Recent content by McRhu

Too much fighting on the dance floor?....

I'm pretty sure they were, yes. Happy days.

Didn't RAIL magazine once have a whole sequential plethora of columnists coincidentally named after railway locations? Stewart Slane et al.

Yes. In the 1999 eclipse I was working outdoors a little bit north of Berkshire, in the quaint market town of Bellshill near Motherwell. The effect I saw was dimness and a change in the quality of the light whereby the contrast was reduced and everything looked flat (like an underexposed video...

I remember the Minister of Rhu Parish Church having to explain to elderly parishioners that the bells would be ringing at unusual times (can't remember why) and that it wasn't an invasion. But I always loved the sound of the bells drifting lazily up the hill and similarly the sound of Class 27s...

Yes. Having piqued my own interest by spending an inordinate amount of time poring over maps of Olde Glasgow's bewildering web of lines I think I'll take it further and do as you suggest. Thank you. I suppose there must have been some established protocols between the private operators. I've...

Same principal but with many of these incredibly dense swathes of businesses and private sidings in the cities up until the 50s/60s, all feeding on to the same limited channel, it must have been hard to monitor conflicting movements.

Just looking at a 1:2500 map of the old Pinkston area of Glasgow around the canal area which was interlaced with a labyrinth of private sidings and associated works and wharfs, all feeding on to a common line. My question is - how were train movements organised? Would there be some co-ordinator...

I seem to remember something similar at High Street, but there again... it was a long time ago. 1711063647 nb... Just noticed Buzby's thread "Glasgow Museums Resource Centre"in which he shows a Singer sign as noted above, in the 'Blue Train' style signage: Black on yellow with the chevrons logo.

The Class 27s were built to provide the Western Highlands with the finest specimen of poised and elegant loco-hood ever to grace the noble rails of Scotland.

It was all uniform Caley Blue but there were thin black rubber window surrounds of course. I think it's just the way it's catching the light there.

That's very interesting thank you. I think the MKIIIa maximum distance was 71 metres, so 80 (or wow! 95 metres) is electrification with seven-league-boots on. That should make a very noticeable difference.

As mentioned above and elsewhere, TTCs mean only one pile being needed which must be cheaper and quicker AND lessens the chances of hitting signalling cables, etc. Unfortunately the structures are bulkier and more visually intrusive with more metalwork in the sky. And unless I'm much mistaken...

In response to earlier mention of Electric Scots branding... It's a bit blurry, but the first southbound Electric Scot service is about to depart Glasgow Central behind the 303. May 1974.

1001st so I believe. Apparently the first game was game 0.