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Four Pictures
The breech and loading system of a "Peter Adalbert"
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?very large and detailed scale model
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View
of a 9.2 inch gun on railway truck mounting at the Elswick Works, c1917
(TWAM ref. ). ¡®Workshop of the World¡¯ is a phrase often
used to describe Britain¡¯s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth
Century. It¡¯s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and
Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its predecessor companies.
These great factories, situated in Newcastle along the banks of the
River Tyne, employed hundreds of thousands of men and women and built a
huge variety of products for customers around the globe. The Elswick
Works was established by William George Armstrong (later Lord Armstrong)
in 1847 to manufacture hydraulic cranes. From these relatively humble
beginnings the company diversified into many fields including
shipbuilding, armaments and locomotives. By 1953 the Elswick Works
covered 70 acres and extended over a mile along the River Tyne. This set
of images, mostly taken from our Vickers Armstrong collection, includes
fascinating views of the factories at Elswick and Scotswood, the
products they produced and the people that worked there. By preserving
these archives we can ensure that their legacy lives on. (Copyright)
We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The
Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when
reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and
commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're
unsure please email info@....
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Re: Midgetman rail mounted icbm project
Pictures of the Lionel train set mentioned on page 1 of this doctoral dissertation can be found at
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I was a Nike missile man during those years
Phil, Brooklyn NY
On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 5:26?PM nicholas robinson via <ndprobinson= [email protected]> wrote: Best Wishes
Nicholas Robinson
Please excuse spilling and procrastination
Praise the Lord and pass the medication
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Midgetman rail mounted icbm project
Best Wishes
Nicholas Robinson
Please excuse spilling and procrastination
Praise the Lord and pass the medication
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Narrative and 30 pix of assembling the 14 inch railway guns in St. Nazaire in 1918.
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Several videos and the Navy's WWI publication on the topic
German Railway Gun That Shelled
Britain
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A good account of the K5E railway gun.
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Follow up with Karl Gerat? Super
Mortar - The German Wonder Weapon that Fired SUV-Sized Shells
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US Naval Railway Guns
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US Navy Publication ¨C A 90 page book (downloadable)
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Phil, Brooklyn NY
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Here is a picture I came across.
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Jim
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How to Build a Battleship's Main Guns - Is a Bigger Battery Better?
495K subscribers
A good discussion.
Phil, Brooklyn
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I am in Colorado, so not nearby.? My area of specialization?is in military rail and MOW equipment.? ?I am a member of the Boulder Model Railroad Club.? I would donate any unneeded or duplicate items to them.? I am interested in items in my interest area in all the boxes. If no one local?is interested, let me know and we can work out shipping. Thanks for posting, it is a large, interesting and varied collection.?? If transferred?please let me know or have the new owners contact?me. David Ellis
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 5:36?PM Denis Meredith via <dcmeredith= [email protected]> wrote: Hi All,
We are moving to a condo and downsizing. I am losing my train space and workshop and regretfully must give up some of my hobbies - Railroad Modelling being one of them.?
As you can see by the address list, I have had a number of areas of interest.
I am hoping to donate my collection to a nearby club or group that can benefit from it. Should such an organization accept this donation, they may make use of it as they see fit - keep it all, distribute to the members, sell it on line or at a flea market, whatever makes the most sense for the organization. The same applies if an individual accepts it.
In addition to the rolling stock identified in the attached list, there is a similar volume of rolling stock as well as construction materials, detail parts, decals, tools, display shelves, and more. There is also a number of books related to my areas of interest.
I am located in Churchville, Harford County, Maryland. If you are interested and can pick up the material, please send an e-mail to me at the above address or the one in my signature block.
Regards,?
Denis Meredith
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- Any chance of a sample newsletter for the forum??
- we have a wide remit!?
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Railwaygun, armoured train, military rail and artillery discussion List?[email protected]
Railwaygun, armoured train, military rail? and artillery discussion List
Established 17th January 1998
it is for discussion of matters related to the history of military railways, and especially Armoured trains, railway guns, hospital trains, rockets, and fixed artillery / bunkers (and any military rail matters related).
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? Many of you may not be aware of the Military Railway Study Group formerly the WW2 RSG. We obviously cover a much wider area than just railguns but if you are looking for train compositions, specialist ammo wagons etc to support your gun them the MRSG is the place to go. It only costs ?10 per year which includes 6 eBulletins or ?13.50 for printed ones. Unfortunately foe those of you overseas it costs a bit more for printed as postage is ?3.25 per issue currently to the EU, we have members worldwide but most take the digital Bulletin at ?10. ? If you want to join contact our membership secretary Chris Mead chris.j.mead@... or look at the website ? Nigel Attwood Editor and Librarian
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Hi David,?
I am in contact with a local club which has expressed interest in my collection. If that doesn't work out, I will let you know.
Regards,?
Denis Meredith? dcmeredith@...
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 06:55:59 PM EDT, David Ellis <gunnermk42@...> wrote:
I am in Colorado, so not nearby.? My area of specialization?is in military rail and MOW equipment.? ?I am a member of the Boulder Model Railroad Club.? I would donate any unneeded or duplicate items to them.? I am interested in items in my interest area in all the boxes. If no one local?is interested, let me know and we can work out shipping. Thanks for posting, it is a large, interesting and varied collection.?? If transferred?please let me know or have the new owners contact?me. David Ellis
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 5:36?PM Denis Meredith via <dcmeredith= [email protected]> wrote: Hi All,
We are moving to a condo and downsizing. I am losing my train space and workshop and regretfully must give up some of my hobbies - Railroad Modelling being one of them.?
As you can see by the address list, I have had a number of areas of interest.
I am hoping to donate my collection to a nearby club or group that can benefit from it. Should such an organization accept this donation, they may make use of it as they see fit - keep it all, distribute to the members, sell it on line or at a flea market, whatever makes the most sense for the organization. The same applies if an individual accepts it.
In addition to the rolling stock identified in the attached list, there is a similar volume of rolling stock as well as construction materials, detail parts, decals, tools, display shelves, and more. There is also a number of books related to my areas of interest.
I am located in Churchville, Harford County, Maryland. If you are interested and can pick up the material, please send an e-mail to me at the above address or the one in my signature block.
Regards,?
Denis Meredith
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I am in Colorado, so not nearby.? My area of specialization?is in military rail and MOW equipment.? ?I am a member of the Boulder Model Railroad Club.? I would donate any unneeded or duplicate items to them.? I am interested in items in my interest area in all the boxes. If no one local?is interested, let me know and we can work out shipping. Thanks for posting, it is a large, interesting and varied collection.?? If transferred?please let me know or have the new owners contact?me. David Ellis
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 5:36?PM Denis Meredith via <dcmeredith= [email protected]> wrote: Hi All,
We are moving to a condo and downsizing. I am losing my train space and workshop and regretfully must give up some of my hobbies - Railroad Modelling being one of them.?
As you can see by the address list, I have had a number of areas of interest.
I am hoping to donate my collection to a nearby club or group that can benefit from it. Should such an organization accept this donation, they may make use of it as they see fit - keep it all, distribute to the members, sell it on line or at a flea market, whatever makes the most sense for the organization. The same applies if an individual accepts it.
In addition to the rolling stock identified in the attached list, there is a similar volume of rolling stock as well as construction materials, detail parts, decals, tools, display shelves, and more. There is also a number of books related to my areas of interest.
I am located in Churchville, Harford County, Maryland. If you are interested and can pick up the material, please send an e-mail to me at the above address or the one in my signature block.
Regards,?
Denis Meredith
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Nigel Attwood
