Trains... Choo Choo, not the dirty kind. - Page 11

Carruthers · 06-13-2018, 04:21 AM

On the subject of railway station buildings converted to houses, see Posts 127 to 136 of this thread. (Little Kimble)

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Little Kimble station is just three miles from here.
For many years the station itself was closed although the station buildings became a private dwelling and trains continued to run between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury.
I can’t remember how long ago it was when the station came back into use but I wonder how it affected the occupants of the house.
Having said that, while there are comparatively few passenger services, the track is used extensively by trains taking London’s domestic waste to a landfill site at the old brickworks quarry at Calvert north of Aylesbury.
On a warm day those wagons do NOT smell of roses so a few passengers wandering past your window are probably a minor inconvenience.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-02-2018, 12:09 AM

Slip Coach from 1858 to 1960...

Carruthers · 07-02-2018, 03:20 AM

Thanks, Bruce. I'd never heard of that operation before.
It doesn't look a particularly safe procedure on the face of it!

I noted the reference to a 'Warship Class' diesel as the train left Paddington.
Some years ago, a mate of mine noticed a particularly grubby diesel loco at Euston with the name 'Scharnhorst' tastefully inscribed in the grime.

Gravdigr · 07-02-2018, 02:27 PM

Dude's hat says 'Padres'.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-09-2018, 09:34 PM

A real good article about the Mercury trains.

Griff · 07-10-2018, 06:11 AM

Brilliant trains.
The Madison Avenue white supremacy is pretty mainstream...

BigV · 07-11-2018, 09:56 PM

Those are some badass whitewalls.

Gravdigr · 07-12-2018, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Those are some badass whitewalls.

Spats.

Gravdigr · 07-12-2018, 03:54 PM

I was wondering:

What, ya couldn't find no big train wheels?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-12-2018, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I was wondering:

What, ya couldn't find no big train wheels?

The bigger the wheel, the bigger the contact patch, the more traction.

Gravdigr · 07-12-2018, 04:16 PM

Um, yeah. And less rolling resistance...

I was going for the humor involved when asking for big train wheels, whilst being presented with big goddamned train wheels.

Fuckin' mansplainers, man.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-12-2018, 04:42 PM

If you put a question mark on it expect an answer.

Gravdigr · 07-14-2018, 04:34 PM

It's been said many times by many people many times smarter than myself:

We need a sarcasm font. Or a rhetorical font.

But, yeah, what you said.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-23-2018, 01:37 PM

This looks like fun, early version of lane discipline cars. But I don't think that front fender will help very much.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-24-2018, 04:59 PM

Salute the peoples superior prowess...

07-02-2018, 12:09 AM	#2
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Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Thanks, Bruce. I'd never heard of that operation before. It doesn't look a particularly safe procedure on the face of it! I noted the reference to a 'Warship Class' diesel as the train left Paddington. Some years ago, a mate of mine noticed a particularly grubby diesel loco at Euston with the name 'Scharnhorst' tastefully inscribed in the grime. __________________

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A real good article about the Mercury trains. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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07-12-2018, 04:16 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Um, yeah. And less rolling resistance... I was going for the humor involved when asking for big train wheels, whilst being presented with big goddamned train wheels. Fuckin' mansplainers, man. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If you put a question mark on it expect an answer. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-14-2018, 04:34 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It's been said many times by many people many times smarter than myself: We need a sarcasm font. Or a rhetorical font. But, yeah, what you said. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-23-2018, 01:37 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This looks like fun, early version of lane discipline cars. But I don't think that front fender will help very much. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-24-2018, 04:59 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Salute the peoples superior prowess... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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