snow

Post by **Onne** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:27 pm

Lovely plough that Mal, Great to see you back too, it's been a while, hope you're ok.

Post by **Judge** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:33 pm

Couldn't have said it better myself. Welcome back Mal.

Post by **mal** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:48 pm

Thanks to you both

Not been too grand since last November and not actually been over the doorstep since a week before Christmas.... I've been going stir crazy

Went out yesterday in nice weather for the first time and it snowed from 10am onwards, very heavily.. enjoyed the run but suffered a bit today.
Off to bed now

another from yesterday..

Mal

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:38 am

Where is the NER snowplough displayed? Remember it (or a very simiar one) being rebuilt/built at York Railway museum a few years back now and wondered what happened to it as they don't have it there now.
Our guide related a horrible story of one of these ploughs, being of wooden construction, the 'operator' in the cab got crushed as the steam loco rammed the immovable snow drift and something had to give. In this case it was the wooden bodied snow plough....
Seems we've never got the hang of snow in this country - the Europeans sorted it with with rotating cutters that scooped the snow up and off to one side of the track.

Anyway, back to Minors! Heres a pic of mine with the Snowgrips fitted:

The tracks already on the hill were me on the outward journey coming down, and for those who complain about repro chrome, the right hand rear bumper is an original one and the left hand is a new repro one

Post by **mal** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:01 pm

Ian...
The snowplough is at Shildon Railway museum, I usually do a couple of shows there each year, I personally think it's better than York, but that's only my opinion

Well worth a visit though, and it's free..... best days are show days when they have a train running.
Couple of photo's of last years show.

http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse. ... id=2038614

BTW Bill, nice to be up and about again.... also catching up on things but happy the website seems to be doing fine

Mal

Post by **Judge** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:51 pm

That's a lovely picture you took Mal. Just take it easy.

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:01 am

Thanks for that. Must try and get up there some time.