Caledonian Railway Association Forum

Thank you for the tip-off, ordered it just now.
David Blevins.

It looks like Carnwath Station, to the left of the Porter is the Station name but very blurred, it is a rare photograph in Caley days, is it possible to obtain a copy for the CRA Photo Archive, please.
Here is one for comparison taken in the 1930,s.
David Blevins.

I took quite a few photographs in 1981 of Dumbarton Goods Yard CR, it looks to be the same location.
Please compare.
David Blevins.

Personal PM of the enlarged copies of the Caledonian Railway Gradient Chart for the Ballachulish Line forwarded to-day.
David Blevins.

Here is a sample of the Caledonian Railway Gradient Chart for the Ballachulish Line.
If you require a larger copy I can forward as an attachment but I am not sure how "private messages" work on the Forum - the modern "IT" world keeps getting faster, and I am due to fall off soon!
David Blevins.

These are two photographs of a GNSR 10Ton Ballast Wagon taken at SRPS B'oness Museum last year. It has recently been refurbished, hence the "shiny" paint job and the interior of the Wagon has had a new floor lain but the original Drop-side doors look original - unpainted - rough wood with cracks - s...

Two photographs with partial views of interiors of CR Mineral Wagons near Motherwell Steelworks in Lanarkshire.
David Blevins.

I have one for the Ballachulish Branch - Official Caledonian Railway Gradient Chart.
I could send it as attachment to an e-mail.
David Blevins.

Beautiful Model Jim, you must be feeling very proud of your achievement - Well done! Back to the Oxford Rail Model of the 15Ton Crane, would it be possible to remove the top cut-out and then super glue the top half of the Jib to the lower portion? I would imagine there would be a few MM out but coul...

Took me a little while to find this photo, filed away in a "safe place" only to forgot where it was. It should give more information on the Crane Jib and Lining as mentioned before. Hopefully making it clear what the differences are, will it be possible to convert the Oxford Model to a Caledonian Ra...

Here is a copy of the Oxford Rail official photograph for comparison with the CR Crane Drawing.
David Blevins.

Hopefully this Drawing of the CR 15Ton Crane is readable and not too small.
It is a copy of a Drawing from the now defunct Model Railway Constructor Magazine.
David Blevins.

The following is the entry on 17/11/1904 from the RY Pickering Records:- ALLOA COAL Co. Ltd., Alloa had 200 Wagons Built, 12 Tons, Numbered 1003 to 1202, painted Brown Oxide and underframe to have 1 coat of boiled Tar & dissolved with lime shell. Registered with the C.R. To be Lettered:- The Alloa C...

Here is a close up of CR No. 510 which was in the original Forum Discussion - "498 Class wheel details".
David Blevins.

I too think it must be the light effect, CR 310A would have been in the Darker Blue.
Enclosed is a photograph taken at Perth with the Dark Blue Livery on the Engine and Tender being identical.
David Blevins.

I am enclosing a few photographs as requested regarding the Class 498 0-6-0T. There was an Interesting article under "Modelling Q & A" titled "498 Class wheel details" which developed into a more detailed theme on these Locomotives which should be of Interest if you havn't already discovered it. Dav...

Thanks John I was hoping someone would have access to an Obituary for Norman Doran MacDonald and a Photograph is more than I was expecting - Excellent. The Obituary also contains more details of his Life and connections, including the Russian Royal Family and the Imperial Railway. He certainly seems...

Thank you for pointing me in the direction of O. S. Nock. I have dusted down two of his Books from my collection "The Railway Race to the North" and "The Caledonian Railway", where Norman Doran MacDonald is mentioned a number of times throughout. I will read through the Books and try to elicit what ...

There have been a number of Caledonian Railway Wagons, Gauge O, for Sale on E-bay of late and they were marked on the underside "BEARSDEN WAGON WORKS 2002". I believe they were the work of Ronnie Cockburn, a stalwart of the Caledonian Railway Association from it's early inception away back in the 19...

I have been researching into Norman Doran MacDonald and I have come across some Interesting facts which might re-open the debate on how Important and Influence he might have had on the Railway Industry. He was Born in 1866, a son of John Hay Athole MacDonald who was an Important figure in Victorian ...

Jas. F. McEwan contributed a large number of articles on CR Locomotives to the Magazine "The Locomotive Railway Carriage & Wagon Review" in the 1940's. I have a complete set of the Magazines for 1947. which generated letters to the editor on Locomotive allocation and Liveries of Exhibition engines. ...

This a GWR circular on Cord Communication for August 1883. I am not sure how close it would be to Caledonian Railway practice but it could be helpful in establishing how the Passenger Cord Alarm System worked to the Guard and Engine Crew. Would other Railway Companies have a similar system based on ...

I have just come across some more Information on "Scuds" in the Caledonian Railway Mineral Time Table dated 10th., April, 1922. It provides further Detail on Scud Workings as follows:- Mossend Scud No. 1 - 18 x 26 Tank Engine - 6.0am. Train, Mossend to Holytown No. 5 Reception Sidings, and Two Train...

I purchased this Postcard dated 1904 of the Carriage Sidings at "Perth from Barnhill", the Carriages in the foreground appear to be very early pre-1877, 4 Oil Lamps on the roofs, perhaps someone can identify them?
Although posted on 21/07/1904 the photograph must be much earlier.
David Blevins.

The CRA Publication - Mineral Time Table for 01st., November, 1904 has a Number of "SCUDS" listed and here a few references for looking up the detail. Page 19 6.45am Motherwell Scud No. 1 4.55pm Motherwell Scud No. 2 Page 26 5.55am Ross Scud No. 1 5.55pm Ross Scud No. 2 Page 32 8.45pm Carmyle Scud 5...