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Two more from George:
Thought you might be interested in the following colour film of 21C1 pulling the Golden Arrow.
And a 1930 film of the Leek & Manifold Railway. This latter film is on the BFI list which numbers several hundred archive films including street scenes which go back to the 19th century and a colour film of ships on the Thames in 1935.
A couple of wooden railways:
Martin Rindlisbacher's 80mm gauge railways at the Viktoria-Stiftung Foundation, Switzerland.
Video of a 14-inch gauge backyard railroad.
From Andy Sleigh:
Excerpts from National Geographic's "The Great Indian Railway" India: Running out of Steam (part 1 of 5).
From Reg Silk:
Hello Andrew, At one time I believe you were asking for photos, YouTube clips etc for the website. I thought you might like to consider adding this clip of Oliver Cromwell to the GMES website as I am sure a number of members would enjoy it.
From George Clark:
You may get fed up with me recommending Japanese videos but this one is a run on the bullet:
The Bullet Train "NOZOMI" Part1 Hakata-Kokura
It runs to 8 separate videos. Interesting for me as this is a class 500, there are only 2 sets left, which will be phased out by the end of this month. You'll note the driver comments on what he sees and the action he takes. I do believe his statement, 'Kankai OK', should be translated as, 'Visually OK'.
Also from George:
Here is another I can recommend, old films from the London Transport collection. The LGOC, route 107, film made in 1923 includes some shots of Guildford which start at about 8.5 mins in. London Transport Museum Film Collection
From Rod Nye:
Hello Andrew, Have a look at http://junkyardjet.com. And my wife thinks that steam is dodgy!
From Tony Alderman:
Hello Andrew, Have a look at 765 & 1225 Doubleheader.
(A cracking video, best watched full screen with the HD option. I'm not especially interested in US railroads but this was a good one, despite gratuitous use of the whistle! Andrew)
From George Clark:
Plenty of nostalgia, terrible sound track but some good pictures of Waterloo:
London's Termini in the Swinging 60s.
(Actually, I thought some of the music went quite well with the old footage. Andrew)
From Tony Alderman:
Nothing to do with trains but this video might amuse you: Fordson snow-motor This is a rare video of an invention that never went very far.
Wait until you see the automobile version it is all on here. 1926 Snow Tractor. Talk about ingenuity! This is a 1926 silent film (on video) of a tractor-snow-machine invented by Henry Ford, shown here driving it. It's long (10 Minutes), but well worth seeing. Watch the whole thing. Note the "hat." Tony.
From Tony Rest:
Andrew, I was just saying to Martyn how good our clubhouse and site were, when I received my copy of “Live Steam” (an American Magazine) and saw an article on Train Mountain. It looks as though their steaming bay is about the size of our whole site on Stoke Park. It kind of out did our setup in a big way!! I think it would be worth putting that site on our web site. Train Mountain.
(A hugely impressive railway, but I was somewhat surprised at their train protection procedure and, I assume, little or no fixed signalling. Andrew)
From Andy Sleigh:
Some stunning miniature aircraft modelling. Click on the small pictures to see the detail.
From George Clark:
Andrew, not sure if many GMES members will be interested in this, a recently preserved steam loco in Japan. The bar on the bottom left increases the sound if moved to the right. As always ruined by the noise of the cameras of the coach load of photographers all clicking away.
(It's nice to see that steam loco preservation extends to the far east. Scroll down to "Full steam ahead for restored train along Kyushu tourist route". I had problems with download speed on this one. Let it run hesitatingly to the end, then re-play for the uninterrupted version. Andrew)
From Andy Sleigh, a nice railway story from BTF in two parts: Farmer Moving South, part 1 Farmer Moving South, part 2.
From Peter Brierley:
There is a most interesting website I have come across which shows many and varied small stationary engines, hot air, flame engines and 2 and 4 stroke i/c engines. Jan Ridders will provide plans on request f.o.c. Perhaps you would post the link on our website for interested members. Jan Ridders Modelbouw.
Video of Barrington Quarry the last rail-worked quarry in the UK.
Satellite mapping of Barrington Quarry railway. Just south east of this point is the main line connection. Panning northwards takes you to the quarry. There's more railway than appears at first glance.
This model engineering website has a glowing write-up on our rally.
How about this for a big model railway? LOXX, Berlin.
Not as big as the railway above, but still hugely impressive, I saw this 2mm/ft scale layout 'Copenhagen Fields' by The Model Railway Club at the recent Farnham MRC exhibition. Video on YouTube.
A couple of odd railway videos: Dodgy electric railway and Railway fun.
I went to Amberley Museum again, this time for their Railway Gala.
Courtesy of Jean-Paul Sabaton: Taking the hobby too far?.
From George Clark: Double header on the Lickey Incline.
From Andy Sleigh: A great set of photos of a marine diesel engine manufacturing works.
I went to Amberley Museum and took some photos at their Spring Industrial Trains Day.
From Neil Frost:
This may be of interest to others. Could you put the link on the GMES site!
Rebirth for East Yorkshire railway
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The site that this item comes from is quite interesting and comprehensive.
Regards, Neil
For those with even a passing interest in industrial railways, the website of the Industrial Railway Society is worth a look. In particular, this Index Page contains links to some of their magazine articles. Here are some short articles about local(ish) lines: Longmoor Military Railway, Farnham sand pit, Midhurst brickworks.
From Brian Read:
If they haven't seen it before I can certainly recommend to members, its worth a look: Miniatur Wunderland.
Claimed to be the largest working model exhibit anywhere.
Another one from Ian Carney, this website by Alan Stepney has photos from the 2004 and 2005 GMES rallies (and quite a lot of other interesting stuff).
Not exactly a recommendation but, since I've made a start on my garden railway, I thought I'd publish the associated website www.bllr.org.uk (also added to my Mugshots entry). Perhaps I prefer making websites?
From Ian Carney, a series of videos on Machine Shop Practice.
From Andy Sleigh: Southern Steam Days at Guildford. A good selection of steam locos at Guildford in the last years of main line steam.
Still a classic: Snow. This, and many others, is best viewed by clicking on "watch in high quality" and then the full screen button (just above).
Also on the snow theme, a short clip of a steam-powered snow blower in the US.
My original link to this great piece of video has disappeared but here's a lower resolution copy Narrow Gauge Steam in China.
Also repeated is this nice bit of old silent film of The Leek and Manifold Light Railway.
Railways are not just for summer; steam shows up particularly well at this time of year: 16mm garden railway, Tanfield Railway in the snow, US railways in the snow (great scenery).
Some video of gravity trains on the Ffestiniog: one, two, three, four, five.
Audio Slideshow of Brunel's Achievements on the BBC website.
A video by Andy Sleigh of the 2008 Live Steam Model Railway Show at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum. You'll have to forgive the squashed picture; some incompatibility between Andy's widescreen camera and YouTube.
Some good photos by Andy Sleigh of the 2008 Live Steam Model Railway Show at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum, including some of the GMES 16mm layout.
Several British Transport Films in one Google Video file. I've not watched them all, but the start points are: 0:00 Work in Progress, 25:30 Service for Southend (electrification), 35:30 Wash and Brush Up, 1:00:00 A Place in the Team, 1:22:00 Let's Go to Birmingham. Work in Progress ... I particularly like Wash and Brush Up.
A steam hauled test train on a newly rebuilt section of the Welsh Highland Railway.
From Andy Sleigh, an album of photos taken at the Great Dorset Steam Fair plus a few of the Moors Valley Railway.
Also from Andy, a video of Canadian Pacific being brought into the arena.
A few more of my holiday snaps on flickr: Swanage "Railway at Work" weekend.
Willard Wigan: Includes a short video, Titanic.
The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust Some of the finest locomotives in preservation: Duchess of Sutherland, Princess Margaret Rose and two BR Standard Class 4 Tank Locos.
S.S.Shieldhall, Britain's largest working passenger & cargo steam ship, based at Southampton.
A nice video of the 2008 Rally by Andy Sleigh. (You'll have to excuse the odd aspect ratio.)
This unusual experimental loco by one of our regular French visitors can be seen at the Rally: Photo, YouTube video. It has a pulse jet, driving a turbine and runs on LPG or vegetable oil.
I have started to upload a few photos to flickr to see how it goes. Vale of Rheidol, Aug 2007.
Stop, listen and LOOK BOTH WAYS before crossing the line.
Three short videos of the GMES 16mm layout at the National Garden Railway Show in March 2008: One Two Three.
A couple of photos of a derailment Photo 1 & Photo 2. It'll take more than a traversing jack to get that back on the line!
And what happens if you forget to let the air into a tank Photo 1, Photo 2 & Photo 3.
Video of a GMES SMSEG meeting by Andy Sleigh
Conservation of a miniature triple expansion marine engine model
The model engine undergoing cleaning
Weshpool & Llanfair Railway Leaves on the line
Rail Video.net Videos of Swiss, German and other European railways, including some long cab rides.
Beyer Garratts in Queensland (1950s?)
Dave Watkins' 16mm loco "Frog"
GMES 2007 Rally by John Sowerby
An amazing example of CNC machining
A Garrett working hard on the Australian 2'6" gauge Puffing Billy Railway.
