Opening the Class 66 from Bachmann
Taking a look at this Class 66 locomotive in EWS weathered livery.
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41241's Boiler Lift Off - 22/02/14
On Saturday 22nd February 2014 Ivatt Class 2 41241 had the boiler lifted out of its frames ready for the boiler to be looked at and have work done to it.
EoSS 50th Anniversary: Mid-Hants Railway 'SUMMER GALA' - July 2017
Of all the events being held throughout 2017, probably the biggest was the Mid-Hants Railway's 'SUMMER GALA' held over the weekends of July 1st & 2nd and then 7th-9th.
The event featured seven steam locomotives, one diesel and a Diesel-Electric-Multiple Unit with five guest locos, one of which was only there the first weekend as it had a railtour to run on July 8th.
Locomotives featured are...
- SR rebuilt 'Merchant Navy'-class 4-6-2 No.35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. (making its first visit away from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway)
- SR rebuilt 'West Country'-class 4-6-2 No.34046 Braunton (courtesy of Icons of Steam and running as No.34052 Lord Dowding)*
- SR rebuilt 'Battle of Britain'-class 4-6-2 No.34053 Sir Keith Park (visiting from the Severn Valley Railway)
- BR(S) 'Battle of Britain'-class 4-6-2 No.34081 92 Squadron (visiting from the Nene Valley Railway)
- BR 'Standard 4'-class 2-6-4T No.80078 (visiting from Mangapps Farm Railway Museum)
- BR 'Standard 4'-class 2-6-0 No.76017
- BR(M) 2MT-class 'Mickey Mouse' 2-6-2T No.41312
- BR Class 205 DEMU 'Hampshire Unit' No.1125#
- BR Class 33 'Crompton' Bo-Bo No.33053
* = first weekend only
# = second weekend only
In addition to the working locomotives, a number of others were also on display. Four of which were as follows...
- SR 'West Country'-class 4-6-2 No.34007 Wadebridge (done up into an extremely weathered look like a loco based at Nine Elms would've been 50 years ago and disguised as No.34019 Bideford)
- SR rebuilt 'Battle of Britain'-class 4-6-2 No.34058 Sir Frederick Pile (rusty frames, wheels, cab and boiler on display in the sidings at Alresford)
- BR(S) 'West Country'-class 4-6-2 No.34105 Swanage (under overhaul in the workshops at Ropley)
- SR rebuilt 'Merchant Navy'-class 4-6-2 No.35005 Canadian Pacific (Cab & Boiler were on display in Ropley Yard and Boiler Workshop respectively)
Shots in this video are as follows...
- 34019: Ropley Yard = 6
- 34052 (VANS): Ropley
- 34052(RAT): Donkey Hill x2
- 34053+34052 (PASS): Northside Lane Crossing
- 34053+34081 (PASS): Ropley
- 34053 (VANS): Ropley Outer Home
- 34053 (FREIGHT): Donkey Hill x2
- 34053 (PASS): Ropley
- 34053 (ORIANA BOAT TRAIN): Bighton Hill Bridge
- 34058: Alresford Sidings
- 34081 (PASS): Bighton Bridge, Ropley, Donkey Hill x2, Bowers Grove Lane & Hampshire Hunt Bridge
- 34105: Ropley Workshop
- 35005: Ropley Yard & Boiler Shop
- 35006 (PASS/RAT): Northside Lane, Northside Lane Crossing, Donkey Hill x2, Ropley x2 & Bishops Sutton
- 41312 (FREIGHT): Ropley x2
- 41312 (SHUTTLE): Ropley Outer Home, Ropley & Alresford
- 41312 (BRAKE VAN SPECIAL): Bighton Bridge & Ropley x2
- 41312+76017 (PASS): Northside Lane Crossing & Ropley
- 76017 (PASS): Bighton Bridge, Donkey Hill x2 & Alresford
- 76017 (SHUTTLE), Northside Lane Crossing x2 & Bishops Sutton
- 76017 (BRAKE VAN SPECIAL): Bishops Sutton & Sun Lane Bridge
- 80078+76017 (RAT): Ropley
- 80078+41312 (PASS): Bighton Bridge, Sun Lane Bridge
- 80078+41312: (FREIGHT) Rookwood
- 80078 (VANS): Ropley
- 80078 (PASS): Northside Lane Crossing, Northside Lane & Ropley x2
- 80078+35006 (BOURNEMOUTH BELLE): Hampshire Hunt Bridge
- 1125: Ropley x2 & Hampshire Hunt Bridge
- 33053 (ENGINEERS TRAIN): Bighton Bridge & Sun Lane Bridge
- 33053+80078 (PASS): Ropley
Bonus shot: 34046 Braunton (as No.34052 Lord Dowding) is seen passing through Totton with the Railway Touring Company's 'END of SOUTHERN STEAM' excursion from London Waterloo to Weymouth via Yeovil Junction and back via Southampton.
Filmed on Saturday 1st, Sunday 2nd and Saturday 8th July 2017.
No.246 Morayshire Footplate trip.
LNER-D49,No.246 Morayshire
This was a footplate trip which I was lucky to have on the Morayshire at Bo'ness&Kinneil Station to Birkhill Station in 2007.
History of the Class.
After the grouping of Britain's railways in 1923 the London and North Eastern, in common with the other amalgamated companies found it had inherited a collection of locomotives, many of which were past their best.
By 1925 Nigel Gresley who was Locomotive Superintendent of the LNER started looking at the provision of a suitable express passenger engine for intermediate duties in the North Eastern and Scottish areas. At the end of 1925 he instructed the Locomotive Works at Darlington of his requirements for a 4-4-0 design to replace older NBR and NER varieties. The first of the class No. 234 'Yorkshire' emerged from Darlington in October 1927, the first LNER designed passenger engine. From then until February 1935 a total of 76 engines in three batches were completed. The first group being fitted with piston valves, the second with rotary cam operated Lentz poppet valves and the finial group with oscillating cam operated poppet valves. This final group did not prove to be satisfactory and were fitted with new cylinders with piston valves in 1938. The class was the last 4-4-0 type to be built and economies were also made in that it shared the same size of boiler designed originally for J39 goods locomotives.
History of 'Morayshire'
The engine was completed at Darlington in February 1928 as No.246 and during the time from 1928 to Nationalisation was shedded at Dundee, Perth, Haymarket and St Margarets. By the time she reached Haymarket in 1944 Morayshire had undergone five general overhauls and one heavy overhaul. These included new frames and cylinders in 1935 and the boiler changed 4 times. When originally built the engine was fitted with westinghouse air braking. After nationalisation the engine had five general overhauls with the boiler being changed four times. In the LNER renumbering of 1946 'Morayshire' was allocated 2712 and under BR was amended to 62712. In 1958 the engine was moved to Thornton Junction and after 2 years was transferred to Hawick. July 1961 saw Morayshire, by then the last remaining member of her class, being withdrawn but instead of being cut up for scrap was moved to Slateford Laundry in Edinburgh for use as a stationary boiler. This lasted until January 1962 at which time she was put into store at Dalry Road Edinburgh.
Acquisition & Restoration
In 1962 Ian Fraser who had worked on the class of engine at Darlington had become interested in the fate of Morayshire and after negotiations with BR it was transferred to Dawsholm Shed in Glasgow pending further developments. In 1964 the engine was hauled by 'Gordon Highlander' to Inverurie Works for restoration. ICI at Ardeer was able to store the locomotive until 1966 when it then moved to the Royal Elizabeth Dockyard at Dalmeny where she was officially handed over to the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. In 1974 the Royal Scottish Museum agreed to loan it to the SRPS with the aim of returning it to steam. The engine had work carried out on the boiler and running gear and participated in the 150th Anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway at Shildon in August 1975. The engine was based at Falkirk and used on the main line until withdrawn from service in 1983. The engine was partially dismantled at Falkirk and due to relocation of the SRPS to Bo'ness and other priorities overhaul work only restarted in earnest in early 2000. This overhaul was completed in late July 2003 in time to participated in the open day at Doncaster works. The locomotive became operational on the line at Bo'ness in August 2005. In 2011 the engine was removed from traffic to fit new tyres to the driving wheels and re-metaling of the axle boxes. The tender wheel sets also have had their tyres re-profiled and springs re-furbished. It is planned to have the engine back in traffic in time for the start of the 2012 running season
Improve your English with the Magic of 3
Learn the Magic of 3 technique used by English presenters, politicians, and writers. I'll show you why and how to use this literary technique to get higher marks on your IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC exams. You can learn it easily and use it in personal, social, and business situations too, with the same positive results.
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Hi. My name is Rebecca, and in today's lesson, you'll have a chance to learn a very powerful technique in English -- a very powerful communication technique. It's called The Magic of Three. I'll explain to you exactly what it is, but first, let me give you some examples of the Magic of Three. You might have heard of this expression by Julius Caesar. It was originally in Latin, but I'll say it for you in English: I came. I saw. I conquered. Similarly, modern times, Obama, in his inauguration speech said: We have a responsibility to ourselves, our nation, and our world. Okay? See three there? There's another example by Ben Franklin. Some people also say this is a Chinese proverb: Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn. Now, what all three famous men here were doing was using what you're going to learn how to use by the end of this lesson, which is the Magic of Three.
What is the Magic of Three? The Magic of Three is a literary device, a literary technique, a rhetorical technique, which is used by leaders, by politicians, by writers, by speakers, by orators to make the language come alive, to give it more rhythm, to give it more power, to give it more detail. All right? And you can learn how to do this. This is especially important if you're preparing for an exam like the TOEFL or the IELTS or anything in English, all right? You can use it in your personal life. You can use it in your professional life. And you can use it in your academic life, okay? So I'll give you examples of all of these, and then you will see how easy it is to start using this technique.
Now, what are the advantages of using this technique? Especially if you are an ESL student, well, if you give one example of something like, I enjoy reading, well, it's just one example. It shows you don't have too many ideas. And you also don't have -- you're also not displaying too much vocabulary. If you give two examples of something, it's a little bit better, but if you give three examples, it's excellent. It shows not only that you can think of different ideas, but also that you have the vocabulary -- and extensive vocabulary -- to express those ideas, but just because of time limitations, you're not going on and on, giving hundreds of examples. Three examples sounds like you have lots of ideas, but you're just restricting it for the purpose, all right? Let's look at some of the examples on the board so you can learn how to do this. In personal life you could say, I enjoy reading, dancing, and travelling. All right? Three examples. She loves roses, tulips, and daisies. They serve Italian, Chinese, and Indian food. Now, you will see another grammatical principle at work here. I hope you see it. And what is that? When I said, reading, dancing, travelling, what was common about those three words? They are all gerunds, right? So not only do you need to give three examples, but you need to give three examples in the same form of speech. Same here: roses, tulips, daisies -- three nouns. Italian, Chinese, Indian -- three adjectives. All right? So remember that principle, too.
There is also another related principle called parallelism, which you -- which talks about the same principle, okay? Let's continue. In your professional life, you could say, The job requires hard work, long hours, and organizational skills. Now, here you see not just one word being repeated, but a pattern of words, right? Adjective-noun, adjective-noun,
adjective-noun. So if you do that, try to keep that consistency, all right? Don't say, The job requires hard work, long hours, and organization, because then, you've lost the parallelism; you've lost the Magic of Three; you've lost the rhythm, okay? So remember that, as well. In this -- these examples have been taken, in fact, from some TOEFL essays. These are various TOEFL topics that had been given in previous exams. One was about success. Let's see how we could write it. To some, success means fancy cars, huge mansions, and luxurious holidays. By using an adjective and a noun, you're showing off -- you're showing the examiner, I have lots of vocabulary available, and I'm going to show you. Here it is. All right? Excellent idea in an exam to write this way. My opinion is based on social, cultural, and financial reasons. See? Three examples -- very powerful, very strong. This policy will have local, national, and international implications. All right? See how well that -- how good that sounds? How well it flows?
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Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during and after the Second World War. The Spitfire was built in many variants, using several wing configurations, and was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter to be in continuous production throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be a popular aircraft, with approximately 55 Spitfires being airworthy, while many more are static exhibits in aviation museums all over the world.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928). In accordance with its role as an interceptor, Mitchell designed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing to have the thinnest possible cross-section; this thin wing enabled the Spitfire to have a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death from cancer in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith took over as chief designer, overseeing the development of the Spitfire through its multitude of variants.
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Goal-line technology
In association football, goal-line technology (sometimes referred to as a Goal Decision System) is a method used to determine when the ball has slightly crossed the goal line with the assistance of electronic devices and at the same time assisting the referee in awarding a goal or not. The objective of goal-line technology (GLT) is not to replace the role of the officials, but rather to support them in their decision-making. The GLT must provide a clear indication as to whether the ball has fully crossed the line, and this information will serve to assist the referee in making his final decision. In the wake of controversial calls made in the Premier League, 2010 World Cup and the Euro 2012, FIFA (previously against the technology) tested potential candidates for goal-line technology. Nine systems were initially tested, but only two remain.
On 5 July 2012, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) officially approved the use of goal line technology. The two systems approved in principle were involved in test phase 2: GoalRef and Hawk-Eye. In December 2012, FIFA announced it would introduce goal-line technology in a competitive match for the first time at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Starting in 2013, in the United States technology has been used in Major League Soccer. However MLS' Canadian teams do not use them in their home games due to the lack of funding. Goal-line technology was also implemented for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil whereby the GoalControl system was installed in each of the 12 stadiums.
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Supermarine Spitfire | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:25 1 Development and production
00:03:36 1.1 Origins
00:08:35 1.2 Initial production
00:12:02 1.3 Manufacturing at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
00:15:38 1.4 Production dispersal
00:18:19 1.5 Flight testing
00:22:21 2 Design
00:22:30 2.1 Airframe
00:27:32 2.2 Elliptical wing design
00:36:16 2.3 Improved late wing designs
00:39:00 2.4 Carburetion versus fuel injection
00:40:46 2.5 Armament
00:45:14 3 Operational history
00:45:24 3.1 Service operations
00:53:03 3.2 Speed and altitude records
00:57:19 4 Variants
00:57:29 4.1 Overview
01:01:47 4.2 Seafire
01:03:44 4.3 Griffon-engined variants
01:09:01 5 Operators
01:09:11 6 Surviving aircraft
01:11:52 6.1 Search for reported surviving Spitfires in Burma
01:12:50 7 Memorials
01:19:34 8 Restorations and replicas
01:21:07 9 Notable appearances in media
01:25:50 10 Specifications (Spitfire Mk VB)
01:30:12 11 See also
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The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts; nearly 60 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. Mitchell pushed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing with cutting-edge sunken rivets (designed by Beverley Shenstone) to have the thinnest possible cross-section, helping give the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith took over as chief designer, overseeing the Spitfire's development through its multitude of variants.
During the Battle of Britain, from July to October 1940, the public perceived the Spitfire to be the main RAF fighter, though the more numerous Hurricane shouldered a greater proportion of the burden against Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. However, Spitfire units had a lower attrition rate and a higher victory-to-loss ratio than those flying Hurricanes because of the Spitfire's higher performance. During the battle, Spitfires were generally tasked with engaging Luftwaffe fighters—mainly Messerschmitt Bf 109E-series aircraft, which were a close match for them.
After the Battle of Britain, the Spitfire superseded the Hurricane to become the backbone of RAF Fighter Command, and saw action in the European, Mediterranean, Pacific, and South-East Asian theatres. Much loved by its pilots, the Spitfire served in several roles, including interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, and trainer, and it continued to serve in these roles until the 1950s. The Seafire was a carrier-based adaptation of the Spitfire that served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 through to the mid-1950s. Although the original airframe was designed to be powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine producing 1,030 hp (768 kW), it was strong enough and adaptable enough to use increasingly powerful Merlins and, in later marks, Rolls-Royce Griffon engines producing up to 2,340 hp (1,745 kW). As a result, the Spitfire's performance and capabilities improved over the course of its service life.