Owen, Brian Wasn't the Midland compound one of the more successful 4-4-0s in the country when introduced? And to a lesser extent the 0-6-0 freight locos?
And perhaps the most impressive of the London termini. A curate's egg? Richard. Spotmog. On 10 Jul 2012, at 11:10, Owen Jenkins wrote: > Hi Brian, > Thanks for the advice. I do not yet know when this trip will occur but I do > know that it will happen one of these days. I had wondered about the best way > of tackling this one - car parks and decent access can be an issue at a lot > of preserved railways. > > The Midland Railway was not noted for the puissance of its steam locomotive > fleet! Nor its bizarre ideas about wheel bearings. That being said, they > produced some very handsome machines. Johnson's singles and Deeley's > compounds were very elegant. > > Cheers, > Owen. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Cowell > To: mogtalk2 > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 3:52 PM > Subject: [mogtalk2] Non Mog East Lancs Railway > > Hi Owen > > I have only just seen this, been away. > > In my view, the best place to start from is Rawtenstall, the northern > terminus. There is a free car park adjacent. > > Get a return for the round trip and perhaps break your journey on the return > at Bury (on a market day) and/or at Ramsbottom. Enjoy a proper meat-pie, (NB > not pork) either hot or cold; and get some Bury black pudding. > > The Railway has some great locomotives, if you avoid those of the Midland > Railway. The Company does work for other railways. Have a look at the > website. > > Cheers > > Brian of SpotMog > On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Owen Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > David, > I've not yet visited the East Lancs Rly. ... > > Cheers, > Owen. > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2195 / Virus Database: 2437/5120 - Release Date: 07/08/12 > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
