DavidR

Got mine this morning via Royal Mail. Well worth the 9/10 year wait. My Diag O (in early livery) is running quite happily on my rolling road.

Kernow advise me Railmotor on the way ( I ordered it when DJM Dave announced it), excellent news. I had brown hair and white teeth when first announced - now it's the other way around! With Hattons throwing in the towel, I've diverted my order for a Dapol GWR autotrailer to Kernow (found it was cheaper with them, too).

With regard to payment: I've been waiting 8 years for this item, so it was 'heat or eat' (or Railmotor). Guess which one I chose? Yup, you're right.

Just noticed this topic. There were some weird renumberings in 1948. H.C.Cassrley in 'Locomotive Cavalcade 1920-1951', pictures LMS Scot renumbered M46169, going through Rickmansworth.

Well done, young man, a triumph ! David R

A new one on me: just having my first cup of coffee of the day and home phone rings at 9am - it is (allegedly) Amazon Security. Caller tells me that a Mr. David Thompson has attempted to purchase something using my account. I'm very suspicious as a) the caller appears to be from the Indian sub-continent, b) Amazon only has my mobile number and c) I'm registered on the TPS (although that can mean little). I ask them to send me an e-mail with full details, as they have that address. Caller rings off, with a snort, which is unusual for a lady. Beware!

Gilbert: Coach boards: I printed my own onto coloured stiff-ish paper, used a thin, double sided tape on the back and then cut them to size with a sharp scalpel. Lightly affix in the appropriate position (one coach side only - one usually doesn't see the other) and Bob's your father's brother!

In the early 1950's my Dad was advised (conned) into buying a Trix Twin tank engine, track, controller, transformer, a couple of wagons. At the time it seemed good, but it was AC and incompatible with friends and cousins who had Triang. Within 5 years it was left in a box, unused and finally sold.

Gary used to do them at 247 Developments. I have a pack of 2, obtained from him. Does the new owner of 247 still have them in his range?

The programme filled in some gaps, that haven't been covered before ( I loved the railway Rabbi). However, as one who has lived in Poland, his pronunciation could have done with some help. Several times he quoted 'Lodz' as 'lods'. It's not - it's pronounced 'woodge'. The Polish 'L' with a slash through it has the 'w' sound - as in Wroclaw - pron. 'vrostwav'. Sorry to be a pedant.

She was only the carpenter's daughter - but she was a brace & bit !

For fuller information see 'The Railway at Kidderminster' by A.J.Turley. As many as 7 different B12's appeared from 6/44 to 12/44.

Also seen, in tandem with GW moguls, at Kidderminster with ambulance trains during WW2 The B12 was dual brake fitted.

Sometimes you can get a discount just by asking. Some years ago Mrs.DavidR talked me into getting a new suit from a company called 'Bytom', whilst in Poland (they're really good!).. Having chosen the item, tried it on, all was perfect. All the transaction was done in Polish. When I came to pay I asked the salesman if they would offer any free gif(s): the suit was 399 GBP. My wife tut-tutted and said I had embarrassed her, however the man threw in a decent tie with matching cuff links Satisfaction all round: he'd made a decent sale and I'd got my freebies.

Anyone remember Hedgehog flavored crisps in the 1980's? Horrible, but my (then) young son loved them!

It will turn it cloudy/misty. Could you not remove the glazing (although damaging it) and replace it later with new, from someone like Peter's Spares?

Are they giving them a post-streamline LMS Duchess?

Spoke too soon: it stopped raining after 30 mins. Now it's muggy and overcast.

Poland(Silesia): After a couple of days with 30c temp's, it's raining!

Once saw GT3 at Derby on a passenger train heading south (Leicester, London ?), when I was spotting there as a youth. Nowadays 'yoof' would call it 'cool'. It was certainly impressive.

I gave up on mine. It went back to Oxford and was returned within 48 hours: apparently they'd decided that the centre pair of driving wheels were out of kilter and replaced them, at the same time running it on a rolling road to test it. Put it on the layout, cleaned the track and ran it - it was less jerky, but still not up to scratch. Tried it in reverse, a little better but not much. It sits in its box waiting the day when I can summon up the energy to dismantle it and try to get to the root of the problem. First and last time I buy an Oxford loco.

I've got three of those illustrated and the panelling is printed on, not raised. The earlier Triang items were moulded, which appeared in later Hornby train packs, but they're much shorter.