Ruritanian Railways - 2013

whatlep said:
Gadzooks Rob S, your postings have the semblance of the ramblings of the Slobovian peasantry!
Let it be freely known that our most noble and fine Lord, Prince Rudolf, should never be suspected of chicanery, deviousness or other perfidy on pain of duelling with chopsticks in the time-honoured manner. That His Serene Highness has the goodness to provide supplies of lead to the unfortunate who fail on their exertions on the much-feared Pootank Pass is the stuff of legend. This may be attested to by such luminaries as: David, Earl of Hub; Mel the Magnificent; Ye Lad of Shropshire; Cogges, destroyer of Lego toys; Bram the one-named; and Gareth, Lord of the Stalls. Yea and at truly reasonable rates per kilo forsooth.

Be it proclaimed that Pootank Pass is the supreme test of locomotive ability, be the wagon loads full or empty and all are welcome to attempt to demonstrate that their motive power is hard enough.

God Save The Prince!
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Tiss ney i say & beware [they have yet to discover the potency of lead]
it's long rumored the Humble peasetants of Slobovania are the producer of the work horse's of the universe and the back bone of the manual labour providors of the planet earth.
They have been naturally drawn to Ruritania by the lure of the essence of 'black pudding and scrathings' a certain 'secrret' heavly gaurded mix of which. it is rumoured {empire wide} to have similar powers as that of the spice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melange_(fictional_drug) < Link To melange.a production from the planet Dune
Long live Prince Rudolph, with the safety and the divine guidece of the House of Whatlep
 
Out of interest, Peter, what IS the gradient on Pootank Pass? Just wondering how it compares with the horrors of the climb to Arbor Summit on Beavercreek's line - even the Creaky (sneaky!) Beaver's attempts to weigh her down with extra cars and finally a bl**dy great crane wagon didn't stop my Kitson Meyer from "storming the pass" round at his (and, according to Mike later, actually dislodging some of the track in the process with its sheer weight!). ;)
One of these days I'll have to bring the Kitson up to Ruritania to have a go at the Pootank Challenge! :bigsmile:

Jon.
 
Zerogee said:
Out of interest, Peter, what IS the gradient on Pootank Pass? (snip) One of these days I'll have to bring the Kitson up to Ruritania to have a go at the Pootank Challenge! :bigsmile:

Jon.
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Hi Jon - Pootank Pass is roughly 1 in 20 (5%), but with the added nastiness of a 45 degree R3 curve included.
You're welcome any time, as are all GSCers.
 
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Just be prepare to be mocked should your loco stall on the dreaded gradient, I have witnessed grown men cry when this happens.
 
Are there lead mines in Slobovania then? If so do they swap for invisible ballast? A sort of micro-BENELUX? :bigsmile:
 
steve parberry said:
whatlep said:
You're welcome any time, as are all GSCers.
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About 03-00 Sunday morning looks god in my diary this week:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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No problem. Just come up to the pub and I'll escort you across the border. :bigsmile:
 
well i have just read through this and have my mood lifted by the total silliness, imagination, creativity and TRAINS that one gets here and on GSC generally. If you stumbled across this thread you might think we were all nuts, but no- just happy. I almost believe in Ruritainia. It has made me inspired to get out and run.... (trains- not literally run. that would be silly. last time i did i broke my leg, which I know is hard to believe given my general athleticism and similarities to those mountain goats found in the high Andes)

And given we have already run trains, half cut, in the early hours- I am sure 3.00am could be arranged. It would only need another hour. In fact the Cogges 2013 running day is actually going to have a planned early hours post boozing running session as an entre to the main event with neighbors warned. This will be followed by a medicinal lie in, big breakfast and train DVDs.
 
CoggesRailway said:
I almost believe in Ruritania.
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Whaddya mean: almost? It's all real, just like the pills I have to keep taking..... 8D

CoggesRailway said:
given my general athleticism and similarities to those mountain goats found in the high Andes
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The correct term is Yeti. :bigsmile:


CoggesRailway said:
In fact the Cogges 2013 running day is actually going to have a planned early hours post boozing running session as an entre to the main event with neighbors warned. This will be followed by a medicinal lie in, big breakfast and train DVDs.
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Count me in. Can we go to the pub that had all the women in short skirts this time. Oh, and trash David Cameron's favourite curry house again?
 
whatlep said:
steve parberry said:
whatlep said:
You're welcome any time, as are all GSCers.
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About 03-00 Sunday morning looks god in my diary this week:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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No problem. Just come up to the pub and I'll escort you across the border. :bigsmile:
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During last nights daring attempt to sneak across the border i was aprehended by the local inteligence officer and insturcted to return home by SWMBO, so i will have to reschedule the planned journey across the border until another day..

Please pass the thanks to the local restance for trying to assist in my safe passage as i am sure it was a cold night waiting next to the public house.

Steve
 
whatlep said:
Zerogee said:
Out of interest, Peter, what IS the gradient on Pootank Pass? (snip) One of these days I'll have to bring the Kitson up to Ruritania to have a go at the Pootank Challenge! :bigsmile:

Jon.
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Hi Jon - Pootank Pass is roughly 1 in 20 (5%), but with the added nastiness of a 45 degree R3 curve included.
You're welcome any time, as are all GSCers.
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Thanks Peter! One day I'll make it over there with the Kitson - she's all brass and stainless steel on two U-class drive units (might bring one of me Dinglers too, with about 4kg on an 0-6-0 chassis they grip like the proverbial to a blanket!).
5%? Hah, a mere trifle - some bits of Beavercreek's gradients are hideous numbers, I'm sure Mike has quoted nearly 15% in places.... that's why he has to run quad-headed lashups to get his own stock up there!

Jon.
 
Stainzmeister said:
Have you run a Rugens up the pass yet Peter ?
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Yes, sir! No problems with that beastie going uphill, but going downhill it had a tendency to run away with itself as the gearbox was a little too free running for its own good. Magnificent loco, but I decided to let it go. It's now on James Hilton's line.

I do love that Ruritania can sustain an entire page of chit chat without even a sign of the railway itself. Thanks everyone for sharing in the Ruritanian ambience! :bigsmile:
 
whatlep said:

Yes, sir! No problems with that beastie going uphill, but going downhill it had a tendency to run away with itself as the gearbox was a little too free running for its own good. Magnificent loco, but I decided to let it go. It's now on James Hilton's line.

I do love that Ruritania can sustain an entire page of chit chat without even a sign of the railway itself. Thanks everyone for sharing in the Ruritanian ambience! :bigsmile:
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There was me thinking this was a geo-political analysis of another countries export in invisiblle ballast. Am I in the wrong place?
 
Dave Hub said:
There was me thinking this was a geo-political analysis of another countries export in invisiblle ballast. Am I in the wrong place?
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I don't know although I had heard that there was some sort of "Ruritanian Spring" in the offing with a relative of HSH leading the push, potential for blockades of the pass and demos in the square and all that sort of stuff. And that an elegant Englishman (one Stewart Manger, aka Whatlep?) was somehow involved. So it's possible that exports of invisible ballast might be affected in the near future, and that therefore any current analysis would be invalidated and would need to be redone.
 
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