'A Survivor.'
No matter where you travel across the United Kingdom mainland, Scotland, England, Wales and Kernow/Cornwall you will find this little locomotive in some corner of a yard on the mainline or in industrial use.
The BR/English Electric 0-6-0/Class 08 was built between 1955-62 by BR at Crewe, Darlington, Derby locomotive, Doncaster and Horwich works.
She was fitted with an English Electric 6KT of 289 KW giving 400hp at 680 rpm. Continues traction was at 8.8 mph, weight between 49.6 to 50.4 tonnes. Her design speed was 20 mph, but she was restricted to 15 mph. Originally numbered D3000 to D 4192, now 080___
Initially three engines were given a reduced cab height at their conversion in Landore 1985-87, 08993, 08994, 08995.
Later on we will look at the Class 09 which was an off shoot version.
Tuesday 29 July 2014
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Construction Vehicles. Part-Two.
Specialised Machinery.
Millions is spent daily in the construction industry to improve the types of machines needed to do various jobs. Cranes and heavy earth movers are essential to get a building or bridge underway and up, but there are also underground drilling machines with equal power and inventiveness.
In between work people will a selection of conventional and fairly trusted machines from diggers to dump trucks. Germany and Japan along with the U.S and U.K are some of the leading producers of these machines, while Australia, Russo, Brazil and China have their own home grown equivalents.
The export of construction machinery is big business, because no matter where you are in the world you will need them at some point in the mining industry, recovery after natural disasters, wars and conflicts.
Millions is spent daily in the construction industry to improve the types of machines needed to do various jobs. Cranes and heavy earth movers are essential to get a building or bridge underway and up, but there are also underground drilling machines with equal power and inventiveness.
In between work people will a selection of conventional and fairly trusted machines from diggers to dump trucks. Germany and Japan along with the U.S and U.K are some of the leading producers of these machines, while Australia, Russo, Brazil and China have their own home grown equivalents.
The export of construction machinery is big business, because no matter where you are in the world you will need them at some point in the mining industry, recovery after natural disasters, wars and conflicts.
Tuesday 15 July 2014
The RNLI. Part-Two.
'Always on Call.'
We have seen one of the worst winters across the British isles in this past year, with storms, high winds and severe flooding. Through it all and every day the men and woman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution carry on with their daily call outs to save lives.
The R.N.L.I. founded in 1824 is unique in that it is funded by public contributions from the public and most, if not all staff are trained volunteers, The service operate a number of different type of boats from inshore to deep water. Types such as the Oakley and Waveney, various inflatables and now hovercraft to cross vast areas of sand.
There has been various improvements in relation to boat design leading to the new nearly unsinkable version, but the main stay remains the Arun, Clyde, Tyne and Mersey classes. All Life boats are fitted with powerful engines to operate at sea in severe weather and wave conditions.
We have seen one of the worst winters across the British isles in this past year, with storms, high winds and severe flooding. Through it all and every day the men and woman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution carry on with their daily call outs to save lives.
The R.N.L.I. founded in 1824 is unique in that it is funded by public contributions from the public and most, if not all staff are trained volunteers, The service operate a number of different type of boats from inshore to deep water. Types such as the Oakley and Waveney, various inflatables and now hovercraft to cross vast areas of sand.
There has been various improvements in relation to boat design leading to the new nearly unsinkable version, but the main stay remains the Arun, Clyde, Tyne and Mersey classes. All Life boats are fitted with powerful engines to operate at sea in severe weather and wave conditions.
Tuesday 8 July 2014
Buses and Coaches. Part-Two.
100th Anniversary.
For many towns and cities across Britain and Ireland this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the introduction of the firsts bus services. One-hundred years ago they were limited to their range of operation and were in competition with the trams.
Buses had the advantage of going were the tram could not and also the ability to change routes. Today buses are designed for short stop and start between stops, where as the coach is for longer travel and less stopping and starting.
Both means of transport are used world wide today and are the back bone of many underdeveloped countries around the world. We in the western nations tend to get the latest models and various variations, but across the globe our older models soldier on doing the same job they once did on our streets and motorways.
For many towns and cities across Britain and Ireland this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the introduction of the firsts bus services. One-hundred years ago they were limited to their range of operation and were in competition with the trams.
Buses had the advantage of going were the tram could not and also the ability to change routes. Today buses are designed for short stop and start between stops, where as the coach is for longer travel and less stopping and starting.
Both means of transport are used world wide today and are the back bone of many underdeveloped countries around the world. We in the western nations tend to get the latest models and various variations, but across the globe our older models soldier on doing the same job they once did on our streets and motorways.
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Space..
The Final Frontier.
These are the famous words of a popular Science-Fiction series 'Star Trek. But from 1957 an onwards this is a ever expanding truth for humanity. We spend more money going up into space, than we do on feeding the millions of starving people on our planet.
All modern communications from the Internet to GPS, TV to the weather is part of gathered and transmitted information hubs located in near Earth-Space. Robotic probes have now been sent to nearly every part of our solar system, both near and far.
With these ships we have discovered our near by planets and their moons are just as active, with volcano's and other seismic activity as here on Earth. Our own Moon is made predominately of Ice, rather than cheese. Meanwhile we are learning more about Mars daily, than we have tried to map our own Oceans.
These are the famous words of a popular Science-Fiction series 'Star Trek. But from 1957 an onwards this is a ever expanding truth for humanity. We spend more money going up into space, than we do on feeding the millions of starving people on our planet.
All modern communications from the Internet to GPS, TV to the weather is part of gathered and transmitted information hubs located in near Earth-Space. Robotic probes have now been sent to nearly every part of our solar system, both near and far.
With these ships we have discovered our near by planets and their moons are just as active, with volcano's and other seismic activity as here on Earth. Our own Moon is made predominately of Ice, rather than cheese. Meanwhile we are learning more about Mars daily, than we have tried to map our own Oceans.
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