| Vintage transport film - large electrical transformer being transported by rail Posted by broadgage at 02:14, 2nd November 2026 |     |
Interesting video of a large electrical transformer being transported by rail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4nqWE26yqk
| Re: Vintage transport film - large electrical transformer being transported by rail Posted by Witham Bobby at 10:12, 2nd November 2026 | |
Interesting video of a large electrical transformer being transported by rail.
A great test of the loading gauge calculations
We called them OGLOs - Out of Gauge Load
Signalled with the bell code 2-6-3 if it required adjoining lines to be blocked
The reaction of today's elf 'n safety to having these men loose on the wagons can only be imagined
| Re: Vintage transport film - large electrical transformer being transported by rail Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:41, 2nd November 2026 | |
| Re: Vintage transport film - large electrical transformer being transported by rail Posted by broadgage at 19:38, 2nd November 2026 | |
I am still in gauge for rail transport, even fit in an IET !
| Re: Vintage transport film - large electrical transformer being transported by rail Posted by JayMac at 20:52, 2nd November 2026 | |
Mumsy and I passed that pump-turbine generator building a few weeks ago on our trip on the Festiniog Railway. Didn't photgraph it, but here we are nearby.
| Re: Vintage transport film - large electrical transformer being transported by rail Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:24, 2nd November 2026 | |
I continue to enjoy seeing images of 'the gurning twonk' (again, his description, not mine!
) on the right in that picture.Why on earth didn't you photo it, if you were there, Justin?
(I do know JayMac personally, by the way - lest any of our readers be startled at my familiarity in such posts).
CfN.
