Archive for: April 2011

30/04/2011

Ngls’s southern r.r. pacific getting ready for bed after a hard days work at the gihp

Filed under: River - 30 Apr 2011
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Ngls's southern r.r. pacific getting ready for bed after a hard days work at the gihp

Look in the background you can see some members putting up the steamer’s tool car.

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27/04/2011

Patchwork

Filed under: River - 27 Apr 2011

Patchwork

These farmers are efficient and quick off the mark as the new shoots can be seen in the paddocks so soon after the devastating rain. This area I think is around the Kings Creek area east of the New England Highway. The Darling Downs of Queensland sporting rich topsoils going …

Turbine steamer “hantonia”

Filed under: See - 27 Apr 2011

Turbine steamer

A cross-channel vessel. The vessel was completed in 1911 It was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Linthouse for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. The vessel had a long and successful career, and when it was broken up in the early 1950s, the its gearing (see next pic …

25/04/2011

Natchez, nola

Filed under: River - 25 Apr 2011

Natchez, nola

Paddle wheel of the Steamer Natchez (as evidenced in the picture). The specs on this thing are pretty amazing. Taken from a posted sign captured in another picture: NATCHEZ STERNWHEEL 26 TONS OF WHITE OAK & STEEL CAN BE TURNED 21 RPM BY STEAM ENGINES BUILT IN 1927. CYLINDERS ARE …

21/04/2011

66 591 freightliner livery, oxford

Filed under: See - 21 Apr 2011

66 591 freightliner livery, oxford

When I took this shot the 66 was the last thing I wanted to see as the steam special was heading in the opposite direction., Fortunately the steamer was going slowly enough for the 66 to pass and I managed to get the shot I wanted www.flickr.com/photos/chris_adams/4527758365/in/set-72157…

12/04/2011

Puffer “spartan”

Filed under: See - 12 Apr 2011

Puffer

A Clyde ‘puffer’ built as a steamship, and converted to diesel propulsion in 1960. It was built in 1942 at J Hay and Sons’ shipyard, Kirkintilloch, to a pre-War design, as a Victualling Inshore Craft for the Admiralty. After serving as VIC18 during the War she was acquired by Hays …

03/04/2011

Excelsior’s wreck, mutton cove – hdr

Filed under: See - 03 Apr 2011

Excelsior's wreck, mutton cove - hdr

Was going to post some more photos of Melbourne, but formatted the computer last night so I didn’t get around to processing any. Took this down at Mutton Cove, had some clouds around for this shot which was good. Sorry to post and run, will try and catch on others …

The denny ship model experiment tank – 6

Filed under: River - 03 Apr 2011

The denny ship model experiment tank - 6

A ship model experiment tank, used for testing models of hulls and propellers to see how their full-sized equivalents would behave The tank and its equipment were originally built in 1882. An extension was built after the Second World War, to house propeller testing equipment and staff It was the …