient rail of reasonable condition
for another 900 feet of track which hopefully will keep my Permanent Way
gang busy for a while and off my neck.
Another major operation at the moment is the start of digging out to form
the Station.
Let me know if you do come down this way as we are normally only on site
Thursdays and Sundays.
Regards
Clif
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Beaman" <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 9:19 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: 12" scale loco
> Hi Clif,
> I have been following your website with interest, you have done erally
> well
> and I wish you luck.
>
> As for Mike Osbourne.... Did you tell him you had heard of
> me?????.........
> My best mate.... NOT!!!!!!! A little 2 faced shite, a bloke I thought was
> a
> mate took great delight in dropping me and my driver deep in the manure...
> One day, I will have my day.
>
> Ok, off my soapbox as long as you do not mention that little b%&*£$ds name
> again.
>
> I was trying to source some of the SVRs old rail for you at Helston but
> was
> told it was beyond reasonable use, our PWay gaffer reckons it wasn't even
> any good for sidings!!!!!
>
> Keep up the good work, I may be coming to inspect it all next summer on my
> hols.
> Regards,
>
> Dave.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:49 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: 12" scale loco
>
>
> Hi Dave and All,
>
> Met one of your guys Mike Osbourne to other day, having a look round our
> embryo railway down here in the far West of Cornwall at Helston.
>
> Had a long natter.
> As we have a Park Royal, he mentioned a guy called Trevor Daw who he says
> is
> a Wiz with Diesel Units.
>
> So far we have been going for 2.5 years from nothing and a couple of
> months
> ago brought in our first trains.
> Getting the units in was great fun as we are located in the absolute
> middle
> of the countryside with only Farm tracks and country lanes for access.
>
> We even have a Web site if you are interested at www.helstonrailway.co.uk
>
> Regards
>
> Clif
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Beaman" <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:12 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: 12" scale loco
>
>
>> Got to agree with you Barrie, why did the rest of the world put all the
>> pipework on show???? The beauty of a British loco was it was pleasing to
>> the
>> eye and mostly practical. Ok, Bullied chain driven valve gear was not the
>> best of ideas, Super D and LMS compunds braking systems were lousy but at
>> least they looked good. Even the narrow gauge locos hid the pipework and
>> doesn't it show, still being photographed after over 100yrs. Now don't
>> get
>> me wrong, I love all steam, have fired locos in Germany, Austria,
>> Zimbabwe(Ok they were built in Manchester at Gorton works), Isle of
>> White(Well it's over the water), even lowered myself to fire Great
>> Western
>> locos and they look nice really but look at the sleek lines of a Duchess,
>> not the upturned bathtub one, a rebuilt Coronation is one of the finest
>> looking locos around. Even a clean black five looks good.... Actually,
>> clean
>> or dirty it looks great and will do anything for you except make the
>> tea!...
>> Ok, enough about how good our British locos look, remember, steam is
>> steam
>> and there isn't a lot of it left to see so enjoy what you find in any
>> country.
>>
>> Dave.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:43 PM
>> Subject: [modeleng] Re: 12" scale loco
>>
>>
>>
>> Jesse,
>>
>> At the risk of inflaming nationalistic passions even further - American
>> locos invariably look pretty ugly to my British eyes!!
>>
>> Barrie
>>
>>> That is one yougly looking lokie to my way of thinking. Since it was
>>> made
>>> for the Frenchies, does it complete with a set of white flags????
>>>
>>> REDNECK
>>>
>>> I dont know if any of you have seen it, but there is a full size loco on
>>> Ebay.
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-6-0-FOUR-CYLINDER-COMPOUND-LIVE-STEAM-OCOMOTIVE_W0QQitemZ200167574456QQihZ010QQcategoryZ9883QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemIt
>>> is an awful lot of metal for the money!! http://www.alanstepney.info>
>>> Alan
>>> Stepney's Model Engineering, steam, andworkshop pages.
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