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 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: New website for ADRR95207 (alias MP3, RS1004/40, DE331159)

David Withers
Posted: 21 Aug 2015, 12:45 

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Stan,

I'm aware that the re-tubing has been mainly of your doing, and is your first involvement with that type of task. I also observed the very high standard of your boiler work on my recent visit to the NVR.

Congratulations!

 Forum: Technical Matters   Topic: Lighting for a Cowans 1931 crane

David Withers
Posted: 05 Aug 2015, 17:08 

Replies: 4
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A particularly clear view of the lamp can be seen at 12.30 minutes into the film. Am I correct in thinking that the lamp would have been mounted semi-flexibly, so that gravity would cause it to illuminate an area close to the hook whatever the angle of the jib? Unfortunately the derrick-mounted lamp...

 Forum: Technical Matters   Topic: Colour of breakdown cranes

David Withers
Posted: 03 Aug 2015, 08:38 

Replies: 14
Views: 56049
NVR Crane is in "Poppy Red" which was chosen to be more fade-resistant than the previous "Post Office Red". However after about 5 years standing outside we're starting to look distinctly faded on the southern side (cranes don't get turned much!). See http://nvrcrane.systemsoft.c...

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: Update - 28th June 2015

David Withers
 Post subject: Re: Update - 28th June 2015
Posted: 28 Jun 2015, 22:40 

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The identity of the cranes is in fact disclosed beneath the first appearance of each of them in the freshly uploaded photos (but not in the earlier, flawed, uploading) and I am indeed familiar with one of them! It's now four years since I retired from maintaining and driving MP3 (ADRR95207) at the N...

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: Update - 28th June 2015

David Withers
 Post subject: Update - 28th June 2015
Posted: 28 Jun 2015, 13:33 

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A set of 21 impressive images relating to the Marley Junction derailment of 6th September 1964 has been uploaded to the Gallery within the album "Some Accident Scenes Facing the Breakdown Gangs". Many thanks to new forum member Robin Lush for their provision. (These photos appeared on the ...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Cowans Sheldon crane at Peterborough East

David Withers
Posted: 25 May 2015, 16:01 

Replies: 3
Views: 12805
..... A holiday job on a station platform sounds like every schoolboy's dream. I expect the reality was less engaging than it sounds now. It was not at all a dream for me. I was frequently in or around the North or East station bookstalls and was given tasks that I hated, such as trying to sell mag...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Cowans Sheldon crane at Peterborough East

David Withers
Posted: 24 May 2015, 17:31 

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It's pleasing to see a post from you, Stan. I trust that you and your business are doing well. I can't offer any guesses as to the date of the photo, except that it is most likely before the second half of 1972 as the crane was uprated to 45 tons early in that year. Peterborough East Station closed ...

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: Update - 17th January 2015

David Withers
Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 00:49 

Replies: 15
Views: 58731
Bryan, it was suggested to me yesterday evening that you probably use Google Chrome since, I was told, incompatibility is not uncommon with that particular browser. The "Latest photos..." feature is best completely ignored (but unfortunately cannot be deleted). Roger's Links is the future!

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: Update - 17th January 2015

David Withers
Posted: 22 Jan 2015, 11:25 

Replies: 15
Views: 58731
Good point, Roger.

I have no experience with other than Microsoft browsers but have established that it works as it should with IE8 through to IE11 (on XP, Vista and W7 accordingly).

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: Update - 17th January 2015

David Withers
Posted: 21 Jan 2015, 23:13 

Replies: 15
Views: 58731
That's a nuisance, Bryan, I hoped we had found the answer for you. The "Latest photos..." short-cut has never failed me in my couple of years with W7, and it worked with XP before that, so I suspect the hiccup you've experienced may be local to your own system. Hopefully you'll be happy to...
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