great central

Then there's the question over whether they're still running in a few years, we're still waiting the decision over whether the route should continue as it is or be split between franchises

What would give the most benefit in my opinion would be a split level junction just south of Werrington. That way traffic from both the Joint and ECML could get to the March line without crossing on the level. No idea if there's enough distance though between Werrington and Peterborough

Still visible on several of the bridges in the Ratcliffe on Trent area, also above the erstwhile slow lines I think? If so definitely steam related, I'll try to remember to check later on my way to Skegness. Edit, thinking about it. The staining is centred on the track, most diesel exhausts are offset I believe? Another edit, yep above the former slow lines as well, but oddly only on the side where the loco emerges from under the bridge.

Eleanor Rigby - Ray Charles With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker at Woodstock Summertime Blues - The Who live at Leeds All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

Fella I used to work with did that following watching his young son have a nasty cut 'glued' shut. Using ordinary super glue he found it wasn't the same and hurt like hell!!!

Seen on the back of a van earlier, no picture cos I was driving. 'Nowt left in van fer the night wot's werf owt'

Not sure it's Tesco? Morrisons is pretty much on the site of Bulwell viaduct or at least the yard of the haulage firm beside it (name escapes me at the moment). The road in question is the Huckanll bypass, there are steps down from the remains of the embankment to cross it. The site of Hucknall GC has a restaurant and chemist as well as a health centre, but the cutting is filled up to the level of surrounding roads although the parapet of the bridge survives having been cut down to low level. The line can be traced as a green pathway past Hucknall although there may be gaps in it. From Linby northwards the GN line is a footpath, in past times it had a conveyor along it for colliery spoil. Then you'll arrive at the site of Annesley yard........................... Edit; There's a thread about the GC around Nottingham here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/71309-the-great-central-in-and-around-nottingham/page-3 Started by our esteemed duck

No idea on the effect of air con on my 2.2 diesel's fuel consumption but you can feel the pull of power from the engine when you switch it on. Rarely use it though prefer old style air con, open windows!

That looks a lot better, thing was although they were absolutely filthy, they were usually pretty steam tight. I presume you've seen the Annesley fireman website, some nice insights on there.

That looks a lot better, thing was although they were absolutely filthy, they were usually pretty steam tight. I presume you've seen the Annesley fireman website, some nice insights on there.

Lovely pictures but just one slight thing, that 9F is far too clean for an Annesley one unless recently out of works. Fraid I can't do smilies from my phone, please don't take that as critical

It's not fair while (seemingly) the rest of the world was driving around in cars with decent sized engines we were stuck with the same cars sporting lawn mower engines! I saw what was according to the badges a Ford V6 powered Marina once, complete with jacked up rear which was the fashion of the time. It was called Zeus!

Nope 1800 coupe or as I put on the boot badge 109.7 cu in! I was heavily into Brisca stock car racing at the time and they mostly use V8s with the size given in cubic inches

Funnily enough I'm sure I remember when the Vic centre was first opened the sign above the Milton St/Parliament St entrance proclaimed that it was the way in to the Victoria Centre (obviously) , Station (!) and Bus station (which was of course a quarter mile away at the other end completely!). Walked around Nottingham a week or two back while on a long break, not been into 'town' in years. All I can say politely is YUCK!!

Brian, did you walk to the top end of the car park and look down on the blocked up tunnel mouth as well?

My early Marina had a dynamo rather than alternator. It was a devil trying to get a fan belt for as all the listings were for alterantor fittings . Still got the car incidentally, keep thinking about restoring one day, been off the road since about 1982, apart from when I fired it up to drive when we moved house in 1987

We had a rather amusing (in hindsight) episode at our show a year or two back. Apparently an elderly man (won't add the gentle bit for reason to become obvious) was spotted stealing from one of our traders. Realising he'd been rumbled he made a swiftish move towards the exit, followed, I understand, by the trader. Having nearly made it outside a couple of our younger stewards were alerted to the goings on whereupon he took off like Mo Farah!! The stewards gave chase, one of them being well over 6ft tall with build to match, and caught up with him after a short while. Having caught him they brought him back and, as luck would have it, we had a couple of PCSOs on the premises. We always let the Police know about our event and they drop in regularly over the weekend knowing there's always a cuppa and cake available for them. Anyway, they call up the regular police to deal with our elderly man. Now as I got the story second hand, I was (as usual) in the office, I'm not certain about the next sequence of events but it seemed strange that an elderley man could run the way our thief did. It turned out he was wearing a full head mask and underneath was someone, I believe, in their mid-late 20s!!! Known to the Police already I think. So don't let appearances fool you would seem to be the lesson, all these elderly people may be young modellers wanting to get in at the concession rate

There used to be a Lotus, I think, in Nottingham with 130LOX. The 1 and 3 being placed very close together

And we think some model prices are getting a bit much???? Personally I do but at least they do something!

Little Engines O1, got to unTyne Dock it, as the saying goes it may take some time. In between all the other things I'm tyring to get done, sorting out the garage beside the house, railway room, cutting the lawn, etc. etc. Then I keep looking at the two (classic) cars that could possibly be retored, as well as keeping everything else going. Really got too much of everything apart from time and money

Ah yes, your 'lumps'. I've recently started tinkering with one I bought from you a while back, first problem was the odd 'broad gauge' wheelsets! Having bought some 'proper' axles , I set about narrowing the frames so that they fitted under the firebox, then test fitting the cylinders and slidebars, which didn't seem to want to allow clearance for the wheels as well? So I decided they need packing out a bit, the scrap etch from the tender frames is perfect. Oh and speaking of the tender, personally I don't use the etch frames, drill and fit bearings direct into the side frames, the wheels included are undersize but unless it looks very wrong I'll live with them as I would have to dismantle the tender to change them now. Also helps to keep the weight down, leaving out a big chunk of the tender bottom and the coal hopper, mine are usually fairly fully coaled anyway. Figured out just before packing up last night why the loco seems to sit wrong on the frames so that's the first thing tonight, then remove all the 'extra' bits and pieces and pipes. Have to say though that in general you've done a pretty decent job up to now

Re the quiz 90. It's at Trent Junction, the one between Nottingham and Derby. It was being dragged across via Nottingham because if I recall correctly the Nuneaton -Leicester line was shut. Someone then decided it was out of gauge and couldn't go any further so was left there for a time. Although I do believe several 90s had been dragged by the same route previously without incident

Not necessarily LM's fault, 170s are sealed air conditioned trains, problem is if the air con is faulty should the train be taken out of service? Personally hate air con, what's wrong with fresh air?

For anyone in the area there's a decent collection of older Lotus cars and others on Great Yarmouth seafront. No photos I'm afraid can't figure out how to attach from phone. Edit, more interesting to me though is the display of street rods, some serious engines there, shame they're not running:-)

To clarify slightly if I may? Traffic from, I believe, Toton to East Leake was hauled through Midland Station, across the junction at London Road Low Level then up to Trent Lane (GN) Junction. It was then propelled through High Level to Weekday Cross and into the tunnel. Then it was hauled to East Leake dropping traffic off at Ruddington on the way as necessary. There were run round facilities at Hotchley Hill (Rushcliffe Halt) and the return workings departed locos leading to Weekday Cross and into the tunnel, then propelled back through High Level to Trent Lane before again working forward via Low level and Midland back to Toton. I recall reading about this operation somewhere fairly recently but I'm afarid I've no idea where.