montbrehain Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Following on from my post "Royal Engineers mechanical "carrying party" Heres the rest of the pics supplied by a mate of mine. I have cropped and cleaned them a bit. We are both hoping that somebody can supply some info on the pics ? Such as where were they taken ? The last pic , a "group shot"was among the others but may not have been taken at the same time ? My mate reckons they are probably 29th Division ? Due to the Cap badges that are present , Any Ideas ? Enjoy "MO" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 22 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2007 De-railed !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 22 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2007 And recovered.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 22 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Are these men from the 29th Division ? They all appear to be senior NCOs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A.Savery Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Superb pictures Mo! Are you sure that engine was derailed? It looked like it was taking a bend at high speed to me! I'm looking forward to more information on this, Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 22 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Well its definitely not on the rails Perhaps it jumped the points ? I am sure an expert will be along soon ?? and tell us all about it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian turner Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Whatever the cause, the result is a derailment! Looks as if it jumped the points, which appear set against the line from which the engine was approaching the junction. Excellent photos, and a treat for the occasional oddball like me who has interest in trains and WW1....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 S.L.R.? - Somme Light Railway? Takes me back to the time when I nearly drove a 9F through the back of Birkenhead shed....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Superb photos, Mo. Thanks for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Great pix mo, the third one is now my computer wallpaper for the time being. cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 yes great photos monty you are very good at sharing photos and i love em .now if only you had some of the 6th dorsets mmmm tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Great pics. They really bring the subject to life. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Thompson Posted 22 February , 2007 Share Posted 22 February , 2007 Hi all, great photo's and as been said brings it all to life. Looking at the cap badges I thought I recognised The York and Lancaster badge, The 7th Battalion (Pioneers) of the Regiment where involved in building and maintaining the light railway system around that area, There are 2/3 sections of there history book devouted to this subject. Cheers Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 22 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2007 yes great photos monty you are very good at sharing photos and i love em .now if only you had some of the 6th dorsets mmmm tom No problem Tom , If I find DORSET especially 6th your my first stop ! As for sharing pics , Anything I have is for sharing ! especially if its the only one i know about ? As I have oft said on this forum I am a great believer that the more a photo is shared the more likely to survive for future generations ? Glad you all like the Pics ? and as a matter of interest can anybody tell me what the cap badge of the man front row 4th from right is ? I think I know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manchester terrier Posted 15 January , 2009 Share Posted 15 January , 2009 the derailed train looks to be a Hunslett "War Office" class 4-6-0T. If I'm reading its' number correctly as 305 that puts it in a batch made between 10.8.16 and 15.9.16. On the third photo down, the two loco's on the left look like Baldwin 4-6-0T. The ones on the right look like Alco "Cooke" 2-6-2T. The loco on the elevated track with the two Simplexs in front of it looks like an Alco "Cooke" 2-6-2T. Its WD No 1234 puts it in a batch made between 24.2.17 and 4.5.17. cheers baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACRAE Posted 15 January , 2009 Share Posted 15 January , 2009 Those photo's are brill clear and the detail is great . Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 15 January , 2009 Share Posted 15 January , 2009 Nice pictures Mo, thanks for sharing them. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahoehler Posted 16 January , 2009 Share Posted 16 January , 2009 Mo Thanks for the really nice images Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_g_4472 Posted 16 January , 2009 Share Posted 16 January , 2009 Dear MO, A wonderful set of photographs indeed, many thanks. There are a lot of very clean steam locomotives standing out of steam. 20 hp Simplex No 18 is also very clean. Nothing much is happening. Is the war over and everybody is waiting to go home? John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavoT Posted 16 January , 2009 Share Posted 16 January , 2009 Some fantastic pictures there - thanks for sharing. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhill Posted 6 February , 2009 Share Posted 6 February , 2009 Pardon me for adding a bit to this thread. Those are remarkably good photographs. If you are interested in a film of the light railways in action I have found this neewsreel at the National Film Board site. It is titled "Canadians Advance East of Arras 2", but that may not describe its contents very accurately. The largest part of it shows a train ride on a gasoline powered train delivering artillery ammunition up to the batteries. I believe that at this time the Light Railways were under Corps command in the forward areas during operations, but were handed over to Army control as the advance moved forward. (By the way, these newsreels are wonderful, but they are poorly indexed, and I only stumble upon things by accident bytimes!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 6 February , 2009 Share Posted 6 February , 2009 That was a good bit of film, where would Piccadilly and Crusifix be I wonder that is on the signboards......................? Bob Grundy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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