Photo of The Day

[Hector Bell]

The caravan in the picture with the Bentley is an Eccles, circa 1920s.
I've just knocked one up for a critter competition in another place.  It has an Austin Seven Ruby front and is self powered with some Japanese thing I found in a drawer.
Just a bit of fun for Lantern Yard, yes it's still in existence and getting done now I have some space at last.

Martin

[gnichols]

Martin,
  An Eccles, eh?  Amazing someone can identify these old gizmos.  Any chance plans for something like this or other caravans made in earlier decades are available?  Just wondering, Gary

[Hector Bell]

Gary, Gawd, now you're asking!  Plans for old 'vans, hmm.

I made mine as a complete guess, safe in the knowledge that nobody would say me nay!

Interesting idea.  The classic car club I belong to has a strong vintage caravan element and in fact organised a record attempt recently for the greatest number of vintage caravans in one place for one day and night.  got the British, but not world record.
I'll see if I can find out what they have in the way of caravans of that era.  By the early thirties, the caravan had gone from essentially a lighter weight showmans' living van to a more aerodynamic MUCH lighter weight aluminium thing with lots of curves. Single radius curves as ally isn't too persuadable, unless you're doing the Airflow type cigar tubes beloved of the American scene, but they were never popular in Britain.  Don't know why.  I went to a concert in Hanover once at the Water Works to see Yes and the bar and burger stall were Airflows INSIDE the hall!
(My wife and I were 10 feet from Ian Anderson and Chris Squire!)

If I can find an Eccles or similar, I will measure it and do some drawings.  Something to do when the workshop (another caravan!) is too cold and the telly is crap (as normal!)

Cheers,
Martin
(President of the Trailer Trash Preservation Society)

[eTraxx]

The Railroad Line Forums has a thread - "A Tribute to Brian Nolan". On the 5th page of the thread there are some photos of Brian from Greenfield Village, not far from the 2005 NNGC in Detroit. One of them the people in the photo are identified ...

The picture taken at lunch is from L to R: Jon Addison, Brian, Sharon (Brian's then girlfriend also referred to as the "Lovely Miss"), Russ Reinberg (Uncle Russ, owner of Westlake Publishing) and his girlfriend whose name I don't know.

Surely that's wrong. Could that be Russ' grandson?

[SandiaPaul]

here is a funky gas station...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69367307@N00/374905684/in/photostream/

[Ray Dunakin]

Not a photo, but a video...

Here's some video I shot on Sunday, of the real, 0-4-0 steam train of the Poway Midlands Railroad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlW5NoHdzE

This was taken during our club's big annual picnic, which was fun despite the fact that it drizzled all day. The Poway Midlands RR is a former private railroad that now runs around a park in the city of Poway, CA. It runs on 42" gauge track.


Enjoy!

[NORCALLOGGER]

Ray,
Some great shots of a "cute" little locomotive.
Thanks for sharing them.
Did the locals know the train was running?  Didn't seem to be many riders or observers.
Later
Rick

[Ray Dunakin]

Ray,
Some great shots of a "cute" little locomotive.
Thanks for sharing them.
Did the locals know the train was running?  Didn't seem to be many riders or observers.
Later
Rick

The rain kept a lot of the local folks away. I think most of the club members were content to sit under the trees or umbrellas and just watch it go by.

[NORCALLOGGER]

Hi all,
I know that railroad subjects don't seem to be in favor on this thread but since Ray had nerve enough to post something  I thought I would give it a try.

Here is a picture from an old standard gauge line in the area that I have been doing some research on over the years.  To me, it is just something that needs to be modeled and one of these dayssssss.
Later
Rick.

[RoughboyModelworks]

Nice shot Rick... lot of atmosphere and wonderful details. Actually it's too bad there are so many crew members blocking details of the hoist but they certainly add a lot of character to the shot.

Paul

[finescalerr]

I'm glad you posted a photo of a railroad subject. Good photo of a good subject. -- Russ

[gnichols]

Not a photo, but a video...

Here's some video I shot on Sunday, of the real, 0-4-0 steam train of the Poway Midlands Railroad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlW5NoHdzE

This was taken during our club's big annual picnic, which was fun despite the fact that it drizzled all day. The Poway Midlands RR is a former private railroad that now runs around a park in the city of Poway, CA. It runs on 42" gauge track.


Enjoy!


Ray,
  So, you live in the SD area?  I was a member of the SDGRS back in the early 1990s when stationed at 32nd st and Coronado.  I still know some of those guys....  But for some reason I never knew this scenic line was in Poway.  Duh.  Gary

[Ray Dunakin]

So, you live in the SD area?  I was a member of the SDGRS back in the early 1990s when stationed at 32nd st and Coronado.  I still know some of those guys....  But for some reason I never knew this scenic line was in Poway. 

Yep, I'm in San Diego, just west of Miramar MCAS. I never knew about the Poway Midlands RR either until we started going to the club picnics there in 2007.

[gnichols]

So, you live in the SD area?  I was a member of the SDGRS back in the early 1990s when stationed at 32nd st and Coronado.  I still know some of those guys....  But for some reason I never knew this scenic line was in Poway. 

Yep, I'm in San Diego, just west of Miramar MCAS. I never knew about the Poway Midlands RR either until we started going to the club picnics there in 2007.

Small world.  I spent quite a bit of time in hangar 1 at Miramar (with the now decommissioned VF-21).  My old bud there include Meador, Gibson, Treat, Pfulb and Rose (though I've not heard from Larry in years).  SD is undoubtedly the best place in the world for garden rairoading!  Sure miss it.  Gary

[chester]

Another rail photo