Bulliedman

Hi I'm trying to work out how coal traffic, empties to and loaded from, we're worked. The timetable suggests that all such workings were on southbound trains with 4 stopping at Midsomer Norton for about an hour. But did the drop and pick up at the same time or did some trains drop off empties and others pick up fulls. Also did a banking engine accompany the trains and help with the shunt? Thanks in advance Andy

Don't want to be a party pooper but £34b for a single N gauge wagon !!!

Hi The answer as always is yes and no, my son's J94 just chewed the idler gear. So prompted by your post I got the Terrier gear from Peters Spares to have a go, at £1.58 plus p&p I thought it was worth a punt. The gears are the same however the Terrier gear runs freely on the stub axle but the J94 is a tight fit , the stub axle with the terrier gear is also a smaller diameter so does not fit the J94 bearings. Having said that as the two gears are identical I pushed the old gear of the stub axle and pushed the new terrier gear on and presto everything works. So there is hope. Andy

All Many thanks for all of your input, I think that unlined black it will be then, as long as I choose the correct loco, the majority appear to be unlined pre 1957 so I'll go on that.

I'm just about to finish off a 2P 4-4-0 in N gauge, however when I look at photos both in books and on the net it appears that the livery on some would appear to be unlined black and others are in lined black. The pictures attached would tend to support the idea that some at least were unlined. I always assumed they were all in mixed traffic lined black can anyone confirm if all were lined or is it a case of their filthy unkempt state hides the lining on some?

Thank you for all your advice I'd better go and get my files out !

Hi Gents I need a bit of advice on building the LNER 8 shoe under frame. I have no worries on the actual process of construction other than when it comes to adding the sole bar overlays (part 4). The holes appear to be too small to fit over the bearings I have soldered into the mainframe and there doers not appear to be sufficient metal to open up the wholes without destroying the axle box on the fret. Am I missing something ?

Hi I'm fairly certain I've seen Railtrack vehicles parked in this compound from time to time. Andy

Hi Yorkshire Square Any Idea when 2-047 Axles to convert Farish RP25 wheels to Association Standard pinpoints on 12.25mm axles will be back in stock ? Andy

and GRAHAM FARISH N SCALE UPDATE Under Development Our development team are working on the following items in readiness for them progressing to the drawing office: J72 Class 0-6-0T Birdcage Coaches (three types) IN THE DRAWING OFFICE These items are at the design stage. From the CAD drawings produced, the toolmakers will begin turning them into EP samples. The following items are currently at this stage: BR Mark 2F Coaches Class 40 Class 70/8 IN THE TOOL ROOM The following item has now progressed to the tool room: GWR Railcar (chassis upgrade) ARTWORK STAGE Our artwork department are currently working on the following items: BR Auto Trailer GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 IN PRODUCTION The following items have been approved for production: Thompson Full Brake Coach (NGS) GWR 64xx Pannier Tank BR Standard 4MT (80xxx) 2-6-4T SR 4 Wheel Utility Vans ON THEIR WAY Class 108 (DCC SOUND) LMS Inspection Saloon Queen Mary Brake Van

This is all folks from Bachmann 2016 announcement pages Locomotives & Multiple Units 371-023 Class 08 No. 08600 ‘Ivor’ in Network SouthEast livery 371-024 Class 08 No. 08907 in DB Schenker livery 371-036 Class 20 No. 20227 in London Underground livery 371-037 Class 20 No. 20205 in BR blue livery 371-085A Class 25 No. D5177 in BR green livery 371-087A Class 25 No. 25225 in BR blue livery 371-170 Class 37/4 No. 37422 ‘Robert F. Fairlie’ in Regional Railways livery 371-171 Class 37/4 No. 37421 in Colas livery 371-384A Class 66 No. 66111 in EWS livery 371-386 Class 66 No. 66416 in Freightliner livery 371-427A Class 170 No. 170308 3 car DMU in South West Trains livery 371-431A Class 170 No. 170521 2 car DMU in Cross Country livery 371-450A Class 37/0 No. 37041 in BR blue livery with split headcode boxes 371-457 Class 37/0 No. D6801 in BR green livery with small yellow panel and split headcode boxes 371-640 Class 70 No. 70015 in Freightliner livery with air intake modifications 371-641 Class 70 No. 70805 in Colas livery with air intake modifications 371-650A Class 57/3 No. 57306 ‘Jeff Tracy’ in Virgin livery 371-651A Class 57/0 No. 57008 ‘Freightliner Explorer’ in Freightliner livery (weathered) 372-033DS Castle Class No. 5028 ‘Nunney Castle’ in GWR livery (as preserved) DCC SOUND 372-181A Princess Coronation Class No. 46221 ‘Queen Elizabeth’ in BR green livery with early emblem 372-182A Princess Coronation Class No. 46241 ‘City of Edinburgh’ in BR green livery with last crest 372-184A Princess Coronation Class No. 46228 ‘Duchess of Rutland’ in BR crimson livery with late crest 372-628 Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 No. 46443 in BR lined black livery with late crest 372-629 Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 No. 46460 in BR lined black livery with early emblem 372-875 Class 319 No. 319004 in Network SouthEast livery 372-876 Class 319 No. 319382 in Thameslink livery 372-877 Class 319 No. 319362 ‘Northern Powerhouse’ in Northern Rail livery 372-976A Class 24 No. D5031 in BR green livery 372-980 Class 24 No. 97201 in RTC (Railway Technical Centre) livery Coaches 374-016 BR Mark 1 SO in Network SouthEast livery 374-017 BR Mark 1 TSO in Regional Railways livery 374-043 BR Mark 1 BG in RTC (Railway Technical Centre) livery (weathered) 374-044 BR Mark 1 BG in Royal Mail Letters livery 374108A BR Mark 1 RMB in BR (S) green livery 374-120A BR Mark 1 RU in BR crimson & cream livery 374-121A BR Mark 1 RU in BR maroon livery 374-131A BR Mark 1 GUV in BR green livery 374-136 BR Mark 1 GUV in BR blue livery 374-166 BR Mark 1 FK in Network SouthEast livery 374-167 BR Mark 1 FK in Regional Railways livery 374-193 BR Mark 1 BSK in Network SouthEast livery 374-194 BR Mark 1 BSK in Regional Railways livery 374-195 BR Mark 1 BSK in RTC (Railway Technical Centre) livery (weathered) 374-825B Stanier Brake 3rd in LMS crimson lake livery 374-827B Stanier Brake 3rd in BR maroon livery 374-840B Stanier Vestibule 3rd in LMS crimson lake livery 374-842B Stanier Vestibule 3rd in BR maroon livery Wagons 373-502C 46T HEA hopper in BR bauxite livery 373-507A 46T HEA hopper in BR Railfreight red/grey livery 373-777D 45T TEA bogie tank wagon in Shell/BP livery (weathered) 373-780 45T TEA bogie tank wagon in Total livery 373-975B 46T POA mineral wagon in Tiger grey livery 373-976B 46T POA mineral wagon in Tiger livery (weathered) 377-031 5 plank steel wagon with steel floor in ICI Lime livery 377-032 5 plank steel wagon with steel floor in Helwith Bridge Road Stone Quarry livery 377-061 5 plank wagon with wooden floor in GW livery 377-062 5 plank wagon with wooden floor in NE livery 377-100B 90T GLW bogie hopper in RMC livery (weathered) 377-103 90T GLW bogie hopper in VTG livery (weathered) 377-207 8 plank wagon with coke rails in BR grey livery 377-207A 8 plank wagon with coke rails in BR grey livery (weathered) 377-329 Conflat (no container) in BR bauxite livery 377-345 Conflat with un-vented alloy BA container 377-346 Conflat with vented alloy BA container 377-368 Intermodal wagon with Asda containers 377-375C 20T Toad brake van in GWR grey livery (large logo) 377-376A 20T Toad brake van in BR grey livery (weathered) 377-440 Triple pack of 12T Southern planked ventilated van in Express Dairies Eggs livery 377-490 Triple pack of china clay wagons (no hoods) in GWR grey livery 377-551B 31T OCA dropside open wagon in red/grey livery 377-770A JJA Mark 2 auto ballaster generator unit in Railtrack (weathered) livery 377-701A JJA Mark 2 auto ballaster non generator unit flat profile in Railtrack livery (weathered) 377-725A SPA wagon with steel coils in Railfreight red livery 377-731 SPA wagon (without steel coils) in Network Rail yellow livery 377-765A CovHop in BR bauxite livery (weathered) 377-766A CovHop in Soda Ash in light grey livery (weathered) 377-900B BAA steel carrier with coils in Railfreight red/black livery 377-903 BAA steel carrier with coils in BR brown livery 377-954A 13T high sided steel wagon (smooth sides) with wooden door in LNER grey livery 377-957 13T high sided steel wagon (smooth sides) with wooden door in BR grey livery 377-975A 12T Eastern ventilated van with planked ends in LNER oxide livery 377-976A 12T Eastern ventilated van with planked ends in BR early livery Scenecraft buildings 42-133 BR Type 15 signal box 42-164 Shillingstone station building 42-165 Shillingstone signal box 42-166 Shillingstone parcels office 42-169 Shillingstone platelayers hut 42-170 Shillingstone goods shed 42-177 Lineside Control Cabin 42-227 Low relief Victorian Tenements (rear) 42-233 Low relief terrace (rear) 42-236 Low relief railway hotel ‘The Caledonian’ 42-245 Low relief chemists 42-253 Low relief greengrocers 42-541 Walls and gates 42-549 2 x market stalls 42-558 Corrugated metal shed 42-563 Straight pavements x 4 42-564 Corner pavements and drop kerbs 42-565 6ft Victorian wall sections 42-0001 Two road brick engine shed 42-0005 Portable office 42-0012 Platform book stand 42-0061 Twin track footbridge 42-0064 Parachute water tower Accessories 379-423 Ivatt 2MT traction tyres x 10 379-424 Standard Class 5 traction tyres x 10 379-425 Princess Coronation traction tyres x 10 379-426 WD traction tyres x 10 379-427 N Class 2-6-0 traction tyres x 10

Just had an email from Hattons, looks like Nov-Dec2016 for delivery.......

Hi Chris Where did you get the etched ground signal from ? Andy

Hi I've had similar problems, look at the point on the blades where they are milled down to half width, sometimes the milled corner hits the stock rail before the blade proper and this contact is insufficient to carry enough power across the point. It can be sorted by carefully bending the blade so the toe hits the stock rail first.