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 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: New contract

 Post subject: Re: New contract
Posted: 10 Apr 2021, 15:47 

Replies: 3
Views: 6481


Welcome Gordon! I had heard about the sale of the crane and it is excellent news that you intend to restore it to working order. You will find that although this is one of the most specialised railway forums and far from the most active, there is a considerable pool of talent and experience accessib...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Cowans Sheldon 75 tonne D-H Breakdown Cranes for disposal

Posted: 14 Mar 2021, 13:39 

Replies: 20
Views: 36786


Anyone know where it is off to?

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Injector

 Post subject: Re: Injector
Posted: 09 Mar 2021, 11:03 

Replies: 2
Views: 8923


I am told that this is now sold.

Anyone know what else besides cranes, if anything, used this type of injector?

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Injector

 Post subject: Re: Injector
Posted: 07 Mar 2021, 14:39 

Replies: 2
Views: 8923


That's interesting. Any chance you could post or PM a link? I had one stolen some years ago along with other 45 ton boiler fittings so it would be interesting to see. I can't imagine that there are many around.

Unfortunately as I refuse to have a Facebook presence I may not be able to see anyway.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: ADRC 96714 Returns to service

Posted: 23 Feb 2021, 10:12 

Replies: 1
Views: 7978


Excellent news, Dave, well done to all involved.

It would be interesting to come to see it in operation one day, if some degree of normality ever returns.

Roger

 Forum: Joining and Using the Forum   Topic: Using the RSS Feeds in the BDCA Gallery

Posted: 02 Jan 2021, 11:56 

Replies: 4
Views: 7936


No, I can quite understand. I have already uninstalled the one from my Android smartphone since in the few hours it was installed it was already being so intrusive as to be intolerable!

It did however allow me to establish that the feeds work in the way I think they should.

 Forum: Joining and Using the Forum   Topic: Using the RSS Feeds in the BDCA Gallery

Posted: 01 Jan 2021, 13:21 

Replies: 4
Views: 7936


I don't have an Ipad so can't try anything using an Apple OS, but I have just added the feeds to an Android mobile device using a feed reader called "Aggregator", and can confirm that it works correctly. I imagine that there must be a feed reader available from the Apple Store which would ...

 Forum: Joining and Using the Forum   Topic: Using the RSS Feeds in the BDCA Gallery

Posted: 31 Dec 2020, 13:11 

Replies: 4
Views: 7936


I have recently been at the receiving end of some questions relating to the RSS Feeds "sidebar" which appears on the Gallery pages, the behaviour of which has changed of late with the latest generation of web browsers. I have no idea how many people subscribe to the Gallery RSS Feeds (and ...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Cowans Sheldon 75 tonne D-H Breakdown Cranes for disposal

Posted: 15 Dec 2020, 00:14 

Replies: 20
Views: 36786


Here it is en-route....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fl2nL3hZe8

The "uk-rail.groups.io" forum seems to have blown the gaff on its destination, but as this is a professional forum I will say nothing until the official release.

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: Clean UP at Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City after derail

Posted: 24 Sep 2020, 13:54 

Replies: 2
Views: 9398


Footage of the moment of derailment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyMx-ta_sY Time lapse of the derailment and clean up (and some very nifty tandem lifting) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkui84o6rNA I notice that not only were trains running nearby, but trains were actually running u...
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