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That is true, of course. I'm simply aware that in the past I've spent a lot on Bachmann products, but now I don't. I am to all intents and purposes a former customer.

I can't think of a single Bachmann product that I'm planning to buy, except perhaps a handful of Palvans, if they're not ludicrously expensive. I don't suppose I'm unique, and would therefore have doubts about Kader's return to profitability.

Am I correct in thinking that for a Palvan to be evenly loaded, it required access from both sides? There must have been plenty of locations where this wasn't possible.

Why do I find it worrying that wagons notorious for derailing were used to carry munitions???

Work on the new facility at Onllwyn has started. There's a report in the Daily Mirror, but I can't paste the link on here for some reason.

I'll be blowed if I'll be running any Palvans on my layout - I have enough derailments already! Seriously; given the promised variations and the implications for tooling costs, I'll to interested to see how much Bachmann try to charge for these vans. The Vanwides were bad enough.

Has there been any date given for the streamlined B17s to appear?

I saw a couple of Heljan Class 47s in a cabinet at Hereford Models today - to me, the front looks a bit weird. I'll stick with my (old) Bachmann ones.

https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/about-us/projects/midlands-engine-rail/midlands-rail-hub/ Looks like the north and south curves into Birmingham Moor Street from the Camp Hill line might actually be built...

Daventry to Cardiff via Crewe is very far from being an exception - there are some extremely eccentric routings of freight trains these days.

Picked my BR Departmental No. 84 up from Derails today - very impressed by the smooth, slow running, including over points. My eyesight can't see the backwards crest, so that's not an issue for me!

Their "expertise" is what has led to the monumental cost increases and general impression that the HS2 project is totally out of control and shockingly poor value for money!

The freight from Daventry to Cardiff goes via Crewe at the moment. Skipton would be no more ridiculous.

GWR 517 and Metro tanks, to pull all the lovely GWR coaches that are/will soon be available.

Requirements of different stock? What about the requirements of the rail network, and the passengers? Seems that the tail is well and truly wagging the dog these days!