As mentioned on other occasions I have problems with my Hornby 2-6-4 Stanier tank 4MT Class 4p. It just refuses to perform correctly. I have yet to be able to use it for hauling the three coaches I bought for it last year. I have managed to get it to circulate at low speed but once I up the speed a little it derails here, if not here, then there and if not there, elsewhere. I have other rolling stock that offers no problems. I have spent all this afternoon checking cambers, I ripper up part of the level crossing which seemed to be causing problems, I ripped up the part of the track where the levekl crossing was. I located a portion of track where there was level track, a slight tilt and level track again in the space of about four inches. I levelled the track at this point and relaid the rest of the track. When the beast got to this modified part running forward, the front bogie did a little dance and came off the rails. When running backwards it passed the spot o.k. I tried my Bachmann DMU model 108 with no trouble. It so happens that the tank engine is my favourite piece, but I am beginning to lose my (little) patience with it. Although I must admit once again that when I started all this I never imagined what could be involved. Of course, if I had known of this web five years ago when I started, things might have been quite different. In view of the limited capability of this layout, I am now wondering whether it is worthwhile spending more time and money on it.

Below I show a selection of motor vehicles I have purchased for the layout:

All of these except the red Bedford van have Leeds registration numbers. The van has a Leeds address on its doors.

These are vehicles sold where I worked, a Rootes Group dealer.

And these are vehicles that, for the time being, will not go on the layout. I also have a number of other private and commercial vehicles for the layout.