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 Forum: Breakdown Crane Modelling   Topic: Bachmann 00 gauge model crane

Posted: 08 Jan 2018, 18:57 

Replies: 14
Views: 62214


That seems not a bad price at all for such a detailed, complex and authentic model. I'd have been even more impressed if it were a straight £250!

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Bryan Blundell

 Post subject: Re: Bryan Blundell
Posted: 17 Dec 2017, 12:54 

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An excellent website, Bryan. I haven't yet viewed every page but have a suggestion for the 'Volunteer' section... Viewing the pictures is spoilt by the automatic slide-show operation. As any photo is being studied, it is replaced suddenly and unexpectedly by the next one. I'd much prefer them to cha...

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: Gallery Additions - 22nd October 2017

Posted: 22 Oct 2017, 14:09 

Replies: 0
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Another 25 images have been added to the Gallery, courtesy of the following kind contributors: Allan Baker Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust Chris Capewell Mike Morant The images can be viewed via the following links: Cowans Sheldon 80-ton crane in Columbia Gateshead crane CME 22 at Ashington Col...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Graham Phillips

 Post subject: Re: Graham Phillips
Posted: 31 Jul 2017, 08:54 

Replies: 1
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Hello Graham. Though you say quite rightly that other Meccano models of breakdown crane are of higher standard, I think yours is impressive for what it represents. I look forward to your eventual 1/12 scale model of RS1087/30. Incidentally, I was surprised to see SVR's otherwise excellent web page o...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: ADRC96100 For Sale

 Post subject: ADRC96100 For Sale
Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 20:16 

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We have been advised that the UK's sole remaining diesel-mechanical breakdown crane ADRC96100 is available for purchase upon offer of "a fair price". Four diesel-mechanical breakdown cranes were ordered from Cowans Sheldon by BR for their Southern Region, two of 30-ton capacity being built...

 Forum: Breakdown Crane Modelling   Topic: MP3 - 5" Gauge live steam

Posted: 30 Apr 2017, 08:57 

Replies: 20
Views: 77177


Thanks for the update, Alex.

That's outstandingly fine work, as always from yourself!

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introducing StoneRoad

 Post subject: Re: Introducing StoneRoad
Posted: 25 Apr 2017, 09:12 

Replies: 5
Views: 29292


I enjoyed reading your opening Introduction and it's good to see you here again.

Any images you have of breakdown cranes, now or in the future, would be welcomed for the main website's Gallery.

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers

 Post subject: Re: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers
Posted: 10 Mar 2017, 11:04 

Replies: 14
Views: 63122


Often a patent will cite earlier patents, papers, etc, of relevance (known formally as 'prior art') which can be very useful in tracing histories, but unfortunately this one doesn't help in that respect. Every snippet of information is potentially useful though, and the link to Alfred Hitchcock is i...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers

 Post subject: Re: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers
Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:37 

Replies: 14
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That's a most interesting find. Thanks very much for sharing it with us. However, like so many patents, it describes only an improvement to an existing design. The 'improvement' in this case is the addition of baffling and heat-absorbing members in dead spaces within a vertical-flue, water-tube, boi...

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: Update - 16th February 2017

 Post subject: Update - 16th February 2017
Posted: 16 Feb 2017, 15:46 

Replies: 0
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58 new images have been added to the Gallery, with huge thanks to the following contributors: Martin Allen Stan Bell Alan Godsave Gordon Kobish Cedric Martindale Jeff Mullier Nico Spilt Most of the images relate to British-built cranes in preservation overseas. There are some UK-located gems for you...
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