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Depends on one's viewpoint - King Richard 1 led the English knights on the Crusades against the Muslims.

This looks like two 155s coupled together on a Hereford to Oxford service in 1991 and another pair on a Cardiff to Penzance service in 1988.

Our local bus companies have tracker apps which allow you to check whether a bus is coming and to track their progress on the map. Handy, especially for those stops which don't have a display on the bus stop.

Will a whacked out sign do instead? Something about the speed limit on the Sussex Ouse, just north of Newhaven.

Didn't the Romans prefer to go straight, across the terrain rather than curve around the hills - so not 'flatnav'.

They must be some of the layout bases with the hills and valleys already moulded on. Tricky to get Set Track to suit the curves. Better use flexible.

Bunds perform a useful function, although they may not normally get their feet wet. We have recently had them installed on the flood plain around the Ouse estuary in Newhaven and upstream. In town they are concrete walls. Up stream they are earth ridges running on either side of the river, set back from the river itself, so that they can allow a degree of flooding without putting houses and too much farm land at risk. The river banks were already built up with earthworks on each bank, sometimes as much as 2 metres above the surrounding fields.

It's all so retro - whether its human waste or chicken guano - it's always been a crap idea.

Mind you their neighbours next door have even less to hide their blushes. In fact they look absolutely frozen. At least they are a bit more modest and less full-frontal!

Which message is more eye-catching? Probably meant to complement each other. Let's hope they all get something warm soon. Does Victoria know the company you are keeping David? David Mitchell on the cover of his book 'Back story' looks suitably embarrassed.

Are you dreaming of a clean window - pre-Raphaelite style? http://www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/48513594/in/album/1230146

At about 525 feet above sea level - hardly the depths of Somerset! Good looking models though. Former resident of Coleford - probably at about 480 ft .

You could find some here, although their main ranges seem to favour larger commercials - https://www.roadtransportimages.com/shop/category/transfers

My recollection is that Henstridge did not have a loop, although Stalbridge did. I suspect that in reality the entrance and exit of the loop were on a far more gradual curve than your sketch shows and many not have presented such a need for slowing, but I am sure there will be someone, probably from the signalling fraternity, who can give a more helpful answer.

South East - Lancing - The Railway Uckfield - The Station Oh I do like the oh so appropriate locos shown on the signs. By the way BBC South East news, reporting on yesterday's rail strike, used a head on view of a London Overground train to illustrate its news item! Has Sadiq's plan to take over all commuter services in the south east come to pass already?

Which ever way you leave London Road Station, Brighton, you will come across a pub - from the south side there is the Signalman and on the north side there is the Open House - nice art work, but the architecture is largely hidden by shrubbery.

A couple of illustrations of the Sussex sand and shingle - one a very distant view, another a very close-up. The bucket load a couple of posts up looks a good match. One problem I guess is that sand can change colour when wetted. If that is then made permanent with PVA or similar, you may get left with a darker or redder shade than you intended. The 'esplanade' sand was blown across the road and settled against a wall on the other side. Taking sand & shingle from the beach itself is only permitted with a licence - I think.

Wasn't Min a character referred to in the Goons? Or was that person female? Does that matter these days?

A convenient link to the electrical engineer on the Repair Shop Australia, who made a pathetic job of repairing a Hornby Dublo 'train set'. He was presented with a fair amount of three rail tin-plate track, some rolling stock - mainly tin plate HD but also something that may have been a locally sourced box-car. It had been the pride and joy of a young boy's grandad and he and his mum wanted it in working order. He first had to repair the controller, which he did ok. The loco the boy wanted to see working was, in his words 'The Flying Scotsman' - actually the Duchess of Montrose, although no-one on set seemed aware of the difference. It had no tender or leading bogie and any capacitors or suchlike gubbins were also missing. A play-worn black N2 was fully operational. So its innards were sacrificed to get the Duchess moving, as spare parts are apparently unavailable in Oz - probably unsurprisingly. Oh the excitment when the train set was revealed to the lad, with the Duchess, still without its tender or bogie, doing curcuits round the track. I have to say that the jeweller and horologist were both up to the UK version's high standards.

Not EBay but wonderfully presented - handy to have the bin bags ready https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/65b44a19d2d5c3cd171636218a3eccea/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/general-antiques-interiors-lot-88/ Chances are that this entry will disappear as the auction is tomorrow - so here's the illustration of this fine antique which has the following description - 'A 2 piece model railway layout board with n gauge track, various accessories such as buildings and scenery'

A solitary Peacock so far this year. Too many cold breezes perhaps.

Was the full length loop the one put in when the second platform was added or was that the shorter version, which served the passenger platforms adequately, with the additonal length added when the siding was put in, to allow for longer goods trains. Alternatively could it have been that the added loop allowed both goods and passenger trains to be held there, while a train in the other direction passed. From the sound of it, it proved to be an unnecessary bit of pointwork.

During or after the time the Nazis were there?

Was this the first layout where the expression 'Hand of God' was used for rerailing? Mind you with those voluminous sleeves one rerailment could well lead to another derailment.

They really need them now, as Pontins, Brean Sands, has been taken over for accommodation for Hinkley Point C construction workers.