The Swanage Bulleid Gala
March 2017 Part 2
Roger Salter
March 2017 Part 2
Roger Salter
34092 City of Wells and 34081 at Swanage. Copyright Roger Salter
34081 & 80146 at Swanage.. Copyright Roger Salter
34070 at Swanage. Copyright Roger Salter
80146 at Swanage. Copyright Roger Salter
34053 Sir Keith Park at Swanage. Copyright Roger Salter
The North Grounframe(End of the line then) Copyright Roger Salter
Thanks Roger
West Somerset Railway - precision engineering.
Williton workshop
Bill Elston
Williton workshop
Bill Elston
Hi Keith,
Back in 2004, I had recently started working for the West Somerset Railway Association at their workshop by Williton Station.
They were tasked with the renovation of Bullied Pacific 34046, BRAUNTON, and one of my first jobs was machining from forgings the two Return Cranks; very time consuming as it was done on conventional machinery, ( no CNC machines there!)
The attached photos give some idea of what was involved, hope they are of interest.
Best regards, Bill Elston
Back in 2004, I had recently started working for the West Somerset Railway Association at their workshop by Williton Station.
They were tasked with the renovation of Bullied Pacific 34046, BRAUNTON, and one of my first jobs was machining from forgings the two Return Cranks; very time consuming as it was done on conventional machinery, ( no CNC machines there!)
The attached photos give some idea of what was involved, hope they are of interest.
Best regards, Bill Elston
Machining return crank for 34046 Braunton at Williton Workshops. (1) picture dated 2004. Copyright Bill Elston
Machining return crank for 34046 Braunton at Williton Workshops. (2) picture dated 2004. Copyright Bill Elston
Machining return crank for 34046 Braunton at Williton Workshops. (3) picture dated 2004. Copyright Bill Elston
Machining return crank for 34046 Braunton at Williton Workshops. (4) picture dated 2004. Copyright Bill Elston
Many thanks indeed Bill for an insight into what is involved in depth. a real engineer at work, precision engineering at its best.
A freezing cold night at
Exeter St Davids
Paul Barlow
Exeter St Davids
Paul Barlow
A freezing cold night and well below freezing, I did question my sanity!
Kind regards, Paul Barlow.
Kind regards, Paul Barlow.
FGW Blue liveried 150238 Exeter St Davids 24 January 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.
43009 and 43042 work the 1650 Penzance to Cardiff 2U32 Exeter 24 January 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.
433187 and 43156 work the 1800 Cardiff to Newton Abbot 2C87 Exeter 24 January 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.
43187 on front and 43156 work the 1800 Cardiff to Newton Abbot 2C87 Exeter.24th January 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.
220023 works the 16.42 Birmingham to Plymouth platform 1 Exeter 24 January 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul, no doubt your enthusiasm kept you warm