Everything about the North Western had such character: locomotives, carriages, wagons, signal box, everything, and you have captured it beautifully. The station is reminiscent of the arrival side at Euston. My favourite locomotive is the Special 0-6-0T. I wonder what the crew thought. They were tough men in those days.
Thanks a lot. I'd read somewhere that when cabs were first introduced, they were resisted by enginemen who regarded it as a matter of pride to withstand the elements - might have been ok at 30mph, not so much at 50 or 60!
@lnwrcrookstreet9954 When Kirtley introduced spectacle plates with a top slightly bent back to give a bit more protection, a deputation of enginemen came to see him to ask for the old design back because the North Western men were calling them sissies. Of course the only other methods of transport were horses and shank's pony, neither of which had cabs.
Interesting "Monks Ferry Steam Coal" wagons. I assume the "tubs" were designed to be hoisted direct. Almost a first containerisation. A quick Google "The boxes were lifted off wagons by the hooks with the door chains taut, and brought over a ship’s bunker. The door chains were then released, emptying the coal into the bunker beneath. Some nine companies are known to have used such wagons around the time of the Great War. With the change in ship’s fuel from coal to oil these wagons gradually became surplus to requirements. Some were converted or broken up. However it is known that many survived and joined the National Coal Board fleet, running into the 1950s.". Every day is a learning day.
they were for loading coal into steam ships in Birkenhead, its odd that they would be at Crook Street, they only worked between Monks Ferry wharf in Birkenhead and the collieries in Chester/Wrexham area
Yes, that's right. Monks Ferry was the 'other' Birkenhead station, closed to passengers really early and used as a maritime coaling dock. Bit of a stretch to find them at Crook Street but I couldn't resist!
Thank you for that, I was going to comment myself. I was wondering what happened if the got the tubs in the wrong order, would mess up the wording a bit. Lol 😂
@@robertbate5790 Although tinged with Spike M. humour, it is an interesting thought. The photos I found all have the tubs in the right order. What happened if one needed a repair, did they have spares with the correct writing or did they take the entire wagon out of service?
@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Ha ha! I fully understand. Just a thought though.... Well, maybe rather than a full, well-produced and edited video, like your normal ones, how about using your phone and take a quick (less than 60 seconds) Portrait orientation walk through clip, and post it as a RUclips "Short" instead? Requires no editing, or maybe just a little trim off either end at the most? Done and dusted in under 5 minutes. Also shorts might increase your audience as it is a different demographic that watch RUclips shorts.
Love the tidbits of railway lore.
Great little narrated shunting day in the yard at Crook Street. Jersey Bill
Great to watch 👍
Brilliant layout,great video
Everything about the North Western had such character: locomotives, carriages, wagons, signal box, everything, and you have captured it beautifully. The station is reminiscent of the arrival side at Euston. My favourite locomotive is the Special 0-6-0T. I wonder what the crew thought. They were tough men in those days.
Thanks a lot. I'd read somewhere that when cabs were first introduced, they were resisted by enginemen who regarded it as a matter of pride to withstand the elements - might have been ok at 30mph, not so much at 50 or 60!
@lnwrcrookstreet9954 When Kirtley introduced spectacle plates with a top slightly bent back to give a bit more protection, a deputation of enginemen came to see him to ask for the old design back because the North Western men were calling them sissies. Of course the only other methods of transport were horses and shank's pony, neither of which had cabs.
Hay a North Staffs 5 plank, nice to see
A bit sneaky really, it's a paint job on a Slater's Chas Roberts wagon.
Excellent as always, thank you 👍👍👍
Interesting "Monks Ferry Steam Coal" wagons. I assume the "tubs" were designed to be hoisted direct. Almost a first containerisation.
A quick Google "The boxes were lifted off wagons by the hooks with the door chains taut, and brought over a ship’s bunker. The door chains were then released, emptying the coal into the bunker beneath. Some nine companies are known to have used such wagons around the time of the Great War. With the change in ship’s fuel from coal to oil these wagons gradually became surplus to requirements. Some were converted or broken up. However it is known that many survived and joined the National Coal Board fleet, running into the 1950s.". Every day is a learning day.
they were for loading coal into steam ships in Birkenhead, its odd that they would be at Crook Street, they only worked between Monks Ferry wharf in Birkenhead and the collieries in Chester/Wrexham area
Yes, that's right. Monks Ferry was the 'other' Birkenhead station, closed to passengers really early and used as a maritime coaling dock. Bit of a stretch to find them at Crook Street but I couldn't resist!
Thank you for that, I was going to comment myself. I was wondering what happened if the got the tubs in the wrong order, would mess up the wording a bit. Lol 😂
@@robertbate5790 Although tinged with Spike M. humour, it is an interesting thought. The photos I found all have the tubs in the right order. What happened if one needed a repair, did they have spares with the correct writing or did they take the entire wagon out of service?
@@andyknott8148 We will never know, lol 🤣
lovely video, Happy new Year
All the best for 2025! Its always a pleasure to see and very inspiring that I'll never get bored of 😁
Very enjoyable to watch. Wishing you and yours all the very best for 2025.
Thanks and a happy New year to you too!
Brilliant
Well done! 👏😊
masterful
Nice, smooth operation, and relaxing to watch.
Have you ever done a layout tour video?
It's on my to do list, mind you my to do list is about 10 years long...!
@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Ha ha! I fully understand.
Just a thought though.... Well, maybe rather than a full, well-produced and edited video, like your normal ones, how about using your phone and take a quick (less than 60 seconds) Portrait orientation walk through clip, and post it as a RUclips "Short" instead? Requires no editing, or maybe just a little trim off either end at the most? Done and dusted in under 5 minutes. Also shorts might increase your audience as it is a different demographic that watch RUclips shorts.
My A class is now running, my next project will probably be a Lady of the lake.
That sounds good, Lady of the Lake sounds a good project.
Can you do a layout tour with measurements please? I'm just starting out in o gauge it would be great help, cheers
It's on my to do list. If you can get hold of a copy of the Gauge 0 Guild Small Layouts 3 book, it's in there with a dimensioned track plan.
Is that a DX in the video?
Yes, it's an SDX, a Gladiator kit. I've modelled it as the oldest loco at Plodder Lane and it's a bit shabby - soon to be scrapped.