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  1. Hello Bazza All the 'oddballs' of recent years - such as the S-160, Bulleid Leader, Big Bertha, 18000 and the Jones Goods - have all been consistently Top 50 and/or High Polling. Having said that, though, the Toplight 'Mainline & City' stock was at the bottom of the GWR Coaches category for the two years we listed it prior to its announcement. We'd really need to hear 'a good case' to consider re-listing the 97xx Condensing class. Brian
  2. Hello Phil The 00 Poll Team removed the class from The 00 Wishlist Poll 2022 as it had been consistently Low Polling over the years, with no sign of any upward progression. Do readers here want it back in? Brian
  3. Hello Tony and everyone Does anyone know if J17s, J19s or J20s worked from Cambridge to Hitchin and back c.1959? Many thanks Brian
  4. Many thanks for your concern and continued interest, Tony - much appreciated! I had done a small amount of net research on 60860 as I only have one specifically V2 book in my library. Funnily enough, I'm pretty certain it was that very photo you mention above that set me thinking about what livery she ran with in mid-1959! For the time being, she will run in black.🙂 Thanks again! Brian
  5. Hello Tony and everyone I have Bachmann's V2 No.60860 Durham School in lined black livery with early emblem. Could anyone tell me if she ran as this during mid-1959? This is the time-frame in which I run my layout when it is in 'Hitchin mode'. Many thanks Brian
  6. Hello Accurascale and everyone Another 'positive' for the Manor... My two Manors are to replace my ageing Bachmann versions. When my layout is in 'WR mode' (an 'impression of' Newton Abbot, run in DC) my Manors are often used as pilots so I was a tad worried that the new locos wouldn't 'performance match' my Halls, Castles, Counties and Kings. I'm pleased to say that at 'South Devon speeds', they are as close as makes no odds for the few feet that I double-head to the reverse loops off-scene and back.🙂 With most of the locos as light engines, the Manor is slightly slower; this is good because they become 'matched' when the train loco takes the coaching stock load. If there was any marginally noticeable disparity, it is with the Counties - hint, hint to Accurascale to make the class please! My order for three is sitting here waiting to go! Brian
  7. Hello McC Will you add a 'go faster stripe' to the shock absorber spec...for those who can't wait five minutes for the delivery?😀 Brian-
  8. Hello Accurascale and everyone I received the first of my two manors on Friday and it has been 'running in' on and off since then. I can say without doubt that this is the best 00 steam loco that I have ever had (with the caveat that I have only had it four days and 'the proof of the pudding will be in the eating'!). I use what used to be Kent Panel Controls DC handheld controllers (now made by All Components) with feedback switched to virtually zero. The start/stop performance is very smooth - akin to that in the DCC video shown earlier. So far, not a single derailment despite being sent through crossovers etc at 'unusually high speed' back and forward. The Manors have been bought in full knowledge that they - like many many other makers' items - are designed for a minimum of Second Radius. My reverse loops are First, Second and Third, so I thought I'd give it a test around First - no problem whatsoever with no 'binding' etc. To my happy surprise, the same was true in reverse! Well done Accurascale! Brian
  9. Hello John I have just had a look at Pat Hammond's Ramsay's Model Trains Catalogue. It seems that this vehicle is an ex-Dapol one that was re-liveried and included in a Hornby train set called Mixed Freight Set (R1126). Brian
  10. Are you a Disabled Modeller in true need of a Mobility Scooter? Hello everyone My disabled wife no longer needs her 4-wheel mobility scooter – an Abilize Stride Comforter (see photo below). We are happy for it to go free, gratis and for nothing to a modeller with mobility problems as long as: 1. You have been registered with RMweb for at least a year; 2. Are in receipt of the same Gov benefits that qualify for the Motability scheme (such as PIP or Armed Forces Injuries etc) or similar. Proof of such will be needed. We’re sorry but a disabled badge alone will not suffice. Collection from Milton Keynes. We will keep the offer open for about a month. In the event of two or more qualifying responses, names will go in a hat. The scooter comes with a charger and an overall driver/scooter rain cover for wet weather use. The seat cover is easily removed if not required. Full details can be found at the company website (Abilizemobiity.co.uk) and in the video link below. https://youtu.be/D08c_mP9kOs?si=NfhpkVOSlCir4ID4 OK…send me a PM if you think you qualify – probably best not to discuss your disability entitlements on a public forum! Brian
  11. Hello Phil Agree there! This is how the County 4-6-0 has fared recently in The 00 Wishlist Poll: 2018 - Entered The Top 50 2019 - Came in just outside The Top 50 2020/21 - Poll didn't run 2022 - Back in The Top 50, but higher up at overall position =17th. I will have at least two and probably three. Brian
  12. Hello Phil At the moment, I think they are looking at poles as opposed to polls.🙂 Brian
  13. Hello Michael This was listed in The Quirky Poll 2021 - but ended up at the overall bottom position.🙂 Brian (on behalf of The Quirky Poll Team)
  14. Hello everyone Just placed my order for four packs (1x Diag.1/108 and 3 x Diag.1/109). 👍 These will be 'empties' on my layout. Brian
  15. Hello everyone Many congratulations to Accurascale on this comprehensive venture!👍We wish them every success with the project. Within The 00 Wishlist Poll 2022 (and earlier) we didn't list the Diag.1/108 as that had been produced in (comparatively) recent years but we did list the Diag.1/109. It has been in the upper echelons of Middle Polling coming in above the overall halfway mark in 2022. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  16. Hello Tony Very much agree there! The J6 hovered in the upper echelons of Middle Polling for many years but went into High Polling in 2019 and then the Top 50 in 2022. It was actually in position =37 overall. The Poll didn't run in 2017, 2020 or 2021. The next Poll to run will be December 2024. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  17. Hello everyone I am repeating here my post of 10 August from another thread which was posted prior to this 'official' announcement. Many congratulations to Rapido on this announcement and we wish them every success with the project.👍 The loco has been in The Top 50 of The 00 Wishlist Poll since 2014. Here's how it has fared in more detail (but note that The Poll didn't run in 2017, 2020 or 2021)... 2014 - 40th 2015 - 30th 2016 - 6th 2018 - 3rd 2019 - Top overall 2022 - 4th Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  18. Many congratulations to Rapido on this announcement.👍 The Lowmac (as a broad description) has been creeping up the ranks of The 00 Wishlist Poll recently and was High Polling in 2022. We wish Rapido every success with the project. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  19. Hello Tony I can't specifically answer your question, but the B16/1 was in The Top 50 of The 00 Wishlist Poll 2022, with the B16/2 and B16/3 in High Polling. All three have consistently climbed up - slowly - since 2016, with the B16/1 always being higher than B16/2 and B16/3 (which we generally list as 'combined'). Brian (on behalf of Th 00 Poll Team)
  20. Hello Phil The aim of The Poll is to enable modellers and collectors to let the makers know which models they would realistically buy if made at some point in the future. The Poll only attracts a small number of overall potential voters compared to how many actually buy models. All we can hope - as we have no actual evidence - is that The Poll ratings concur with what makers are hearing on social media and in person at shows etc. We won't ask them and they won't tell us as that is 'commercially sensitive' information to them. Since publication of the 2022 Results, we have seen announced: 4 - Top 50 4 - High Polling 9 - Middle Polling (five of which are above the half way mark) 1 - Low Polling So, bearing in mind that The Poll could list 30,000+ items, it seems to be in the right area. Brian
  21. Hello NHY 581 It's not in the lower book either. On page 88 therein, Mike Arlett writes that Norman Lockett's negative No.528 was taken in 1939 but the very next one (529) was not taken until 1946. Brian
  22. Hello everyone Many congratulations to Rapido on this announcement and we wish them every success with the project. The loco has been in The Top 50 of The 00 Wishlist Poll since 2014. Here's how it has fared in more detail (but note that The Poll didn't run in 2017, 2020 or 2021)... 2014 - 40th 2015 - 30th 2016 - 6th 2018 - 3rd 2019 - Top overall 2022 - 4th Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  23. Hello everyone Many congratulations to Rapido on this announcement and we wish them every success with the project. The loco has been in The Top 50 of The 00 Wishlist Poll since 2014. Here's how it has fared in more detail (but note that The Poll didn't run in 2017, 2020 or 2021)... 2014 - 40th 2015 - 30th 2016 - 6th 2018 - 3rd 2019 - Top overall 2022 - 4th Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  24. Hello Chuffer Davies Dapol are bringing out Mainline & City Stock 'Toplight' coaches and have loosely noted that they will progress into corridor stock. That 'range' will no doubt be 'selectively compressed' as there were so many diagrams and many changes over the years. However, with careful planning, it should be possible to supply most modeller needs. Brian
  25. Hello Glenn I can understand why Bachmann has made the Bulleid Diag.2019 Corridor Third (Second later) but it has to be said that there were only five of them, whereas we still await the (arguably) essential Diag.2406 Corridor Brake Composite, of which there were 40 examples. Hornby has made a Maunsell Restaurant Composite Open (RCO) but not the 'prototypically required' pairing of the Diag.2659 Kitchen Buffet Car. I wonder how many unsuspecting modellers have been lulled into running the RCO with the existing Restaurant First (RF)? The Bulleid Tavern Cars are now Top 50 in The Poll. Tony has already mentioned the Hornby Gresley Buffet Car. That was accompanied in 2004 by the BCK, FK, TK and Sleeper First - look at all that First Class! The Gresley 61ft 6in General Service Stock is High Polling but we do include all the relevant diagrams there! The Triplet Articulated Restaurant Set is only a handful of votes behind. Brian Brian
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